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A satirical exchange about a columnist who answers women's questions. The editor figures the writer’s advice will affect how women manage breath and onions, prompting playful claims the paper will shape behavior.
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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Nov 02, 1911
Page
6
Parmelese Vegetable Pill Named Favorite Across Public
An advertisement praising Parmelese's Vegetable Pill as a longstanding, highly valued standard remedy earns public credence. A brief personal anecdote follows about a four year old cousin reacting to a nail filing with a ticklish request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parmelese
Bear Island Merchant Praises Minard Liniment
A Bear Island trader writes Aug 26 1903 praising Minard's Liniment Co limited products. The letter notes heavy demand and states the liniment outclasses rivals, with the trader mentioning thirteen years in business and that only Minard's sells itself. W A Hagerman signs the note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bear Island
Minard’s Liniment Co., Limited
Minard
W. A. Hagerman
Benevolent Lady Asks for Wood Sawing
A weary wayfarer declines to saw wood for a benevolent old lady without removing his coat. He says he cannot saw wood in a shirt and fears appearing immodest in front of a lady, a moment noted by the Philadelphia Record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Record
War Clouds Across Europe and Historic Near Misses
A compact review traces near wars and arbitrations from 1878 through 1895, recalling Gladstone’s warnings over Afghanistan and Penjdeh, the 1870s Constantinople scare, the Fashoda crisis with France, and Sino-French tensions over Siam, noting how diplomacy averted open war in each episode.
Telephone Gossip on Party Lines in Rural New England
In rural New England women gather and trade rumors on party lines as the telephone replaces tea in social life. The tale from Walter Prichard Eaton in the American Magazine shows a hostess catching gossip then a denials from Mrs. Asa Parker and Sarah Bowers, ending with the quip that the phone is a great comfort to us all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Walter Prichard Eaton
Bessie
Jim
Asa Parker
Sarah Bowers
Mrs. Bowers
Protect the Child From Worms by Mother Graves Exterminator
A standard remedy praised for years of use. The promotion highlights its reputation for protecting children from intestinal worms.
Custom of Bulgaria New Wife Silence Month After Wedding
The Boston Transcript notes a Bulgarian wedding custom where the new wife speaks to outsiders for the first month is forbidden. She may only eat drink and answer her husband when he speaks. The piece includes quips about the husband’s money bragging and vacations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bulgaria
Marke
Boston Transcript
Declining Royal Wine Bills Highlight Temperance Trend
An English writer notes major economy in royal households as temperance grows. He cites a recent royal dinner with twelve guests where no champagne was opened, reflecting changes at great dinners and country house parties during the shooting season since the Regent era.
Canine Devotion to Duty On Wagontire Mountain
A dog in Our Dumb Animals is praised for guarding 3,085 sheep on Wagontire mountain after the death of her master John Sagaday. The dog, mother to newborn puppies, reportedly kept the flock intact over two weeks of privation, with owner Mann Saunders later noting the herd lost only one animal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wagontire Mountain
John Sagaday
Doug
Mann
Saunders
Sheen
Mount of Olives Church Unearths Early Christian Site
Excavations on the Mount of Olives reveal the remains of a Christian church dating to about A D 330. The mosaic nave floor is not yet visible, transepts show preserved patterns, and two chancel floors suggest a St Helena era and Crusader restoration. A baptismal pool bears the Greek inscription Theororus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount of Olives
St. Helena’s
Theororus
Boston Globe
London Ont To Build New CP Rail Station
The Canadian Pacific Railway announces immediate construction of a large new station at London Ontario. The project will cost about $100000 and feature the most modern construction. the main building will be 65 feet long and one and a half stories high, with additional wings extending the total length to 181 feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canadian Pacific Railway
London
Ont
A King's Private Directory Reveals Royal Social Ties
The article explains how King George maintains a private index of subjects, noting acquaintances are impressed by the monarch’s knowledge of their families and achievements. Access is by appointment or invitation, allowing the king to prepare for meetings with exact familiarity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
England
Herbert Spencer's Oddities and Clocks
Herbert Spencer owned clocks that strike the hours and he asked a Berkshire village inn owner to stop the stable clock. He disliked driving companions who kept him indoors if the weather was not right and would order a return home if his pulse rate seemed unsatisfactory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Spencer
Berkshire
Shah's half‑million dollar ceremonial pipe
The Shah of Persia owns a ruby and diamond encrusted pipe used only on state occasions. Guarded by a high court official, the heirloom is valued at $500,000 as the world's most valuable tobacco pipe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Persia
C P R Builds New Lines Across Western Canada
The Canadian Pacific Railway plans extensive track expansion across Western Canada with hundreds of construction gangs. Since June several new services began and more lines expected to carry trains before November, boosting settler access to markets. Nearly 400 miles of new lines in Alberta and Saskatchewan are slated for completion next year, including Moose Jaw south west and Swift Current branches plus Wilkie and Kinivie extensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canadian Pacific Ratlway
West Tn
Canada
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Moose Jaw
Kerrobert
Weyburn
Estevan
Swift Current
Wilkie
Kininvie
Bassano
Kipp
Women meet in witty exchange from Washington Herald
Dysentery rots the intestines and can kill. Dr Kellogg’s Dysentery Cordial claims to cleanse the intestinal canals of germs and protect the lining, restoring health. The ad urges people to use the remedy, especially those prone to dysentery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. D. Kellogg
Willing to Learn Pater
A Toledo Blade excerpt depicts a sudden suit conversation where a wary father asks a suitor to warn him about his daughter, and the suitor responds he is listening to any warnings. The dialogue emphasizes caution precedents in a courting scene set in Ohio print.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pater
Toledo Blade
Dr Williams Pink Pills Help After Fever and Typhoid
Mrs James Randall of Silverstream Sask recalls severe illness after typhoid and life changes. She credits Dr Williams Pink Pills with restoring health and strength when other medical care failed. Pills sold by dealers or mail from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont 50c a box or six for 2 50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Williams
Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Bald patches vanish as hairdresser meets playful vengeance
A comical quarrel ends with a barber exposing the ruse. The client complains that the remedy obliterated all hair while the barber retorts that the bald patches are gone everywhere, sparking a humorous exchange.
Minard's Liniment Cures Dandruff Claims
A Courier-Journal snippet cites a bold claim that Minard's Liniment cures dandruff. The remark about a waitress and a college student hints at informal endorsements within a sorority context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minard
Dandruff
Courier-Journal
How the Linotype Was Discovered
W D Eaton recalls discovering the linotype in a Baltimore shop after a tip from Major W S Peabody. He toiled fourteen months to commercialize the system, overcoming ridicule and legal battles before Melville E Stone Victor Lawson Whitelaw Reid aided its success. Ottmar Mergenthaler invented it, building on Gutenberg to revolutionize printing worldwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gutenberg
W. D. Eaton
Canada Monthly
Ebbitt
Washington
Eaton
W. 8. Peabody
Baltimore
Water Front
Melville E. Stone
Associated Press
Chicago Daily News
Mr. Stone
Victor Lawson
Whitelaw Ried
Ottmar Mergenthaler
John Gutenberg
Mergenthaler
Private Bank Visitor Seeks Wages Deposit Tale
A district visitor questions Mr. Leahy about wage deposits to spark interest in the People's Bank. Leahy explains he earns ten dollars weekly and saves after rent and bills, storing money in sugar barrels when possible and plain flour barrels when not.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Leahy
Celia
How in the world did you marry that horrid man
A quotation from the Houston Post highlights a woman's remark on marriage and a friend's deception about wealth, suggesting social meddling and romantic choices as a cautionary tale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston Post
Unusual First Aid Fable from Utica Press
A New York man with a leg fracture from a street car accident was helped by a druggist who used nails wire glue and rope to send him home. The article notes the leg was wooden and praises this unconventional remedy as effective in the moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Utica Press
Minard’s Liniment and Scotch Resourcefulness Tale
A humor anecdote from Northwestern Christian Advocate praises Minard’s Liniment and Scottish thrift. Dr Black once led Glasgow’s Barony Church and, despite losing an eye, kept a vigilant parish role. A parishioner parrots a witty reply about attendance and sight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black
Glasgow
Scotland
John
Northwestern Christian Advocate
Need Another Soda Clerk Business Ad Raises Inquiries
A fragment quotes a vending position inquiry and a taunting question about qualifications. It mentions a juggling act in vaudeville during the winter, hinting at a street-corner hiring scene and a prior entertainment gig.
United States Steel wins rail order for CPR Western Canada
United States Steel has booked an order for 8,500 tons of steel rails for the Canadian Pacific Railway to use on its Western Canada lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Steel
Canadian Pacific Railway
Western Canada
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