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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 24, 1909
Page
3
The article cites Technical World Magazine noting Germany requires replanting two or three trees for every one cut and forbids deforestation on slopes that threaten river floods. It adds that Germans do not pay growing feretta for thirty years after planting, allowing a permanent annual harvest under scientific forestry.
Dr J D Kellogg presents a Dysentery Cordial compounded to combat dysentery cholera morbus and inflammatory stomach and intestine disorders from a change of food or water. Though more common in summer such complaints can occur any time. the cordial offers speedy relief for sufferers.
A visitor remarks at a lunatic asylum that most patients arrive with amateur photography outfits. The superintendent replies that patients bring their own equipment, denying the notion that the facility stocks such gear.
The Dr Williams Medicine Co offers a free little book on infant and child care. Mothers may obtain it by sending name and address to The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
A husband and wife spar over their daughter’s marriage timetable. The wife insists she should marry soon, while the husband argues for waiting for the right man. The exchange reveals generational views on courting and social expectations.
An 100 dollar reward offer for Catarrh Cure use that Hall’s Catarrh Cure cannot cure. Endorsements from PJ Cheney Co Toledo and Pentino Kinnan Manvin. Fall’s Catarrh Cure advertised as internal remedy for mucous membranes and digestion with free sample and 13 cent price. Also mentions Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
A child lamb jumps and skips in a meadow as a mother warns with a macabre twist about future meals. The moth er cautions the lamb that its legs may one day be served with caper gauce, a dark omen threaded through in a Chicago Tribune voice.
An article extols bile’s role in digestion and urges liver health to cure indigestion. It promotes Dr. A. W. Chase's Kidney-Liver Pills as a specific remedy, claiming they restore liver function and relieve bilious headaches and dyspepsia. Produced by drug sellers in Toronto.
A summary of the Department of Trade and Commerce report detailing international monetary units and their Canadian currency equivalents. It lists the pound, rupee, peseta, mark, yen, peso, rouble, dinar, colon, and other standards with their equivalents, noting regional variations and peculiarities such as Newfoundland and Shanghai tael.
A Toronto lawyer faced court in a colored shirt but solved it by pinning white paper over the shirt front. The gag failed as the paper slipped, revealing a brown striped shirt and provoking the judge to smile. The piece notes gowns and linen neglect among lawyers and strict dress norms for court.
Three men at Gonganda dressed in masks robbed the Bank of Commerce door with axe and gun. They demanded cash but the teller fired a shot through the door. The trio fled as the teller, in pajamas, was forced to perform an Irish reel on the verandah.
Dr Tiburtius described as Germanys first lady doctor attended the congress after studying in Switzerland due to German universities denying women entry. She practiced in Berlin for over thirty years before retiring. Miss Hilda Martindale of Dublin will speak on The Child in Industry with Home Government approval.
In a narrow mean quarter, Ahmed Ased Ullah sits with his pens and old master pieces. He greets travelers with polite gratitude and invites them into his diwan while servants keep the gate and protect privacy from bazaar bustle.
A testimonial from GEO VANDEWATER of Kingston Ontario praises Gin Pills as a cure for rheumatism and kidney issues. The ad notes 50c per box or 6 for $2.50 and lists National Drug & Chemical Co. Limited as the distributor in Toronto.
A feature on Somerset Maughams success at age 34 with four plays running in London and weekly audiences around 35 000. The piece notes gross receipts near 25 000 to 30 000 for the period and includes brief quotes on his writing process and view of playwriting.
An advertisement from Windsor Ontario promotes a home treatment for female ailments including leucorrhea ulceration womb issues irregular periods and related pains. It offers a free medical adviser book and claims drugless cures at about 12 cents weekly with home delivery guidance from Mrs M Summers Box H.I.
A husband accuses his wife of only kissing for money while she retorts with a sharp jab about her millinery job. The exchange underscores marital strain and a habit of whistling that she claims to be accustomed to.
An advertisement asserts Dr Williams Pink Pills restore rich blood and relieve ailments blamed on watery blood. It cites Mrs A Eagles of Dundas Ontario praising recovery from weakness and fainting after using the treatment. The pills are claimed to cure anaemia rheumatism neuralgia headaches backaches indigestion and more and are sold by mail from Brockville Ontario.
A Massachusetts law dubbed the semicolon law regulates liquor traffic in Boston. The text notes a last Legislature act asserting reckless motorcycle operation endangers the public and questions highways not laid out under the influence of liquor.
Dr Guinness Rogers age eighty six is the oldest surviving ex chairman of the British Congregational Union and has a ministerial record of sixty three years His voice remains clear and his energy continues He recently gave his fiftieth Merchants Lectures appearance at Memorial Hall Farringdon Street in London attended by prominent merchants editors and publishers.
Prof. Seeley, recently deceased, stood as a notable English scientist whose travels filled King's College cellars with prehistoric dragon remains. He restored one specimen per year and knew the geography of England and Wales, including Yorkshire and Gloucester quarries. He originated the system of scientific field classes.
In Ecaussines Hainaut maidens issue invitations to all available bachelors to seek a wife on Whit Monday. The event features a station meet, a signing of a golden book, a bachelor pageant, afternoon tea, and a concert with ball. Invitations must be sent by May 15. A parallel fete in Ronquieres invites maidens to attend on Whit Sunday.
Advertisement warns many soothing syrups and powders for babies contain opiates and pose overdose risks. Baby’s Own Tablets are touted as opiate free and safe for newborns, claimed to cure minor stomach and bowel ailments. A quoted mother from River Hebert endorses their effectiveness and price is 25 cents a box from The Dr. Williams Medicine Co.
A dialogue contrasts insurance for fire with hailstorm risk. The farmer argues hail is uniquely hard to insure, while the agent stresses its importance. A German song lyric context appears as the source.
Fran cis Leclare sustained a severe injury when a tree fell in the lumber woods. He was treated at home with Minard's Liniment, receiving three bottles, and reportedly recovered to return to work. Letter from Sauveur Duval of Elgin Road, L'Islet Co, Quebec.
A witty exchange from the Kansas City Journal features a husband praising his wife’s kitchen knowledge while she asserts she knows more about the piano, prompting a sharp rebuttal. The quip highlights domestic humor and cultural stereotypes about skill sets.
A brief Kansas City Journal joke notes a character who cannot recall what troubled him yesterday. The exchange highlights a fleeting worry and a humorous memory lapse in a compact regional vignette.
The article recalls Algernon Charles Swinburne famed for simple attire and disliking interviewers. It recounts his Wimbledon Common strolls, a quip about deafness, and a club incident where he scolded a cab driver for nonpayment, showing his fiery poetic temper.
A twelve year old girl submitted an essay observing boys as vocal and daring yet restless, contrasting them with girls who speak only when spoken to and later note a ironic path to adulthood. The piece remarks on male behavior and marriage while humorously noting a widow who keeps house.
The article explains measuring solar energy via heat and work, using ice-melt and giant ice column analogies. It notes only a small Earth fraction reaches us while vast energy drives weather, heat, and life, enabling engines, rain, and growth.
Terence Dolan, a nurse and cook at the Conroys, says Patrick Conroy was not severely hurt after a fall. He explains the injury occurred when he fell from a Brady Street stable roof while shin gliding and sustained a broken left leg, chipped teeth, and a broken collar bone, cushioned by debris.
The anecdote recalls Coquelin listing fifty three plays in his repertoire on a pauper sheet. A challenge from the Viscomte de Lovenjoull to name a cue from any play was met with flawless recall. He drew sixteen plays for test and never missed a cue nor made a mistake.
A traveler inspected a pawnshop in an inland Chinese town and found the building encased in sheet iron about one eighth of an inch thick. The iron house costs a large sum to build and serves to protect against fire and thieves. Inside, night watchmen with heavy revolvers and bullet proof jackets guard the iron fortress.
Austin Kidwell, a noted forger who once targeted the Bank of England, was jailed after his arrest. While in trouble he remembered a restaurant lunch bought on credit and wrote to an acquaintance to settle the debt. He later sent three postage stamps as a tip for the waiter, his framed letter on view in the restaurant bar.
In Shubenacadie Nova Scotia resident Thomas McDonald credits Dodd's Kidney Pills with curing his lame back kidney disease and heart flutterings after three years. The ad-like statement touts kidney purification and heart relief, noting long cases may require more time but pills never fail.
The article notes several German royal family members patenting devices. Prince Henry secured legal protection for a shield-window cleaner for cars, the Emperor allegedly invented a brake for vehicles, and the Crown Prince obtained a patent for a cuff stud combining link and two part studs. The Crown Prince now moves from interior ministry studies to the Navy Office.
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