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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 03, 1910
Page
3
Virginia and Miss Portman reunite with Leopold after a perilous ascent and capture of royal intrigue. The group departs toward Kronturg as Portman expresses anxious relief while the princess contemplates journalistic duties and court introductions.
The grand duchess watches a convoy enter Alleheiligen as Virginia Portman and Fran Yorvan return with a tall, dark man carrying cloaks and ridges. Frau Yorvan panics, fearing danger while the duchess suspects a brigand amid whispers and wary glances, awaiting a hidden truth.
In a tense moment, the grand duchess directs a staged romance to test whether a peasant ally will aid Virginia. The rescued woman insists the unnamed man deserves only thanks, while her mother contemplates gifts and potential danger from brigandlike figures.
A youth named Ted pledges to speak only truth and acts on this vow, drawing reactions from friends and foes who consider him a liar due to his outspoken stance. The piece portrays a conflict between honesty and real-world scrutiny.
An essay urges each family member to bring cheer to breakfast and supper by sharing light talk and positive stories. It argues unselfish, genuine cheer fosters unity, avoids dwelling on troubles, and makes the home life more vivid through the father’s uplifting example.
A careful mother keeps a ready supply kit for sickness with items like a kimono nightdresses bed slippers brushes and toothbrushes. She stresses renewing supplies before depletion to prevent last minute rushes and warns others not to take from the stock without permission.
At Sandringham the royal family hosts a simple Christmas with gifts from the King’s own meat stock, theater like games for children, a tree with presents, and a quiet Boxing Day of shooting and a servants’ ball. The Queen selects hymns and the couple walk to church if weather permits.
Sir Guy Fleetwood Wilson, financial member of the Indian Viceroy council, returned to Calcutta after a holiday in the Sundarbans. He shot two buffalo and wounded a third, then the animal charged and tossed him into a wallow. The shikaris fled. one was knocked down and another was impaled before the elephant collapsed nearby. Sir Guy escaped with bruises and can resume official duties. The shikari is in hospital recovering.
Winnipeg's Roderick Mackenzie stands as a young yet highly successful businessman. His ventures span railroad construction and management, real estate, lumber, and coaching operations, reflecting a Celtic temperament, adaptability, and sharp Western diligence. He combines generosity and sociability with shrewd, disciplined enterprise.
Sir Daniel H McMillan a Winnipeg mill owner publicist and ex Red River expedition officer is noted as a millionaire through milling lumber land and other ventures. Born 1846 in Whitley Ontario he served in Fenian Raids the Red River expedition Northwest Rebellion and Ontario battalion. He held Manitoba legislative seat Centre Winnipeg 1850 to 1969 and became provincial treasurer Greenway administration 1889 and lieutenant governor in 1890.
A. R. McNichol, among Western Canada’s wealthiest men, remains younger than his appearance suggests and is not yet even fifty, despite his millionaire status.
Alexander Macdonald, a Scottish born Winnipeg merchant, built a vast wholesale and real estate fortune through provisions and government contracts. He entered local politics as a long serving Winnipeg city council member and mayor, noted for shrewd, aggressive business and outspoken public affairs involvement.
A. M. Nanton, a Winnipeg head of Osler, Hammond & Nanton, is portrayed as a young but influential Canadian financier. Born in Toronto and educated at Upper Canada College, he rose from a Winnipeg subordinate to a leading decision maker shaping railways, lands, and bonds across Western Canada while supporting municipal, social, and sporting causes including horse breeding and the Winnipeg Horse Show.
Captain William Robinson stands as a storied figure in early Winnipeg and Red River history. The text highlights his leadership of Western Canada fish operations on Lake Winnipeg, his role in major financial houses, and his commitment to Methodist church work and charity, portraying him as a pragmatic, far-sighted organizer and entrepreneur.
A New York Sun traveler recalls a Paris hotel menu note asserting that waiters understand English but cannot understand American French. The note urges Americans to speak their own language to receive what they order, prompting reflection on cross cultural misfires.
A long article surveys an Englishwoman’s unparalleled collection of bells spanning centuries and continents. The trove includes a five pound pack horse bell, ecclesiastical and apostle bells, Georgian china bells, an Elizabethan bell with Medici motifs, Roman silver bells, a copper inlaid temple bell, an Indian silver latticework bell, a Siamese dancing girl bell used for Peter, and bells from tombs and royal boudoirs. The collection, amassed by one owner, is occasionally shown to enthusiasts and may someday reside in a museum.
A special tray clipped on the nursery table helps manage a baby’s spilling and spoon wielding during family meals. The tray features a ridge and trough to contain drips and is decorative, pleasing the infant’s sense of art while easing nurse and cloth stains.
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