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Newspaper

Hamiota Echo

Location

Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada

Date

Jun 20, 1912

Page

3

Nerves at High Tension Body Fails to Support Brain

Nerves fail to support brain function amid high tension as body fails to provide stability. Seek medical help to address neurological strain and potential neurological disorders.

Dr Chase's Nerve Food advertised cure

An advertisement promotes Dr Chase's Nerve Food as a non narcotic aid for nervous exhaustion and poor digestion. It claims to feed weakened nerves by delivering rich blood and warns of sleeplessness and irritability without stimulant or narcotic effects. Available at dealers or Edmas eon Bates & Co. Limited Toronto for fifty cents a box or two fifty two boxes.

Edmas Eon Bates & Co. Limited Toronto

Welsh minister warns of chained devil in remote valley

A Welsh minister tells a small congregation that the devil is bound with chains around the body yet can reach individuals like John Jones David Evans and John Williams. A gallery spectator interrupts asking why the devil might as well be loose.

John Jones David Evans John Williams London Giocbe

Bread Wrapped in Paper Seals for Rome Restaurants

Rome authorities order bread and rolls in eateries to be served only wrapped in paper bearing the bakery seal. Geneva plans a $400,000 prison on Realp mountain Ur canton. The state council notes it was cheaper to build a jail on an Alpine peak than buy a site. Washington Herald.

Rome Geneva Canton State Council Alps

Mystery Court Quip Reveals Odd Pocket Item

A judge quips about a curious pocket item after a remark about a wife’s involvement. The exchange mentions a bandage and a mousetrap set in a pocket, suggesting a humorous or odd courtroom moment.

Written excuses from home prompty kindergarten letter

A strict kindergarten teacher required written excuses for absences. After a heavy snowstorm kept many children home, all but one submitted brief notes from mothers. One boy Willie sent a letter saying his legs were too long and the snow was two feet deep.

Whch Carla Willie

Not Imorteses and the Falls of Ardzeriff Incident

A wealthy but restless gem collector buys a Clyde river estate adjoining Lord Blantyre and Sir Charles Bing Henshaw. While strolling, a burly Scottish gamekeeper driving him off insists his identity as the Falls of Ardzeriff means nothing. the pompous man retorts he is unimpressed, and they depart.

Ardzeriff Niagara London

Bearded driver debates beard with carro cabman

A bearded horse bus driver speaks to a passenger who jokes about growing and shaving a beard. The exchange ends with both men recalling how a beard changed their appearance.

Jack’s Ancestry Arouses Shame In World Series Joke

Willie notes Jack’s pride as Billie retorts with his grandfather’s four strikeouts in a world series. The brief exchange appears in the Philadelphia Record reflecting sports wit and family sports legacies.

Willie Jack Billie Philadelphia Record

Talk All Day In Courtroom Exchange

A courtroom scene unfolds with a witty exchange as the learned counsel asks the witness to swear to tell the truth while the fair witness interrupts with a playful remark about being allowed to talk. The moment captures tension and humor in a legal setting.

Desperate I Believe Mr Blank Will Propose Tonight

A reader notes a tense mood as Mr Blank enters with a desperate look, suggesting a proposed engagement with Edith may occur during the evening, per Meggen dorfer Blaetter.

Mr. Blank Edith Meggendorfer Blaetter

Brick from mother’s throw at prime minister on wall portrait

A visitor admires a brick on the centre table, learning it was thrown by the lady’s mother at the prime minister. The conversation reveals the wall portrait is of the mother, prompting the remark that she was the power behind the throne.

Moses Life Question and Century Mix-up

A classroom joke hinges on the boy confusing Moses time with a telephone number. The teacher asks when Moses lived and the student cites 4060, then explains the mixup. The anecdote appeared in Suop urban Life.

Moses

Maudie’s Ring Valuation Sparks Social Snub

In a lively exchange Gertie and Manud recount Maud’s misfortune as she retrieves Reggie’s engagement ring for valuation. The jeweler refuses to return the ring, claiming Reggie did not pay for it, prompting jealous jabs from onlookers.

Manud Reggie Maudie

Strategy Tricks at the Door Set Up a Con

A terse dialogue hints at a man at the door pushing a fly by night scheme. A wary warning advises against listening while noting a suspicious plan to install a convenient place inside a house.

Office coffee spill prompts candid exchange

In a brief quoted exchange from Meggendorfer Blaetter the speaker notes they will notice coffee spills during cleanup even if the cup is moved. The other person replies they are in the office by the time.

Meggendorfer Blaetter

Making Sure Grocer and Clerk Dialogue Cited

A brief exchange shows a grocer confirming a customer order as the clerk notes Mr. Jones has ordered two bushels of potatoes and mentions consulting Bradstreet’s records. The item reflects a mundane day in a Boston Transcript item.

Bradstreets Boston Transcript

Parson Prods Bareheaded Navvy Amid Heat Joke

A parson strolling with an umbrella heckles a bareheaded navvy toiling in heat. The navvy retorts that if he had brains he would not be there, in a brisk exchange captured in a compact street scene.

Pat

Local Divorce Tale Cited In Satirical Exchange

A humorous exchange hints at a divorce in progress. Mrs A notes Mrs Giltrex’s heartbreak, while Mrs B questions the motive and Mrs C attributes the split to a new cook. The lines reflect satire rather than a factual report.

Borrowed Troubles Echo in Gentle Farewell

A Baltimore American line frames a wistful moment as a figure offers to lend troubles rather than gifts, signaling a quiet, enduring farewell and the warmth of shared hardship. The quip reflects a humane, old city tone.

Appendicitis Debate and Iron Particles Theory

A discussion in medical journals questions whether rising appendicitis rates stem from minute iron particles from modern grinding rollers. It cites cases of iron fragments from bullets and toothbrushes entering the body and notes a call for doctors to focus on preventing accidents and industrial negligence to save lives.

America Medicine

Medals Awarded For Campanile Restoration Design

Venice honors the Campanile restoration with a medal from designs by Andrea Lippi of Florence and Giuseppe Miceli of Palermo. The obverse features Miceli’s 1912 date and the restored column with cherubs, while the reverse shows 1902 date, St. Mark's hint, and ruins of the structure.

Campanile Venice Andrea Lippi Florence Giuseppe Miceli Palmero Miceli St. Mark’s Place

Bans in Church Notices Spark Curious Exchange

In a playful exchange, two people discuss marriage bans in church notices. The first asks why bans are named that way. the second quips that bans are short for husbands, implying after marriage the term shifts.

Little Drops in Water

A concise verse fragment links small water droplets to earth and elevates an aviator toward a celestial assembly, implying a poetic tribute to flight and mortality.

Heavenly Band

Minard's Liniment Praised by Roxton Pond Hotel Owner

Alfred Rochav proprietor of Roxton Pond Hotel and Livery Stables writes that he has used Minard's Liniment in his family and stables for years and considers it the best medicine obtainable.

Minard’s Liniment Co., Limited Minard Alfred Rochav Roxton Pond

Theodore Roosevelt and US Population Quote

A brief quotation notes Roosevelt's share of the U S population as one nine hundred forty thousandth of one percent, illustrating a compact statistic on prominence.

Theodore Roosevelt United States

Parmelee’s Vegetable Pills Promised To Cure Indigestion

The pamphlet touts Parmelee’s Vegetable Pills as a cleanser for the stomach and intestines using dandelion and mandrake. It claims the pills restore deranged organs to healthy action and offers a trial to prove their efficacy to sufferers.

Parmelee

Dialogue on love signs and kitchen lore from Harpers Bazaar

The excerpt humorously contrasts love tests with a three leaf clover and a cook’s advice. Bella questions a lover’s sincerity while a maid admits meat quality varies, noting occasional butcher mishaps in a brisk, witty Bazaar tone.

Bridget Butcher’s Harper's Bazaar

Hardup Brings Wife New Machine In Touring Tale

A brief from the traveling show notes Hardup delivering a new machine to his wife amid touring chatter. The line hints at daily tasks such as sewing or washing as part of the domestic scene.

Hardup

Dodd's Kidney Pills Said to Avert Surgery for Mrs Goodine

Central Kingsclear New Brunswick resident Mrs J W Goodine credits Dodd's Kidney Pills with curing her kidney disease. She says a doctor advised operation, yet after using three boxes she recovered enough to perform housework. The note urges neighbors to verify the claim.

Dodd Central Kingsclear York Co N B J. W. Goodine

Forests and Water Protect Headwater Streams and Power

The article argues forests near headwaters regulate moisture and reduce erosion. In Manitoba reserves like Riding Mountain and Turtle Mountain feed Minnedosa and Dauphin water supplies and power. Removing forests could unleash spring floods and dry summer streams, harming soils and power potential.

Dominion of Canada Riding Mountain Turtle Mountain Manitoba Minnedosa Little Saskatchewan Rapid Assiniboine Edwards Creek Dauphin

Fashionable Ball Misidentifies Brother at Dundee Event

At a stylish ball a lady mistakes a man seated opposite for an ugly gentleman. Her partner reveals the man is his brother, prompting her apology for the misidentification. Dundee Advertiser report.

Madame Dundee Advertiser

David Harum's Rival in a Close Horse Trade

A shrewd New York farmer known for close horse dealings outshines David Harum in a brisk trade. When asked what he got for an old horse, he replied he didn’t get what he planned, but hardly what he cal'lated he would.

All County New York David Harum Everybody’s Magazine

Dysentery Cordial praised as potent remedy

Dr. D. J. Kelloge's Dysentery Cordial gains strong reputation for treating summer bowel inflammations. The Grand Trunk Pacific aims to extend 109 miles daily in western Canada, with two more pioneers arriving within three weeks, potentially doubling progress to 120 miles per week. Telegraph lines also keep pace with construction.

D. J. Kelloge Grand Trunk Pacifc Carata

London Bridge foot and vehicle traffic surge in a day

Over a hundred thousand pedestrians cross London Bridge daily while more than twenty thousand vehicles go over it. The note mentions social friction and a remark about fashion and propriety among local women.

London Bridge

Why He Was Called Good Friday

Alfred Bunn, famed English impresario, once berated a singer during rehearsal. Malibran, overhearing, crossed to him and joked that she would call him Good Friday, explaining it suited him as a hot cross bun.

Jack Delle Jack Nelle Delle Alfred Bunn J. Crowest Malibran

Inventions of Eyeglasses Named to Early Innovators

The text credits Salvino degli Armati with grinding lenses around 128 for near vision and notes his claimed death in 1317. It also credits Alexander della Spina, a Pisa monk who died in 1313, with inventing spectacles.

Roger Bacon Salvino Degli Armati Pisa Alexander Della Spina

Three Kinds of Men Quip in London News

The London News cites G. K. Chesterton quoting a line about three kinds of men: those who make jokes, those who enjoy jokes, and those who try to explain jokes. The remark is presented as a witty observation on wit and understanding.

G. K. Chesterton London News

Water Peddled by Sea Condensation Wagons at Aden

In Aden, British Arabia, residents receive drinking and bathing water drawn from the sea, condensed, and delivered by wagon to homes for half a cent per gallon.

Aden British Arabia

Manless Eden: Froissy’s Women Run Town Near Paris

In Froissy a rural town near Paris the entire municipal apparatus is run by women. The mayor, railway superintendent, mail carrier, barber, switchwoman, postmistress, and drum herald all are female. An octogenarian Mme Druhou Marchard leads the town’s official duties, with Mme Doubour serving as letter-carrier for a decade. The town sits five miles from Montreuil in the Somme department, between Amiens and Paris, and is famed as a single civilized community where women hold all offices.

Paris Froissy Mme Leseboro Mme, Druhou-Marchardin Mme. Doubour Montreuil Somme Amiens

Full of Experience Here is a story about bridges

A Kansas City Journal item notes a job applicant for a nursery who is asked about grafting. He answers, I know something about it because I was a county commissioner the year we let many bridge contracts.

Kansas City Journal

Cursory Huntsman Question on Damage to Hounds

A huntsman visits Mrs. Hodge to ask if her husband has examined damage from a run with the hounds. Mrs. Hodge replies with a curtsey that the examination was cursory and laments the language used, expressing shock at the recollection.

Hodge Mrs. Hodge

Little Mary and the Post Office Promise

A mother recalls her daughter Mary posting letters in the pillar box and a friend’s question about Mary’s future. The mother jokes she will push Mary into the Post Office, provoking Mary’s surprised protest about ever fitting in.

Mary

Philosophy by Post and the Two Poses

A man pursues a grand philosophy but is dismissed as posing. He grows hair long and dresses sloppily, then adopts fashionable attire to prove sincerity. After reappearing in refined clothes, critics persist that he only bluffing and lacks understanding.

Philosphy

Permanent Cure for Neuralgia with Dr Williams Pink Pills

An advertisement claims neuralgia cures via Dr Williams Pink Pills, asserting neuralgia is a blood issue and promoting rich blood as the remedy. It cites Mrs Charles Brown of Durham Ontario as a testimonial and advertises pills at 50 cents a box or six for $2.50 from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.

Williams Chas. Brown Durham Ont

Counted hairs and a judge’s rueful retort

A cynical bachelor jokes with a judge about counting the hairs on his head. The judge replies with a rueful remark, turning a small philosophical moment into humor.

Doctor questions patient about regular exercise

A doctor asks about exercise and the patient replies that he walks from his car to the elevator each morning and from the elevator to his car each evening. The exchange appears in the Chicago Record Herald.

Chicago Record-Herald

Aggressive Dog Catcher Sought by City Reader

A Houston Post reader column suggests the town needs a proactive dog catcher. The note asks if someone should be appointed, joking that the writer’s wife owns a poodle to illustrate personal stakes.

Houston Post

Water Tick of Romance Sparks Heated Exchange in London Opinion

In a wry London Opinion exchange, a playful quip about love clashes with a sharp remark on a clock of devotion. The dialog underscores a comic tension between romance and practicality in a witty public page.

Custody Battle Over Car with Alimony Burden

In Louisville, a father says he cannot keep up with a vehicle and alimony, suggesting his wife should have the auto amid the custody dispute.

Louisville Courier Journal

Child Asks When She Will Be Old Enough to Man Ma

A mother and daughter exchange a playful remark as the girl asks when she will be old enough to “man ma,” highlighting a domestic moment in the period setting.

Ethel

Fragmentary dialogue hints at romantic tension in chapter

A terse exchange discusses a dramatic gun scene and claims fiction exaggerates real love. Mayme challenges the idea, noting fiction misleads and genuine ardor differs from sensational scenes.

Mayme

Hair Lock Exchange Quip Echoes Washington Herald

A humorous exchange quoted by the Washington Herald features a request for a lock of hair and a witty reply about choosing between a dark lock or a previously given blonde one. The quip captures light newspaper banter.

Washington Herald

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