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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Nov 26, 1908
Page
6
A vintage ad promotes Dr. A. W. Chase's Kidney-Liver Pills claiming they stimulate bile flow and regular bowels to prevent indigestion. It includes testimonial from Duncan McPherson of Content Alta and lists price at a penny-per-pill, available through Edmanson & Co Toronto dealers.
The passage presents a mix of quotes and humorous snippets. It opens with Dr. A W Chase’s Kidney Liver Pills and a comic exchange where an alienist hesitates before answering a hypothetical question, citing memory aid. The text then references Holloway's Corn Cure for corn relief and ends with a dialect dialog about soda water flavor and racial color lines.
An advertisement claims deafness from inflamed Eustachian tube lining is incurable by local applications. It promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure with a $100 reward for any cure it cannot achieve, and includes endorsements and a joke about a creditor in the Cleveland Leader.
A New Yorker visiting Paris notes how pastry cooks workers in white caps and aprons deliver wares. He jokes about sampling cakes, but the boy clarifies that they only lick and move on.
The article recalls early bushranging in Australia and notes a dramatic shift over 25 years as prisons close or convert to stores. It credits improved governance, immigration policy, federation, and a growing economy with Australia’s moral progress and rising prosperity. It emphasizes Australia’s favorable crime statistics and contrasts past punitive methods with present development.
The militant suffragist faction sails steam launches opposite Parliament Terrace bearing Votes for Women banners. Five notable suffragists gain attention including Miss Dorothy Maloney dubbed Dundee Bellringer and Miss Amber Reeves a Cambridge Part II top student and son of New Zealand’s High Commissioner.
The ex Prime Minister of Britain, A J Balfour, marks his sixtieth birthday as the lone bachelor among Pitt era successors. The piece notes July as his lucky month, his July 1902 rise to premiership, and his 1873 Berlin visit with Lord Salisbury during the treaty signing praised as Peace with Honor.
The piece extols Rhodesia as thrice blessed to possess the Zambesi Falls described as the Eighth Wonder of the World. It notes opalescent mist veiling the chasm and a rainbow formed by sunlit spray while the Boiling Pot sends a roaring flood down a zigzag gorge between sheer cliffs.
The piece describes a harsh ritual in India where families struggle to marry off daughters. It claims suitors buy wives, declares widows cheaper, and asserts that marrying a daughter to flowers creates a widow when the flowers die, allowing her to be sold cheaply.
Walter Findlay, once claimed to be the tallest man in the British army at six feet ten inches, has died at Stevenage Reeclend ges. He earned fame for his extraordinary height during his service.
An advertisement extols Dr Williams Pink Pills as a cure for nervousness and related ailments caused by poor blood. It cites a testimonial from Mrs Thomas Harpell of Wallace Bridge NS describing severe nervous prostration and recovery after using the pills and gaining weight. The ad touts blood-making, nerve-restoring effects, notes prices and availability from The Dr Williams Medicine Co. Brockville Ont.
A Chicago News joke recalls a library exchange where a patron asks for Shelley's Prometheus Unbound and the librarian retorts that the library keeps no unbound books. The anecdote hinges on a pun about book binding.
The ad claims colds are common and may worsen if neglected. It promotes Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil as speeding relief of bronchial inflammation and strengthening passages to prevent future attacks. It also says the remedy eases throat irritation and stops the cough.
A witty exchange in the Boston Transcript recalls a guide in Rome who shows travelers two skulls of St. Paul one as a boy and the other as a man. The quip plays on novelty and religious relics.
Dr. Jackson, former Health Officer of New York City, reports to Governor Hughes that house flies cause about five thousand deaths yearly from typhoid and other intestinal diseases. Wilson's Fly Pads claim to kill flies and disease germs.
An applicant for a rural school post states her likely method of punishment. She says her usual position is on a chair with the child held firmly across her knees, face downward, revealing a harsh discipline stance that reflects older teaching norms.
A Louisville Courier Journal excerpt notes sealed lead packets from Salada Tea Co preserve freshness and fragrance from garden to cup. The scene shifts to a political committee where a candidate’s acceptance speech is interrupted by a member whispering he has been nominated for reeve instead of President.
A fragmentary comic exchange mentions Minards Liniment claiming dandruff cure content. The dialogue includes Knicker and Becker debating worry and bridge crossings in a humorous bygone ad style.
A Gulf Coast legend tells how the Pascagoula people chose to die rather than surrender to invaders. Facing starvation and capture they marched into the water, all in painted war dress, singing as they died with faces to the enemy. The tale notes the lands, marshes, and wind filled with their song.
Robert Hichens portrays prayer across the desert and eastern cities, noting minarets signaling devotion and the varied piety among rich, poor, nomad, and sailor. He contrasts worship with commerce and observes prayers from Nubian sailors to donkey boys, concluding with temple visits and fading belief.
A quirky historical note recalls French colonists landing on Australia’s west coast around 1800. Fearful croaks of local frogs driven by superstition led them to flee, shaping Western Australia’s identity with frogs as a legendary emblem alongside Rome’s goose and imperial symbolism.
A quirky exchange features a speaker surprised by interest in watching "silly dudes" and a reply noting habit and their role as president of a real estate improvement company. The punchline reveals the subject as a vacant lot.
Hiram tells Sally he is tired of the installment plan after five years, while Sally responds with affectionate approval. The dialogue centers on a personal vow and concluding remarks as they embrace.
A reminiscence notes past life in Africa with Sam recalling missionary work. He says he lived there and worked as a cook for a local chief, reflecting on his experiences in the region.
Mrs Thomson of Brantford Ontario recounts illness after a cold La Grippe and kidney strain leading to Backache Lumbago Rheumatism and Heart Disease. She credits Dodd’s Kidney Pills with dramatic recovery and urges others to protect kidneys and blood purity to avoid Bright’s Disease.
Wife accuses husband of drinking but he claims he was sleepwalking and prepared for bed. Morning scene at home shows mischief and humor in a domestic exchange from Illustrated Bits.
There have been many pills on the market but Parmelee's Vegetable Pills endure the test of time. Widespread use attests their value and they stand as a peerless standard vegetable preparation in public esteem.
A teacher quizzes about horned dangers beside rhinoceroses and a student answers motor cars, illustrating a Philadelphia Inquirer cartoon caption. The exchange highlights the risk of approaching powerful horned animals and machinery alike.
An old Belfast News ad copy touts Wilson's Fly Pads as unmatched fly killers with bold claims. It contrasts American dentists with foreign extraction, asserting worldwide superiority and a humorous note on “the worst teeth in the world.”
A business from Bear Island dated August 26 1903 endorses Minard s Liniment as the best in the market after 13 years in business. The letter praises the product for selling itself and notes other liniments require pushing to move.
The New York Sun quips about Stella and Bella with a punny exchange on singing off key and missing the key hole. A second note advertises Wilson Fly Pads claiming superiority to sticky paper for controlling house flies.
An exchange notes that De Winter expected Crittick of the Morning Bugle to do his book a favor. Instead Crittick gave it two or three good turns and roasted it thoroughly.
A poet answers a casual caller with wit noting the scent of his cigar. The exchange slides from idle curiosity to a quick joke about inspiration and smoke. The vignette captures a studio moment with a focus on literary temperament.
A quote attributed to Sophocles notes that a man who uses his powers to perform good deeds is engaged in a glorious task, praising moral action and benevolence. The line frames virtue as a noble, lifelong endeavor.
Elizabeth Colton, a New England woman, returns from India with a reputation as a premier woman linguist. She studied at Berlin, Harvard, and Yale, learned fifty four languages, and practiced Sanskrit in Benares, noting fluency varies by language and script mastery.
Borax cleans and deodorizes iceboxes by killing germs and keeping surfaces sanitary. Use cold water with borax to wipe walls, sprinkle on the rack and bottom, and flush escape pipes before adding fresh ice to maintain a sweet smelling, sanitary icebox.
Practical cleaning and decor tips span methods for silk lace rust prevention window washing shoe care and rug harmony. The piece urges harmonized wall coverings and simple craft ideas such as raffia crocheted coat hangers suitable for a summer hostess.
An advertisement features Frank Trumper of Napanee Ontario praising Gin Pills as a kidney cure after heavy railroad work. The copy promises relief from sharp pains and listed conditions, offering 50 cents per box or six for $2.50 with a free sample on request and a money back guarantee. National Drug & Chemical Co. Limited of Toronto sponsors the claim.
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