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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 01, 1908
Page
2
An observer reviews a dramatic scene at a high elevation camp. A sick financier lies in a simple tent while a nurse and doctor guard his privacy and a magistrate presses for answers. A whispered consi dered diamond truth reveals a real gem, not an imitation, before dawn.
The article describes fish hospitals and surgery at the New York Aquarium. It explains water changes as a cure for fungoid growths, notes surgical cases such as removing a fungus from a five foot shark and grafting skin on an eel, and details air-bladder issues treated by puncturing and releasing air with a surgeon's needle.
The first London umbrella appeared with James Hanway who died in 1786. For years umbrellas drew ridicule from hackney coach drivers who saw them as effeminate rivals. Coffee houses kept a giant umbrella for customers walking to carriages. the umbrella spread across Europe and America from about 1300, domesticated first in Spain and Italy, then France, then England.
The article explains how young lions display patterns between tiger stripes and leopard rosettes, leaning toward the tiger. East African lions retain tiger-like markings into adulthood. A white patch over the eye is a cub feature that fades in adults. Puma cub patterns differ from those of the lion tiger leopard and jaguar.
A.E. Beckley of New York designed a self operative optical signal for road crossings. Two mirrors on a post reflect the track in both directions, giving positive knowledge of track safety. At night the engine headlight or electric car headlight will illuminate the mirrors.
Modern man learns coal yields more than heat and light. It serves as a storehouse of tastes medicines colors perfumes and even explosives. From 140 pounds of gas tar in a ton of coal over 200 distinct shades of aniline dyes are produced.
The fragment notes a college female baseball team and remarks on romance as five members married during the first season. Mentions Pearl and Ruby in a conversational tone about courtship and social outcomes tied to the team’s era.
A guide explains how market price may misrepresent nutritional value, noting salmon versus cod and waste in dressing. It covers fish composition, digestion, cooking times, and signs of freshness, plus cautions on overcooking and brain-claim myths.
Women face throat and bronchial troubles from repeated hot to cold shifts as they wear layered collars and neck coverings. Avoid sudden temperature changes and ensure neck movement and ventilation. Do not apply undue pressure especially to those with vascular or nervous sensitivity. High tight collars hinder swallowing and brain blood flow.
Turpentine removes tar from fabrics while a marble in a teakettle prevents scale. Lemon juice improves scrambled eggs and a drop of milk keeps silver bright. Salt on the range prevents fat odor when frying. Regularly wash brushes and avoid bristle contact with bristles. Do not waste sweet gravies. use in stews or sauces. Add water to milk when boiling to prevent scorching. Mix wood ashes and salt to mend cracks in fencing. Dust soot with dry salt before sweeping carpets. Coffee adulteration test uses a wine glass and water to check flotation.
A historical sketch praises Holland as a nation forged by water. It notes 50,000 live in barges on canals, canal houses once towed by dogs now by people, and Dutch navigators famed for skill. It recalls Leyden relief, Prince of Orange, and a Prussian king’s tall soldiers remark contrasted with flooding the land.
The article notes a global habit of eating earth, seen in Germany Sweden Italy and across India. It cites clay in bread in Germany stone butter, Indian chews of yellow and white clays, Java red earth cakes, and edible clay wafers in Calcutta bazaars.
A diamond expert demonstrates breath testing to reveal flaws in gems. He notes diamonds hold fixed values, aiding pricing, while colored stones like emeralds vary with blemishes.
The piece praises views of the Thames at night from a vantage point overlooking Westminster towers and grand hotels. It captures how darkness softens the city’s bustle and reveals a poetic side, echoing Whistler and Turner in showing a deeper London many locals miss.
A nearly automatic device threads a thousand needles each minute in a Swiss factory. It grips a needle, threads it, ties the knot, cuts the thread to a uniform length, and places the needle in a rack. Previously this work was done by hand for lace making.
Dabster dismisses poetry as a pastime while Crittck counsels that time and immortality shape success. The exchange centers on writing as a means to fill moments and endure beyond the present.
The Chicago News reports a naturalist recounting a sand wasp’s search for a caterpillar. The wasp bites, grinds the prey, drops a portion, then circles a leafy plant tracing landmarks like seed pods to relocate the second half before finally finding the caterpillar.
Readers learn a parlor game where two players impersonate a person and a linked object. The audience questions each in turn, with only yes or no answers, until the correct pair is identified. The example pairs include George Washington and the king’s hatchet.
A Philadelphia Ledger description outlines a property with three houses labeled 1 2 and 3 inside a fenced enclosure. Each house connects to a corresponding gate by non intersecting walks 1 2 and 3 ensuring residents use matching gates. A drawing demonstrates the straight walks from houses to their gates without crossings.
A playful trio of wordplay questions hinges on puns about belief and manners. It asks why a person who lies distrusts young women, why an old chair with a new bolt resembles a paid bill, and when a chair can have feelings, answering with light linguistic twists.
A classic riddle states nothing as the answer to what man loves more than life hates more than death that which contented men desire the poor possess the rich require the miser spends the spendthrift save and all men carry to their graves.
A reflective note on a father’s warning to stay still to gain strength contrasted with the sea’s restless force. The speaker questions the idea of stillness versus motion and strength, hinting at inner doubt about parental guidance.
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