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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 26, 1913
Page
2
In a playful exchange, Old Fogy questions the Wise Guy about whether poker is older than chess. The Wise Guy quips that Noah played pairs on the ark to make a full house, prompting the Old Fogy to reply with a comeback.
Eddy asked by a film company to pose as a child actor. Bobby saw the picture and, amused, watched Eddy escape the pantry with jam while his aunt searched. Bobby bought front seats daily to see the moment again, joking that the woman would catch him someday for the fun of it.
Thousands of mothers testify to the virtue of Mother Graves Worm Exterminator citing practical use and proven effectiveness in controlling worms based on household experience.
A quip contrasts moraliser and demoraliser as they debate ruin and prosperity, suggesting if ruin must come, prosperity is preferable for its impact rather than moral decline.
A humorous passage notes a gardener’s regret over planting too few potatoes and worries about insufficient supply for potato bugs.
A humorous line from Uncle declares he will avoid fast trains to Chicago, claiming he can manage with little beyond eating. The quip showcases rural speech and stubborn independence in dialogue.
A gas line engine operating a dynamo to provide motive power is proving successful in Lorao. The system demonstrates potential for compact power generation using a gas line engine driven dynamo in the Liver area.
The article explains fungal decay in fence posts and contrasts durable woods with common nondurable woods. It describes creosote treatment via Brush and Open Tank methods, including heating, seasoning, and a DIY circulating barrel setup to improve penetration. Proper seasoning and long-lasting results are highlighted, with Ottawa Forestry Branch as a contact for more details.
A manager boasts Spring Bros acrobats as six night stars then promises a troupe that can knock them into a cocked hat. Also a veteran seeks medicine with vague needs and asks the druggist for guidance. The dealer notes worm eaten wooden seats add to the scene.
A humorous exchange unfolds as Jeannette, a six year old, answers why God gave Moses the rod. The pupil Dick prepares to go visiting with his mother and debates washing hands versus gloves before leaving.
A noisy classroom scene features a teacher asking a student for the plural of tomato while a host asks about stock losses and a five cent lunch counter. The dialogue mix includes a broker, Edgar, and garbled phrases about ketchup and a big drop in stocks.
Johnnie replies about the most ferocious animal seen in the circus parade mentioning the term calliope.
An advertisement extols Dr Williams Pink Pills for restoring blood and nerves in women and growing girls. It claims benefits including brighter cheeks, steadier nerves, and appetite, citing Mrs. David Chambers of Beaufort Ontario and a daughter's recovery. Pills sold by mail from Brockville Ontario.
A peaceful Summer scene shows hawks and swallows in the sky while a brook merrily dances by. Four year old Helen tests a locked gate with a humorous prayer and a proud tumble, and a lawyer’s long speech dulls a courtroom visit as a child imagines truth.
A parent questions a daughter’s potential on stage while recalling a kitchen mishap last week. The girl reportedly created a tantrum and smashed a pest salad dish during a maid’s day out, highlighting domestic tensions.
The article argues that killing fifty five whales worth six hundred thirty thousand dollars in the North Pacific could drive herrings offshore, endangering salmon, and threatens the salmon industry. It calls for a prohibitive tariff on whaling to protect salmon fishing and manufacturing interests.
The speaker recalls a past female typist who left after a proposal. She was conscientious and kept his words in shorthand, then produced neatly typed documents for signature, highlighting her professional manner and departure.
At the Yarmouth YMCA Boy's Camp held at Tusket Falls in August, Minard's Liniment provided sunburn relief and immediate aid for colic and toothache as noted by Alfred Stokes General Secretary.
An English visitor and guide travel through Connaught on a bitterly cold day in December. They stop at a local shebeen where Pat proclaims the best potheen in Connaught. The tourist warms himself with a drink as Pat quips that one swallow never made a summer.
An inquisitive MP learned a police guard has stood in a Commons lobby for fifty years. The record shows a decorator era order to keep members from soiling clothes, and the constable’s beat was never countermanded.
In a classroom scene a teacher prompts students with a sequence riddle asking who followed Mary after Edward the fifth. Tommy quickly answers with Little Lamb as the following line, illustrating a moment of quick wit and engagement in the lesson.
A concise note highlights the value of restraint, noting that sometimes withholding guidance avoids overreach. It urges thoughtful listening and measured input, emphasizing usefulness when questions touch personal choice, timing, and risk without claiming certainty.
Dr Morse's Indian Root Pills are described as a near century old formula learned from Indians and used globally for constipation and kidney and liver troubles. The pills are claimed to act promptly and effectively as a household remedy with no known improvements to the original formula.
A playful line describes Willie challenging James to a marble game. Willie claims confidence he can beat his opponent every time.
The physician urges vigilance over minor health issues and stresses persistent symptoms can become serious. A patient with a boil on the neck seeks guidance as an external dealer jokes about Nero, while the second Coster questions the reference, highlighting a cartoonlike exchange.
Mr. Dustin Stax compares finance to dancing noting that when the market turns, one must reverse with it and adapt to the new direction. He emphasizes resilience and flexible strategy in financial reversals.
A clerk recommends a suspenseful detective story to readers for summer thrills. The passage also discusses duck raising as a profitable poultry venture noting Pekin ducks for meat and Indian Runner ducks for eggs, highlighting their hardiness and disease resistance.
A reader recalls Bartly boasting of hens laying eggs in his yard while a world traveler laments a local newspaper blunder. The report misspelled the word unchanged as un changed, revealing a compositor’s missing letters and a humorous misprint.
Fragmentary dialogue depicts a couple on a country road with a kiss rebuffed as she keeps her gloves on and passes her veil. The scene centers on restraint and missed romantic advance.
The playwright insists on hat size 8 despite the hatter's claim of size 6. He confirms the comedy was a success, asserting audience reaction supported the request and setting up a clash over wardrobe details.
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