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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 22, 1914
Page
3
The London Telegraph notes the sudden halt to Germany’s mercantile fleet after war declaration. Over 2,000 steamers and nearly 5,000,000 tons gross afloat at start, plus 2,700 sailing ships, faced capture, neutral port escapes, or suspended sails as England gains strategic advantage in a global sea war.
Recognized as the leading specific for worm destruction, Mother Aves' Worm Exterminator has proved a boon to suffering children everywhere. It seldom fails.
Five year old Lucille recounts her first party with careful upbringing. She tells her mother she was a good girl and spoke nicely, noting she thanked Mrs. Applegate and praised the food after leaving the event.
A humorous exchange between Mrs. Henrypeck and Mr. Henrypeck from Stray Stories about whether widows make ideal wives. He jokes he cannot die to improve her marriage prospects.
The Tribuna revisits Austria’s long record of military defeats under Emperor Francis Joseph, listing key battles from 1618 to 1866. It cites losses at Leipzig Lutzen Belgrade Oudenarde Malplaquet Prague Torgau Jena Magenta Solferino Sadowa and others, framing them as omen for Kaiser Wilhelm.
In the London Commonwealth discussion, wartime measures curb panic buying and hoarding. A cabinet committee coordinates with retailers to stabilize prices, while Canada vows flour and bread supply support. The government takes swift control of railways and food distribution, signaling a collective, socialist-driven centralization of daily life.
A reader recalls patrician lineage and claims of ancestral ties to Flodden Field, with a playful query about detectives in that era, reflecting a Victorian column’s light tone and social pride.
A boy named Arthur asks his mother during a snack where his bacon is, after showing interest in anatomy class. The playful moment blends science curiosity with a simple kitchen scene.
A brief musical aside from the Boston Transcript notes a speaker claiming a world desire to be a great opera singer. The fragmentary exchange hints at aspirations and audience reception without further detail.
The Spirit of the East recounts two old friends, one town resident and one country dweller. After a year apart the countryman visits to find a sparse meal of two bowls of rice and an egg, while the townsman laments missing the chance for chicken. In return the countryman serves salted bamboo pieces and jokes about waiting a year for tender shoots.
Catarrh cannot be cured by local applications. remedy must be internal. Hall's Catarrh Cure claims to affect blood and mucous surfaces and is described as not a quack medicine. Sold by druggists at 75 cents. Hall's Family Pills also advertised.
A Highland tale explains Loch Awe formed when a girl forgot to recover a fairy spring, letting water flow all night. Today the loch is a premier beauty spot in Argyllshire with islands and stories of the Highlands.
The article describes pocket prospectors who locate surface gold pockets in California mountains. They trace gold particles to sources and abandon sites when colors vanish. A Trinity county pocket yielded up to $40000 in a few feet, per Argonaut.
A letter from St. Joseph Levis dated July 14 1903 describes severe leg injury from a horse kick last May. After using three bottles of Minard s Liniment the leg healed and the writer could walk again and resume travel.
The quote argues games are not for idle study but for serious laborers to relax during holidays. It contrasts a poet asking if his work will endure with a Boston Transcript remark that deserves merit outliving the speaker.
The passage cites Benjamin Franklin’s essay On the Art of Procuring Pleasant Dreams and a Purported Methuselah dialogue. It humorously argues outdoor sleeping is not a fact but a nod to ancestral habits, noting the anachronistic tale’s absence in Genesis.
A New York Sun item explains police search for army and navy deserters across Bowery. Deserters carry a government reward of 25 dollars, but officers must have claims approved by the commissioner and pensions deductions apply before payment.
Dr. Thomas' Eclectric Oil widens its circle daily with orders from distant western and northern areas. The product is praised for benefiting humanity and is priced to be affordable, earning wide recognition for its reputed health benefits.
A New York Sun method explains restoring crepe veils by pinning the fabric flat, dampening with a sugar water cloth, and ironing carefully without direct contact until nearly dry. Rejuvenates old crepe, even flat pieces for trimming, with brushing to remove dust first.
An advertisement extols Dr Williams Pink Pills as a cure for impure or thin blood that supposedly weakens nerves and appetite. It asserts the pills boost blood quality, raise disease resistance, cure headaches and backaches, and improve energy, with price details and mail order from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
A historical breakdown shows 300 MPs were returned by peers in England Wales Scotland and Ireland while 182 were elected by commoners with additional seats held by the treasury admiralty and ordnance. The total 658 seats yields 171 independents per Dr Oldfield’s history as cited by the London Chronicle.
The Iron Chancellor Bismarck once boasted he ate 175 oysters. He ordered twenty five then fifty more, and later offered another hundred, amusing onlookers. He was twenty six and newly back from England.
A mistress questions a waitress about French sardines. The reply admits the fish were “pasht soakin’” when opened, suggesting unclear prep or provenance in a coastal dining room. The exchange hints at rustic dialogue and local color rather than a broader event.
The article surveys how a new Canadian tariff raises coffee costs and how tea bears the war tax in Britain. It traces coffee’s spread from Arabia and Turkey to Europe and the Americas, highlighting Brazil’s dominance and its valorization scheme that supports wartime pricing amid global consumption.
The article reports Marconi’s forecast of rapid wireless telegraphy advances including a wireless telephone link between his Strand office and Fawley Hampshire 67 miles away and conversations with Berlin. It notes tests over 600 miles from two warships and describes Commander Colin and Lieutenant Jeance with a 150 mile range device preserving voice and tone for telegraphy and telephony with high accuracy for military use.
An old column touts Miller's Worm Powders claiming quick worm destruction without discomfort to the child. The product supposedly grounds worms in the body and expels them with excreta, cleansing stomach and bowels to prevent revival. A comic exchange about a heartbeat and a loud watch follows.
In a morning exchange, the doctor notes the patient seems gravely ill while cautioning not to be overly hopeful. The line reveals concern over her medical condition and implies a serious diagnosis may be developing.
An agent presents a copy of How to Play the Piano to a woman who says she did not order it. The agent explains the neighbor, Brown, requested the book for her, in a Lippincott's delivery scenario.
Patron reveals a Swedish maid caused a wreck by dropping the dumb waiter and breaking dishes. The fortune teller’s warning seems to have foretold the mishap based on the blonde woman.
The dialogue notes a compliment about a well behaved child and a mother’s measured praise. It reflects social manners and family dynamics in a concise exchange sourced from Hartford Times style humor.
A quip from the St Louis Post-Dispatch notes that a man’s income is often greatest when his wife seeks to show a court how much alimony he can pay.
A concise aphorism contrasts blessings and justice: well deserving people receive favor from God, while the ill deserving face mere justice. The Latin attributed author Piantus frames moral merit alongside providential evaluation.
The article explains a desert sleeping method called the fire bed. A six to seven inch trench is dug in sand, sides banked with excavated sand, a full length fire is built to heat the pit and surrounding sand, coals are covered with four inches of sand, and the result is a heated bed that retains warmth overnight for a comfortable sleep.
In a brief exchange, a lover asks about marriage while the beloved responds with a sharp retort. The woman signals independence and suggests reform through marriage as a remedy, prompting a humorous jolt for onlookers.
A brief Boston Transcript exchange notes a wife does not accompany him to the club when out late, but goes for him when he returns home. The humorous line reflects social dating context and domestic roles of the era.
A letter describes years of nervousness and heart trouble relieved after quitting coffee and tea and drinking Postum. The writer credits health gains to Postum, citing the beverage as a rebuilders’ alternative. The ad promotes Regular and Instant Postum with pricing and a claim of similar per cup cost.
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