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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Nov 21, 1912
Page
7
A Kansas man, clinging to a lamp post on a Sunday morning, is approached by a stranger asking for the Second Presbyterian Church. The man replies he cannot even locate the First Presbyterian Church, highlighting his confusion.
A brief exchange finds Moses and a boy discussing a green coat bought the previous night. Moses reassures the boy the coat has not ripened into a bright shade yet.
A resident laments neighborly friction caused by chickens on one side and a flower bed on the other, suggesting social tensions rise when hobbies clash with shared spaces. The remark hints at ongoing neighborhood frictions and the challenge of harmony.
A discussion on how husbands are not automatically liable for wives debts unless they authorize or pay, with advice to give a weekly allowance and insist on no credit. It covers legal nuance, Scots vs English law, and a quip about a wife scamming debt notices, plus a note on historical Married Women's Property Act implications.
A humor piece recounts a caller named Robinson who tells his wife he is busy at the office. She replies with concern as he strains to hear over music. The joke hinges on him trying to answer a wife while the Alexander Ragtime Band plays.
Mr Browning proclaims a great day at home as his daughter comes out tonight. Mrs Digste expresses surprise, noting her husband has been in for a month and will also come out tonight.
A light exchange reveals a couple’s disagreement about canoeing. She resists the activity saying she dislikes sitting tan dem while he pursues the idea. The dialogue hints at differing leisure preferences.
In Paris the speaker notes tipping amounted to $3.75, while Waller assists with a coat. The unfolding exchange reflects lingering familiarity with local life and long residence.
A visitor questions whether the village physician is legitimate while a native replies that the doctor is acceptable only for those with a strong constitution.
A curate quips about having only half a shirt to his back during a parish tea. Days later a parishioner sends six new shirts with a note. He visits the donor to thank her and learns her reason. She recalls his half shirt claim and adds that the other half was in front.
A visitor objects to a five shilling room charge claiming no sleep due to loud walking and toothache. The landlady stands firm, then adds an extra sterling fee for carpet wear, prompting further wrangling.
A detachment prepares to attack as a veteran sergeant notes private Tompkins shaking with fear at the approach of combat. The tremors hint at nerves instead of cowardice, as Tompkins insists his trembling is for the enemy not himself.
Coroner Mr. Hellerstein adopts a telephone method to hear witnesses and present arguments without leaving his study chair. The novel approach saves time by delivering evidence and rulings remotely.
A long migration pattern of geese and a major annual rail tourism boom from Western Canada to Great Britain Eastern Canada and the United States is explained by railroad agents. Canadian Northern Railway uses booklets with low fares schedules and ticket-purchasing details to boost travel volume and revenues.
A patient suffered distress from indigestion with medicines failing until relief came when the liver and bowels were set right by a treatment or remedy. The report emphasizes a dramatic improvement after addressing internal organs.
An advertisement asserts indigestion is a liver and bowels disease and reports two cases by Mr Skinner in which stomach dosing failed but Dr Chase's Kidney Liver Pills cured. It cites Mrs A C Skinner of Hardwoodhill Sydney and a friend who also recovered, recommending the pills sold by Edmonson Bates Co Limited in Toronto.
A boy Willie trades a troublesome yellow dog for two yellow pups to his father who pays him a sovereign. The tale ends with Willie pocketing the money and explaining the swap. The piece adds a medical note on cholera and Kellogg’s Dysentery Cordial as a summer remedy.
In France superstition about thirteen rises as some trains start after one o’clock pm and Fridays show the sharpest crowd drop. The piece notes Massenet avoided dating on the thirteenth and died on the thirteenth of a month whose digits sum to thirteen, a curious coincidence.
In England and Wales there are thirty five Parliamentary boroughs with populations of 190 600 and upwards.
Policemen Lowe and Mallon of the New York City Force risked smoke and flames to save two men trapped on a sixth floor fire escape. They climbed roofs, Mallon supported Lowe by holding his ankles, and guided the climbers to safety on the outer roof and into the street.
The Panama Canal, spanning about thirty five miles, cost 556 million dollars with a history of French mismanagement and American control. Through a sequence of failures, revolts, and treaties, Panama gained independence and a U S granted a ten mile zone with annual subsidies, while tolls sparked European ire.
The article recalls King Edward VII as the only English monarch to own a National pigeon-race winner and notes Prince George V's early race entry at Sandringham. It highlights royal involvement in pigeon racing, cups donated by kings, and Queen Alexandra's support for bantams and humane treatment of game fowls.
A Russian newspaper outlines the rise of elementary schooling from 1860 with 22,700 schools and one million pupils to over 160,000 primary schools and six million pupils. It notes yearly upkeep at 63 million rubles, total educational funding of 114 million rubles plus 50 million from private and local sources.
The piece compares rail costs across classes on the Trans-Siberian, noting first class about two thirds of a penny per mile, second class under a halfpenny, and third class four miles per penny. Emigrant rates allow a government loan of about a shilling for a hundred miles if needed.
A modest businessman Mr Spinks and his brilliantly entertaining wife attend a Bohemian gathering. A famed guest tries to meet Mrs Spinks, is reassured by the hostess who introduces Mr Spinks instead. The great man jokes that he has never heard of him, guessing he is famous for his wife.
Dear Sirs I can recommend your Minard's Liniment for Rheumatism and Sprains as I have used it for both with excellent results Sincerely T B Lavers St John
A recent parliamentary census for England and Wales reports 468 parliamentary areas excluding universities. The count highlights the distribution of constituencies across the two regions.
In Calcutta a Hindu man was dragged on a trolly studded with about 150 iron spikes to a Kali temple. He lay full length in a loin cloth, suffering severe bruising as a crowd followed. Police and bystanders did not intervene.
House agents letting furnished houses in the United Kingdom face an annual license costing ten dollars if rents exceed one hundred dollars per year. The rule applies to agents and requires compliance to operate legally.
A Scottish duchess hosts a supper where a young guest pretends to know every Scottish phrase. The duchess remains unmoved as he fumbles, while a northern cavalier carries out the commission. The duchess asks for a turkey wing.
The mother can guard her little ones from colds during fall days with Baby's Own Tablets. They act as a gentle laxative to keep bowels working and claim to prevent colds, cure constipation, indigestion, expel worms and ease teething. Sold through medicine dealers or by mail at 26 cents a box from The Dr Williams' Medicine Co. Brockville Ont.
An Oklahoma resident petitions authorities to switch off all street lamps by midnight alleging fowls feed on night grazing grasshoppers drawn to lights. He claims hens become drowsy the next day and stop laying eggs due to overnight exposure.
A mistress hurries as a maid reveals a clock set back thirty minutes to buy extra time for boarding the steamer. The scene conveys urgency and domestic routine in a brief period.
At a birthday gathering a young woman started a song but hit a very high pitch. An auctioneer on the scene shouted to start at five thousand, and the performer stopped, ending the moment.
French insurance statistics show women live longer than men by about a third. One company reports women’s average death age at seventy versus fifty for men, with another company noting several centenarians who are women. The firm contemplates adjusting tariffs to a single law for men and another for women.
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