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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 11, 1908
Page
11
A child learns about the law of compensation from a father, with a humorous misinterpretation about senses and proportion. Then a sales note promotes Parmalee's Vegetable Pills as a gentle, effective bowel remedy suitable for delicate constitutions. The piece closes with a professor correcting a misunderstanding about Josiah's work as noted in Fliegende Blaetter.
The item promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as an internal remedy for Catarrh, describing it as a non quack medicine prescribed by reputable physicians. It emphasizes its blood purifiers and tonics working on mucous surfaces, invites testimonials, and lists Toledo Ohio as the company location with a 75 cent price.
A collage of short items from Punch style snippets includes a note on high fur prices and a Minneapolis firm, a judge’s remark on hanging a boy assassin, a Lakeland line about Sahib tax demands in India, a cartoonish exchange over dog and bicycle taxes, a Punch quote about a girl prompting her father, and a wry Tit Bits humor piece about sly behavior.
A North Dakota divorce and a disputed Canadian union fuel a Lanarkshire case over whether Richard Stirling is legitimate. The court weighs Walter Stirling and Mrs Smith’s marriage validity under Dakota and Scottish law amid long cross jurisdiction questions and expert legal testimony.
The Geographic Board of Canada names the canyon below Grand Falls of Hamilton River as McLean in honor of John McLean, who discovered the falls in 1839. An account from McLean’s Notes describes August 1539 exploration, the river’s narrowing and massive rock walls, the roaring falls, and the geologic implications of age and rock formation.
A young man on leave from Egypt staying with his parents at Finsbury Park was struck by a half melted snowball thrown by several boys during a friendly winter game. He cried out and collapsed and died, in what is described as a fatal snowball incident on record.
Promote vigor and appetite in spring by using Dr A W Chase's Nerve Food to build rich blood and strengthen the nervous system. It claims to increase red blood cells, prevent fatigue, headaches, and indigestion, with Edmonson Bates & Co as distributors in Toronto.
A Washington poet hopeful seeks critique from a publisher at the Library of Congress. the publisher warns him against blaming his parents for failure and insists poets are born. The note frames spring health risks as well, mentioning dysentery common in warmer months and promoting Kellogg's Dysentery Cordial II as a remedy sold widely.
In a cartoon exchange, Uncle Hardacre advocates government ownership of monopolies, especially railroads, while Uncle Backache questions the idea and jokes about military backing for conductors. Puck comment adds humor.
Mothers report feeling secure with Baby's Own Tablets in the home claiming they cure common baby and child ailments. A government analyst assures the medicine contains no poisonous opiate and it suits newborns to older children. Mrs Alfred Suddard of Haldimand Ontario praises its constipations vomiting and restlessness relief. Sold by medicine dealers or by mail at 25 cents a box from Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
An elderly aunt explains to Hans why she fled a lane after spotting a man. Hans asks if she captured him, recounting the tense moment referenced in the Fliegende Blaetter excerpt.
Advertising copy promises a one day cure for a cold with laxative bromine quinine tablets. Druggists refund money if it fails to cure. Signature of E. W. Grove appears on each box. 265c.
A Chicago Record Herald remark quotes an employer praising a young man for always being first in the office in the morning. The man answers with gratitude for the employer noticing his punctual habit. The exchange highlights diligence and recognition in a work setting.
Mrs C D Prince of Nauwigewauk writes that she was very ill with quinsy and felt she would strangle before using Minard's Liniment, which she says cured her at once and that she now never is without it.
In a light exchange, Gayman recalls visiting Europe last summer and becoming interested in old churches. The Rev. Mr Goodman asks about St. Pauls in London and ponders his lodging as the Philadelphia Press notes the banter.
A large company publishes a comprehensive handbook of its operations. Every employee receives a copy and must study the entire volume. Quizzes deter ignorance with dismissal as penalty. The president notes a $2000 cost and yearly edition updates.
The London Tatler reports Kean’s vanity and praise from worshipers during his Princess Theatre era. A ballet girl, moved by his tragedy, earns notice and a higher role after she cries publicly. Her friend boasts of advancement, then a comic bill alters the stage order and Kean mocks her.
The note traces beads origins from rosaries and bowing to “biddan” to pray and “beadsman” a praying servant. It links bidding prayers in universities and auctions to the word’s broad sense. It notes beads as wood, pearl, seed or gem tokens used by Hindoo, Greek, Persian, and Roman Catholic worshipers.
Baptista Porta outlines six methods to deter diners at great tables. The most effective uses a bitter bite before wine laced with bella donna to cause jaw spasms. The cruellest involves wines with dried horses blood and cat gut. He claims harp strings sprinkled on hot flesh will twist and move like worms.
A physical culture tutor remarks on women’s growing strength and its effect on marriage. A man quips about Smithers, claiming he is nearly recovered from the beating he gave his wife last Saturday night, reflecting blunt urban humor of the era.
A brief quip about wealth giants Marshall Field Jay Gould and Potter Palmer who carried small sums, with a friend remarking that after him others can truthfully say the same about him. The exchange captures a humorous, period voice on money and frugality.
A fragment from a theatrical debate features a tragedian asserting a short run is bad and a critic countering that long runs are worse, illustrating a sharp exchange about stage life and audience endurance.
In a playful exchange, tegan Lovett asserts love’s equalizing power while a crusty bachelor counters that love might level everything except the lav t’s head. The dialogue pivots on wit and misdirection.
The article states eye size chiefly determines vision acuity across species. Bovine eyes grant the sharpest sight, while humans and horses follow. sheep and small ectotherms show poor vision. Owls and bats have high acuity, dogs and many carnivores weaker due to retinal size. motion and prey pursuit enhance sight.
Physiologists state the animal body is about fifty percent water and argue water is essential for normal physiological processes. A significant water loss must be promptly replenished to prevent grave disorders that can threaten life. Water sustains muscle joint and bone elasticity and helps regulate body heat. normally, water comes from food and daily drinks. Excessive water intake usually causes few harmful effects if not excessive.
The article describes mezzadria in Tuscany where the proprietor funds taxes and capital, maintains the dwelling, and the peasant tends fields and livestock. The worker gains control of the land and shares profits with the landowner at set intervals.
The article argues new houses are unhealthy because construction uses about 30,000 gallons of water and the dampness remains near the surface, under the house and in cellar walls. It claims damp homes foster illness and that a house’s health improves after about a year of standing.
A humorous dialogue between a grandpa and his grandson about leaving a lasting legacy. The boy jokes that eighty years may pass without a notable deed, while the elder muses on finally being remembered as somebody’s grandfather.
Comic dialogue from Punch features two sportswomen near Dee, one rushing home after a heightened jump and the other teasing about upcoming nuptials, reflecting lighthearted risk and banter.
A dialogue sketches Ostend Pa and a son debating whether a numismatist is a coin collector. The exchange contrasts heads wall and coin collecting expertise in a concise, old journal voice.
A succinct line notes that every man has vanity proportional to his lack of understanding. The aphorism reflects a philosophical view on self-perception and intellect.
A succinct maxim notes that even noble failure can serve the world as faithfully as a distinguished success, attributed to Dowden. The quote highlights value in effort and intention beyond perfect outcomes.
A visiting consul from Persia remarked that the current Shah will not match his predecessor. He recalled the late Shah as a remarkable figure and recounted Lady Drummond Wolffe gaining permission to visit the Shah's harem with an accompanying fiancée. The Shah spoke in crude French, noting the bride’s upcoming marriage.
A group of ministers from Ontario Nova Scotia and New Brunswick offer testimonials praising Psychine as a cure for throat lung and stomach troubles and a voice strengthener. Advertised at 50 cents or 1.00 with Dr Slocum Ltd Toronto.
A German professor amused guests with a wit filled exchange after a guest performed one of his compositions. A lady asks how he liked the rendering and he replies with a joking remark about not knowing the performer. The scene unfolds in a drawing room setting.
A vintage ad touts ENGLISH SPAVIN LINIMENT to remove hard or soft lumps blemishes and ailments like spavin curbs ringbone sweeney stifles sprains sore throats and coughs in horses. It claims savings of 50 dollars per bottle and calls the product the most wonderful blemish cure known.
A cracked joke notes a tall woman appears sad in the corner yet cannot obtain a divorce because she is not married. The exchange frames marriage laws with a punchline and satirical tone.
A jumble of dated quips and headlines gathers jokes from Chicago Record-Herald Judge and Tatler. Witty exchanges touch on Minard's Liniment, a widow with six children, flat papering, and a doomed aeronauts’ ballast quip.
Dialogue shows a concerned exchange about going on deck during a storm. The Yonkers Statesman captures a maritime moment as one character questions the danger while the other asserts the captain’s warning.
Prof. Bolley of the North Dakota Government Agricultural Station reports that flax is not more exhausting to the soil than wheat corn or oats. He notes flax matures quickly in the North-West short growing season and can be part of a rotation to sustain farming profits on both new and old lands.
Laura Keene and Edwin Sothern are described as close friends yet quarrelsome, with a humorous anecdote in a hotel parlor. Sothern quietly dims the gas jet with a Dundreary hop and teases Laura to continue in the dark, preferring a playful confrontation over anger.
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