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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 11, 1909
Page
3
The article extols Peruna as a universal catarrh remedy made from effective herbal ingredients. It cites Dr. Hartman and claims the formula combines knowledge from several medical schools, pharmacist expertise, and broad home use. A free illustrated booklet titled The Truth About Peruna is offered by The Peruna Co. Columbus, Ohio.
A dramatic dialogue frames a threat of self harm tied to disbelief in a pistol claim. The monologue contrasts with a claimed suicide risk and a presumption of weapon possession amid a tense exchange. The Philadelphia Record ad promotes Bickle's Anti-Consumptive Syrup as a cheap cure for lung inflammation and consumption via germ destruction.
Sweden Norway Iceland and Denmark accord women the municipal franchise. The move expands voting rights for local elections across four Nordic countries, reflecting regional push for gender equality in public offices.
A claim that deafness from catarrh is cured only by constitutional remedies. Hall's Catarrh Cure offered with a hundred dollar payoff for any untreatable case. Advertisement notes the product and pills for constipation, ending with a cartoon dialogue about southern trips curing patients.
The article details land ownership in South Africa and Rhodesia under native and colonial systems. It describes chiefs owning land, trusts transferring acres, and government reserves for agriculture. It paints a picture of kraals, cattle pens, thatched huts, mud walls, and traditional storage like granaries and pigeon houses.
Eight Madingo warriors from Sierra Leone visited the British Parliament and Toy City, led by Ti-To. They expressed gratitude to John Burns for saving Ti-To's father years ago on the Gold Coast. The group studied the Throne Room and discussed Trafalgar and Waterloo paintings after meeting officials.
The piece recalls Lord Walsingham’s sixty six year marriage history and his famed beauty first wife who died young. It notes her Naples reputation and granddaughter the Princess Teano, followed by Walsingham’s shooting exploits with records of grouse bag and remarkable wasp shooting using a custom miniature rifle.
The fifth anniversary marks wooden ties that symbolize strength and growth in marriage. The wooden milestone invites reflection on shared roots and enduring partnership.
A promotional piece extols Dr Williams Pink Pills as a stomach tonic that fortifies digestion reducing systemic weakness. It cites a Harbor on ce Nova Scotia case of a woman named Lizzie Macdonald who reports marked recovery and weight gain after using multiple boxes, with purchase details for Brockville Ontario.
Frank Lahm father of Lieut Lahm the ballooning champion had a twenty minute aeroplane ride with Wilbur Wright at Le Hans last month. In Paris he described aviation as like smooth sailing in a swift steamer. Wright receives many flight requests and refuses about nine in ten with delicate tact. His refusals are compared to a polite dismissal. A visiting mother-in-law in a family anecdote plans a Christmas gift photo for her son and Minnie, asking which dress to wear.
A New York World report discusses waves reaching mountain heights during great storms. It recounts Tillamook Rock lighthouse on Oregon’s coast where seas washed over a 150 foot lantern and kept keepers battling darkness for six weeks. It cites Eddystone and Fleaux de Brechat lighthouses, both about 159 feet high, as examples of waves mounting to that scale.
Deputy Consul General Hubert G. Baugh reports on Chinese incense sticks from North China. Elm bark forms the base for sticks, with perfumes like sandalwood added to improve odor. Tibetan incense is the Imperial Court’s prized variety, sold in long sticks and sometimes costly, with authenticity tested by wind-resistance of the smoke.
Commissioner Ruddick told Brantford dairy delegates that Siberian exports now exceed all but Danish and threaten Canadian output. He cited strong rail access enabling cheap butter from peasants who live primitively, urging Canada to improve quality and uniform methods to hold its position.
Sir Frederick Harrison plans to retire as general manager of the London and Northwestern Railway Co after a forty four year rise from clerk at Shrewsbury to the top post. The company carries a capital of 625 million dollars and earns about 75 million dollars annually, underscoring the magnitude of his achievement.
A Church of England bishop, Gwynne of Khartoum, is noted as a top athlete. He played amateur football for Derby County as a curate at St Chads Derby and later became a known figure in Nottingham football circles. He enjoys cricket in Loudon though he dislikes the cocoanut matting wickets and the heat of 116 degrees in the shade.
A report describes keeping humming birds in cages by using tubular paper flowers filled with sugar and water. The birds drink as in nature, aided by regular refilling, and appear contented.
A health ad promises a nerve strengthening tonic drawn from rich red blood to banish nervous diseases. It urges readers to boost vitality and calm nerves through its formula and mineral content.
An advertisement extols Dr A W Chase s Nerve Food as a blood builder that cures nerve diseases by improving blood quality. It cites a Halifax testimonial from Mrs Nooran about her daughter’s fatigue paleness and nervous weakness improved after use. The ad claims prevention benefits and urges purchase at 50 cents per box from dealers and Toronto agents.
Miss Chellus asks if he liked their duets while Miss Byrd struggles to interpret his comment. She recalls he said Miss Byrd sang well but Miss Chellus remains unsure what he truly meant.
A brief item notes a claim about Minard's Liniment curing diphtheria. Katy, five, of America’s seat of culture, runs to her father reporting that Brother Howard swore, and the father questions the joke as he contemplates discipline.
The publisher of a leading Maritime Provinces farmer's paper writes that MINARD'S LINIMENT has stood the test of time and remains an unfailing household remedy, outperforming many competitors and imitators.
The collector of arts and vertu boasts a London acquisition to the Irreverent Friend, who quips about who dropped it. The exchange is reported in a concise New York Times style vignette.
A correspondent notes Shiloh’s Cure as a remedy for coughs and colds while arguing ventilation gains understanding and sunlight’s hygienic value is less celebrated. The piece suggests sunlight affects vegetable life and, by extension, human existence, urging readers to consider sun exposure’s importance.
Corns result from tight boots but Holloway's Corn Cure offers a simple remedy to alleviate discomfort. The advertisement suggests easy treatment for damaged or painful corn conditions.
A husband and wife read a newspaper and discuss a story about petrified prisoners found in ancient Roman prisons. The old man smokes a meerchaum while mother works on embroidery, and they joke that the petrified inmates were hardened criminals.
Washington Opinion notes a humorous exchange about arguing at home and remarks that gentleness can settle quarrels. The piece references Minard's Liniment as a cure for garget in cows and comments on domestic disputes.
The General Federation of Trade Unions estimates over 7 million Britons suffer hardship from hard times. Ten percent of 5 million skilled workers are unemployed, with two unskilled workers per idle skilled worker. Each idle worker implies a family of five. The federation urges union men to refuse overtime. Engineering unions with 153,363 members show 12 percent unemployed. ship building unions with 60,631 members show 25.2 percent unemployed. Other trades mirror these losses.
A millionaire sat for a portrait by Mr Sargent and, after viewing it, pointed out a missing feature. Sargent apologized, suggesting the warts were not intended, sparking the patron’s fury as he clarified he meant the jewelry on display rather than facial warts.
A New York man recalls a chaotic Kansas City railway station where hurry and uncertainty over train identification leave him questioning the efficiency of local public servants. He enters a gate, asks if a train is his, and the gateman replies he cannot be sure because the cars bear the company name rather than confirming the exact train.
The June bride questions tomato prices across the street as a grocer explains hand-picked fruit. She purchases a bushel while blushing at the suggestion of value and quality. The dialogue carries a humorous domestic scene from Harper's Weekly.
The Peruna Co at Columbus Ohio announces its 1909 Peruna Almanac. It includes astron omical notes and astrology on each zodiac sign with accurate mental traits and offers free lists of lucky and unlucky days to readers who obtain the almanac.
K Toldt argues foxes possess scales in addition to hair, suggesting descent from horned skins like armadillos and anteaters. He notes rats show tail scales, wild boars have scaly body parts, and tufted hairs between scales indicate ancient lineage. He calls foxes primitive mammals closely resembling reptiles.
In a humorous exchange Colonel Johnson recalls how Governor Charlie Culberson ordered him to wear a colonel's uniform. The Houston editor refused to accept a government- supplied uniform, choosing to buy his own and leave for sale cheap as fine gold lace.
A Nostrum advertises PSYCHINE as a sovereign remedy for lingering postflu illness. Morpeth reader Mrs Hope claims recovery after la grippe settled on lungs and credits PSYCHINE with saving her life. The ad cites testimonials and offers bottles at 50 cents and 1 dollar.
An old New York Sun item jokes about King Arthur introducing the Round Table and the landlady’s possible reaction, noting the scheme’s ineffectiveness in a witty political or social quip.
Parmelees Vegetable Pills are small and effective in action. They are a known corrector of stomach troubles and in constant demand by those who know them as a safe simple remedy. They need no introduction to friends of the product.
Swedish naval tests at Karlskrona show rifle bullets failing to penetrate three inches of millboard. Revolvers rifles carbines and machine guns fired at the target. small arms could not pierce the pasteboard while machine guns perforated it.
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