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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 23, 1913
Page
2
In a state of trance Joan signs to wed Edward Thorold, fulfilling her mother’s wish. Thorold steadies her as they flee London to the countryside in a swift car, where his forceful will and passion carry her toward a new life and uncertain future.
Fred E. Meyer of Clachan Ontario reports a facial breakout of sores and pimples that spread across his face. After trying several salves he used Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment and was cured in about two weeks.
Mrs P J Mullally of Souris West Prince Edward Island reports a four year old girl suffered a hot itchy leg rash that became pimples. After bathing with warm water and using Cuthcara Soap followed by Cuthcara Ointment the child was cured in one week. Free samples offered by Potter Drug & Chem Boston.
Joan and Thorold hurtle through the night in a speeding car escaping London toward a country mansion. On the road the passion of speed rivals fear as a royal ring on Joan’s finger and a looming wedding weigh on her mind. Thorold reveals a hidden past as the car nears a tragic confrontation with a photo of his brother and his wife.
A movement in Japan seeks to curb streetcar conductors who push passengers into crowded cars and refuse to allow extra riders. The campaign highlights that once a car is full there is no room and passengers may be forced to enter or pay double fare if they must exit. Conductors also allegedly fail to stop at marked destinations, misdirecting riders several hundred yards.
A 50 year old man credits Postum with reversing decades of coffee use and disability. After daily six cups of coffee and tea, he collapsed, used crutches, and suffered swollen feet and a useless right hand. Six months after switching to Postum, he began working again and, within a year, was much healthier and active without a cane.
The article notes rising hunger related hooliganism in Russia. It cites government measures giving governors power to act without trial, but attributes deeper causes to mass poverty and widespread alcoholism, noting alcohol profits exceed 800 million roubles annually and climate makes alcohol a perceived necessity.
The passage argues that human ideals originate from nature and that care from natural surroundings strengthens desires for offspring. It notes that women may lack initial maternal drive yet strong love can awaken a longing for a child, viewing parenthood as a solemn joyful possession fostered by harmonious surroundings.
A social scene centers on Harold and a hostess praising a parrot that can imitate well. A guest, Mabel, objects that their parrot cannot imitate unfamiliar sounds. Polly interjects with a quip about the bird and a plan to remove the parrot from the room.
A compact reflection on how great minds seem aligned when the noon whistle sounds, capturing a moment of shared focus and crosswise destinies. The line hints at simultaneous insight and timing across minds in rhythm with daily routines.
The piece discusses national eating habits, claiming Brits, Germans, French, and Americans are the greatest eaters among modern civilizations. It contrasts Spaniards and Italians as lighter eaters, and cites Carlyle and Emerson on American appetite and work ethic.
A rustic exchange centers on dialect versus grammar as Maggie’s interrupter questions proper speech. The old man defends his family’s speech, insisting the dialect remains essential despite calls for education and better grammar.
Marie suggests paying him back in his own coin, while Mother advises restraint and questions. A child, Willie, asks why the cat wanted to know, framing a domestic tableau of advice and curiosity.
In a brief exchange Gus jokes about wealth versus intelligence, claiming he has no money at all. Jack challenges him, noting Gus’s claim with a skeptical response. The dialogue plays on embarrassment and wit in a casual scene.
A collection of verses extols steady effort and patience with a hare and tortoise fable parallel. It urges daily, incremental work to reach goals, suggesting rewards come to those who persist. Interwoven are dated product pitches and scenes of park life with a flirtatious vignette featuring Robert Peeter and a nursemaid.
They had just been married and hurry toward a train as the guard whistles. The couple searches crowded carriages, the groom dashes for a compartment while the bride hesitates and suggests waiting until home.
A heated exchange between a foreman and laborer exposes misnaming and insistence on proper IDs. An attendant and an old lady add comic detachment while a colonial style cure ad promotes Holloway's Corn Cure for unsightly excrescences.
A humorous exchange shows the census taker asking an indignant maiden her age. She argues she is as old as the Hill twins, prompting the census man to note Jane Johnson as old as the Hills and move on to other household quirks.
An English rector in Alabama agrees to wed a regro couple on a plantation He questions the groom about past marriages The groom admits his wife is dead and jokes she has moved to Norfolk, cited with humor about his absence from home.
A 35 mile telephone cable from England for Vancouver and Vancouver Island arrived, costing over 100000 dollars and weighing 560000 pounds. Laying cost 20000 dollars with significant customs duty waived for sections below low water. Claimed as the world’s longest cable, it lies at depths up to 1356 feet in the Gulf of Georgia. A cross-Saanich link is planned to improve Victoria Vancouver connectivity. Also notes a card party chat about husbands with one wife stating her partner never drinks or swears, but enjoys a post dinner cigar.
Fragmentary quote about disliking a job and nearly losing it, with unclear context or entities.
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