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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 16, 1907
Page
2
A testimonial from Francis Penolt of Avaee Man describes Zam-Huk curing two-year eczema after trying many remedies. The ad extols Zam-Buk as antiseptic for wounds and skin troubles, offering 50¢ a box or six boxes for $2.50 plus mail options to Toronto.
A pigeon post is organized between Antigua and Montserrat to supplement the weak post and telegraph service, providing an alternative communication link between the West Indian islands.
An advertisement touts Dr Williams Pink Pills as a cure for rheumatism and blood disorders. It features a testimonial from Horace Plante of Sorel Quebec describing years of pain and recovery after using six boxes, with a marketing claim the pills purify blood and treat related ailments. The notice invites purchases from Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
The article notes Pre'oia becoming a fashionable residence for Transvaal mining and financial leaders. It warns of periodic illnesses like cholera and dysentery among some residents, urging water and diet precautions and touting Kelloge's Dysentery Cordis as a summer remedy. It also mentions a South Dakota woman agreeing to supply English lords with 2,000 prairie dogs to combat rabbits on preserves.
The first Union flag was raised on January 1 1776 over Cambridge camp, featuring thirteen white and red stripes with the English cross in one corner.
A British expert argues that exploiting one fish type more than another can drive valuable species from the North Sea. As catch methods favor the duller species, plaice may be displaced by inferior ones, altering the sea’s balanced yield.
The article recounts a string of mysterious deaths linked to the Dreyfus affair, naming Lemercier-Picard Feliz Faure Captain Attel Kocher Barreme Larra gevoel Lorraineau Munier and others as alleged victims. It links these deaths to claims of guilt and espionage surrounding Captain Dreyfus and notes lingering suspicions of a revenge-driven fate.
A collection of admonitory lines on money, youth, effort, social rules, and dress. It contrasts folly with action and warns against neglect of personal presentation as people age. The prose blends maxims about striving, invitations, and vanity with a call to improve habits and outlook.
A broker notes twelve jurors in a criminal case form a unique, intense bond. They differ in tastes and temperaments yet endure days together under pressure, revealing new traits, arguing and reconciling, creating lasting friendship beyond ordinary ties.
The excerpt argues that men in demanding, mentally draining roles need rest to endure long careers. It suggests occasional bed rest or a nap to reduce nervous weariness and cites a quote attributed to Wm Ham Matthews about storing energy.
A blond man jokes about his appearance echoing Raphael by saying he has a face like one of the painter's angels. The jealous brunette responds that Raphael’s angels were painted, seeding a sly exchange.
A terse wartime style quip reports a wife eloping with the chauffeur. The husband notes relief that he will not bear the news to her that the cook bag left, a line reflecting quick, dark humor.
Extracts from Longfellow's Letters describe a Dominican friars dinner at San Clemente with Archbishop Manning and Italian guests, followed by a coffee room anecdote about an inquisitor and a witty exchange about fires. A Lowell Thackeray supper is recounted as a lively, late evening gathering with port and banter.
An old sea captain describes a vast, centuries-old seaweed mass drifting in the north Atlantic near 56 west, 22 to 28 north. He notes its unanchored nature and cites competing theories about its origin from rocks, northern shores, or a present independent roaming mass.
A barber notes that beard growth reflects a man's daily life. He explains sunlight and desk position influence hair growth, with side-light effects prompting one man to rotate his desk. He also says late hours raise shaving frequency due to increased body activity and blood circulation.
A London Spectator note reflects on fog at sea dulling bell buoy and whistling buoy sounds. It explains sound direction becomes unreliable in fog due to wave interference and lack of visual coordination. The eye normally aids hearing, but in fog the ear must rely on itself.
A 1890 Pall Mall Gazette contest elicited a reader letter faulting the Southeastern railway as the worst in the world. The correspondent abuses its engines, lamps, fares, carriages, and stations, calling the line a furnace in summer and a snow trap in winter, ending with a quip about Dantean horrors.
A man at the bar responds noncommittally to a court question asking if he is guilty or not. He declares guilt on one of two conditions and questions the role of the jury.
The Right Rev Daniel Tuttle and his wife were loudly announced as the bishop of Misery and Mrs Tuttle during a formal conference at Lambeth Palace London. The incident drew attention as a pejorative jibe aimed at the state and its church leadership.
A quirky dialogue unfolds with Mr Jellus and a talking tie. The exchange centers on a photographed portrait and notions of memory and self. The humor hinges on mistaken identity and the tie’s wry observations about hair and time.
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The Ontario mayor cites William Osler urging sanitation reform in small towns and rural districts. He argues typhoid shows wrongs in Canada’s approach and calls for a $4 million sewer program with Ontario contributing $1 million, to modernize rural drains and towns.
The passage explains electrons as divisions of the atom and notes their composing role. It draws an analogy comparing electrons to particles floating in the air inside a church, illustrating their relation to atoms and their divisibility.
A Victorian tale recalls Lord Stanhope aiding a gentle highwayman by leaving 100 guineas in a tree as collateral for repayment. Years later a banquet introduces the same man, now a financier, sending back the loan with a charity note and a signed promise. The city magistrate links the two figures.
An old advertisement promotes Enlish Spavin Liniment claiming to remove hard lumps and blemishes from horses and ease various ailments including coughs and sore throat. It touts blood cleansing effects and offers a $50 discount on a bottle claiming miraculous results and warranting effectiveness.
The Amir stated there is nothing in Freemasonry opposed to Mohammedanism on returning from In lis, addressing displeased mullahs. Parents buy Mother Graves Worm Exterminator as a safe medicine for children and a proven worm expeller.
A caravan of about fifty gypsies arrived at Maubeuge near Paris amid widespread alarm among residents. Police decide to arrest all members following the incident.
Hon H R Emmerson, Minister of Railways and Canals, is a prominent Maritime figure. He is son in law of the late Charles B Record founder of Record Foundry and Machine Co. whose works span Montreal and Moncton with sales branches across Canada in Moncton Montreal Toronto Winnipeg Calgary and Vancouver.
A testimonial from Mrs. EB Vanderburgh of St. Catharines Ontario proclaims Dr Chase's Nerve Food cured her heart trouble nervousness cramps and twitching muscles after twenty one years. The ad claims iron plus restoratives enrich blood and strengthen nerves and says the product is mildly laxative and tonic. It lists prices and distributors in Toronto.
The Louvre houses a skeleton tied to a notorious history. Suleiman el Aleby, Arab assassin who killed Kleber, faced a brutal sentence: right hand burned, impalement, and exposure to birds. He endured the tortures with remarkable calm, showing Araab fatalism and stoic invincibility in the face of pain.
A northern storm over the California Alps creates long white banners of snow shaped by wind and sun. The pennant like figures arise from snow loosened in crevices blown to the mountain’s south, a rare phenomenon linked to mountain curvature and ice action.
An old advertisement extols Thomas’ Electric Oil as an Elixir of Life, claiming it cures pain and body ailments. The copy asserts sixteen NYC phone calls per second and praises the oil’s six essential oils blended for concentrated healing in treating lumbago rheumatism and related pains.
A government report shows 374 company charters issued during 1906. The data lists the total number of charters granted and reflects widespread incorporation activity across industries.
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