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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 02, 1913
Page
6
The article argues that the house fly spreads typhoid, tuberculosis, cholera, and infantile paralysis, carrying millions of germs on its feet and mouth. It urges extermination, noting breeding and disease transfer, cost of screens, and a comparison to fire losses in war.
A promotion claims Dr J D Kellogg's Asthma Remedy provides relief at low cost and accessible to all. It asserts many dollars spent elsewhere are wasted and labels the product as the national remedy for asthma, available through dealers.
Mrs Gramercy jokes about wild oats while Gramercy teases that with his money a second crop would be a shame, reflecting a playful domestic banter.
A humorous wartime exchange portrays a new Imperial Yeomanry officer as the source of lively chatter. A second trooper emphasizes his blunt speech while a grocer jokes about horseradish and a Mrs Newlywed protests that they do not keep a horse.
Louisiana's Avery's Island yields the largest water snakes in the United States. New York Zoo requests samples for exhibition, while legends about the horn snake persist among southern communities. The horn snake is harmless, despite feared tales of its horn and tree-stinging power.
A traveller at a railway station asks when the daily train arrives. The station master, an old man, tells him the train is late, but the stranger insists. The darkey reveals the joke by saying the train the man sees is yesterday’s, and today’s train won’t be in until tomorrow.
A brief humorous dialogue unfolds as a lawyer and a doctor clash over perceived virtues and vices of their professions. The doctor coolly notes a profession’s flaws, while the lawyer retorts that medicine does not confer moral perfection.
Frank E Karelsen recounts meeting the daughter of an acquaintance in a western city. The girl explains they were sent home because their teacher is sick and cannot be replaced, saying plainly that the substitute is sick too.
Mrs Cumrox discusses a set of paintings shown by an art dealer who calls them old masters while noting some pieces appear as good as new.
Tom Hood witnessed a humorous error on a shop door and argued the misspelling was intentional. He described the strange beer as a finicky invention of his own mind.
He claims to owe everything to his wife and suggests a noble lineage or status. The remark implies reliance on his spouse rather than personal titles or honors.
A playful exchange about love as a force that moves the world, balanced with skepticism that romance can influence the dating pool among eligible young men.
British Acting Consul at Harbin reports disorder in North Manchuria during 1912 with Hunghutzu raiders terrorizing the countryside. Prices for transport and cereals soared, soya bean exports fell to about 77 percent of 1911. By April 1915, military measures restored order within 100 miles of Harbin.
A list of house rules for couples emphasizing calm, forgiveness, and daily affection. It advises anger be shared, avoid past taunts, avoid repeated requests, greet with love, practice self denial, ignore others for each other, resolve grievances before night, speak softly, refrain from mean remarks, focus on present, part with kind words, and judge faults only when certain.
The account recalls captain Vivian Locket at a postmatch dinner criticizing defeat as absurd. A Dutch-styled joke is recounted about language mishap when a foreigner tries to describe an American girl's beauty, confessing forgetfulness of the word.
A Buffalo News editorial lauds American women and statesmen collaborating for public welfare. It contrasts favorable efforts with England's suffragette property destruction and asserts political equality for women as commendable and necessary.
The suitor for the daughter faces a sequence of formal tests and verifications including an audit, chemical assay, bacteriological test, genealogical certification, and medical appraisal by county hospital staff to confirm his suitability for marriage.
A Good Housekeeping contributor describes removing the buggy basket and nailing slats to create a portable clothes rack. She wheels the makeshift rack around to hang and retrieve clothes, reducing bending and saving time on wash days.
A historical note on pepsin evolving from ostrich stomachs to swine sources, and on thyroid and adrenal extracts aiding digestion and nutrition. It discusses iodine content, cretinism in Europe, and the medical use of extracts to control bleeding and support recovery after surgery.
The article traces John D Rockefeller’s early life from earning 37 cents a day at ten to moving to Cleveland at fourteen, rising from office boy to clerk and bookkeeper, then borrowing to seize oil refinery opportunities. By 1861 he formed Standard Oil and six years later the Standard Oil Trust boosted his fortune through smart borrowing and expansion.
Mrs Naybor stopped by this afternoon and spent a long spell chatting on the telephone. The visit led to a long talk about everyday matters.
A lively scene unfolds as a group of traveling men settle in a hotel lobby and welcome a newcomer knight of the grip with hearty handshakes while one man jokes about the reception. The exchange mixes cordiality with playful irony as the group teases the visitor.
A boy named Bobbie, who runs errands for a kindly old gentleman, receives affectionate thanks but longs to repay the favor in some way. After completing his third errand, the elder expresses gratitude, and Bobbie sadly confesses his wish to show thanks in return.
A playful exchange wonders why a framed portrait remained after a getaway. One character asks if the art piece drew the thief, while another suggests the culprit was never captured by the artist.
The General Board of the United States Navy estimates the largest ship able to transit the Panama Canal would cost $20,000,000 and measure 750 feet in length, 100 feet beam, 28 feet 6 inches draft, with 38,000 tons displacement and 23 knots speed. The current largest U.S. battleship is 554 feet long and 26,000 tons.
A historical notice promotes Parmelee's Vegetable Pills as a remedy for chronic dyspepsia and related digestive disorders. It claims the pills are specially compounded to combat indigestion and its follow on symptoms and are "successful always."
A conversation features Mrs Meekton denying error while Mr Meekton notes several people eager to defend past choices and acknowledge poor judgment in selecting the so called wus “ands.”
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