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A retired contractor muses after Sunday dinner about dramatic changes and a backdoor return to simple pleasures. His ambitious wife jokes about printing the plan but concedes the idea would not look well in print.
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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 26, 1913
Page
7
Summer Weight in Ice and Lintment Mornings
The verse extols summer weight in various goods and comforts from ice to meat and drink, urging seasonally lighter measures. It closes by naming Minard's Lintment Lumberman's Friend as a favored product for this summer mood.
Familiarity with Dress Suits Provokes Contempt in Chicago
A Chicago exchange argues familiarity with dress suits breeds contempt and notes that renting such attire from a hock shop can bring fleas along with the garment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Exchange
Linguistic Quip About Lord Bilaker Vowel Slips
In a comic exchange, characters joke about Lord Bilaker mispronouncing vowels. The banter highlights humorous language mishaps and playful wordplay between two speakers.
Speaking of Signs You Can Tell A Good Fellow By His Swell Way
Fragmentary column notes a humorous take on character and manners, mentioning a man and his wife in a mid centry social reflection. The piece hints at appearances and conduct as a measure of worth within domestic life.
Jessie Brown Buys Bigger Hat in London Town
Jessie Brown purchases a larger hat during a visit to London. The outing highlights a fashion choice and shopper's global connection in the sourcing of headwear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jessie Brown
London Town
Living Mud and Crabs in China's Rainy Season
Mud in low-lying areas reaches four to five feet, creating pools where wagons and people splash. As the mud heaves, dozens of large land crabs emerge, thick with black mud, rolling toward higher ground in a surreal, living landscape of mud and crustaceans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
The Little Daughter Who Won't Sell Her Brother
A father extols a roomful of gold offered for his younger son yet his daughter answers with unselfish wit. She refuses to sell and suggests waiting until he is older when he would be worth more, illustrating prudent familial care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leslie
Papa
Brother
Little Brother
Soup With a Past
An Englishman in a New England town is served bean soup for a first course. He asks the waiter what it is and is told it is bean soup. The Englishman responds that he does not care what it has been and wants to know what it is now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Englih
Ready Made Home Her Suitor
A brief dialogue where a suitor asks to marry a daughter and the stern father insists the daughter remain under his roof, while the suitor accepts the parental arrangement as acceptable living quarters.
No Admission Sign Sparks Free Entry Quip
A doorman at the Exclusive Club politely questions Farmer George who insists the door's sign reading No Admission means no one pays and if admission is free there is no charge. The exchange reveals a humorous misunderstanding over literal wording and club policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmer George
Kidney Disease Believed Hereditary Says Local Resident
Dresden Ontario special report notes Samuel Burkett claims hereditary kidney trouble from his parents. He credits Dodd's Kidney Pills for lasting relief after prior doctors and medicines failed. The article urges others to follow directions for cure and offers contact for more details. It also mentions a mailed postcard from Constantinople showing Djemib Pacha, a Balkans veteran.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dresden
Ont
Samuel Burkett
Dodd
Mr. Burkett
Keep at It The Secret To Success For Any Trade
The passage argues that perseverance determines success in farming and other trades. Diligent workers, who keep plowing, roving, or harvesting in season, avoid discouragement and achieve happiness and progress. The core rule is to persevere, regardless of adversity, as the pathway to success.
Mary’s Hat and a Witty Café Conversation
A poem describes Mary buying an elaborate hat with many decorative items including roses and cockatoos, then a café exchange between two Bohemians about leaving journalism for furniture trade and selling his own. The tone blends whimsy with a hint of despair as Mary laments wishing to be dead.
Railway Board above party politics says Herald
The Dominion Railway Board should be treated as independent of party aims. Ex minister and current minister praise the Board for its high, judge like stature. The Herald argues newspapers unjustly inject political motives into Board decisions in a piece dated May 17, 1913.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sae
House of Commons
Dominion Railway Board
Graham
Herald
Rogers
Canada
Bourd
Laurier
James P. Mabee
the Herald
James Pitt Mabee
H. L. Drayton
Mavee
Montreal Herald
Very Trying Mr William Muggins and the coal hat dispute
Mr William Muggins rants about his wife Liza and their children bringing in coal from the shed. He complains the coal dust marks his best hat and accuses others of washing his face with it, while Liza insists the hat is ruined by coal dust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Muggins
Liza
Bill
Williams
Sweet Home Triumph of Youth
A playful exchange portrays little Doris asking if a very wise person said the good die young. Her father agrees, then she wonders how mummy managed to grow up, revealing a light family moment in a home scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doris
Papa
Mummy
No clear headline event at crowded private ball
The passage hints a private, fast affair with Mant present and a crowded venue but lacks concrete details or names to confirm an event or outcome.
Photographer Credited With Running Triumphs Revealed
A quiet man claims a storied athletic past including ten mile running gold and six cups at meetings. He asserts the feats as truth, asserting he is a photographer, despite skepticism from a fit young athlete.
Humble Lordcasts Humour Breaks Stand in Court
A late judge with plain looks and deep learning interrupted a female witness who accused him of humbugging. The exchange pivots on the idea that praising a judge’s appearance would be humbugging him, illustrating the courtroom’s sharp wit and social humor.
Mischief in the ware house misleads a boy
The manager sent the boy to fetch two bars of soft soap and two blocks of liquid polish. The boy fled home reporting a narrow escape and accusing the man of folly, refusing to return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johny
John
Vague demand for plush office with Persian rug and chairs
A statesman asks a constituent about his chosen office. The reply reveals a preference not for duties but for an office with a Persian rug and many easy chairs, highlighting a bias toward comfort over function.
Jack and Maud Debate Sudden Marriage Urgency
In a whispered exchange Jack quips that one should marry a fool if marriage is needed. Maud reacts with surprise as the moment feels abrupt and alarming to her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack
Hamilet
Maud
Nerviline touted for sciatica relief in Victoria letter
A letter from Mrs. A C Corrigan of Victoria extols Nerviline as a cure for sciatica and lumbago claiming immediate pain relief and inflammation reduction. She urges readers to obtain the large 50c family size or 25c trial size from stores or The Catarrhoz One Co of Buffalo, N.Y.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A C. Corrigan
Victoria
Catarrhozone Co
Buffalo
N.Y
Templeton Rheumatic Capsule Company
College Street
Toronto
Ontario
The Irishman and the Mock Character Tale
A story tells of a South Africa veteran serving under Colonel Hamilton Browne who was given a forged character note in English. The colonel later learns readers could not read it, as the note mocked the crown with a unicorn on the official paper, enabling the man to prosper abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Africa
Hamilton Browne
Scamp
Hon
A Farewell Note From a French Guest at a London Hotel
A French guest at a London hotel, after paying his bill, declares he will never see the proprietor again. He asks to embrace the proprietor, then explains the receipt proves they will not meet again, leaving the hotel staff bemused by the bill’s implication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Tramp Seeks Nickel at Street Corner
A street beggar asks for a nickel and offers an office contact for payment, while a pedestrian refuses. The tramp counters that a contribution is left with the bookkeeper, implying a formal collection method.
The First Piano and Its Early Roots
The first pianoforte emerged about two centuries ago with no definite invention date. Public debut occurred May 28 1767 at Covent Garden London. Early claims attribute the instrument to Crisofalli Schroter or Marius, with Mumpie in London shaping the Londor piano.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Covent Garden
London
Crisofalli
J. C. Schroter
Marius
M. Mumpie
Proper Brooder Temperature for Young Chickens
The article explains maintaining balanced warmth for chicks. It warns against excessive heat or cold by observing wing spread, crowding, and comfort signals. Temperatures should be adjusted to weather, avoiding drafts. as chicks grow the brooder temperature is gradually lowered about half a degree daily for two weeks based on chick strength.
Memorandum Misfire Ends In Frustration
A frustrated wife tests her husband's memory with a list of chores and a memorandum. He vows to remember, but returns home with nothing, prompting a scene about his failing memory and unreadable notes. The exchange ends with his confession of forgetfulness.
Hill to Hill Stalk and a Rifle's Fatal Mark
A first person tale recounts a deadly feud from hill to hill where a pursuer dies by the narrator's rifle. A wariness about life insurance surfaces as a sagacious agent questions risks and Snagg objects to being valued after death.
Do girls in college match the boys in study
The text questions whether girls perform as well as boys in college and seeks reasons. It notes women may have more opportunities to study and mentions incomplete thoughts about effort in learning and practice.
Severe One The Tax We Pay In Hard Times
A compact note laments rising costs and the long standing income tax. It reflects on months of price increases and the burden on households as goods like roast stew and brew grow dearer. It emphasizes the tax as a lasting burden.
A Thoughtful Husband and Quick Witted Replies
A widow recalls a friend’s consoling call after her husband’s death. The guest asks if Will left her much, and she answers that he left nearly every night. A joke compares actors' heavy coats to frosts in all seasons, with the Great Actor noting his profession alone faces perpetual frost.
Paraded disputes over Paradise Lost earnings and a farmer joke
John Milton received twenty five dollars for Paradise Lost says the scornful author while the pragmatic publisher notes the market was favorable. An advertisement promotes Parmelee's Vegetable Pills claiming relief for low mood from digestive liver disorders. A farmer offers work and meals to a tramp who quips about hiring the one who planted the potatoes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Milton
Tender Knagg Compared By Wife In Witty Exchange
A humorous exchange centers on Mr Knagg, married twenty years, whom Mrs Knagg says is more tender than her husband. The husband retorts that tenderness follows years of heat and trouble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Knagg
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DUCES
E. W. Gillett CO. Ltd
Winnipeg
Montreal
Thomas Jelectric
Minard
Ethel
Lord Bilaker
Fred
Rome
Atta
cTs
Snap Company, Limited
WN. U
Frese
Constantinople
New York
Djemib Pacha
Ormerly
Bagdad
Mary
Sweet Home
Mercy
Vear
Mr. Snagg
Snages
Parmelee
Druggist’s. National Drug and Chemical Co. of Canada, Limited
ST. Vital
Stewart & Walker, Ltd
Terling Bank
Aro Mev Co
Haveastock KD
Law EA Tca
A. Lincton C
Fraser Avenue
Otto Higes
Maus
Winslow
Cale
Roger
Russell Supply CO
Westmount
Quebec
Noah
Dr. Chase
Ecmanson
Bates & Co
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