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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Nov 14, 1912
Page
6
A child names a small world as a kingdom. He imagines the pool, heather, and gorse as oceans and lands. A boat, caverns, sparrows, and minnows fill his realm until his mother calls him home for tea.
A boy named Willie asks about a term his father calls him a glutton. The exchange centers on understanding the insult and its meaning, revealing a domestic moment of miscommunication.
A narrator recalls a wartime ride with a war horse, the horse rearing and bucking as the tale ends without further details. The exchange centers on a boy named Johnny and his uncle recounting battlefield moments and the horse’s sudden bucking ending the tale.
A Lyndon Kentucky woman praises Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relief from headaches neuralgia backache and nervousness. A Windsor Ontario reader credits the tonic with curing weak spells after childbirth and restoring health. The company invites letters for confidential personal advice answered by a woman.
The Winnipeg Industrial Bureau runs a large permanent exposition on Main Street highlighting Western Canadian natural resources and local industries. Since spring it has welcomed about 740 000 visitors, with 54 local exhibitors and 24 western districts. Exhibits from many Manitoba and Saskatchewan towns plus government displays attract national and international visitors to Winnipeg, the gateway city of the West.
Canadian Pacific Railway plans to enter service two new steamers the Empress of Husela and the Empress of Asia, aiming to break existing records. The Empress of Russia recently launched in Glasgow signals a faster era, with the fleet targeting 20 knots while current record holder the Empress of Japan sits at 18 knots. If realized, voyages from Vancouver to Yokohama or Hong Kong could shrink by up to a day or more.
The Winnipeg Industrial Bureau presents a central exposition hub offering information on railways districts goods and markets under one roof. It highlights Made in Winnipeg displays a museum art section and a 4800 seat Convention Hall plus staff guidance for visitors and potential investors.
The article recommends Parmelee's Vegetable Pills for rheumatism, claiming they improve liver and kidney function to regulate uric acid in blood. With steady use and proper directions, users should see rapid benefits.
A 14 year old at Annaberg Germany locked a 10 year old boy in a freezer to hide his thesis exposure. The child died in the freezing room after being locked for a time. Police investigated and the incident prompted questions about student conduct and safety.
Medical claim that rheumatism stems from poisonous blood and only blood treatment cures it. Dr Williams Pink Pills touted with patient testimonial from Mrs. G. R. Dulgame of Cherry Valley Ontario. Adds notes on Dr Williams Medicine Co pricing and a brief, unrelated China trade fact.
The document states the average strength of the Regular Army in the United Kingdom as 252,000, including officers and men, providing a concise roster-like measure of military manpower.
A dect and his friend walk past houses the doctor built and owned seldom let. The doctor notes his gain in the west and loss in the mor ar, reflecting on the uneven outcomes of his ventures.
A verse praising a learned woman skilled in languages, arts, science, and domestic craft, balanced with modern wit. The dialogue at the end reveals a grim joke about a man named Jack son and his wife, implying a misfortune or death.
At a public reception for Mr. Gladstone an obsequious elder used constant flattery until the ex-premier tired of him and sent him away. The man lingered, claiming pride that his hat shared a chair with Gladstone until the hat was crushed by the former PM’s own chair.
A cheerful but dim traveler jokes with the Red Lion landlord about fog and a motor omnibus. The landlord’s tale of not seeing the horses’ heads proves false as the witty townsfolk tease him about the nor’ wind and the motor vehicle. The scene ends with the landlord realizing the gag.
In a club room at night the group argues whether fish sleep. Worn debaters lose pace, and the listener-turned-comedian riffs on bedtime questions and a child’s tart tale, ending the session with a light joke.
A clergyman lectures on infant baptism and asks what to do for a sick baby. A pupil grimly responds with the shocking suggestion to put the child in a sick club, revealing stark uncertainty about care and faith.
A Winnipeg advertisement claims Sanol cures kidney trouble, gall stones and gravel quickly. It cites a well known local case of a woman cured after 12 years and promises to provide addresses of others cured in readers’ towns. Sanol Manufacturing Company of Canada sells it for 1.60 per kettle.
A collection of humorous snippets features a sergeant major disciplining inept recruits in a riding school and the misadventures of Polly the parrot under a cloth during visits from Mr S. A sailor son and the Goodleys appear in gentle satire, with social jests about aviation windfalls and a railway smoking compartment exchange.
Salaries for professional baseball players in the United States vary from 5000 to 10000 dollars per season of six months. This reflects early 20th century pay scales and workforce conditions impacting players and teams.
The Esperanto movement operates more than a hundred magazines and journals, reaching every civilized country. These publications bolster global linguistic culture and communication among speakers.
The Central Business College Toronto with four city branch schools and Shaw Telegraph and Railroad School are commonly known as Shaw's School. They train young people for business careers and good salaries. The annual curriculum is mailed free on request to W. H. Shaw, President, Toronto Ontario.
A notorious criminal awaited execution at the scaffold after a death sentence. He shook hands with the governor, chaplain, and hangman, then nodded to a reporter with a casual Ta-ta, old man and a promise to see him later.
No person may be elected borough councillor unless he is a borough elector and has resided in the borough for the full twelve months before the elections. The rule ensures eligibility requires both electoral status and continuous local residence.
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