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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Nov 30, 1911
Page
6
Grain merchants invite consignments with personal attention and sample sales promising higher prices. Write N. WM. Paterson & Co Fort William for terms and handling.
An advertisement promotes Baby's Own Tablets from The Dr. Miami Medicine Co. Brockville Ont. claiming benefits from birth to maintain health and speed recovery from illnesses, with boxes sold by medicine dealers at one oc. a box.
A humorous exchange features Mrs Tenement joking about her husband who spends half his time in a lock up. The quip contrasts charity worker severity with domestic banter amid light social commentary.
A fire apparatus designed to supply fresh air to firefighters via a water jet was tested in a New York dry goods district cellar blaze. A captain and two men used the device for thirty minutes, emerging with what they called ample fresh air. The system draws air through a street hose, aided by a collar nozzle and three rubber nosepieces feeding air to wearers.
A child learns Japanese writing through back‑to‑front pages and India ink. He bows to teachers, sits on a floor mat, and uses a brush for writing. Arithmetic uses the Soroban, a gear of wires and wooden beads for sums.
Mrs. Smith shows a new hat tree to a visitor when Samuel, age unknown, enters with a hat. She asks the reason for the purchase. Samuel replies by saying the price, but adds he was instructed not to tell anyone, prompting a small moral reply.
An old advertisement touts Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup as a safe remedy used for over sixty years by millions of mothers. It claims to calm the child, ease gums, relieve wind colic, and cure diarrhea while being harmless. The ad advises asking for the product and paying twenty five cents per bottle.
A humorous exchange features Mr Gayley declaring he is at sea when his wife is away and another man agreeing that he too has felt seasick in similar circumstances. The dialog captures light social banter.
A quirky dialogue from the New York Sun features Bill and friends debating correct time as his watch shows seven weans slow at 4:20 yesterday, then 5:22 and seven seconds past. The exchange highlights Bill’s pride in a nearly perfect timepiece and friends’ playful pressure.
Richard Le Gallienne condemns a leading playwright’s conceit at a Sheridan’s dinner. A young woman novelist congratulates the author on his success and jokes he is the greatest living playwright, prompting the flippant exchange about being the greatest that ever lived.
An old lady pesters a guide during a lake voyage describing water streaks and feigned interest. The guide reveals a past winter’s ice crossing as they discuss the scene while the stern boat drifts under a quiet sky.
Miss Annie Peck discusses the strange effect mountains have on some men in Boston. She notes a mountaineer bragging he climbed Mont Blanc but admits he only reached the foot. He has since claimed ascent, a gradual ascent in falsehood.
The text warns that spring and summer dietary changes worsen weak stomachs causing dysentery and cholera morbus. It claims the condition will continue unless treated and consumes the system. It endorses Dr. J. D. Kelloge's Dysentery Cordial as the best medicine to clear irritants and restore healthy organ action.
Two imps discuss an upcoming press agent visit for a theatrical show, hinting at renewed attention and crowd appeal. The dialogue sets a playful tone about publicity and companionship on the eve of performances.
Walking for beauty emphasizes outdoor exercise as essential for physical health and complexion. A brisk, hour long tramp aids digestion circulation and lung function, boosts mood, and adds vigor, with daily walks of several miles shaping muscles and providing oxygen.
Excerpt from Blackwood's Magazine remarks on Hindu acceptance of fate with dark metaphorical examples. It contrasts reactions to castor oil, amputation, and hanging, noting a composed response of “Jo hookm” to every order. The tone is reflective and provocative.
In a Baltimore context a woman named Gladys enforces strict ideas about mourning attire and a belief that half mourning should be worn after a sister’s death. The fragment references rigid social expectations and the impact on personal dress.
An 19th century ad proclaims Hamlins Wizard Oil strengthens by curing colds quickly to prevent consumption. It targets weakened chests and tubercular germs, urging readers to use the product for strong lungs.
Sir William Gilbert compliments Liebling the pianist and names Liszt, Hertz and Paderewski as examples. Liebling bows deeply, then Gilbert bluntly notes none perspired as much as Liebling in acknowledgment. The exchange reflects playful literary wit in a 19th century anecdote from Tit-Bits.
In a terse scene an office boy responds that he only works there when the governor is locking up, capturing a brief exchange amid late hour activity.
Dusty Rhodes asks residents to donate one dollar to fund city beautification projects. He proposes four dollars buys a ticket to the next town, framing the appeal as a civic effort reported by the Courier-Gournal.
An advertising item touts Dr Chase's Ointment as a universal remedy for itching skin diseases including eczema and salt rheum. It claims rapid relief upon application and gradual healing, with mentions of teething eczema in children and a price of 1 cent per box with Edmonson Bates & Co. Toronto.
Dialogue shows Mrs. Newcash refusing to buy a horse described by a judge as not thoroughly windbroken. The dealer notes the animal is sixteen years old but not windbroken.
A brief item notes that Minard’s liniment is claimed to cure garget in cows. The piece adds a social aside about a vain woman preferring compliments on her complexion over her virtues.
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