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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 08, 1913
Page
5
The article describes a simple hyena trap using a round dried ox hide, about three feet across, with a central hole and radiating cuts. Meat is placed in a dug pit under the hide, the plate pressed down with pegs, and a hyena lures its head through the final hole to reach the meat, becoming bound by a collar and unable to escape.
Two telegraph operators in a downtown cafe mocked a couple, trading knife telegraphs about a pretty girl and her supposed husband. The taunts escalated when the woman reacted, and a sudden interruption stopped further remarks as eventful chatter ended abruptly.
The text explains light speed limits and enormous stellar distances. It notes Gamma in Virgo and two suns with light taking many years to reach Earth. It cites a 1877 nova in the Swan that existed long before its light arrived to be seen by observers.
A worried husband who boasted his wife never sits up slips out for a cigar after supper. At 2 a m he returns to find his wife in a party gown crying and asking him to unfasten two hooks so she can go to bed. He obliges.
In a New York interview, a foreign visitor muses on national character. He says every country is built of average men, and the average man believes himself vastly superior to the average. The remark mirrors a provocative view on self-perception.
Ethel questions when Fred should stop celebrating as Gladys reports a two week refusal and ongoing heavy drinking by Fred. The exchange suggests concern over his behavior and welfare.
In a sharp caption from Puck, a schoolteacher asks what farm papers the father takes, while the son quips about first mortgages reflecting frugality and aversion to expenses.
A reflective note from Moore envisions future brightness and cherished memories, emphasizing hope and remembrance.
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