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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 14, 1914
Page
3
The notice lists Fetherstonhaugh and Co as a law firm with its head office on East Street in Toronto, Canada. It signals a formal patent related reference tied to the firm.
A welfare worker sums up his experience in plain words that a boy needs his father. The article argues many fathers miss the broader obligation of support, guidance, and inspiration, not just resources, stressing a boy’s need for a father who recalls his own boyhood.
The author sobbed that the jury decided his book is not immoral. His wife consoles him and suggests turning the work into a play. The exchange reflects a public judgment affecting literary reception.
A wandering man asks Mr. Titewad for charity after miles walked to seek help. The old gentleman replies with a brief rebuke as the tramp heads off. The notice then reports that sending coin or bank notes in unregistered letters is prohibited.
An old advert describes Murine Eye Remedy in liquid and salve forms, marketed by Murine Eye Remedy Co. in Chicago. It mentions self service druggists, 25 cent price, aseptic tubes, and free mail order eye books from the company.
The Boston Herald editorial argues no proper place exists for the loafer. It claims industry, intelligence, and effort yield rewards while laziness fails. only the grave may tolerate idleness. The piece questions where a loafer can prosper beyond work, school, or office.
A German youth trained by an officer learns to answer inspection questions with false ages and service time. When questioned by the inspector, he claims twenty seven years old and three months in service, then bluntly answers both to the food and clothing query, prompting the baffled inspector.
A collage of anecdotes features Daniel Webster pressed by a butcher over debts and a teller recounting banking missteps by women. Stories illustrate pride, caution with overdrafts, and social friction in financial dealings. The tone blends humor and moralizing bankyard lore.
A Washington Star quip reflects on George Washington telling his father the truth about chopping the cherry tree. In Texas a plains missionary hears a marriage request from a nego man and maid, witnesses present, and the groom’s vow ends with a comic line about taking the bride for cook and washer.
A visiting child from a country town learns from her cousin near an orphan asylum why many children reside there. The hostess explains that orphans live there and that Mr and Mrs Orphan are both dead, revealing a somber origin of the place.
A British government committee urges marking all celluloid articles with inflammable to prevent fires. It notes a Moore Lane blaze that killed nine girl workers and calls for public control of manufacture and storage. The report stresses user ignorance and compares large storage risks to gasoline.
A historical note states that corns and warts disappear when treated with Holloway's Corn Cure without leaving a scar.
A Philadelphia Ledger excerpt notes lichen and moss resist drying, revive after watering, and endure artificial drying. A German scientist revived moss after eighteen months, prompting questions about why these plants withstand dryness beyond typical limits.
Miss Fann Crosby, the blind hymn writer, was 94 on March 24. She authored about 700 hymns, including Jesus Keep Me Near the Cross and Safe in the Arms of Jesus. The note suggests she wrote two hymns weekly since she could write.
The dialogue notes Mrs Crabshaw recalling earlier times when the Crabshaws silently opposed motor cars before they could afford one. The exchange suggests cautious attitudes toward automotive adoption in a past era.
A health ad claims limited human energy and warns of headaches, weak eyes, indigestion, and fatigue from nervous strain. It touts Dr Chase's Nerve Food as restoring lost nerve energy if users reduce worry and adopt rest and the product use to improve health and vigor.
A mother finds her son Willie contorting and tumbling on the dining room floor after he forgets to shake his medicine. He explains he strapped himself up to awaken the dose inside him, insisting it is all right.
A sequence of old style courteous lines expressing apologies for interruptions and offers of personal favors. The speaker pledges to grant favors and contrasts generosity with stinginess, invoking Mr. Brown in a private, genteel exchange.
Mr. Robert Wilson of Hardfield N J touts the Gin Pills claiming great relief from backache and rheumatism. He recommends the pills to sufferers and notes a price of 50c per box or 2 for $2.50 with a free sample offer from National Drug & Chemical Co. of Canada Limited Toronto.
A Los Angeles Methodist congregation plans a nine story church building costing 750000. It will include a restaurant gymnasium 350 bedrooms and shower baths with a roof garden and courts. An auditorium for 2500 will host services six nights of lectures concerts and other events. Billiard rooms social halls and a nursery will be open to the public managed by Pastor Dr Selesman described as first century Christianity with twentieth century action.
Bourg Louis Que special report describes Robert J. Pyle a farmer near ere who suffered rheumatism and kidney trouble for about a year. After using one box of Dodd’s Kidney Pills he claims a complete cure with no recurrence. The ad asserts Dodd’s Kidney Pills cure sick kidneys and rheumatic symptoms tied to kidney illness.
A London Standard piece muses on historic practice of reimbursing state outlays by leasing warships for civilian use. It notes Elizabeth I profited from naval profits when ships doubled as merchantmen and suggests a modern government might benefit similarly from sharing warship use and earnings.
A family note about lingering coughs and colds is paired with a dialogue where a mother worries Laura will not become a great pianist. The judge comments on the scene noting Laura must skip a music lesson for a dentist appointment.
A probate task reveals the executor must settle the clock maker’s estate. The speaker notes it can be a gentle job, but the duty requires closing out all affairs.
In St. Petersburg Russia a massive four engine aeroplane has flown repeatedly. It spans 88 feet with a 1 400 square foot wing area and weighs 6 400 pounds. Capable of carrying its crew and ten passengers, it holds enough fuel for 26 hours and extra load for 176 pounds. Four 100 horsepower motors drive four propellers for propulsion.
The King of Bow mania will wed his daughter Princess Elizabeth to the Crown Prince of Greece. A dowry of at least £200000 is promised, with an annual £8000 income for Elizabeth. The Sigmaringen Hohenzollers family is noted as very wealthy and will inherit a share of the father's fortune, estimated at £53000.
An advertisement asserts internal parasites harm children and hinder growth. It promotes Miller's Worm Powder as a universal remedy said to cure worms in any form, claiming it prevents suffering and life danger for the child and eases the mother's anxiety.
The passage urges cultivating kind feelings and optimistic thoughts to improve mood and appearance. It links cheerful speech and smiling with a brighter world, noting these practices are not in cosmetic guides but enhance one’s complexion by softening demeanor and facial expression.
A mother from Memramcook West New Brunswick praises Baby's Own Tablets for teething colic constipation and indigestion after ten years of use for her many children. Tabs cost 24 cents a box and are sold by medicine dealers or mail order from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
Testimonies from multiple users claim relief from acute bronchitis neuralgia and chronic rheumatism after applying Minarius Minard liniments. Locations cited include Bay of Islands Springhill New Brunswick and Albert Co. Nova Scotia. Names mentioned are J M Campbell WM Daniels and Geo Tingley.
A playful exchange unfolds as a woman in a telegram scene receives a modest diamond ring. The fiancé teases that love is blind, while she quips that the stone is not very brilliant, sparking a lighthearted domestic moment.
A light exchange notes a woman aging with wit and a playful shrug at life. The dialogue hints at self acceptance and humor as she faces time with resilience.
An old time liniment named Nerviline sells as a fast acting remedy for lumbago back strain and sciatic pain. The advertisement touts painless application without skin staining or burning and promotes a 50 cent family bottle with a 15 cent trial size.
The new Albanian flag appears in Vienna showing red and black vertical stripes with a central white star. The eagle from the Albanian arms is absent, differing from the prince's banner in heraldic imagery.
Marie notes that Maud and Jack mock their father as if he runs a continuous performance house, a joke that has echoed for two years in their conversations.
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