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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 28, 1908
Page
7
Hartford Ontario resident Mr. G. W. Martin, chair leader at St. Pauls Episcopal Church, credits Peruna with curing long standing catarrh after tried remedies failed. He says five bottles cleared all traces of catarrh and he has breathed easily for months.
An old pineapple grower claims pineapple juice damages leather, noting a piece dropped into juice is eaten away rapidly. He says the juice greatly affects the larynx and offers dramatic demonstrations in the Indianapolis News.
A short-note claim touts Holloway Gei Cure as a remedy for coin troubles and warts, promising complete relief of suffering.
In a dialogue from Pick Me Up, the Wife explains FT arranged the nurse to protect the children in parks and streets, while she insists she did not choose the arrangement. The exchange centers on who initiated the nurse’s employment and the motive of safeguarding the children.
Catarrh cure claims internal action on blood and mucous surfaces. Endorsed by physicians, with testimonials available. Sent by F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio. Includes mention of Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
A pair of clipped quips from Detroit Free Press and Chicago Tribune discuss a quiet theater outing and a boastful mother calling her son well behaved. The exchange features Mrs Nokker Highsome and Mrs Hige in a lighthearted exchange about propriety and family reputation.
The text argues evolution as guided change not random fate, aligning science with divine activity. It posits intelligent beings on many planets and our role as agents within a cosmic scheme, emphasizing cooperation with the Divinity. It suggests future science may illuminate life’s origin.
The Cat Journal describes settlers digging caves in the riverbank with sod walls and tree branch roofs as they waited for houses. Elizabeth Hard aided her husband by fetching mortar water and sawing. Seeing a cat bring a large rabbit solved their midday food shortage.
Edwin Jones arrives at his best girl's house but she is absent. An eight year old brother answers the door. Edwin asks after her and learns she is in front of a mirror blushing and whispering to it about the sudden meeting.
An infection tale from Constantinople describes a dog entering from an infected district spreading cholera. A chow was kept by a dragoman, then hours later the animal and his family fell ill, triggering a citywide outbreak that even reached the sultan's palace.
A cleric offers solace to a widow claiming she made her husband happy in life. The widow responds that her late husband, Jack, was in heaven until his death, as a judge notes in the exchange.
A dialogue snippet reveals a man asks if his lover could accept a fortune through a deathbed marriage. She questions the morality and responds with conditional affection. The exchange hints at motives and loyalty amid a dubious scheme.
In a London Tit-Pits column fragment, Wedderton and Singleton-Have debate who to call the body. The speaker confirms plans to use the name chosen by his wife.
A textual fragment discusses impressions and signets with religious symbolism. The language notes that early impressions fade while later ones may imitate or erode the original design. The passage centers on interpretive questions of authenticity in markings.
An 1890s style ad extols Zam-Buk salve as a cure for pimples ulcers and skin eruptions claiming it reaches the root of disease through the skin with herbal juices. Customer Miss Ellen Smith of Toronto praises rapid clearing of facial disfigurement after use. Also mentions Zam-Buk Soap and emphasizes no animal fat content.
Advertises Baby's Own Tablets as quick relief for infants and young children common complaints such as constipation colic indigestion diarrhoea worms teething troubles. Claims no narcotics and cites a government analyst. Customer testimonial from Mrs Ronald F Seafield of Palmer Rapids Ontario and purchase through medicine dealers or by mail from The Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario. A light cartoon dialogue about cooking follows.
English Spavin Liniment advertised to remove all lumps and rheumatic issues in horses and claims to cure blood spavin curbe splints ringbone sweeney and other ailments. The ad offers a discount on one bottle and includes a humorous Life magazine quote about marriage from a little girl.
A reader testimonial extols Minard's Liniment as the best in use claiming it cured a severely jammed foot after a bath and left it well the next day. The note is signed T. G. McMullen.
A terse courtroom exchange features Phil Sopher and a discouraged friend as the judge weighs a proverb about chickens returning to roost after laying eggs in another’s barn.
A humorous vignette features two workmen John and Pat squaring off in wit as they trade measurement quips. The short exchange puns on yardage and shirts, contrasted with a classic joke style from the Ladies' Home Journal.
A family in Ancona reported a sequence of supernatural happenings in their home. Milk and wine appeared from floors, a pear vanished from a locked sideboard, a cup of coffee and milk materialized, and a book on spiritualism was hurled and reaffixed to a wall.
Vienna dispatch reports a ministry of the interior order imposing a 50 bellers tax on late night chemist purchases between 10 pm and 6 am. The aim is to deter nocturnal shopping and shift drug-buying to daytime hours, with urgent cases exempted. Chemists agree to let night assistants keep collected sums as compensation for extra work.
The item notes foreign press discussion of royal funerals costs. It cites Alexander the Great’s funeral at five million dollars with a solid gold coffin, Emperor William’s burial at one hundred twenty five thousand, Grand Duke Nicholas flowers totaling two hundred thousand, Carnot flowers three hundred fifty thousand, and Wellington in 1852 at three hundred fifty nine thousand for a famed nineteenth century ceremony.
A New York Press debate cites a Cag maker on disposing of old flags as new states join the union. Cheap printed flags are discarded, while expensive ones are reworked by adding the new star to a modified union design. The craftsman suggests reimagining the emblem with the eagle centrally featured.
The Glasgow Herald notes the Nu Spetin Leag of Amurrika has added seventy five words to English. It cites examples like tizis tung and eg spelt with one g, and mocks words such as agast and gard. The piece claims about sixty more wobble words exist but cannot fit in one paragraph.
Lord George Sanger, a veteran London showman and former president of the Showmen's Guild for eighteen years, reflects on his life from Wiltshire roots to a peepshow past and navy service. He lauds modern showmen, recalls early laws, rivalries, and charitable peers, and jests about royal scrutiny of a white elephant pantomime.
British East African natives testified at the inquiry into Englishman Thomas London s killing. A witness described London being hacked with knives and an Arab sword. blood-stained hand marks on a boundary stone aided the body s discovery. Five natives were convicted and sentenced to death.
A short observed note on partridge behavior describing how coveys settle in a preferred clover patch or rough grass and thistles each September. The birds show strong devotion to mates and to chosen locations, with family bonds lasting while affection endures despite frequent disturbances.
A Saskatchewan Agriculture report shows three year averages of flaxseed and wheat yields per acre. Flaxseed averaged about twelve bushels per acre while wheat averaged about nineteen and a half bushels. Flaxseed prices reached up to 1.38 per bushel, wheat prices were exceptionally high, with market factors noted as unusual but potentially temporary.
A San Francisco Star item notes a suitor declaring love for a daughter while the father resists bringing family troubles, reflecting sharp wit and social etiquette in a brief society vignette.
An advertisement touts Laxativi Brom Qunin tablets as a cold cure in one day with refunds if it fails. The box bears E W Groves signature and price is 25 cents. A Philadelphia newlywed anecdote follows about a wife asking for butter and being offered roll butter, she clarifies they want it on toast for breakfast.
A physician posted a humorous lost and found notice describing his dog as “strayed” and noting it had been used in experiments with poisons. the dog returned the next day. The Times also reports Queen Alexandra’s visit to a boy crying beside a fat old lady, the girl remarking about the boy’s stomach not handling buns.
The ad argues treating a cold starts with excretory organs and warns sluggish bowels. It promotes Dr A W Chase's Kidney Liver Pills for prompt action on liver kidneys and bowels to expel poisons and cure colds. Available 25 cents a box from Edmonson Bates Co Toronto with Dr A W Chase portrait and signature on each box.
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