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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 28, 1912
Page
6
A New Haven man returns from a Colorado trip and tells his father he bought a silver mine for 3000 dollars. The father, wary of a scam, learns the son formed a company and sold half the stock to a Connecticut man for 7000, hinting he may have bought it himself.
An ad extols Dr Thomas Eclectic Oil as a superior liniment for nerve pain backache and rheumatic discomfort with a promise of quick relief. A humorous exchange about long distance calls reflects social wit of the period. English engineers unveil a paper machine capable of producing 650 feet of newspaper per minute at 176 inches wide.
An advertisement asserts world work depends on digestion and promotes Na-Dru-Co Dyspepsia Tablets from National Dru and Chemical Co of Canada Limited Montreal. It claims tablets aid digestion, restore stomach tone, and enable full mental and physical efficiency.
The piece argues rotation of crops as essential to elevating agriculture and preventing land degradation. It claims low yields stem from repeating the same crop on exhausted soil and asserts greater output is possible only with better methods rather than extensive cultivation.
Drugstore claims PAZO ointment cures hemorrhoids in 6 to 14 days with a money refund if not cured. Ad promises relief from itching burning and bleeding with a 14 day window and refund policy.
A remark claims Chinese forces have not killed non Chinese but adds a pointed note about credibility and war conduct provoking debate among readers.
The ad promotes Baby's Own Tablets as a safe government tested medicine for infants and children. It claims to relieve minor babyhood fits, sweeten the stomach, regulate bowels, expel worms, break up colds, and improve health. Sold by medicine dealers or by mail for 25 cents a box from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co.
In addition to providing ordinary motor cars for surgeon responses, Mary plans to add motor ambulances to clear battlefields of wounded men, enhancing rapid aid capacity.
Dr J. D. Kellogg's Asthma Remedy promises real relief and permanent benefit. The ad asserts modest claims and cites success where other remedies failed, advising purchase for lasting improvement.
A brief curtain chat shows a character arguing with a companion about a dog named Fido who has gained a pound since arriving, reflecting light dialogue and a domestic dispute.
An OCR fragment notes Minard's Liniment cures burns and similar effects. It mentions the son of the Pagtish Prime Minister diverging from his father by pursuing business after studying Argentina and its people. It also references the present Conservative leader with a business background for politics.
Farmer William Hren nen of West Pittsburg reports his chickens mount and snuggle into sheep wool during cold spells to stay warm and forage. They ride from stable to stable, dismounting to peck for corn and then remount, a curious method to beat the chill. The note also mentions ocean area figures: Pacific 65000000 square miles, Atlantic 26000000, Indian Arctic and Antarctic 2000000.
A terse exchange unfolds as a policeman asks how many people were in the car that ran over you, and the victim counters with a question about the population of the United States. The dialogue hints at a surreal or humorous street encounter rather than a formal case.
The article notes two bee species in the Fast Indian Islands and Hindustan. Apis florea are the world’s smallest honey bees with pin head sized cells and year round activity. Apis dorsata giants reach six to seven feet long honeycombs weighing three to four hundred pounds.
Mr W F Denning, famed observer of shooting stars, summarizes forty five years of data. He notes six meteors per hour in the first half of the year, rising to a peak around August 18 with six per hour, and an annual average of 74 meteors per hour.
Report notes Ligtian soldiers in Tripoli viewing films of their families and sweethearts at base, provided by order of the commanding general. The arrangement offers comfort amid operations.
Mrs Norman L Dow of Port Daniel West says Dodd's Kidney Pills relieved her rheumatism and heart palpitation after one box She credits the Canadian remedy with purifying the blood and curing kidney trouble, promising relief from related diseases.
Frau Tukory, wife of a Hungarian landowner, describes sensations she feels using a divining rod while locating minerals. She reported arm twitching and breathlessness guiding her to a silver vein near a German mine, and a head binding sensation when locating petroleum in Hanover. PMID: London Standard.
Corns cause much suffering but Holloway's Corn Cure offers speedy relief and satisfaction.
An 1841 account recalls Captain Arthur Conolly and Colonel Stoddart captured in Bokhara. They were imprisoned in a foul dungeon for six months before execution. A Russian later bought Conolly’s prayer book. margins record his gratitude and the power of psalms and prayers.
Minards Liniment is sold widely. An uneducated Scotsman boasts of a fortune and bets a friend he can spell bird correctly. The man spells Burl, claiming improvement. Duncan challenges with B i r d, illustrating a flare for spelling under pressure. The tale ends with no clear win.
The Department of Labor reports January price levels at 131.9, the highest in the present generation, about 31 percent above the 1890s average and 45 percent above 1849. Rising costs stem from industrial expansion and crop shortages, with food prices pushed higher. Michael Casey voices a labor meeting line about the municipal tree and its branches.
The article surveys small investors backing entire capital in single ship ventures with high dividends when freights rise. It highlights vessels like the Marion Inglia, Willowdene, and Lady Lewis earning large profits and dividends, plus risks and rare gains from salvage and resale.
A historical note describes security measures used by the British Foreign Office to protect documents from espionage. It mentions blotting paper, mirrors, sand shakers, and a later absorbent roller as methods to dry diplomatic papers, implying spies might still deduce impressions despite precautions.
Edinburgh correspondent notes that wild goats are not so rare in Scotland as believed. He has seen herds in two southern districts Dumfries and Selkirk for forty years. The Loch Skene Hills near Moffat Water host a roaming herd from White Coombe and Hart Fell. Another group frequents the high hills between Broad Law and Megget valley.
Dr Joseph Bell of Edinburgh, longtime anatomy demonstrator and model for Sherlock Holmes creator Arthur Conan Doyle, died in October at age seventy four. He left real estate and a personal estate in the United Kingdom valued around 83900000.
A son declares he is the sole perfect umpire in the game and explains he is always abused by both sides rather than by just one.
An English inventor reintroduces electric printing without ink. Paper soaked with chemicals is pressed between the type and a metal plate, and an electric current causes printing in form. Output varies with different metals and impregnations.
A joke exchange compares two wives struck in the eye by falling items. Dobson notes a bonnet in a milliner’s shop window caused his wife’s injury and a $15 bill. The cost of the doctor’s visit for the Johnson anecdote is $10. Both stories hinge on accidental facial injuries from street objects.
A physician asked a young lady how she would treat a head cold. She answered she would immerse her feet in icy water until profuse perspiration. The exchange appears in a column noting odd remedies.
A listener recalls backing Henni e Lassie at twenty to one with his lordship praising the tip and noting the mare won by a short head. The exchange hints at betting chatter and social hints of a salon occasion as a sister entertains a new beau in the parlor.
The article notes intoxicating liquors produced from the sap of birch willow poplar and sycamore trees. It highlights a practice of fermenting tree saps into alcoholic beverages.
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