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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 30, 1911
Page
3
On a ranch, Slim and cowboys welcome the Reverend Samuel Price with playful mockery as they debate a parable and tease the pastor. Slim retells the prodigal son as a joke while the group shifts from bravado to amusement. The scene ends with invitation to drink and a promise to continue the tale.
A column recounts notable figures such as Gladstone Palmerston Brougham and Pitt known for sleeping at will in Parliament. It cites Napoleon Leech Carlyle Hartington Lloyd George Haldane and Swinburne among others who could nap anywhere, even during long speeches and all night sittings.
The Annales recounts Chopin seeking inspiration for the Funeral March in his B flat minor piano sonata. M. Ziem recalls a boyhood prank with a skeleton, later echoed by Chopin during a sleepless night, his fear and fever visible as the music poured from the piano.
An English blacksmith’s son Harrison cared for his crying baby brother. After failing to bend useless pins safely, his father adopted the idea and produced the safety pin now used worldwide. The infant’s tears may have sparked a household invention that became universal.
Cape Town reports Mr Malan calls for restraint and toleration to keep the Union united. He stresses two main principles: equality of the two main races and languages, and recognition of the Union as part of the Empire. He warns that without these, the Union risks disunion rather than unity.
A poem noting a cautious man who trusts Providence yet keeps treasure under his pillow guarded by a gun. He climbs the hill seeking higher things and faith in heaven surpasses faith in earth, as described in this Atlanta Constitetim piece.
The National Portrait Gallery has acquired a likeness of Jeffrey Hudson a boy who grew from 18 inches at seven to about 3 feet 9 inches in adulthood His life tale includes being captured at sea by a Turkish rover transported to Barbary and subjected to harsh treatment during captivity which he credited for his final stature.
A cryptic line notes the double standard of boasting for a rival while dismissing your own strength. The text hints at social judgment and gendered expectations influencing perceptions of prowess.
Jewelers explain watch life hinges on bearer and care. Regular winding and proper oiling extend the mechanism while neglect shortens its span. Even well-made watches wear out with constant use, though exceptional cases endure for decades or longer under meticulous care.
A survey of royal and political toasts from Victorian to Jacobite times. It describes shifts from reverent to coded signals, including left handed toasts, parliamentary treason charges, and notorious lines about William III and the king over the water.
New Brunswick assembly member J. K. Pinder faced cross fire over past work on Grand Island Bar in River St. Joan. An opponent pressed him with the remark What about Grand Island Bar and Pinder retorted that the contrast lies in more water on Grand Island.
The article links a Greek philosopher's bleak view of life to Richard Parr, an eight year old who faces a three year penal servitude sentence in a Welsh prison. Parr delivers a defiant speech claiming life is a fraud and that harming others is self defense, boasting of a lifelong record of roguery since 1901 and six months in jail per year.
The selection process for Aldershot's commander stalled until a cable from Lord Kitchener stated only one suitable choice remained Smith Dorrien. The reply convinced the board and sealed his appointment as a premier divisional general under Kitchener.
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