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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 03, 1910
Page
2
A column offers varied household tips on cooling the neck with ice water, garment care to avoid creases, cooking hints for rice and sweetbreads, bread baking in sea range, velvet for hat brushing, plant watering in saucers, preventing milk boilovers with salt, bronze cleaning with oil, greasing with cream thickness, buttered pan prep to prevent sticking, and using alcohol in wash water.
A Philadelphia clergyman recounts a first visit to a Pennsylvania town and a chance encounter in a wagon. The piece promotes Parmelee’s Vegetable Pills as a widely used standard medicine for digestive health. It also includes a humorous cartoon exchange about a new lodger and rooms.
An old medical advert discusses a claimed cure for catarrh and related ear and sinus issues. It touts a 250 watt remedy and asserts mucous inflammation of the Eustachian tube can be treated. The text promotes a proprietary remedy by F. Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio and offers circulars through druggists.
Fragmentary OCR scene shows a dialogue where a question about wind prompts a boy named Robert to answer that wind is air rushing in. A judge remarks that a man is a collector of antiques, hinting at a courtroom or storytelling frame.
An Ontario mail offer promises a free home treatment for children's night troubles and constitutional weakness, claiming effectiveness for adults and the elderly as well. The Detroit Free Press quotes a speaking line about a boy revealing that his sister had three babies, illustrating a humorous family moment.
An illustrated Chicago Tribune ad touts Marine Eye Remedy Co. claiming the product strengthens weak eyes, soothes pain, and treats eyelid issues. It urges readers to write for a special case and advises on proper application. The piece ends with a humor vignette about a precocious nephew.
Mayor Coughlin of Fall River recalled a Boston theatre joke about Othello and a spectator’s reaction. The anecdote, cited from the Boston Herald, centers on a remark about a black actor and racial prejudice in a humorous framing at a banquet.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer clip notes Mrs Feathery’s chatter about anniversaries. She was born the day before Christmas and married the day after, with one present reportedly fitting all three occasions.
Farmer jokes compare vaccination to an auto fever farm life scene where Ezzy asks about a ride and Honbeak-Nope claims a pocketbook shot as a humorous twist reflecting rural attitudes.
An evening at family prayers ends with a quip about Bible revision. The husband cites the Revised Version verse on wives and husbands, prompting his wife to remark about new teaching. The version reads let the wife see that she fear her husband, causing wry humor.
A home treatment claim targets nervous exhaustion with symptoms like insomnia and headaches. It promises restored vigor by mixing three ounces syrup sarsaparilla compound with balmwort, cardiol essence, and cadomene tincture, taken after meals and at night.
In a Philadelphia Record item, a despondent man recalls being the seventh son and wearing hand me down clothes from six brothers, while a superstitious companion questions whether it brought luck. The exchange underscores belief in luck linked to birth order and inherited attire.
A Washington Star snippet shows a man asking why ashes aren’t placed on sidewalks while a person responds angrily about poverty and coal prices. The exchange highlights cost pressures faced by residents in mid winter.
A Maritime Provinces farmer publisher writes that Minard’s Liniment is a time tested remedy in their household. He claims it has outlived many competitors, describing it as unfailing and enduring in use.
A brief humorous exchange contrasts walking habits with acting roles. The artist questions the actor about motion during solo performances while the actor cites golf and Hamlet as moments of walking.
A Chicago Record-Herald remark recounts a exchange about a telephone call mix up. A former prominent financier apologized after confusing numbers during a lighthearted misdial.
James Simpson of Toronto, a 36 year old labor figure and journalist, is elected chairman of the Toronto board of Education. Born in northern England and coming to Canada at 14, he rose from printer to editor and labor leader, serving as president of the Toronto District Trades and Labor Council and as a longtime labor and municipal reporter for The Star. He has aligned with the Socialist party and run unsuccessfully for mayor and Parliament, while active in church and temperance work.
The Ottawa Free Press recalls a Nebraska wedding involving W. E. Knowles M P for Moose Jaw and a joke during a Giang Trunk Pacific debate. A Conservative MP apologized after a midnight supper confrontation, believing Knowles was married. only later did he learn the groom had misled him.
The tale recalls a long serving Ontario Speaker prone to grammar lapses and a vague grasp of House rules. An Opposition member criticized a government bench honor, drawing cries of order. The Speaker pressed for a withdrawal, unsure of the exact words, and offered to react if the phrase was repeated.
Lord Strathcona, already owner of nine properties, acquires The Priory on Oransay in the Inner Hebrides. Other holdings include 28 Grosvenor Square and 17 Victoria Street in London, Glencoe, Colonsay, Knebworth Park, Debden Hall, Norway House, Silver Heights in Winnipeg, and 1,157 Dorchester Street in Montreal.
A collage of ad snippets and quotes spans sales pitches for savings books, a beauty sketch book with a Good Luck Penny, and assorted tonics. It includes a cranky exchange about lamb imports from Canada and a humorous quip about luck and wealth, plus brief notes on Lifebuoy Soap and Dr Thomas electric oil in portable bottles.
A common infant complaint is worms and a popular remedy named Mother Craves Wormy Exterminator is advertised as the most effective application for relief.
The famed shipowner Sir Alfred Jones who died recently, rose from junior clerk to control about 155 steamers. Known as the Banana King for reviving Canary Islands banana farming, he urged youth with capital to settle in Jamaica and predicted a bright future there. He advised many friends to follow suit and prosper.
A historical note claims jail time often yields riches. cites British consul Magee in Guatemala who, jailed for protecting refugees, was released after a gunboat intervention and later amassed a fortune exceeding 53 million dollars through concessions and a town bank.
An advertisement touts Dr Williams Pink Pills for growing girls to restore red blood and energy. A Ontario mother reports her fifteen year old daughter improved after three boxes, regained appetite, and became robust, urging mothers to use the pills. The product is sold by The Dr Williams Medicine Co. Brockville Ontario at 90 cents a box or six for $2.50.
The Washington Star quotes a statesman known for his cautious nature who never smokes until well acquainted with it, noting an unlighted cigar in his mouth as a portrait detail. The exchange highlights how such imagery can shape public perception of character.
Claim promotes a laxative labeled Brom oQuinine used worldwide to cure a cold in one day with a 25 cent price and signature of E W Grove. The ad targets readers seeking quick relief and highlights a single product claim.
A historical note explains how early railway tickets were issued from a bound volume. Each page carried slips with issuing station names and spaces for passenger name and travel details. Passengers exchanged slips for fares and guards kept way-bills recording passenger lists.
The term modus vivendi describes a mutual arrangement where parties not in full agreement can coexist. It applies to individuals, societies, or peoples and smooths a temporary mode of living.
The suggestion that the Duke of Connaught may be the next Governor General of Canada is widely welcomed and viewed as a highly popular appointment across Canada Ottawa Citizen.
An old advisory article extols a home remedy to break up a cold and cure a cough. It prescribes mixing two ounces glycerine, a half ounce virgin oil of pine compound, and eight ounces pure whiskey in a bottle. The Leach Chemical Co of Cincinnati is cited as the producer of genuine virgin oil of pine compound.
A man recounts rising from a barefoot newsboy to a millionaire by age twenty two. He notes his achievements came through his own efforts but allows that Providence may have aided him occasionally. He shifts to a humbler tone in conversation with the minister.
An advertisement touts Buckle's Anti-Consumptive Syrup as the result of expert chemical experiments to prevent lung disease by destroying germs. It claims the syrup guards against neglecting colds and offers a 25 cent trial to prove its efficacy.
In a Chicago Tribune cartoon snippet Jinks derides Sulipate as inexcusable while Winks recalls a recent incident. Jim praised every dish and praised the landlady’s cooking, prompting a $1 weekly board raise at their boarding house.
A Washington Herald fragment reports a sensational line about Minard’s Liniment curing diphtheria. The column mixes a street exchange with a claim echoing dubious health lore and a joke about a visitor asking for discarded clothing.
Advertisement invites readers to request a free Na-Dru-Co Almanac or copy of this book of information. Readers are urged to write to obtain the publication and learn valuable details.
In a terse exchange the Hewligus-Absalom line questions credit with a gag about a coal issue, while Aman answers with a quip about Chicago and the Tribune. The brief exchange reads as a clipped dialogue from a newspaper page.
The text warns that constipation weakens constitution and health leading to indigestion biliousness impure blood and headaches. It cites Dr Morse Indian Root Pills as a vegetable remedy that cures without sicken griping or weakening, urging readers to preserve health by taking them.
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