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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Nov 26, 1908
Page
3
Muriel faces an emotional voyage aboard a steamer after breaking an engagement with Tom. A lost glove becomes a lucky omen when Tom returns the mitten and offers reconciliation, revealing a returned engagement ring hidden in the glove.
A short piece recounts a train incident where a woman is thrown from her seat on a curved trolley. She survives and remarks she was not frightened, assuming such stops are normal. The conductor calmly retrieves the umbrella she left behind.
Gruner describes genuine ruby glass as costly because it uses gold particles throughout the mass. Ordinary microscopes see a uniform glass, but an ultra microscope reveals countless minute light points, like stars, indicating the gold particles that color the glass.
The article discusses the Gibson figure with measurements for a feminine silhouette and argues it as a refined evolution of women's fashion. It credits Charles Dana Gibson and his idealized representation of tall, refined women as shaping contemporary modiste dreams and wardrobe trends.
Advice for the sleepless woman on avoiding stimulants like tea and coffee at night and spending time outdoors. It urges not to fear sleeplessness, to seek calm and near-vacuity before bed, and to accept sleep if it comes or not with equal poise.
Burn juniper in a freshly painted room with windows closed for twelve hours then air well to render the space habitable. Broil beef briefly then squeeze with lemon juice, add salt for a nourishing juice. Make a washing fluid by boiling lime and soda in water, settle and decant. Remove linen grass stains with ammonia followed by warm soapsuds. For walnut polish mix linseed oil with turpentine and rub with a wool cloth. Leftover mashed potatoes can become croquettes with egg yolk nutmeg onion juice and parsley. Parboil liver then fry after wiping dry to retain juice. Borax in rinse water keeps clothes white. Refrigerators demand daily washing and drying. To prevent sausages shrinking cover with cold water as they come to a boil then drain and fry.
The article outlines marriage practices in coastal to inland West African tribes. Men wed freely across tribes while women rarely marry beneath their status. dowry cycles include multiple visits, gifts, and a provided feast. Polygamy is common, divorce possible mainly for men, and dowries are returned upon divorce.
President Roosevelt suggested a new U S anthem inspiring Afghanistan to adopt a fresh patriotic tune when the Ameer returned home. Officials debated greeting tunes in India and settled on the band playing the first eight bars from Scipio the Roman general. The Ameer was pleased and Afghanistan approved the new anthem.
British Guiana passes liquor prohibition for aboriginal Indians with a curious exemption allowing meetings for pinarrie cassava drink in January June and December attended only by aboriginal Indians. Non natives present face fines. No explanation offered for the exception.
Sir Harry Johnston recalls a Zanzibar era pet monkey named Jacko who raided a wedding at a resident’s house. The creature toppled the lavish breakfast, then perched amid the mess and mocked guests until the bridegroom fired a warning shot to end the spectacle.
An English committee in Brussels aims to raise funds for a British national monument at Hougoumont Farm on the Waterloo battlefield. It proposes a formal dedication in June 1915 to mark the battle centenary, awaiting King Edward's approval after a Belgian press appeal.
A brief tale notes a man who lost fortune through card readings while a skeptic questions belief in fortune telling.
A Sunday school teacher rewarded Bill and Johnny with six pence each for chores. Bill returns with two sixpences, prompting praise for thrift. Johnny explains his missing coin was lost while tossing with Bill.
The piece promotes Dr. J. D. Kellogg's Dysentery Cordial as the best medicine to subdue dysentery, a spring and summer ailment. It claims it is a standard remedy sold everywhere and advises use during seasonal illness.
In a terse exchange, a judge asks why the prisoner attacked the witness in a shop. Cohen replies the assailant could not beat him down, framing the incident as a readiness to defend.
Your druggist, grocer or general store keeper will supply you with Wilson's Fly Pads, and you cannot afford to be without them. Avoid unsatisfactory substitutes.
A witty Puck quip notes Jones remains cosmopolitan with a Dutch treat and French leave as a playful social jab. The remark frames Jones’s supposed manners in a lighthearted, era-typical voice.
An advertisement promotes Baby's Own Tablets for infants and children addressing colic fevers constipation and digestion issues. It claims immediate relief and occasional use keeps kids well with no opiate content and mentions sales by mail or medicine dealers at 25 cents a box from Dr Williamsa Medicine Co Brockville Ont. A stray quote about Maud in a bathing suit appears.
In a New York Globe style exchange Maude laments unwanted attention while Frances notes respect for Edythe and a child protected from worms using Mother Graves’ remedy acclaimed for years.
A humorous exchange features Minards Liniment praised as a cure for burns and a comical salesman named Slick touting a patent double back action door spring. Blossom corrects him about Bloomer and the office location, prompting Slick to boast further about his product.
The article describes Central African coming of age rites among the Yao and other tribes. It centers on the rattler of the tails who guides initiations with moral instruction, names changes, and communal roles. Girls’ unyago lasts a month with practical training in farming and domestic work, and rituals emphasize household duties and penalties for infidelity.
A bomb exploded in the second class carriage of the Eastern Bengal State Railway near Kankinara 20 miles from Calcutta as the night mail stopped for a danger signal. Three Scots, William Campsie of Dundee and Charles Brown a jute mill engineer, were severely injured, with another man less seriously hurt. Police blame native agitators and note Brown and Campsie were involved in a recent mill disturbance.
The piece notes Cameron Corbett the Unionist MP for Tradeston Glasgow and his sympathy for government measures. His brother Thomas L. Corbett represents North Down as a Unionist, while other siblings also show cross party lines, including Viscount Morpeth and Hon. G. Howard. It mentions G P Gooch and his brother in Peckham as a Liberal and Unionist pair.
Lady Arthur Grosvenor has returned to Croxton Old Hall Cheshire after a caravan tour describing it as her favorite holiday. Accompanied by a companion she travels through leafy lanes of old England delighting in the simple road life and a licensed hawker lifestyle.
The Hartismere Suffolk Union medical officer sought consent to employ an extra doctor to administer chloroform to a boy with six toes on one foot. He planned to remove one toe. A guardian, who has six toes on each foot, spoke against consent, which was refused.
At a Chelmsford Rural District Council meeting it was stated that waste paper collected by women and children from house refuse deposited at Widford by the Chelmsford Corporation was sold to shopkeepers and used for wrapping food.
An order in council bans steam trawlers from operating inside the three mile limit and within Canadian bays and harbors following their introduction into Canadian waters.
Mrs. John Henderson of 2 Overdale Ave Montreal writes she was distressed by neuralgia and barely alive until trying the Peruna remedy on a friend's suggestion. She notes the neuralgia disappeared and health improved to feel her old self again, reflecting many testimonials Dr Hartman receives.
The Birmingham Age-Herald quotes a humorous exchange about cinema fear and clumsy toes. The jokey line contrasts a dislike of moving pictures with a personal mishap tale.
The advertisement touts Parmelee's Vegetable Pills as a near cure for indigestion and all stomach liver and kidney ailments. It claims thousands have benefited and that innumerable testimonials support the success of the remedy when other specifics fail.
Quote from The Catholic Standard and Times questions a public figure's conscience and what it tells him about neighbors, implying a view that his inner guidance labels others as sinners.
A Philadelphia Ledger item reports a witty exchange about marriage and fame on stage. A star’s press agent dismisses the idea, preferring a steady job over marriage, reflecting backstage attitudes toward romance and celebrity.
A humorous, clipped exchange questions Binks's finances and labor impact. It ironizes the wealth of the seller versus the burden on others, noting Liniment sales appear everywhere while a critic labels Binks as financially weak and proclaims he employs many people.
Special to grain shippers claims thirty years in the business with a Fort William branch and strong links at all grain centres. Offers prompt returns and good services for shipped grain. References: Union Bank of Canada Manitoba Commission Co Grain Exchange Winnipeg Man.
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