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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 26, 1908
Page
2
A snowbound streetcar tale follows Letty and Jack as a stalled coal truck blocks the line. Amid delays a confession of love emerges, the couple endure laughter and suspicion, and the conductor witnesses the moment with amused approval. The truck is freed and the two share a cheeky kiss as the journey resumes. John Love, Truckman, is revealed as a playful alias of Cupid.
Chambers Journal notes the fife’s long history from 1534 Francis I orders to equip bands with drums and fifes, through Shakespeare’s references and later decline under James II, citing it as a wry necked musician and noting pay disputes for fifers in military company.
A German visitor in a library asks for poetry and struggles to name the author. After a puzzled exchange, he misremembers and finally recalls Browning with a heavy accent. The librarian helps, correcting his guess from Poe to Pope to Browning.
In the Isle of Egg Nebri des a cave narrows to crawl then widens and plunges 250 feet to a bone strewn bottom. The bones are said to be of the Macdonald clan, numbered over 20, slain by the Macleods from Skye in the thirteenth century.
Mr. Birrell replies to Mr. Staveley-Hill on cases of cattle and sheep driving in Ireland since June 3 1907. Three hundred thirty four cases reported. twenty seven involve injuries. Some animals injured by overdriving. one cattle found dead. some sheep painted green. three bullocks’ tails cut due to a family dispute. Compensation claims total twenty two. seven granted, eleven pending, four dropped. No owner received personal injury. two police patrols assaulted.
German ship Neuenfels reports widespread Indian resistance to British rule. Natives boycott British goods, refuse cargo, and arm for possible revolt as agitators claim Japanese aid. In major cities trade stalls, Neuenfels delayed 64 days at Calcutta and longshoremen struggled to load her.
A New York tobacco broker supplied King Edward with 500 Havana cigars for Easter, priced at about 1600 dollars, aiming to surpass the famed 1000 cigars that cost 3000 dollars. The cigars used Vuelta Abajo tobacco, eight inches long, with gold lettering and silk wrapping, and were shipped in cedar boxes to England.
Frederick Hovenden claims to photograph etheric waves from cars and electricity. He uses tobacco smoke in a glass box and a bright lamp to reveal ether issuing from a finger. He also demonstrates coal black air visible under illumination and microscopic enlargement.
An advertisement touts Virgin Oil of Pine from Leach Chemical Co Windsor Ont as a cure for bronchial issues and rheumatism. It claims rapid cold relief within 24 hours and promotes the product in 0.2 oz vials sold to druggists with a wooden case. Orders by mail are offered for 50 cents plus postage.
An Irish soldier during Queen Victoria's reign converted his boots into coin for his own use and was arrested. Before the officer, he claimed he wore them for two years and thought they belonged to him. The officer corrected him that the boots belong to the Queen, to which the soldier replied he did not know her majesty took twelves.
In early womanhood girls should be bright and active, but many Canada youths suffer anaemia. Dr Williams Pink Pills claim to rebuild blood and restore energy. A Quebec woman touts relief from fatigue, sleep loss, pains, and cough after use, with price details provided.
A Philadelphia Ledger item records a young man saying he has no words for the daughter as the father interrupts to go repair the furnace and tells him to study the dictionary meanwhile.
The advertisement targets sedentary workers claiming liver and kidney disorders arise from inactivity. It touts Parmelee's Vegetable Pills as a universally effective restorative, easily curable, fast acting, and inexpensive for its high quality.
Willie tells his mother about insults from a friend. She questions his quiet reply and warns against impudence. Willie explains he kept still to avoid making the boy angry.
In the House of Commons a Belloc led motion seeks public audit of party funds amid fears of abuse. Hugh C Lea attacks peerages for donated funds, citing ministers and knights, prompting laughter and a denial from Sir William Randal Cremer who later accepts a renewed knighthood.
In the Moorland village near Burnley striking nonshareholders paraded a donkey cart with an ass message and a pig carcass bearing No surrender. Police were drafted as protesters halted operatives from entering the mill and circulated a bawdy circular about Mary and a lamb.
Theaters in London debate ending the free list as managers report massive patronage by deadheads. About 5 000 free seats a week may be given, with face values reaching 7500 dollars in aggregate. Society figures, professionals, and staff receive complimentary tickets, expanding beyond the very poor.
The passage describes backache headaches swollen hands and feet frequent urination hip pain painful joints as signs of kidney trouble and urges not to delay seeking help. It links possible kidney weakness strain or disease to the discomfort.
Advertises gin pills as strengthening for weak kidneys and soothing the bladder. Claims to neutralize acid and cure kidney trouble with a money back guarantee. Priced at six for two dollars fifty may be sent if local dealers do not handle them.
Fifty five years ago Lord Roberts was among thirteen who dined on New Year’s day at Peshawar. Eleven years later most had endured the Indian mutiny and injuries, yet all were alive and Roberts remains alive.
The Spanish Interior Minister Senor Lacierva issued a decree forbidding the sale or use of any pointed knife, dagger, or stiletto with a blade longer than six inches. The move targets the traditional navaja linked to Carmen and Spanish life.
Mother Graves' Worm Exterminator is described as pleasant to take and effective in destroying worms with many reporting best results after trying it.
A dialogue recounts a chronic orator urging theft over hunger. When asked if the crowd approved the advice, the reply notes a listener left with the speaker's coat, signaling mixed reaction and tangible consequences.
An 1886 affidavit from Frank J. Cheney senior partner of F J Cheney & Co Toledo guarantees paying one hundred dollars for every case of catarrh cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Notary A W Gleason notes the oath dated December 6 1886. The firm claims internal action on blood and mucous surfaces and offers testimonials. Sold by druggists for 75 cents. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
Excavations at Scarborough Castle unearthed a copper brass mace and several imperfect coins dated between 1926 and 1630. British Museum expert AH A. Greeher suggests these coins are forgeries from the Dowager Duchess of Richmond and Sir Francis Crane monopoly era, likely dumped in the well to evade authorities.
A dialogue reveals Mrs. Henpeck criticizing Jones for marrying young while Mr. Henpeck defends the couple and notes shared interests. The exchange portrays family meddling and concern over the union.
The piece touts Bickle's Anti Consumptive Syrup as a superior household remedy for stopping coughs and eradicating colds. It claims many users have benefited and urges readers to try it at once, noting its constant availability at home.
A physician is teased by his wife over being an authority on brain diseases. She calls his counterpane remark a crazy quilt, highlighting a humorous misdirection from a Chicago Tribune quote.
An advertisement touts a laxative and quinine based remedy that claims to cure a cold in one day. It promises a full refund from druggists if it fails and features E. W. Grove’s signature on each box.
South Lincolnshire reports a haunted Marton residence where nights bring repeated unaccountable knocks at the doors and windows. The village policeman monitors the scene but no culprit is found, leaving the mystery unsolved and the house notorious for supernatural tapping.
In a brief dialogue the long-winded bore urges weighing words while speaking. Pepprey adds a caution that some should not offer too generous a measure in conversation.
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