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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Nov 08, 1906
Page
5
The article explains ancient writing shifted from right to left to left to right around 450 B C, introducing boustrophedon where lines run alternately. It notes Hebrew and Greek scripts and Ionian reforms, with a Franklin quotation illustrating mixed direction writing.
Three million shoes nails per ton, 2 000 per mold, eighty molds a day yield 160 000 nails. The nails emerge in a brittle iron network then undergo annealing with hematite ore in an annealing furnace. After cooling, the metal bends without breaking, becoming a usable article. London Express
The article traces button use from ancient times to the eighteenth century rise of steel buttons at the Loho works in Birmingham England. It notes gilt buttons after George II’s accession and credits contemporary artisans for a vast variety of affordable fasteners made from diverse materials, even potato.
The author notes black snakes can reach seven feet or more, are not hard to catch, and while they struggle when captured, they are not vicious. They can squeeze around the waist but are not strong enough to break bones, and their bite is harmless.
A Home Notes reflection argues that diligent people stay calm and methodical, handling one task at a time without haste. It praises steady, deliberate work over frenzied effort and suggests calm minds complete duties efficiently.
A brief, playful note recalls the moment of meeting Miss Speirsudeed and the hint of a future romance. The speaker hints at an unseen force foretelling love, while teasing the reader with a lighthearted exchange.
A brief exchange reveals a woman’s claim that her mother urged her to go out into the world and make money, while the convict questions the guidance and implies responsibility rests elsewhere.
A terse quotation attributed to Jeffem notes that true happiness rests in indifference to external judgments, suggesting inner contentment comes from self possession rather than public acclaim.
Reverend James A. Lewis of Milaca Minnesota recommends Chamberlains Cough Remedy for seven years usage at home. He states it surpasses manufacturer claims and aids croup and whooping cough. Sold by B R McNaught and dealers everywhere.
Manitoba Hardware and Lumber Co and Strome’s advertise store visits from November 19 to 24 with product promotions. Local groups announce the Minnedosa County Sunday School Association convention in Oak River on November 15 and 16. A Lavinia church fowl supper with a silver medal contest is set for November 22. The Echo and the Free Press offer a special weekly rate through January 1, 1908.
Readers submit questions to the Echo editor about local governance. Inquiries seek the cost of five mile radius mill bonus administration, auditors’ fees for 1904 to 1905, names of recipients of $17785.26, reasons for differing audit presentation, alleged destruction of books by mice, staff departures to Union Bank, transparency of council minutes, and the Assino bridge project timelines.
The new Pure Food and Drug Law will require labeling for cough cures containing opium or other narcotics, but Dr Shoop’s Cough Cure is said to be exempt due to twenty years’ use and opposition to narcotics. It is claimed to be safe for children and effective in curing, with a sales pitch urging insistence on Dr Shoop’s for protection. The ad is signed BR Me Naught.
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