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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 28, 1914
Page
3
An herbalist advertises a $5 delivery by registered post for Alver's Three Hours' Tape Worm Remedy. The copy claims the product never fails and is painless, urging readers to write Alver at 501 Sherbourne Street, Toronto Ontario.
Workmen dismantling an old palace near the citadel in Cairo uncovered a large oculptoed case containing treasure. The trove includes ancient Aravdian manuscripts, magnificent silver and bronze mosque lamps, cups, and carpets dating to the era of the Arabic Boogeo’s Uleime.
An exchange recalls a brother with crooked eyes and a possible infirmity. One speaker insists the eyes are honest though they do not look straight, highlighting distrust and derision in a colloquial Scottish exchange.
The article notes President Wilson, keen on self reliance, wrote the Thanksgiving proclamation on a typewriter establishing a precedent. It describes fast drafting, stamping, and signatures, plus how copies are archived and distributed to newspapers.
After a decade of use, Dr J D Kellogg’s remedy is praised as the sole relief for a grateful user and described as a leading asthma remedy. The ad proclaims its universal effectiveness and enduring fame as the best asthma specific accessible to sufferers.
Natives of Anam south of China within the French protectorate construct strong light boats without nails screws or bolts. Sampans consist of five planks joined by mortises of paired eyelets and rattan binding. Joints calked with plant fibre and reinforced by cross-lapping boards render the craft watertight from end to end.
The text notes a consensus on the ten greatest inventions of the last twenty five years: the electric furnace, steam turbine, gasoline automobile, motion pictures, aeroplane, wireless telegraphy, induction coil, linotype, electric welding, and the cyanide gold extraction process. It then suggests safety razor users should organize.
Druggists guarantee PAZO OINTMENT cures itching bleeding or prolapsed piles in 6 to 14 days with first application giving relief. If it fails you get your money back. The ad notes a 50 cent price and cites Thomas C Logan of Philadelphia with a joke about tender hearts from a restaurant menu.
In a New York World excerpt a tired woman challenges Meandering Mike to perform a flawless tasting of a whole meal. He vows to endure a full course without finding fault while the hostess offers a seat at the table and asks if he wants a haircut, prompting a humorous exchange about impartiality.
The Bulletin of the National Acclimatization Society of France records a white swan that glowed at night from July to October last year. Other lake birds could not be seen after dark, attributed to fungal spores on feathers.
St. Rose du Lac Manitoba reports Mrs D J Bourbonierre praised Dodd's Kidney Pills after suffering kidney related fatigue headaches back pain and nervousness. She says after four boxes she is a well woman again and attributes recovery to kidney health restored by the medicine.
At Brimstone Corner two young urchins exchange chatter about a scarlet fever diagnosis. The first questions the red hair, while the second explains the fever has settled in his head.
The ox in Portugal is used for transport and shod like a horse, though its cloven hoof requires two semi circular shoes per foot. The process is guarded by strong precautions as the beast can kick with great power. A wooden frame and straps suspend the animal above rollers during farriery.
A joke recounts a politician’s repeated failures to attend a ball in town. He ascends the hotel steps only to be kicked down by the door-keeper, then repeats the climb and fall multiple times. He concludes the crowd does not want him at the event.
Amos T. Smith of Port Hood Island reports a severe leg injury with a large swelling above the knee. He applied Minard’s Liniment, which stopped the pain and reduced the swelling quickly, praising its effectiveness.
A Baltimore reader asks about payment for telegraph messages. The clerk replies that payment is required in advance and explains why messages cannot be sent on tick.
The exchange shows Crawford asking about feelings when told a certain action is improper and Crabshaw replying he feels like doing it. It captures a brief conversational moment highlighting impulsive reaction and social constraint.
The Chicago Journal notes a thief could steal from a large corporation for years while the firm remained too occupied to notice. The quoted exchange highlights the irony of the long untraced plunder and the corporation’s own busy operations masking the crime.
A Daily Express quote argues the aggressive minority misrepresents public sentiment, noting that the minority often appears to reflect the majority despite contrary evidence. The remark underscores skepticism toward minority-led interpretations of public will.
An advertisement touts Nerviline as a rapid cure for neuralgia and related pains. Testimonies from G C Dalgleish of Evanston claim it stops neuralgia in a minute and aids chest colds sore throat coughs earache and cramps with a 50 cent family bottle listed.
A quip about mining stocks ends with a rasping gag. Benny notes Grey is filing a complaint, while Denny teases that the stock rise will favor one party and not the other.
Dialog captures a formal question from a parent about a marriage proposal. The suitor responds simply that love motivates him, showing a timeless exchange between courtship and family approval. The brief vignette foregrounds affection as the central motive.
Daniel F Frase of Bridgeville New York says after twenty years with kidney and bladder trouble he was treated by many doctors with little relief. He credits Gin Pills after using four boxes and reports a cure. 50c a box six for 2 50. Free sample if you write National Drug & Chemical Co Canada Limited Toronto.
Fragment from a dialogue notes belief that love can resemble illness. One character agrees with a physician's view, calling it a rask nature. The exchange hints at a cautious view of romance and its effects on the body.
A playful quip on learning golf notes that striking at the ball and missing hinges on the speaker’s word choice. It highlights how frustration colors language used to describe errant shots.
A bishop visiting a friend's home with two daughters jokes about being a fisher of men. A fisherman replies the bait is right. The note promotes Miller's Worm Powders as a pleasant, safe remedy to clear worms, warning of vomiting only as cleansing.
A parish vicar advertised for an organist and music teacher and received a reply that begins Dear Sir I notice that you have a vacancy for an organist and music teacher either hy or gentleman Having been both for several years I beg to apply for the position.
A courtroom exchange shows a defendant questioned on fitness for confinement as the judge contemplates sending him to the house of correction. The man responds with a blunt taunt, prompting the judge to consider legal remedies.
The French government will fund repairs to Longwood at St Helena where Napoleon Bonaparte died. Readiness of the site is shown by a report noting cows stalled in the former bedchamber of the fallen emperor.
Louise claims her husband enjoys prosperity while Laura argues it is misread as wheat. The exchange hints at domestic misunderstandings about wealth and crops in a light, humorous tone.
An advertising claim for Putnam's Painless Corn Extractor promises painless treatment of any corn including hard soft or bleeding. The product supposedly acts in twenty four hours and is priced at 25 cents.
A fragment shows a rural visitor asking about work on a farm and how civil codes apply to farming life in New York. The dialogue hints at practical concerns and legal context without full details.
A newly married man, poor but honest, marries the daughter of a rich merchant. He boasts he will not bend the truth even during the marriage ceremony. He repeats the vow with solemnity, while a slip of the tongue adds humor to his pledge.
A brief note reports a person saying the money was taken with the plan to put it back. The text also mocks a supervisor’s claim that ignorance of basic finance suffices as an excuse.
Tax assessor asks asked readers in Philadelphia about plans if wealth reached a million dollars. The Ledger frames the prompt as a civic reflection on wealth and future choices.
British manufacturers supply 90 percent of cycles imported into Japan, reflecting strong export demand. The statistic highlights the prominence of UK bike firms in the Japanese market and suggests ongoing trade ties and industrial capacity.
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