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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Nov 24, 1910
Page
2
A fragment from Young's Magazine parodies a couple debating a new insurance measure in Albany. Pratt of the Y Insurance Company is mentioned as the bill’s source while a husband celebrates the legislation as a fortune made, his wife reacting with disbelief.
A quoted excerpt from the New York Herald notes Holloway's Corn Cure as entirely safe and effective for mard and salt corns. The passage also references sailing through Europe with Mrs Gaddsters recounting women pulling ploughs in Germany, aided by their husbands.
A reader-supplied endorsement list names Mathias Foley of Oil City Ontario Joseph Snow of Norway Maine Charles Wheoten of Mulgrave Nova Scotia Rev R O Armstrong of Mulgrave Nova Scotia Pierre Landers senior of Pokemouche New Brunswick Thomas Wasson of Sheffield New Brunswick.
A Washington Star style exchange frames a child asking what a dilemma is with a pun about a father punishing a child unless the mother cuts hair. The joke hinges on a mischief split and the playful definition.
A brief Boston Herald item notes a humorous moment at a baby show where a lady exhibitor mistakes her own baby for a prize in a misunderstanding about checks. The check taker apologizes and promises to prevent a recurrence.
A late night scene unfolds as Bilkins tiptoes into the house removing shoes. A stair creak answers Mrs Bilkins’s call with the response It is the stairs.
A raw-boned youth asks Meymie about turtle corn and the girl replies with wary social poise, claiming familiarity and experience. The exchange ends with a wry remark implying having been where it was, attributed to Lipnpincott's Magazine.
The Detroit Free Press recounts a contest where David openly challenges a superior figure. Goliath responds with contemptful arrogance, but David ultimately prevails over the larger foe.
A fragment from the Marion Star quotes a reader puzzled by a scene or event and urging someone to offer support. The tone blends gratitude with candid exasperation as neighbors are urged to help. The piece reflects community voice and everyday concern.
The Essex sportsman Sir Claude Champion de Crespigny, aged sixty three, is famed for miraculous escapes and dangerous adventures. His career spans navy service in the Royal and British Army, balloon voyages, hunting perils, boxing and boxing related injuries, shark encounters, a tiger in India, and a near fatal incident on the Sultan during King Edward VII’s era.
Sir William White famed naval constructor and first Fellow of the Institute of Metals recounts a life in ship design. From apprentice to director, he built ships, faced health setbacks, and once narrowly escaped a submarine accident in mud.
Andrew Bonar Law MP, aged fifty two, is a Scot but Canadian by birth through his New Brunswick father the Rev James Law. He entered Parliament in 1900 and, at a Glasgow demonstration, critiqued Mr Balfour's fiscal stance citing Henry VIII. The exchange touched on bachelor status and marriage.
Mrs Frank of Frankville Ontario says years of pain from backache and headaches vanished after using Fruit-a-tives juice tablets. She reports relief after consuming several boxes and credits the medicine with curing her ailments. Sold in boxes of 6 for $2.50 at dealers or via Fruit-a-tives Ottawa Ontario.
Professor Wendell of Harvard stayed in Cambridge weeks after his sabbatical began and attended departmental meetings. The department head protested calling him officially absent. He replied that a non est man is the no blest work of God.
Miss Minnie Pickard of Altamahan says D. D. D. Prescription cleared her pimples and eczema three years ago. The ad touts D. D. D. as a penetrating skin remedy with Wintergreen and Thymol, claiming safety and reliability for all skin troubles. Free trial bottles offered by D. D. D. Laboratories Toronto and sold by druggists.
The article notes steam plows rapidly replacing draft horses as western Canadian farmers shift to steam power. It argues the plow horse may fade as large farms consolidate, with steam plows cutting planting time to one tenth. Frost risks drive adoption due to short growing seasons.
Tommy persuades Aunt Martha to kick a bucket in the drawing room claiming their father will pay ten pounds to see it done. Aunt Martha resists the odd request but the boy’s plea centers on pleasing their father.
A clever health pitch claims Mother Graves uses Worm Exterminator to strengthen children by expelling parasites. The ad-style text emphasizes vitality and safety for youngsters through a single remedy claim.
A Philadelphia Ledger note quotes an exchange where an investor calls a stock worthless while the promoter maintains it has represented substantial value to him. The remark underscores tension over investment credibility and perceived asset value.
Mothers praise Baby's Own Tablets for small child ills such as constipation colic worms and colds. Sold with a government analyst guarantee free of opiate or harmful drugs. Mrs Chas Whatley Peterboro Ontario reports great value and others would not be without them. Available from Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario 25 cents a box.
An onlooker notes a fine view of a car approaching and predicts safety on the straight stretch. A seasoned spectator counters that nothing exciting happens here and urges waiting for action at the turn.
A patient overhears doctors discuss urgent care aims to reduce fever and quench thirst. The patient asserts relief from fever could enable him to tackle the remainder of his ailment with strength.
A Victorian ad promotes Parmelee's Vegetable Pills as a cure for digestive disorders. It claims life misery due to di gestion can be relieved easily with these pills, presented as the result of careful study and a sure corrector of digestive organ disorders.
A witty exchange in Puck features a husband challenging his wife about a supposed first husband. The wife insists she was never married before, prompting the husband to reveal her past reflections as painfully honest. The quip hinges on mistaken marital history and the humor of revealed secrets.
At a church fair years ago an admirer boasted of buying a curl from Miss Jones for five dollars. Casey rebuked the idea saying she wore a wig bought for three dollars, and the joke underscored the light gossip of the fair. In a separate aside, Mrs Stubbs jokes about jars left by the former occupants.
Norah, a casrio maid in an artistic household, spends six months living with Miss Aurelia. She admires the Venus of Milo, saying she loves her most of all despite the missing arms. The tale illustrates simple affection for art.
A Chicago man consoles his wife after an incubator sold for five dollars explodes, sending chickens flying through the roof in a curious mishap attributed to a promised chicken-raising device. The incident ends with playful, if gallant, remarks about the device’s success.
William Brown of Eltham England known as Farmer Brown marked his centenary. He mowed with a scythe before his birthday and enjoyed a walk in the afternoon. He credits uncommon health and says to keep clear of doctors and lawyers. In youth he helped George Stephenson build the Liverpool to Chester railway.
The London Standard notes that city swords were carried before the lord mayor when entering churches in state. Swords were placed in stands during services, near or in the mayor’s family pew, a custom widespread before the end of the sixteenth century, likely starting in Elizabeth I’s reign. State visits to city churches ended under Sir R. N. Fowler in 1883.
A witty exchange from Tit-Bits comments that statistics link marriage to longevity and, conversely, that suicide negates marriage. The quotes feature the Wise Guy and Simple Mug delivering provocative lines about life, death, and union.
A Philadelphia Ledger column notes a chauffeur blinded in an accident. Readers joke on whether it will affect his driving style. The quip reflects a satirical tone amid a light civic moment.
A collage of humorous exchanges and stray quotes from papers like the Washington Star and Tit-Bits forms a mosaic of social chatter. The snippets hint at interviews, petty politics, medical advice, and social observations, wrapped in a breezy, urban tone.
The Irish barrister spoke with passion addressing the jury. He denounced the defendant and demanded they decide if he should enter court with hypocrisy aboard and draw these bullocks from the client’s pocket with impunity.
A jumble of brief lines mentions cough remedies Shilohs CG and romantic letter post scripts. Vague scenes include Caesar at court and a ball park photographer with Wagner. A Pennsylvania village street scene shows a child called Gusty and a hurried table scene.
Advice to cattle raisers to cull old or unprofitable cows before winter. Market unfertile cows and young nonprofitable ones to avoid feeding costs. If sold as meat, finish with grain to improve flesh. retain only animals likely to return profit on feeding and labor costs.
Canada's top horseman reports that feeding boiled beets and boiled grain to two year old stallions boosted growth and performance. He says beets proved safer and richer than turnips, leading him to continue the practice next winter.
A western editor devises a scheme to urge overdue subscribers to pay. He inverts each delinquent subscriber’s name in print, turning phrases like noho sened into readable code. Readers decode the joke and rush to set names right, restoring proper orientation.
A brief Chicago Tribune snippet shows Mrs Wicksenn and her husband debating perspectives on a single matter. The exchange suggests multiple viewpoints and ends with a simple tea request.
An eczema remedy touts external treatment as superior to internal methods and claims rapid relief from itching and sores. A Halifax testimonial from Mrs. Link describes a three year torture ending in permanent recovery after using Dr. Chase's Ointment, priced at 60 cents per box and available through Edmanson Bates & Co. Toronto.
A humor vignette from Harper’s Weekly features a boy Tommie asking for an example of coincidence. He recalls a double wedding day joke, noting both his father and mother were married on the same date. The piece uses light dialogue to reflect on improbable timing.
A quip exchange lands in a small town parlor where a barber jokes about hair loss and the victim suggests his wife may be involved, delivering a lighthearted rapid-fire moment of humor.
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