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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 13, 1913
Page
2
Wanted agents for hail and wind storm insurance offered by The Canada Weather Insurance Company in Winnipeg Manitoba. Apply with Domino fan license.
Advert announces opportunities for ladies to sew at home full or spare time with good pay. Work can be sent any distance with charges paid. Send stamp for full particulars to National Manufacturing Company Montreal London.
Hungary's Prime Minister Count Stephen Tisza engaged in a sword duel in Vienna with Count Aladar Szechenyi of the Opposition, following a prior 32 round clash a week earlier with Count Michael Karolyi that left Karolyi gravely injured after a quarrel at the Nobles Club.
A letter from Count Szechenyi to the premier claims a mistaken handshake at the Nobles Club led to a feud. Count Tisza challenged Szechenyi to a disability duel. Szechenyi was struck on the head in the first exchange and doctors declared the duel over. The premier faces a likely third duel with Herr Polonyi, another Opposition member.
Karl Korrelhaus, a Koenigsberg farmhand, hid inside a ventilated packing case with food for a two day trip on Prussian state railways. The case was moved between trains and left on a station platform where a stationmaster's dog alerted staff. Police freed and arrested him. he hoped to reunite with a Bavarian priest employer in Garmisch.
A shabbily dressed figure claimed to be a Fisherman’s Home emissary collecting alms during an outdoor meeting. He pressed a wealthy man with a gold watch and diamond ring, who challenged the scammer asking if he should sling his hook. The emissary replied he had already slung it twenty times without a bite. The man finally gave a quarter.
A fragmentary reminiscence recalls a hunter’s return and a costly loss of a horse, clothing, and teeth amid an unspecified incident. Names appear as Mrs Racey and Jack, with dialogue implying an inquest or social scene surrounding an accident and wagers.
The piece contrasts gaffe prone habits in both Houses, noting Lord Balfour of Burleigh for sharp lines and several memorable slips. It cites a Home Rule taunt about a 444 loan to India and a Nationalist quip on evictions, plus Sir W Hart Dyke on Standing Orders and Halsbury quotes.
Druggists refund money if the product fails to cure. Each box bears E. W. Groves signature and is priced at 25 cents.
A man with a lisp asks to borrow a pig pen for two thousand pigs, neighbors doubt the count, the claim collapses. Mothers value Dr Thomas Electric Oil for croup relief and versatile use. Walter P Brent completes piano record at Lithgow New South Wales playing 76 hours 13 minutes longer than prior mark.
A barrister questions a witness about his attention and marital status during a cross examination, prompting the witness to insist he is married and had already spoken.
A Montreal man aged 81 who suffered nervous exhaustion and fourte en months of inactivity credits Dr Chase s Nerve Food with his dramatic recovery. After using six boxes he returned to twelve to fifteen hour days and good health. Advertising copy states 50 cents a box available through Edmanson Bates Co Toronto.
Reverend W. B. M. Parker of Caledonia testifies to Miss Kate L. Dolliver’s remarkable recovery from ulcerations spreading from fingers to elbow after using Zam-Buk. The letter endorses Zam-Buk as effective for ulcers, blood poisoning, sores, burns, and skin injuries and notes price and availability through Zam-Buk Co. Toronto.
Mr Wedgwood Benn recalls a night in Parliament when telegrams urging attendance were misdelivered to members already present. Upon returning home and telling their wives about a busy night, trouble ensued as the tale amused the House.
New York special reports Mrs. B C Barry of 555 W 170th Street claims permanent hearing return after years of head noises and near total deafness. She says she spent hundreds on devices and doctors before a simple, inexpensive discovery restored her hearing and invites interested readers to contact her for full details. The piece includes a stray domestic dialogue about a transcendentalist and a dog.
A short quip describes Minard’s tonic and a comical exchange about a half price restaurant. The dialogue touches on finding such a place and a person admitting a half appetite. The list of questions and statements resembles a humorous exchange rather than a news item.
A new line conductor asks how to determine the car’s destination. A character discusses a new play where the heroine is married and falls in love, with the play presenting marriage as a sacred relation that brings happiness for some.
Berlin February 8 The supreme court of the empire at Leipsic sentenced 16 year old Willy Borg to four years penal servitude for selling designs of the fortifications at Strasburg to the French military authorities.
A sympathetic friend is one who listens to the tale of your troubles without telling you how much worse his own are. The saying emphasizes empathy over comparing hardships.
The Italian government authorized exhibition lottery drew Saturday afternoon in the Argentine Theatre. Mayor, finance minister, officials, and international visitors watched as two blindfolded orphans extracted tickets. The winner was number 2594836 amid a chaotic, historic scene.
A humorous exchange promotes Hollaway's Corn Cure as relief for painful corns. A passerby apologizes after stepping on another's feet, who replies he also walks on them, underscoring shared foot discomfort and the product promise.
A brief satirical item notes a comic exchange where a Chesterfield sofa scene frames a pretend mind reading claim. The young woman questions the notion as she speaks to her supposed admirer, highlighting playful dialogue rather than a factual report.
The article notes that modern Windsor visits let guests stay two to three days and meet the King and Queen, unlike Queen Victoria's dine and sleep visits. Dress plans become complex with multiple outfits for breakfast, luncheon, tea, and evening events, making a full trousseau necessary for three or four days.
A playful social note contrasts hats and social behavior as men keep up with fashion while women react to replicated styles. The piece hints at wealth influence on access to fashion and the personal impact of shared trends.
Old Mrs Gotrox forbids the match with Mr Tenaweek who teases that he will win her over with time. Miss Playne comments that she envies her due to her playing, while others remark on appearances and talent in a playful exchange.
A lighthearted exchange reveals Charley boasting he has never kissed a girl. The conversation playful insists a kiss would be uncharacteristic for Charley, highlighting his imagined restraint and self image. The dialogue centers on reputation and flirtation with humorous tone.
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