This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 44 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 04, 1909
Page
3
An Arab guide proclaims another mummy unearthed as a cook from ancient times. An American tourist dismisses the claim, joking that a cook would not stay in one place for two thousand years. The text then shifts to a patent corn cure claim by Holloway.
The earliest English canal followed a Roman cutting from Lincoln to the Trent near Torksey, spanning about eleven miles. It was deepened in the reign of Henry I and later decayed until 1840 when the Edinburgh Stevensons widened and deepened it.
We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F J Cheney & Co Toledo O. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Testimonials sent free. Price 75 cents per bottle sold by all Druggists. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
Mrs Passer remarks on taking the baby for a walk to earn a nickel, noting Willie does it only when her earnings justify the outing. Willie responds that not every day brings a nickel, underscoring frugal daily routines.
A rising mood among New York City produce dealers favors selling goods by weight rather than by measure. Consumers express substantial dissatisfaction with the current varying and uncertain measures used in trade.
A newly found Rubens, discovered by Henry Roche in a Belgian convent, may depart to either Madrid’s Prado or New York’s gallery of an American magnate. The painting, praised as a prime early Rubens, was valued for its Christ figures and the painter’s humane warmth, but may leave for foreign galleries.
The London papers including Punch drop Toby's Diary by Henry Lucey due to illness interrupting a 28 session run. The note recalls a reminiscence where Sir William Harcourt and Mr. Balfour dined with Lucey as the Education Bill faced a late resumption, with Balfour noting nine o'clock.
Sir George Bartley celebrated his sixty sixth birthday and is praised as the founder of the National Penny Bank which began in 1875 in a small way. The bank now runs thirteen London branches with thousands of depositors and embodies thrift and industry for working people. A tale from early days recalls a boy who would not part with his penny, illustrating Bartley’s belief that small coin usage shapes character.
While studying architecture Thomas Hardy began writing in spare time. Dorchester residents honored him with a dramatized version of The Trumpet Major. Desperate Remedies found a publisher but little success. Frederick Greenwood discovered Under the Greenwood Tree by chance and promoted Hardy.
A vagrant jailed for vagrancy laughed at the prospect of shelter, announcing to a policeman that he would be freed if not quieted, and then became more boisterous on the way to the lockup.
Dialogue scene shows Mr Chellus demanding an explanation from Miss Giddey about engagement to Jack Gayman and the speaker, with Miss Giddey denying any stated meaning or commitment. The exchange hints at a love triangle or miscommunication among three named characters.
Six Nations Ontario special report profiles John Silversmith aged fifty two who captains the lacrosse team. He credits Dodd's Kidney Pills with curing seven years of rheumatism and crippling pain after two boxes for relief and sixteen boxes for a complete cure.
In a historic turn the great powers, after reaching the peak of weapon development and explosive capability, convened to halt further arms expansion. The Dover naval harbor Eastern entrance project, part of a 3.5 million pound scheme, reached completion marking a shift toward disarmament and peaceful aims.
The text repeats a claim that Shiloh's Cure will always cure coughs and colds. It also notes a historical misstatement about Germans introducing shell to ton industry in Japan 20 years ago and Japan shipping buttons to Germany, reflecting garbled OCR.
A claim promoting Baby's Own Tablets as a reliable tonic for infants and young children. It asserts the product prevents stomach and bowel issues, speeds recovery from minor childhood illnesses, and contains no opiates or poisonous drugs. Endorsed by Mrs. M. Romard of Eastern Harbor and sold by medicine dealers or direct mail from The Dr. Williams Medicine Co. Brockville Ontario at 25 cents a box.
A small Cambridge University Jewish undergraduate group enters its twentieth year since founding. The celebration signals a two decade span of campus communal activity and student involvement within the university setting.
Guaranteed to cure itching bleeding or protruding piles in 6 to 14 days or money back. Authorized 50c.
George Tipping a sex ton was fined £25 for unlawfully causing a grave to be opened in the churchyard of Southborough. Bert Harris a gravedigger received six days' imprisonment for the act.
Medical authorities debunk the claim that Shilohs Cure can reliably cure coughs and colds. Experts caution against reliance on unverified remedies and urge consultation with healthcare professionals.
A Century Magazine verse presents a dialogue between a steward and a cook about despair and self harm at sea. The steward laments life as a wale of tears and contemplates jumping, while the cook cautions weighing options and hints at consequences if death does not end despair.
The article describes the Dead Letter Office in Washington handling 200000 misdirected letters annually. It notes surprising finds like false teeth and glass eyes, and a romance where a wrongly addressed letter averted a broken engagement, revealing fate and steadfast suitors.
Lord Polkemmet invites John Hagart to a dinner for his household. The menu features veal prepared various ways and calf parts. The lord explains they cook a beast along two mirrored sides of the head from start to finish, as a quirky tradition explained out loud.
A Norwich Ontario woman testifies after ten years on PSYCHINE that she would have died within a year without it and now enjoys excellent health. The ad touts PSYCHINE as a tonic restoring throat lungs heart stomach and blood making organs and offers 50c and 1 dollar bottles with a free sample by Dr T A Slocum Limited Toronto.
A short item notes a worker hired to dust a bust but the effort failed and she left with items still unresolved. The tale centers on trust and an abrupt departure after the dusting attempt.
Believed to be the country’s oldest solicitor, Mr. R. R. Dees of Newcastle who practiced in the era of William IV has died at Wall send England aged ninety four.
The syrup has stood the test of years and ranks as a leading specific for throat and lung ailments It softens coughs by relieving irritation and restoring affected organs to healthy conditions Use will show its value Try it and be convinced of its efficacy.
The year 1816 earned the nickname due to an unusually cold season with frost in every month. Farmers feared famine as frost and snow damaged crops across the United States and parts of New England, New York, Massachusetts, Maine, and Pennsylvania.
Portrait of Mrs Humphrey Ward a tall gracious novelist living at Tring. She wrote Milly and Olly twenty seven years ago and has since produced over a dozen novels and articles. She devotes time and money to helping the poor and organizes entertainments for slum children with her husband a Times staff member assisting in charity work.
An old anecdote recalls Balfour serving as a fag to Lord Lansdowne at Eton. The piece notes Lansdowne’s aristocratic bloodlines, his position in the Lords, and a marriage connecting to Strongbow. It describes the LanSdowne wedding in 1269, the Bowood honeymoon, and a playful episode with hats on marble statues.
At Batesar fair on the Jumna in Agra district a young elephant pulling visitors toward the boat bridge swam across then turned back and, trumpeting, plunged into the river. The mahout was pulled to safety by a long bamboo while the animal apparently drowned by its own act.
A comic tale shows Jinks the tailor charging a lawyer a vast bill for a suit as if he were a client. The itemized charges cover measuring, cloth merchant fees, cutting, materials, wages, writing, and filing across multiple steps, tallying to £11 8s 6d. Tit-Bits.
The Bank of England in London operates its own water system with an artesian well 400 feet deep delivering 7 000 gallons per hour. To reduce reliance on public water, officials have awarded a contract to sink a second well to add supply and ensure independence from the City public system.
A Scotch physician treats a dislocated jaw and, when the patient questions the fee, keeps a straight face. He yawns to spread the habit, the patient yawns and jaw reopens, and the doctor insists the jaw stay out until payment is made. The story ends with the fee paid.
A wordplay riddle shows IX from SIX leaves S then X from IX leaves I and L from XL leaves X. Adding S I X yields SIX again. The trick uses subtractive roman numeral notation within the letters to produce a self referential result.
A light exchange centers on a dinner party where Miss Dudley claims the event ended with great eclaw. Miss Magleys questions the term and suggests the dessert was a chocolate eclaw, sparking a humorous banter about the unfamiliar word.
A quip contrasts men and women with a line from Smart Set about men having more to worry and also worrying about women, highlighting gendered anxiety in a witty tone.
A humorous exchange about scenery abroad and a book on Alpine climbing. A child comments on a terrible abyss described in the book, prompting an adult clarification on what the phrase means.
The article estimates Carnegie’s worth between 300 million and 450 million dollars with donations exceeding 170 million. It notes a 1.25 million gift for a peace heroes fund, his 71st birthday, and traces humble beginnings from a bobbin boy to ironworks wealth earned by selling his rights for 300 million.
Thimbles fashioned from lara are used by Romen in Nanies. This brief note records a local craft practice and its association with the community’s tools.
Sir W. S Gilbert recounts his first bar experience a maiden speech in an Irishwoman theft case. The defendant heckled him with jeers and shouts while the Recorder laughed uncontrollably, prompting the young barrister to seek protection.
Two American speakers at a Dublin convention recounted personal histories. One said he left Ireland 53 years ago as a naked boy with no dollar. The other noted he had never set foot in the land of his birth until last week.
Dr A W Chase Kidney Liver Pills claim to cure chronic indigestion by stimulating the liver to release bile and regulate bowels. A testimonial from Duncan McPher son of Content Alta asserts lasting health after four boxes. One pill per dose, 25 cents a box, at Edmanson Bates Co for ont o.
A man posing as a government inspector visits a farmer with nearly market ready cattle. He discovers tuberculosis and returns days later with a dealer to buy the cattle cheaply. The trio of swindlers the inspector the dealer and the farmer craft the scheme to profit from the infected herd.
In Shima on Japan's southern coast, women perform most field labor and also work as divers. They enter the water year round except the coldest winter months. Minard's Liniment is noted as curing diphtheria in related health context.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.