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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 19, 1914
Page
2
In a tense room Gold faces social exile from the Moonstar society as Cornelius Heider and Pell object. Gold seeks twenty dollars from Bell and Helder, counting English equivalents as Pell’s nephew in New Jersey looms in the exchange.
Bell confronts Helder after a tense exchange over a stalled coin and a young man’s abrupt departure. Helder dodges, hints at anarchism, and denies knowing a man named Willetts as Bell awaits further clues.
Samuel Legmore of Montreal reports that gin pills relieved severe rheumatism allowing him to walk. After neuralgia and rheumatic pains recurred, he used the pills again for a week and recovered. Advertisement offers 2 boxes for 3 dollars 59 cents with a free sample from National Drug & Chemical Co. of Canada Limited Toronto.
Bell plots to end a terror with a detailed scheme while suspects shift between Helder Gold and Willetts. Gold reveals forged five dollar bills tied to a Savoy encounter, pushing Bell toward a dangerous search to rid himself of trouble.
Enthusiasm for fox catching and farming in Yukon wanes as fox prices drop about 50 percent since last summer. Many captive foxes die, including high value black individuals. traders report steep losses with some stock selling far below peak values. Some red foxes are released to wilds while earlier shipments to other regions and mink experiments continue amid proscribed success.
The New York Sun praises Lord Strathcona as a exceptional Canadian founder figure, noting his unmatched breadth of roles from captain of industry to pioneer, and his rare ability to inspire confidence in millions of people across the century.
A man seated in an office chair feels youth slip away after a brisk chase to catch a streetcar, realizing the effort makes him feel younger and more alive than before.
The subject is described as a near-vegetarian who avoids meat most of the time but eats it when invited out.
Johnny asks what a law giver is and Napa retorts there is no such thing. The book claims someone was a great law giver, but Johnny is told it is a myth. Law, Napa says, is never given but emerges in small quantities at very high figures.
Dean Ramsay recalls a tale of miners laid on the ground in Lichfield. A bishop asks why. A miner explains they found a kettle and race to tell the biggest lie to win it. The bishop condemns lying, but a spectator cries out for the governor to get the kettle.
Socialist orator asks why workers must toil from dawn. auditor answers that only time available is day shifts, as nights are for sleep. The exchange highlights labor demands and living schedules in a concise debate.
A former shop helper describes how a simple breakfast of Grape Nuts and Postum improved his health. He reports better appetite, steadier head, stronger stomach, and increased bodily power after switching from coffee and fried foods.
A household advertisement promotes Na Dru Co Syrup of Linseed Licorice and Chlorodyne as a safe cough remedy for all ages. It claims to be drug free and suitable for children, noting physicians and druggists can verify ingredients and listing price and packaging details.
In New Zealand Auckland at Newmarket during rail yard work workers uncovered a 12 to 12 foot seam of lignite within a 20 foot hillside portion. The deposit, akin to cheese in texture, yields kauri gum and preserved wood fragments. Geologists believe it to be a remnant of an ancient forest buried by ancient volcanic upheavals long before settlement.
A humorous exchange centers on Minard's Liniment claimed to cure distemper. A mother asks a son about inheritance while they joke about when their father will receive it, revealing a light domestic moment.
A witty exchange contrasts a doctor urging a Turkish bath with a plutocrat who prefers self perspiration by reading his income tax blank. The exchange highlights class and health remedies through humor.
A photograph displays the Turkish navy in lieu of six months’ deferred pay. A second official quips about who gets the dreadnought, while noting they have the nought.
A waitress recounts a brief exchange with a professor known for never tipping yet always paying for his coffee twice, highlighting a humorous paradox in their interaction.
An old advertisement offers one hundred dollars for any case of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. It includes a testimonial from the National Bank of Commerce Toledo endorsing F. J. Cheney & Co. and notes the cure is taken internally, with price 75 cents per bottle. It also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
Two men chat about a friend and his motor car. One notes he has not paid a single penny in repairs for nine months. The other confirms hearing the same story from the repairman who has done all the work.
A man asked to view patent gas burners in a shop. The shopkeeper demonstrated one and explained it would cut gas usage by half. The man wondered what it would cost, and the shopkeeper replied that using two would eliminate his gas bill.
The magician promises a sensational reveal by pulling a porterhouse steak from a hat. Eager spectators press forward, crowding the performer and blocking the trick before it can unfold.
A young man explains he delays marriage until he can pay off the rings installments. He notes he dislikes the burden of debt before tying the knot.
A guest enjoys an excellent dinner as the maidens daughter asks for his daily presence noting there will be nothing cold to eat tomorrow. The moment ends with a warm smile and the guest’s satisfied reply.
A law requires a medical officer to perform a thorough physical examination on every child and transmit a duplicate record to the Department of Labor. In six months in New York City the measure prevented 324 unfit children from factory work, and experts call for broader labor definitions to reflect the different demands of brain work versus physical labor.
A grocer tests a blind man Henry Perkins by letting him feel a spoonful of sugar and naming it correctly. The piece then shifts to a health ad warning about internal parasites in children and promotes Miller's Worm Powders as a remedy.
A calm reply confirms the suit outcome is final. The young man asks to return letters and is told yes, with the material deemed reusable for future use.
Advertisement notes a single Bromo Quinine laxative product priced at 26 cents. Claims cure for cold in one day and grip in two days with signature of W. Grove. Promotional tone and brief medicinal claim.
The magistrate is told by a man nicknamed Murphy that a dispute arose after he removed his coat and vest to display a clean white shirt. He says he fought only to defend his pride in the shirt.
A young girl climbs onto her grandfather's knee and pulls his eyelashes to wake him. He scolds her for roughness, while she protests that she was not rude but trying to open his eyes by the strings.
A country gentleman installs bells for two servants. He instructs Joseph to respond to one ring and Maggie to respond to two. The bell rings. Joseph ignores it, Maggie rushes in, and the master scolds.
The article describes the Czarina of Russia owning the finest world furs with a sable collection valued at $1.259000. Her Majestys sable cloaks are unmatched for quality and natural dark color. Friends look forward to receiving a sable necklet or muff as a coveted gift from the czarina.
In a dialogue from a historical piece, a son explains to his father that his patronage has worn thin and he seeks financial support from another family. The father asserts continued backing, while the suitor expresses weariness of dependency and interest in changing tides.
A reader note recounts a household mishap with a vase and a servant named Sarah. The exchange shows concern for not breaking the vase and the subsequent return of the vase three days later with a careful restoration.
Prussian authorities crack down on itinerant walkers selling postcards and lecturing along journeys. Police instructed to stop certification of travel routes and to arrest offenders for vagrancy if warnings fail. Public nuisance cited as the reason for the crackdown.
Mothers seek a trusted remedy for children turn to Babys Own Tablets praised by Mrs. G Bonham of St George Ontario as a safe medicine she has used to raise four babies. The tablets are guaranteed by a government analysis and contain no opiates or injurious drugs, sold by medicine dealers or mailed from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont at 25 cents per box.
A teacher tells pupils they can do anything equally well with either hand and urges practice. An urchin at the foot of the class questions the claim as the exercise involves placing a left hand into the right-hand pocket of trousers.
The ad asserts the oil proves itself without guarantees by its own effects on cures for coughs burns cuts and pains. It claims universal usefulness and urges belief in the medicine’s powers based on personal experience rather than testimonials from others.
A brief note questions the common saying that time is money and asks why the phrase time is short exists, inviting discussion on language and idioms.
The remark suggests those who could speak on thrift are too occupied practicing it to write, implying practical experience outweighs scholarly discussion and public commentary. The quote underscores a hands on ethos over theoretical analysis in thrift matters.
A famed comedian recalls a morning visit from a physician who notes the patient followed the prescription. The comic reveals he discarded the prescription, joking that he would have broken his neck if he had taken it.
A husband asks what eau de cologne means in French amid a Paris inquiry about his missing wife. The exchange centers on a fragrance product as a language clarification.
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