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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Nov 02, 1911
Page
3
An old colored man attempts to join a stylish city church and, after being discouraged, returns to try again. He recounts praying for twenty years with no luck, and the narrator relays his persistence and the social setting.
An advertisement touts electric oil as a universal cure for colds and inflammation. It claims rapid relief from bronchial irritation, cough, and recurring attacks, asserting the oil strengthens the immune response and ends throat irritation.
A Courier Journal quotation shows a senator debating time in Washington. He jokes about unpacking his trunk while noting a recall concern affecting his term. The exchange reflects political theater around tenure and accountability.
An old warning notes that ointments for catarrh containing mercury are unsafe. It cautions buyers to avoid such products and to seek Hall's Catarrh Cure by Cheney & Co, claiming it contains no mercury and is taken internally to affect the blood and mucous membranes.
A Washington Herald passage notes a change in a daughter described as no longer peninsive but expensive, with a cheeky line about needing lawn for a dress or a front yard implying social or financial concerns.
Constipation in children signals possible illness and causes suffering. Baby's Own Tablets claim to keep the stomach sweet and bowels regular without pain. A Ontario mother reports quick relief for her constipated baby, recommending this medicine from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co. Brockville at 25 cents a box.
A Washington Star quote notes distrust over price disparities. A man with many troubles asks what qualifies as a grievance and points to a two cent stamp or $20,000 to retrieve it, illustrating broader concerns about costs and access.
Subbubs questions Nexdore about hens in his garden claiming they belong to the Maud breed. Nexdore denies knowledge of the Maud breed and questions the assertion. The exchange appears in the Philadelphia Ledger as a light local quip or humorous note.
A mother recalls her two week old son covered in red spots and relentless itching. After failed medical advice a Cuticure regimen brought relief within months, with the infant’s groin arms and back areas clearing up.
The Detroit Journal and the News operatives staged a hoax alleging a Benz automobile Co branch would open in Detroit at Mack and Caniff avenues opposite Lozier park. The Journal exposed the ruse noting errors like Deventer in Holland, nonintersecting streets, and wordplay that translates to larceny.
The squire's son, newly ordained, faces nerves as he conducts the morning service in his native village. He ends with satisfaction and tells the old clerk it went well. The clerk praises the effort but notes the parson never gives the evening service in the morning.
A ship captain arrives from the South with a curious cargo listing lemons oranges eggs and three cases of yellow fever. The port officer presses for declarations and the captain tries to bluff his way through a near international incident.
The piece describes artificial snails sold as real in France, made from second-hand shells filled with beef lung and sealed with fat. The method reproduces shells for restaurants, using genuine shells repeatedly, making the fraud hard to detect when properly prepared.
A Washington Evening Star quotation frames a humor moment about wealth and fame. A matter-of-fact speaker contrasts choosing between being asked for a cheque book or an autograph, highlighting a playful view of success.
A friend recounts a story of Jones quitting a railway position to start a greengrocer business. Robinson, a former colleague, mocked him as a fool but admitted he planned to start a venture and that others knew it. The exchange ends with Jones challenging Robinson and the latter replying he would have acted the same if he had known.
At a Des Moines dinner Senator Cummins criticized a government contract as unfair. He compared it to a farmer leasing land to a laborer with one fourth of the crop, only to find the farmer receiving nothing while the laborer delivered three large loads to his own barn. He argued the contract would reap no benefit for the farmer.
Socrates lifts the cup and asks what it is. Hemlock is offered and explained. He dismisses concern, imagining it another of Xantippe's coffee substitutes.
Mrs. Jos Cheff of Peveril Canadian woman suffered rheumatism neuralgia headaches and heart palpitations. After reading cures others found relief with Dodd's Kidney Pills she left bed and did housework taking twelve boxes and recovered fully. Thousands of Canadian women endorse the remedy.
Remove one letter from each given phrase to reveal a sequence: an adjective pleasing to the people followed by a tree, an opening followed by a shore, the steering apparatus followed by a tree, a written law followed by an image.
If one be troubled with corns and warts he will find in Holloway's Corn Cure an application that will entirely relieve suffering.
A short, dramatic note discusses public fear of surgery for piles and the belief that only a surgeon's knife can cure. It emphasizes lack of knowledge and possible medical ignorance.
A testimonial claims Dr Chase's Ointment relieves itching and burning from piles and even cures in one week when surgery was advised. Mawer of Roden Man says he was cured after six years of itching and failed doctors' prescriptions. The ad urges regular use for lasting results and lists price per box.
Agricultural colleges agree the soil life rests in its phosphorus content and must be supplied as it exhausts. The idea extends to mental vigor, suggesting the brain’s phosphorus sustains thought and energy.
In a Kansas City Journal retelling, a retriever heroically reenters a burning house to rescue a child, then reappears burned and obsessed with an unknown prize. The crowd jokes the dog sought the fire policy wrapped in a damp towel as the reason.
The advertisement touts Parmelee's Vegetable Pills as a safe cure for indigestion and stomach liver and kidney derangements. It claims thousands have found relief after other remedies failed and offers numerous testimonials supporting their efficacy.
The Canadian Pacific Railway announces Fraser Canyon Hotel is reopened through October 15 after thorough renovation and refurnishing. It is now on par with other CP mountain hotels for accommodation and is expected to attract tourists due to its prime location.
An on sale auto jack adjusts from ground to vertical by a screw, lifting front and rear axles together. Also promoted is Hamlin Wizard Oil to soothe tired feet at night, promising relief by morning.
A dramatic moment unfolds as the hero kneels beside the dying heroine while the orchestra sighs. A voice from the gallery utters a grim relief, signaling an ending that blends tragedy with theatrical irony.
Western states run aggressive campaigns to attract agriculture mining and industry, prompting Illinois officials to warn of population loss. Editor notes reliance on publicity ink and urges modern campaigns to compete and attract settlers and industries nationwide.
Fringe details appear on evening gowns using pushon cords in bright gold and silver as well as antique metal tones. Retailers anticipate high demand for fringe effects through the fall and winter seasons.
An expert calls Zam-Buk the most wonderful discovery of recent years noting it kills microbes and halts smarting when applied to wounds and skin diseases. He cites rapid tissue regeneration beneath the surface and permanent cures as proof. A Montreal man reports long eczema cure after Zam-Buk use. druggists sell it for 50c with free trial offer from Zam-Buk Co. Toronto.
In a Toledo Daily Blade item the writer mocks changing social mores. A lover once kneels in ardor, now offers himself as calmly as passing chocolates. A comic exchange asks why the orchestra plays between acts, answering to guide the audience’s exit.
A $50 reward is offered for information on the missing William Eddleston a 2 year old man of weak intellect with whiskers and moustache who left his home June 1 1911 in Winnipeg Any information should be sent to the anxious parents at 607 Manitoba Avenue Winnipeg.
The Stites Signal condemns the Kooskia Mountaineer editor H E O'Donnell for a caustic April 28 1911 column about a recent Stites Kooskia baseball game. The piece mocks Kooskia and preserves local rivalry while defending Stites against slanderous remarks.
The article recounts John Meikle’s wrongful sheep stealing conviction in New Zealand. After seven years served and an act reversing the verdict passed, Parliament awarded him 12 500 pounds rather than 25,000. Meikle spent years seeking justice to clear his name amid a neighbor’s false testimony.
A wry dialogue explains that court dissolution of a trust is a solution to the trust question. The father notes the issue remains in essence even when the visible form disappears, likening it to sugar dissolved in water.
A fragment shows a conversation with a girl asking about birthplace. The line "And were you born in India" prompts "U wea" and "What part" implying a misunderstanding or miscommunication. The snippet hints at identity questions within a visit context.
A Lindsay Ontario reader praises Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Lydia E. Pinkham's Liver Pills after overcoming severe female health issues. The letter endorses the product as a standard remedy for displacements inflammation ulcers irregularities backache and nervous prostration, urging others to try it before surgery.
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