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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 16, 1913
Page
3
A poised woman selects a brilliant plant in a Japanese flower pot, questions sun suitability, and declares she will buy it. The florist and assistant clash over sun exposure and the plant’s artificial nature before she pays and exits in a huff. Parmeelee's Vegetable Pills advertised as mild and effective with vegetable ingredients and claimed widespread benefit.
A reader asks for a light summer book while noting a witty remark about a doctor who works hard yet errs at others' cost. The playful tone suggests a casual, breezy pick for leisure reading.
Lieutenant J. W. Dunune, a retired British officer, unveiled a self righting flying apparatus in trials at the aerodrome. General Auguste Sirschecer oversaw the test attended by Major Julian Felix, who piloted in gusty wind. The device showed remarkable stability, maintaining level flight as Felix demonstrated with hands free.
Mrs Duffy of 35 Lewis Street Toronto a nurse writes she has used Dr Chase's Kidney Liver Pills for years and recommends them to patients for kidney disorders. The pills are sold by Edmanson Bates Co Limited Toronto at 25 cents per box.
Harry Laude recounts a rustic anecdote about a gamekeeper questioned by a curious visitor asking about estate size deer and gorillas. The keeper answers with deadpan humor as leaves fall and a pun about neighbors and lining the hands.
A private exchange unfolds as one person asks if love would have occurred if the other had not met them. The dialogue centers on fate and truth in a romantic confessional tone.
An oddly authenticated tale from Buckland Brewer near Suteford describes a starling nest found on a sheep’s back during Gournwood farm shearings owned by Mr Comn. A nest woven from moss and twigs held two fledglings. the sheep had access to fields for weeks prior. Rockefeller name appears amid scattered anecdotes and rural lore.
A Tokio style taxicab system is proposed for Hakata and Fukuoka in Fukuoka Prefecture and may start soon. The flat city could support economical taxis but narrow crowded streets would limit speed. Pedestrians fill streets, sidewalks are absent, and experts fear unpopularity and injuries if accidents occur.
A discussion of nervous disorders in children, the prevalence of the issue, and symptoms such as listlessness and twitching. The ad claims Dr Williams Pink Pills cure St Vitus dance by improving blood and nerve nourishment, citing a testimonial from Mrs. Hiram Barnhart of Scot Junction Ohio and detailing purchase options from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
A tourist about to cross a rickety boat in Ula ftlond asks if anyone has been lost aboard. The boatman says three men drowned last Thursday, but all were recovered by the next high tide.
General Frederick D. Grant asks his servant James to have his mess boots resoled. The servant confirms, noting the possibly scant pay day ahead and a corporal who would have paid a dollar if payday were closer.
A reader suggests Lord Halvane provide guidance on British methods to hasten and cheapen divorce actions. The aim is to relieve the system of delays and prohibitive costs.
Drauggiste sell Murine Eye Remedy liquid 2 percent and marine eye salve in aseptic tubes 23 percent. Claims include soothing eye pain and granulated eyelids, with mail order availability and free eye books by mail from Murine Eye Remedy Co. Chicago.
The piece profiles clever workhouse inmates across Britain who, despite hardship, create fine art and objects. From bone hatpin stands in West Bromwich to carved baptismal fonts in Rockford, inmates design shrines, lecterns, pewter-like vessels, and paintings, with notable works by a Windsor hymn writer and a Southwark sculptor.
Heard Enough Young Giles travels to London to pass a medical test for the Metropolitan Police. He survives the exam and is questioned by a senior official who quizzes his education and knowledge. Nervous, the candidate finally blurts out he is done with the forces if assigned the Edinburgh beat.
A sociologist argues that education and social reform can be aided by corn muffins. He cites a Kentucky teacher who improved cleanliness and cooking by teaching children and parents to cook corn muffins, suggesting society must reach a corn muffin stage to advance reform.
A Sunday street exchange has Pitman asking a pal wheeling a barrow what the cop will do with it. The friend explains he bought the barrow for company after losing his dog and says a man looks foolish alone.
A reader describes a new department where the manager is called a wonder though the department is a sore head. The piece notes daily bargain sales and near universal selling of accident policies before the rush.
The article notes a modern law restricting female succession to the Russian throne from Catherine the Great onward. It cites Paul I’s decree barring women from the throne and suggests the decree persisted. It then shifts to a dental ad tone claiming Mill's Worm Powders cure infant worms without harming delicate babies, promising peaceful sleep and health restoration.
A child asks if a good man is tainted by associating with a bad man and if a bad man is redeemed by associating with a good man, prompting a father to affirm the proverb and discuss moral influence.
A terse fragment shows a damsel in despair asking if the lingered moment was not a good night, revealing romantic pianissimo longing and waiting after an evening encounter.
A drill sergeant leads a recruit squad through loading and the order Fire at all. Private Lynn is puzzled asks who Will is while trying to identify the correct rifle.
Passengers discuss Liza leaving for normal school to become a teacher. The chatter includes a dubious claim about her plans to spiritualize in mathematics, heard clearly by nearby travelers.
A fragment shows a father asking a son to support his daughter in the traditional manner. The son replies he can but would feel shame to do so, reflecting cultural expectations around family obligation and dignity.
Lady Dorothy Nevill recalls sedan chairs and the first London Steam bus, Era, in 1840s London. Walter Hancock invented the vehicle carrying 14 passengers from Paddington to the Bank for 6d. The service spurred rivals until turnpike acts of 1840 ended it. notes include Sir Moses Montefiore riding in a sedan chair and a prince of Wales party at Marlborough House in 1878.
A dialogue fragment shows a landlady boasting of distance visibility from a skylight and a visitor noting the moon seen through the opening, highlighting a humorous exchange about perception of distance.
An advertised scalp treatment claims to ease itching and irritation, prevent dry and thinning hair, remove crusts and dandruff, and promote growth. It prescribes applying Cutieurs ointment to partings, then shampooing with ticura soap, with monthly use suggested. samples and booklets are offered.
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