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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 05, 1912
Page
7
Railway officials endorse the system as young men are placed in roles as telegraphers freight and ticket clerks as fast as preparation allows. Day and night courses offered with free booklet 19 from Downewing School Railroading to Toronto.
Eleven villagers met to elect a new captain after the prior retire ment. One youth, son of a cricket field owner, led the push with a sharp, aggressive stance. After two hours of arguing he declared, I will be captain this year or else the old bull will be turned into the field.
King George IV casually enters a private Windsor apartment and finds his valet dining amid wine. The exchange ends with the king marveling at a landscape and the valet apologizing for a sudden turn of phrase and departure.
An old farmer in a crowd answers a puzzled candidate about a man who goes after money. Edith remarks on praise and affection as the scene touches on a football player and a sweetheart.
A traveler meets a Finn host in Oulu who shows a brick arsenal that is a large school. The host declares Russia cannot take the currency and asserts local foundry guns symbolize progress, civilization, and eventual victory over deadly engines of destruction.
A Chicago merchant prince Marshall Field notices an elevator operator with a worn face and poor health. He offers to pay for six months vacation in Colorado, with all expenses covered, and upon return the worker finds an envelope with six months pay.
The article outlines naval etiquette with a commander not at the head of the mess table and the president of the mess seated there. The commander sits to the right of the president, with position rotating monthly. Evening dress is strict. watch duties can force a member to dine alone. A tale recalls a king who proposed toasts be drunk seated, and midshipmen are likened to school pupils serving officers as prefects.
The text surveys beliefs that cats are witches in February in the Monferrato region and in Hungary age thresholds for witch conversion. It notes a German omen about cat hairs predicting death and a French belief linking a cat’s soul to a horse’s burden when wind shifts.
A weary man returns home and is confronted by his wife about a letter. He discovers the envelope was meant for him, prompting a shock and a severe internal lecture from his partner as the truth unfolds.
Fragmentary dialogue shows a suffrage advocate asserting women as the world’s prime factor while a politician responds with a bland remark. The vague exchange hints at early activist rhetoric and political push for women’s voting rights.
A Hindu mystic hypnotized Florence Gibson and buried her five feet underground on Cedar Point Beach near Sandusky Ohio in a staged coffin stunt. After nine days the coffin was opened on stage and Gibson revived to tell of the terrifying ordeal.
Ned Hamilton, San Francisco Examiner managing editor, demands firing a reporter who lost a sensational upstate California shooting story because the correspondent was the slain man. He insists on dismissal despite the reporter's death, arguing no circumstances excuse the failure.
The article explains foot and mouth disease affects cattle sheep pigs and sometimes poultry with occasional horse and even human cases. Early signs include blisters on lips tongue and gums followed by fever and loss of appetite and limp. With care animals recover in about ten days but infected stocks are slaughtered to curb spread. The 1892 England outbreak hit Kent Surrey Yorkshire Chester Westmorland and parts of Scotland.
Two suggestions arise as a squeak and grunt from the motorcar ends with the chauffeur inspecting the rear. Mr Neustyle expresses shock and asks what Thompson is doing while James notes a possible puncture tyre on the rear.
After twenty years of chronic itching piles the sufferer finds relief and cure. The account notes a dramatic turn from severe distress to recovery through an undisclosed remedy. The piece reflects a historical medical testimonial common in period advertisements.
A health advertisement touts Dr Chase's Ointment as a cure for piles and skin diseases. It cites long suffering cases including Mr John P Marshall of St Johns Newfoundland who says one box plus part of another cured him after twenty years, with no relapse in eighteen months. The ad offers a free sample box on a two cent stamp and lists Edmanda Bates & Co Limited Toronto as distributors.
A lively village lecture featured a professor boasting of a magnet's power to move iron. A laborer challenged him, recalling a simpler force, describing Mary Ann in a cotton dress who won his heart and marriage after years of travel to court her.
A clipped stage exchange shows confusion over cues as a character questions the cue before entering. Another character mocks the line with a joking insult about the meat preparation, highlighting a playful backstage banter amid a rehearsal.
The notice touts Dr J D Kelso ge s Asthma Remedy as a way to escape the tyrant of asthma. It claims immediate help and a return to enjoying life with the remedy at hand.
A storm lashes the shore as a mar and a maid sit close watching the waves. She shouts to be heard asking why the wind howls while her lover answers with a crude joke about toothache and confusion.
Fatigued Felia notes workers endure abuse while the only visible remedy is returning to work. Huntry Henr questions the value of striking. Felia argues that strikes would require quitting employment, which is not feasible.
A Kentucky woman recounts changing her breakfast to Grape-Nuts with cream after indigestion and nerve fatigue. She reports rapid improvement, noting renewed strength and mental poise, with occasional pain when overindulging in rich foods. The advertisement cites "There’s a reason" and references The Road to Wellville.
Attacks of cholera and dysentery come quickly with little warning. Quick treatment is vital to prevent severe bowel lining damage. Dr J D Kelloggs Dysentery Cordial is promoted as an inexpensive home remedy available at drug stores or general dealers to provide relief before a doctor is summoned.
A solicitor with an unusually long nose and chin jokes that they have already clashed many times in speech, remarking that their noses and chins might fight soon given how close they stand. The quip highlights humorous wordplay about his facial features and courtly banter.
New York shops tout stockings embroidered with life size mice as a new trend. Each pair costs six dollars, attracting curious buyers and fashion observers alike.
A white marble statue in St James church Yarmouth Isle of Wight depicts Captain of the Wight Sir Robert 1457 1692 a bold admiral and wag. A captured French statue unfinished of Le Grand Monarque was completed to resemble Holmes head on Louis XIV body. The guidebook notes the odd partnership as well worth a visit.
An old advertisement touts Holloway's Corn Cure as the smallest and best remedy offered to the public for treating corns, claiming effectiveness regardless of corn age or growth.
A notorious verbose orator campaigning in a mining camp ends his talk with fifty miners present dwindling to one listener. He places a six shooter on the table and declares he will shoot to finish his speech, prompting the lone old man to depart with a weary quip about being shot to death.
A young doctor treats a patient recovering from illness and declares him well, then the patient offers to pay later and proposes trading his trade as the leader of a Sherman band to perform in front of the doctor’s house for a month. The doctor considers the unusual arrangement.
A fragment suggesting Minard's liniment cures diphtheria and noting a human body contains varying amounts of sulphur. The claim appears speculative with no verifiable evidence or specifics on quantities.
In a colloquial claim, Sam Johns asserts he still has his two front teeth despite a heated dispute. The dialogue shows a back-and-forth about dental status amid a broader confrontation.
A visitor asks for the editor in chief at eight o clock in the morning in a magazine office. The chairman says the editor does not arrive early. A man admits he handles the poetical department and whimsically says he empties the waste paper baskets.
A bride accuses a grocer of selling faulty flour that ruined a pie and caused quarrel at home. The grocer notes the flour was tough and inedible, while the wife insists it damaged the pie and offended her husband. The exchange reveals a domestic friction over a kitchen mishap.
A visitor asks a little girl about her birthplace and origin while the girl responds with a quip about being born in India. The exchange shows playful miscommunication between adult and child.
A misdirected zealot named George is described as a man who, when his house burns, kicks his dog to stop its tail from wagging, illustrating an extreme misapplied fervor.
Mrs Noopop-Charlie notes a twenty pound cheque from the father for their new baby. She plans to write immediately thanking him for his contribution to the fresh heir fund.
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