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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 28, 1907
Page
2
A Hamilton mother praises Zam-Buk after quick healing of her son's spring boils and skin eruptions. The ad touts Zam-Buk as a universal cure and first aid antiseptic, offering a six box for 250 and trial box by return mail from Zam-Buk Co Toronto.
At the 48th Great National Bird Show in London’s Crystal Palace 2200 birds were displayed. 1250 canaries, two thirds orange colored, were noted with the president explaining orange plumage results from feeding with cayenne pepper. The New York Tribune cites the method as an artificial diet.
Dr Parmelee presents a celebrated pill as a rare remedy. It is advertised as not causing nausea and purging without pain while offering alterative and curative powers, placing it among the front rank of medicines and widely used.
A merchant presses for a brainsome partner while the applicant briskly asserts insight. Tit for tat banter ends with a sharp, confident line from the applicant.
An advertised claim promotes South American Kidney Cure as a liquid remedy for kidney troubles. The text lists symptoms such as back ache drowsiness heaviness in loins dizziness and fatigue and asserts the product cures most complicated cases.
The alienist Dr Anderson visited Wilson Lyle at Brandon gaol to assess his mental state regarding a murder charge. The visit aimed to form an opinion on Lyle's sanity.
The London Chronicle envisions a future where flight becomes common with balloons and motor cars. A playful prediction notes lovers Mary Jane and a discreet partner taking winged travel as a heavenly honeymoon, promising carefree ecstasy and shared plans in a whimsical tone.
A question arises whether a dog could deliberately cause its own death. At Crofton Park Station England Bess a retriever owned by Mr Hayward was found decapitated on the line after the driver saw the head on the rails. A railway porter reports the head 15 feet from the body and the trunk intact suggesting deliberate positioning before the train arrived.
A tale from Arbroath tells how a strong young man evaded the press gang twice. He fled by swimming to shore, hid in an old woman’s house, then escaped again from prison after his wife smuggled in a file. He later served on a merchant vessel.
The wheat farmer's role suits a sedentary man. Growing winter varieties keeps him occupied from fall to next June, with simple tasks like tending stables and pigs on the farm.
Theodore M. Davis reports the tomb of Queen Teii in Thebes, one of Egypt’s greatest names, opened after a religious zealot desecration. The lid bears a gold casket and a gold crowned mummy wrapped in gold sheets with a lion-foot bier, inlaid with lapis lazuli and glass. The coffin is intact and richly jeweled, with four alabaster portrait heads replacing genii on canopic jars. The queen’s imperial crown and royal regalia reveal a regal, masterful countenance with European nose features. Many artistic pieces were recovered amid the religiously charged destruction.
Lord Roberts spoke at a National Service League meeting where Dr. Emil Reich lectured on war. He praised voluntary service for Regular Forces but argued a strong empire requires trained manhood and universal military training as citizenship’s shield.
The County Gentleman recalls a time forty years past when New Zealand had no trout and notes today the nation’s fame for large, abundant fish. Thousands of anglers visit annually to fish and enjoy a welcoming climate. Hotels cater to anglers with managers ready to offer river reports and guidance.
Women make up about two thirds of Lassa's population and handle nearly all city business in this remote Tibetan enclave.
The Reserve Plask describes a German naval custom where sailors after service enter the reserve and parade wearing long ribbons on their caps and canes. They also wear a reserve flask as part of the uniform, mirroring a similar army practice.
In Paraguay the number of women exceeds men by more than double due to historical events. A political revolution and war with Brazil and the Argentine Republic left many men eliminated.
A spring health notice promotes Dr Williams Pink Pills as the best tonic to build new blood and vigor. It includes a testimonial from Mrs Geo Merritt of Sandy Cove, N S, and notes the genuine pills are made in Canada and sold by reputable dealers or via mail order. The piece ends with a light exchange about a honeymoon misdirected to a hospital.
Advertises a medical tonic, Dr. Agnew's Cure for the Heart, claiming rapid relief in 30 minutes and cure of chronic heart cases, urging availability to all. The piece frames heart disease as rising and says the remedy is within reach.
Readers are advised to wash the eyes with a boric acid solution each morning and night to cleanse and soothe irritation from cold or wind, and to strengthen the eyeballs through this practice. The guidance emphasizes regular treatment as a hygienic precaution.
In Siam a debtor overdue three months may be compelled to work out the debt, reflecting colonial era practice where nonpayment triggers labor as settlement. The note outlines enforcement by authorities and the aim to recover owed sums.
Vance Thompson recalls a Nuremberg area toy warehouse where a rusty old man leads visitors past shelves of pewter and tin soldiers. The collection ranges from Troy to Napoleon with battles like 1870 and San Juan used as edifying history lessons.
A Macauillan essay laments the awkwardness of eating in social meals. It argues polite restraint clashes with natural appetite, leaving diners unsure whether to prioritize food or talk. The piece humorously critiques mustaches, napkins, and smirched shirts as social hazards.
A narrator recalls seven carpenters shingling a cottage with wet shingles and predicts buckling and leaks after painting. They argue against painters costly work and propose soaking shingles in stain, drying them, and nailing directly to clap boards to save 300 dollars.
Observations in Germany show humidity was slightly higher in open fields than in woods both morning and afternoon. Air temperature was a touch higher among trees in the morning and more so in the afternoon.
A brief anecdote contrasts generations as Thomas Sheridan argues with his father about judgment. The son rebukes the elder for implying familial fault and declares that no father could compare to his own. The exchange hinges on pride, lineage, and propriety in a moment of sharp rebuke.
Dickens shows Pickwick as a travel odyssey with extensive references to inns and taverns. In the juvenile narrator’s travels through England, the novel mentions and vividly describes numerous taverns in London and the provinces.
Stella asks about locating changes in spelling while Bella notes Omiy Miss to Mra Tit-Bits. The exchange hints at reform or editorial tweaks in a periodical. Names referenced include Stella Bella and the phrase Tit-Bits implying a publication.
A reader letter from Mrs Walter Harker of Sydenham Ont praises Dr Chase's Syrup of Linseed and Turpentine for bronchial coughs and pneumonia aftereffects in his child. The ad cites relief from bronchitis and asthma, recommends Nerve Food for run-down nerves, and lists prices 25 and 60 cents with dealer Ed manson Bates & Co Toronto.
Six Thief detectives were acquitted of manslaughter at Hull after being accused of firing on the Buckingham strikers. The report notes trial outcomes and charges, with political and social tensions surrounding the event.
City council approves resolution to expropriate the Electric Light Company's plant. Minard's Liniment touted for cattle. Illustrated London News notes Canada’s lands and amendments may reduce British agricultural population further.
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