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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 30, 1910
Page
7
Lamor Councilman L C Carran recalls a train incident in Arkansas where brakes squealed and a conductor asked a playful question about the location. The piece highlights routine humor among railway workers and the drudgery of long trips. It also mentions the public endorsing Mother Graves Worm Exterminator as a trusted home remedy.
A judge walking through an election riot scene was struck by a thrown stone only for it to miss him due to a stooping posture. He later told friends that an upright judge might have been killed.
An ad touts Marine Eye Remedy with claims to relieve sore eyes strengthen weak eyes and soothe eye pain priced at 50 cents. A domestic scene follows with Mrs Dovekins preparing coffee and sharing a cautious morning ride to the car reflecting gentle daily life in Chicago.
In a humorous exchange from The Tatler, Minard's Liniment is referenced by a physician and Mr. Quiverful as part of a fanciful note about twins. The dialogue mentions Miss Mayde Sylphington, a ballet dancer, and the speaker claims to be her son.
A fragment from a young lady's letter describes lying in a gondola on the Grami Canal in Venice, drinking in the scene as life seems to bloom anew, though the spelling is unusual and the meaning drifted by.
The Beaver Club in early Montreal grew from the Northwest Fur Co founded by Montreal merchants after 1723. It drew wintering partners and veterans of the fur trade for exclusive meetings, nine toasts at each dinner, and rituals echoing Fort William gatherings with voyageur songs and grand voyage ceremonies.
New Brunswick lumber operators anticipate safe log removal from St John River headwaters as winter cutting expands. In 1925 logs from St John area exported to United Kingdom Continent and South Africa total 13,755,705 superficial feet of spruce plus 4,509,471 feet of hardwood and 3,293 tons birch timber. United States purchases valued at 2,027.17, with shipments also to West Indies and other regions. North Shore ports contribute heavy lumber flows. St John hosts eleven sawmills and four wood‑working factories employing 1.5 men directly, with many more indirectly. Wages for foremen recently increased.
A British report describes quick punishments for disturbances in the House of Commons galleries. Strangers reading papers face swift removal, hats must be doffed, and clapping can go unnoticed. an Indian gentleman once speaking from the gallery was abruptly interrupted.
The Stratford on Avon page recalls the town’s medieval status, chartered by Edward VI era, with a court of record and fourteen aldermen. It notes the Guild of the Holy Cross endowment, and that John Shakespeare, a woolcomber, married Mary Arden. their son William Shakespeare, born 1564, became the world renowned poet.
A medical student in Asia was bitten by a rabid dog at the base of the thumb and treated at the Pasteur Institute in Kasanji. Eight days later hydrophobia symptoms appeared suddenly with terror, wide eyes, fear, and convulsions at water, yet the case defies typical hydrophobia timing. He recovered after taking choral and sleeping, improving by night.
Kipling explains that the verses for The Vampire created for Sir Philip Burne Jones become his property The writer notes that any dramatization etching music painting translation or use requires dealing with Burne Jones with the copyright offer described in a playful letter The exchange marks a lighthearted legal permission for reuse.
In 1874 John Ruskin opened a London shop to sell pure tea to the poor in small packets without profit. He planned to paint the sign and placed two old family servants in charge but failed to decide on the sign and the venture ended abruptly.
Blood poisoning starts from a wound but antiseptic treatment can save lives. Mrs Hopkins of St George Ontario reports a boy healed in a week after using Dr Chase’s Ointment and two boxes. The ad touts cures for eczema piles and skin irritations and notes a price of 69 cents a box with addresses in Toronto.
A wife discusses her husband charm with a friend. She admits anxiety over other women admiring him and vows to endure the flattering worry. The exchange, cited from the Cleveland Plain Dealer, highlights the push and pull of desire and insecurity in marriage.
An advertisement extols Dr Williams Pink Pills as a remedy for indigestion and related ailments by boosting blood and digestive tone. It cites Miss M Y C Roberge of Sorel Quebec who reports relief after weeks of use and notes benefits for anaemia headaches rheumatism neuralgia and other nervous conditions. The piece ends with price details and availability from Brockville Ontario and mail order.
A kindly woman shares jelly cake with a weary man who uses the name Gas after being cast out by his gal and her husband. An advertisement praises Parmelee's Vegetable-Pills as a gentle effective liver remedy for common ailments tied to irregular habits and diet.
A veteran asks what constitutes a good score on golf links. The caddie explains players aim to complete holes with as few strokes as possible, though scores typically require a few more strokes than perfect play.
An advertisement extols Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment for skin scalp and hair care. It claims to purify beautify and prevent irritations and promote skin health and bodily purity. It also touts effectiveness on eczema rashes itching inflammations when other remedies fail.
A fragmentary Baltimore American item references a person named Jake who is described as “gone all to pieces.” It mentions someone searching for a case leak with a lighted cradle, but the text is incomplete and unclear.
A brief Chicago Tribune exchange features Minard's Liniment and character Mehitabel with a witty age remark from Penelope. The light dialogue highlights social banter and playful aging observations in a newspaper snippet.
A newspaper ad touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a universal remedy with a one hundred dollar reward for any case it fails to cure. The promotion claims constitutional treatment via internal use to reach blood and mucus surfaces, and cites testimonials. Also mentions Hall's Family Pills and inserts a humorous dialogue about bright youths and a needy convict.
The report credits E. H. Fitzhugh of Montreal, current first vice-president, with soon becoming Grand Trunk Railway general manager. Born February 1 1853 in Danville Missouri, he has long held top posts across the system and allied lines, including Central Vermont and Detroit and Toledo Shore Line.
St John citizens won a $50 000 Dominion grant for a national exhibition to be held Sept 5 to 15. H J P Good, with 17 years Toronto exhibit experience, will run the event assisted by provincial and city funds. Major prize money boosts and widespread Canadian manufacturer participation are expected, with strong eastern and Maritime displays in agriculture and livestock.
Canada’s six penitentiaries housed 1,765 inmates in 1908-09 with 1,046 Canadian born and 1,181 non‑Canadians from England Scotland Ireland the United States and other nations. The report notes age distribution literacy abstinence and intoxication rates plus marital status and occupations among prisoners.
Prof WH Schofield of Harvard, a Canadian critic and Toronto University alumnus, extols Bjornson as unmatched in pure lyric verse. He notes Bjornson’s lyric range, sunlit beneficence, joy and pathos, and likens him to Greig in music for Norwegians.
Mrs Fred Krieger of Palmer Rapids Ontario suffered years from Kidney Disease Gravel and Backache. After trying many remedies she used Dodd's Kidney Pills and reports renewed energy and ability to work. The ad claims the pills strengthen kidneys and prevent ailments like back pain rheumatism and gravel.
Disturbance of the stomach and liver precedes fever and ague, showing digestive derangement. Parmelee's Vegetable Pills have been found effective, abating fever and subduing the ague in a few days for those subject to these disturbances. Suns of relief are promised though no universal preparation is available.
A Punch caption shows a concerned speaker asking why the baby cries as the child wails. The reply admits the baby never faced anything beyond fear and lament in a grim reflection on hardship and sympathy.
Mrs. John Pettigrew of Central Economy North 8 says rheumatism left her after two boxes of Gin Pills she bought from National Drug & Chemical Co. She claims the pills relieved back pain and stiffness, and urges others with the condition to obtain a sample or buy the medicine. The ad lists pricing of 50 cents per box or two for $2.50 and directs writing to the company in New York.
Mrs Stubbs quarrels with Mr Stubbs over cigarette use at home. He defends cigars, declaring no man should smoke up his wife's curtains. The exchange highlights domestic tensions and personal habits.
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