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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 27, 1926
Page
7
Joanna grapples with money power and a banker’s influence as Brandon courts her while she navigates a new, unsettled life. She faces distrust, dependence on a banked fortune, and the lure of independence, with the driver, chauffeur, and street scene highlighting the gamble she has entered.
A Hamilton Ontario farmer's wife shares a testimonial praising Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Liver Pills after severe menopausal symptoms. She says early bottles revived her strength and appetite and urges other women to try the remedies, noting easy access through druggists.
Major-General Sir Desmond O Cal laghan, aged eighty four, begins a thousand mile voyage up the Amazon hoping to bring back two piraya specimens to London. The trip will total about 14000 miles. He warns the voracious fish will eat a person who falls into the water and notes natives have been eaten by them. The piraya is a small perch like fish.
Workmen dig near St. Olave's in Tooley Street London Bridge yard seeking remnants of early English king Harold Harefoot who died in 1040. Authorities note St. Olave's graveyard long linked to Harold, son of Canute, with the church dating back over nine centuries. Edmonton shipper sent a quarter million rabbit skins to New York, mostly bought by boys at five cents each and sold for about ten cents, after costs, yielding profit.
Mrs Emma C Gibson of Island Pond Vermont recounts severe eczema that started on the scalp then spread to limbs with swelling and pain. After using Cuticura Soap and Ointment she reports complete improvement within two to three months and notes a free sample offer by mail.
English papers credit Lord Birkenhead with the most expensive joke in history regarding Sir Robert Houston. Houston, a wealthy shipowner who died in Jersey, allegedly left Birkenhead a large fortune in a will later probated in which the widow is the chief beneficiary.
The University of California library houses 5,000 volumes once owned by Emperor Maximilian Archduke of Austria. The collection passed through Don Jose Maria Andrade after Maximilian's death, was bought at a Leipzig auction in 1869 by Hubert Howe Bancroft, and joined the Bancroft Library before 1901. The listing also notes Kellogg's Asthma Remedy claims.
For the first time in banking history a cheque of 1000 dollars drawn by Gen. G Harbord in favor of the United States Radio Corporation will be honored if not legally blocked. The transfer used Marconi London HQ facilities via Captain Richard H Ranger’s wireless system.
Four horse drawn stage coaches reappear in England to rival motor cars. Regular Brighton to London trips attract travelers preferring old time travel. The Berkeley coach, celebrated at Richmond and Olympia shows, operates on the Brighton London route reviving horse transport.
Dr J D Levine of Washington DC argues blue eyes signal health. He notes babies and many animals born blue eyed but color changes due to inherited illness. He cites sailors and hardy groups like old country Irish and Scandinavians as commonly blue eyed.
An advertisement extols Baby's Own Tablets as the safe non opiate remedy for newborns and children. A Ontario mother testimonial praises three healthy kids and endorses the product which claims to regulate digestion, ease fever and colds, and is sold for 25 cents per box by The Dr Williams' Medicine Co. Brockville Ontario.
Digest of brief moral maxims and quotes urging humble, steady work and charity. The collection includes lines from Ecclesiastes, Kingsley, MacDonald, and remarks on wealth and modest comforts. It presents reflections on duty, providence, and everyday usefulness.
The 1925 Soldier Settlement Board report shows 30 846 veterans placed on land and $165 750 831 advanced, with $22 834 104 repaid. Of the advances, $408 803 went to Indian soldier settlement.
A Harvard University professor discusses human origins noting close structural similarity to apes and identifying Siwalik ape fossils as near relatives. He suggests an origin between Mongolia and the Himalayas in the early Miocene about two million years ago when upright posture began in the common ancestor.
The sailor, the soldier, the fisherman, the lumberman and all who face injury and the elements will find in Dr. Thomas Eclectric a true faithful friend. It eases pain relieves colds dresses wounds subdues lumbago and overcomes rheumatism. It should have a place in home medicines and be taken on journeys.
The Salem News argues for an auto armistice day noting that automobile deaths surpass World War fatalities with a current toll of 223 500. It warns the death toll rose last year by 2 5 percent to 24 000 and questions when such a day might be begun.
A vintage ad touts Holloway's Corn Remover as relief for corns causing painful walking. The passage also features a brief, culturally flavored aside about a statue of liberty and a French-American cultural note.
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