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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 04, 1909
Page
6
In a domestic drama a judge proposes to fund a mock fortune for Oliver to win Roxane, while plotting to avoid revealing the source. Roxane arrives seeking money for a charity bazaar, sparks fly as the family debates the truth about Oliver’s inheritance and their engagement.
In a nostalgic romance the judge recalls a past proposal as he plots a renewed romance with his wife Abbie. A plan to marry Roxane and Oliver on the same anniversary unfolds under a golden moon, sparking renewed affection and a hopeful blessing for a young couple.
In a humorous anecdote from the Life of Whistler, the artist racks up a £600 Chelsea grocer bill and fends off payment with a joking defense about publicity. He proposes a weekly account to avoid future disputes while the grocer leaves unpaid, receiving strange fruits as partial payment.
A man described as a wild missing-link type was found near Brown's Creek. James Fitzgerald, six foot two, claimed 25 years hermit life and ten years each as a follower of the Lord Samson and Hercules. He resisted baths but was eventually washed at the hospital with police aid.
H G Wells, praised for First and Last Things, reflects on his varied early careers from black and white art to teaching. He notes modern authors earn more yet live on after death, while writers of the past left works that endure as their own lives fade.
A nostalgic sketch recalls H H Asquith, noting his 1869 70 City of London School captaincy and a long list of prizes. The piece mentions a festive season five shillings weekly rise for Darby and Joan type retirees and a water chute laugh with Mr Balfour at Earl's Court.
A notorious London scene surrounds Sir Ernest Cassel and a popular society youth. At Ascot the youth jokingly hailed a stranger as Windsor Cassel, mistaking him for Cassel. The mistaken man turned, the youth fled, and seeking counsel the youth was told never let him see your face again.
An Indian prince, the Gaekwar of Baroda, boasts a jewel carpet about four yards square made from ropes of rubies, diamonds, and pearls. It took three years to craft and is valued at about 4 million dollars. The prince also owns a diamond necklace valued well over 1000000 dollars, claimed to be the most magnificent in the world.
Thomas Cheall of Haywards Heath England died recently while wearing the boots he had on when he married forty-two years earlier. He had worn them every Sunday since 1566 and on bank holidays, with the boots only being resoled twice.
An advertisement claims that disease comes from bad blood and promotes Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People as a cure. It asserts pills enrich and purify blood, detailing a testimonial from Henry Baker of Chipman NB and urging purchase for 50 cents a box or six for 2.50 from The Dr Williams Medicine Co. Brockville Ont.
An Antwerp pigeon trainer sent pigeons and swallows from Compiegne France 145 miles away. The swallows reached home in one hour seven minutes while the pigeons took more than three times as long.
Indigestion is common and distressing. Parmelee's Vegetable Pills are advertised as the best remedy taken as directed. They regulate stomach action and restore health, with years of use as a standard treatment for dyspepsia.
In a bankruptcy case at Yarmouth England a village blacksmith admitted using a board to record debts and plane off entries when paid describing it as the most novel form of single and double entry the court had encountered.
An ancient ad fragment touts a laxative named Bromo Quinine with a signature of Few Grove. It claims global use to cure a cold in one day, priced at 25e.
The Henley Fish Preservation association released hundreds of large roach and dace into the Thames at Henley with many dace described as remarkably fine. About 20 000 roach and perch were also placed in the river at Twickenham and Penton Hook by the Thames Angling Preservation society.
A Chicago News item recounts a postman overhearing a resident threaten to switch carriers if letters are late. The humorous vignette notes the woman’s demand to receive her mail promptly, prompting the postman’s reflected complaint.
Experiments by naturalists in East Prussia show the possibility of tracing bird migrations and suggest movements may reach distances previously unsuspected.
The item notes best prices from N.W. Hide & Fur Co. in Minneapolis for fur shipments. It also reports that window glass manufactories have entered China, where the product is a novelty and gaining popularity.
Hop Sing, a well to do Pekin resident, funds street repaving after coaxing a mandarin. The street is then torn up by order of the mandarin to avoid arousing the head inspector and risking the official’s ruin.
A London Chronicle reader describes New York as shockingly beautiful and unique praising its sky atmosphere and mingled architecture. The city is likened to a wild flower garden where diverse styles coexist in splendid, unlikely harmony.
A historical note argues obesity is curable only through patient self discipline and exercise. It criticizes fat individuals for lax attitudes and self-indulgence, noting they eat wrongly, avoid exertion, and seek ease, hindering any medical help or successful treatment.
The Phoenicians and Syrians mastered copper tin bronze and likely visited England and Ireland to obtain tin. Chambers' Journal notes bronze artifacts found in Cornwall mines suggest ancient bronze use before it was produced locally.
Lawyer Breef offers to defend a divorce suit brought by Mrs. Bickers seeking $5,000 yearly alimony. Mr. Bickers declines defense, arguing the sum is excessive, yet says he favors peace at any price.
A Judge quotes a teacher and a wise pupil as they discuss old writing tools. The exchange notes how people relied on crude means to spread opinions before steel pens, implying resourceful child insight at the classroom edge.
A Parisian is said to hand over about 20 percent of his income to taxes. The figure reflects the tax burden discussed in the era’s financial commentary.
A Paris burglary tale recalls M Descaves who was burgled nine years ago. The burglar Palm earns hard labor but remains courteous. He recalls many details of the crime and even offers advice on security while the two exchange polite remarks and a final bow.
The originator surprised by the oil s qualities, praised by myriads as a wondrous compound with subtle power. It is described as a universal household medicine beloved by many for its reputed benefits.
Parliament House in Melbourne is described as the costliest legislative palace in Greater Britain with a million spent so far and no completion. It belongs to the Victoria parliament but since federation hosts the Commonwealth parliament, while its owners move to a nearby wing of the exhibition building.
A well known Scotch author and a young friend spent a day on the links with exciting matches. On leaving, the elder asked if they could play again tomorrow. The youth replied he was to be married that day but could delay.
The remark about Shilohs Cure appears alongside note of Canon William Greenwells collection of Bronze Age implements in England. The famous collector has enriched the British Museum over the last thirty years with artifacts from his antiquarian research. The pieces are expected to reach the museum soon.
A Pittsburg Post quip contrasts earning money with making money noting counterfeiting can lead to prison. The remark frames legality as the key difference between legitimate work and illicit profit.
A farmer discusses water safety, questioning if the well water is clean. He cites doctors’ warnings about germs in the water and doubts its being truly safe for use.
Catarrh sufferer William A. Presser of Moline Illinois reports lasting relief after two bottles of Peruna. A. Thompson of Martel Ohio also credits Peruna with curing eighteen years of catarrh and insomnia. Peruna is produced by the Peruna Drug Mfg Co Columbus Ohio. Ask for a free Peruna Almanac 1909.
A heated exchange in which Congressman Johnson of Indiana calls an Illinois representative a jackass. The remark is deemed unparliamentary and Johnson retracts while insisting the Illinois member is out of order. The Illinois man questions the ruling, prompting a quip about a veterinary surgeon to deem the exchange parliamentary.
When undigested food lies in the stomach it throws off gases causing pains and oppression in the stomach ic region. Belching of these gases is offensive and the only way to prevent them is to restore the stomach to proper action. Parmelee's Vegetable Pills will do this. Simple directions with each packet and a course taken systematically is certain to effect a cure.
A. R. Horwood of Leicester England’s museum notes that eggs colors often arise from protective resemblance. White eggs commonly come from hole nesting birds in dark trees, while ground or near ground nesters tend to olive green or brown eggs.
A reader praises Minard's Liniment from Dartmouth, claiming twenty four hour cure for cold in the head and noting its effectiveness for bruises and sprains after twenty five years' use. The endorsement stresses regular rubbing between hands and frequent inhalation.
A new virus targets rats and mice, causing them to seek fresh air and cold water, driving them from the coverings of electric cables in the London tube system. The method aims to reduce the rodent menace troubling the transit network.
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