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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Nov 16, 1911
Page
6
In Des Moines a fourth senator recounts a farm lease tale where a tenant reports hauling three loads of produce to the farmer’s barn, yet the farmer receives nothing. The tenant insists the contract promised a quarter of the crop, but the narrator notes the shortfall and puzzling outcome.
The Courier Journal notes a floating, fish colored item could be ambergris mp or decayed watermelon. The ambiguous object prompts curiosity about its value and origin.
A Pleasant Purgative-Parmelee’s Were table Pills are so compounded as to operate on both the stomach and the bowels. They act along the whole alimentary and excretory passage. They are not drastic but mildly purgative with pleasant taking and gratifying relief. Compounded only of vegetable substances tested for curative qualities, they afford relief without injury.
A report to Washington from the American Consul in Amsterdam notes 600 cases of wooden shoes destined for Grand Rapids Michigan, the second large shipment in months. The United States is a major buyer with Chicago, Grand Rapids and Holland Michigan among heavy users. vast exports go to the United States and Canada, West Indies, Germany and South Africa.
The English astronomer royal explains air as gaseous particles that contract under cold and expand with heat. A cooled quart bottle draws in air, a heated one releases air, showing that heat and gravity drive wind from high to low pressure areas.
A 1911 look at Toronto’s Government House at Chorley Park contrasts the old red brick building on King and Simcoe with a city rapidly expanding northward. The piece traces the 1867 origins, the site’s Elmsley House history, and ten occupants reflecting political eras, highlighting social life and civic growth in Upper Canada.
Toronto University unveiled a transformed athletic oval after a 45000 spend to move the field south for a cen der path and concrete wall enclosure. A grandstand with 3500 seats and bleachers for 3500 more raise capacity by 7000 while space under the stands houses ticket offices dressing rooms and officials facilities with modern amenities for players and guests.
Lena Ashwell the Canadian actress famous in England will try vaudeville in London music halls. Critics doubt her fit for stage shifts from dreary roles to light entertainment. The Toronto born actress, noted for emotional acting, may showcase her talent in a new venue and has even written a novel.
Canadian coinage to be released in a few weeks. Dies from England are en route and coining will begin upon arrival in the capital. The five dollar piece will be called a George and the ten dollar piece a Double George, with similar designs for both.
Dr. A. J. Keeterard, Veterinary General and Live Stock Commissioner, renews strong calls to abolish private slaughter houses and eradicate the trade in horse-killed carcasses as part of reform efforts.
A Canadian Pacific Railway official reports a large influx of settlers expected to move into the Windermere Valley next year as CPR lines will reach 40 miles into the area. The land offers fertile soil, ample timber, abundant irrigation water, and a temperate climate, making it an appealing new settlement district.
A fragment titled in a newspaper page hints at a social or mental health episode where fear and unease blur into hysteria and nervous collapse. The piece suggests uncertainty over the precise cause while noting widespread uneasy public mood and rising anxiety.
Describes nerve weariness and mental distress from nervous breakdowns. Claims Dr Chase's Nerve Food restores nerve health by nourishing nerves through digestion. Notes price 30 cents a box or 6 for $2.55 with sales through Edmanson Bates & Co. Limited in Toronto.
A Montreal reader recounts relief from rheumatism after taking Gin Pills and notes swift improvement in neuralgia and diarrhea. The National Drug & Chemical Co. of Canada offers a money back guarantee and samples, pricing 50 cents per box or six for $2.50.
Old doctor Dr John Brown of Haddington preaches common sense to divinity students while joking about the value of learning and grace. Richard Le Gallienne deflates a conceited playwright at a Sheridan’s dinner with a sharp quip about praise.
An old timer recalls a brook stocked with trout that won’t bite. He jokes that the fish appear smarter than others, suggesting they may have had to pass a civil service exam before the government noticed them.
An Irish passenger helps a cabbie with a jovial line about age. A British sergeant misreads a trembling Irish soldier as fear, while the man admits his fear is for the enemy, not himself, in a dramatic moment.
A London Ontario man reports cleansing his blood with Morse's Indian Root Pills after poor appetite and sores. He claims rapid blood purification, healed sores, and vanished indigestion, praising the pills as a family remedy sold widely for 25 cents a box.
In summer treatment the most effective remedy is Dr. J D Kellogg's Dysentery Cordial. A standard highly concentrated medicine with proven curative qualities, it has been popular for years and trusted by thousands to overcome dysentery and related complaints.
An elderly woman questions Mr. Jones about her domestic troubles and then proposes shifting to a lighter subject, asking when he plans to leave. The exchange suggests a social or domestic vignette focused on personal dynamics rather than public events.
The Canadian Pacific Railway has introduced new horse cars with adaptable stalls and collapsible feed troughs. At Woodbine, a Southern stable owner sought to purchase one outright, praising the cars as safer and better for long shipments compared with ordinary horse cars.
The New York Sun recounts Rossini’s quirks from tea with an amateur composer who sent Stilton with praise to a rehearsal where his own father played out of tune. It notes his leap year birthday joke and fear of Friday the 13th, with a final note on his death date.
A village tale follows Abel Saunders a man deemed doomed by fate as he explains to a neighbor how a torn bag left him with four eggs. He laments the night’s misfortune and credits his supposed spryness for saving the eggs amid the holes.
Sir Edward Bradford a prominent British official, famed for his Indian service and calm bravery, lost his left arm to a tiger while in the jungle. He preserved presence of mind by allowing the animal to maul his arm to enable a teammate to shoot the tiger.
Two women discuss a peer who seems overly anxious about trifles. One questions if she truly worries herself unnecessarily, and the other replies she is more trouble to herself than a whole family of children.
A brief exchange notes the end of money and the week arriving together. The humor reflects budget strain and the recurring challenge of making both ends meet.
In a Variety Life exchange a lawyer questions a woman about a kiss. She replies the act occurred on the mouth in the lawyer’s arms provoking a sharper legal inquiry on the scene and relationships involved.
A brief quotation emphasizes discernment in recognizing and pursuing one’s tasks with thorough attention, attributed to Wayland.
Mrs. Wilson of Toronto recounts four years of a painful right side sore worsened by doctors and treatments until Zam-Buk healed it in under a month. She also cites success in a friend's leg ulcer and her daughter in Alberta. The balm is sold 60c a box with Zam-Buk Soap available as well.
A brief, dialogic fragment shows an exchange where an older man declares his age and reluctance, while a companion responds with cautious optimism and persistence. The scene hints at opportunity and respect across generations.
A reader testimonial praises Habn's Own Tablets as a reliable home medicine for children with stomach or bowel troubles. Mrs. O A Wheeler of North Lands Sask says they keep her baby well despite distance from a doctor. The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont sells them. 25 cents a box.
A humor exchange features a judge quipping about a bandstand scene. A child asks if the conductor makes the music go, prompting the joke that the man waving a stick is the conductor, not the motorman.
A horse attached to a van bolted through Taunton. A bystander was knocked down while trying to intervene. A local scoutmaster then ran after the horse, grabbed its nose and mane, and halted the moiling animal, showcasing discipline learned in scout training.
A new six blade speed propeller designed as a perfect screw claims to push a 26 foot motorboat with a 10 hp engine to gain about three miles per hour. The blades are arranged in sections with a rear pair largest and each blade delivers solid water at any speed reducing jarring and shaking.
A beat list mentions Mathias Foley of Oil City Ontario Joseph Snow of Norway Maine Rev R O Armstrong of Mulgrave Nova Scotia Pierre Landers Jr of Pokernouche New Brunswick and Thomas Wasson of Sheffield New Brunswick.
A brief exchange suggests confidence in a new song. One speaker proclaims it a big hit while the other questions the certainty, noting opinions vary and skepticism appears in the dialogue.
A compact, era tone snippet contrasts Little Bopeep with Wall Street lamenting lost lambs and a grim pun about women wearing paste diamonds when lacking cash. The fragment hints at satire on finance and social money concerns.
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