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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 09, 1909
Page
3
Joe Ryan narrates a story of two gambling house dealers invited to shoot ducks at dawn. They fearfully bet up to their limits and sneak a midnight trip. One fires at decoy ducks, startling his partner who yells that he is shooting the boosters.
Congress approves funds to double the White House wing built in 190 percent and start work soon. The addition will cover ground once used as President Roosevelt’s tennis court and include an oval room with offices for the secretary and a new cabinet room, plus expanded public waiting areas and a private work space. The project aims to provide greater privacy and space for executive operations.
An ad warns against catarrh remedies containing mercury and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure from F P J Chrory Co. It asserts internal action on the nose and mucous surfaces with no mercury and lists price a bottle. Also mentions Hall's Family Pits for constipation and quotes a jokey exchange about a hotel stay.
The Fortnightly prints the first instalment of Swinburne reminiscences by Edmund Gosse praising his sincere poetry and humane view of literature. It highlights Swinburne’s effortless ease in conversation, courteous temper, and bursts of wrath, with examples of sharp repartee and a link to Landor.
The piece traces brandy’s introduction to England by Low Countries veterans in Elizabethan times and shows how cheap distilling and grain spirits spurred widespread drinking. It notes increased drunkenness across classes, impact on women, and James I’s efforts with statutes fining drinkers or sentencing them to the stocks.
Popular Mechanics notes ghee can last for years without rancidity. The process involves boiling butter to remove water and solids, then cooling the clarified oil. It is claimed to remain stable for two centuries, even when found in deserted castles.
The Old Man of cricket Dr William Gilbert Grace born July 18 1343 is cited as the game’s most famous exponent. Though unlikely to play great matches again his counsel is still sought by players in their prime. He recalls hard work and perseverance as essential to becoming a good cricketer.
A period piece advert claims Baby's Own Tablets prevent and cure stomach and bowel troubles in children, safe for newborns and older kids, with a sales pitch urging mothers to stock up. Also references Dr Williams' Medicine Co. and a joke from Washington Star.
An old advertisement style note touts Wilson’s Fly Pads as a dramatic fly killer for any home. A jurist joke follows about a burglar and a four year sentence. A testimonial from A B Roy of St Antoine, P Q praises Minard’s Liniment for hand and wrist injuries healing rapidly after a horse attack.
An exchange reveals a paused battle as a subaltern questions the lack of signals and a private speculates they may have fired upon their own marker. The dialogue conveys tension and confusion during a prolonged engagement.
Epitaph from Devonshire Church notes the 1656 death of Thomas Carew Esquire and Anne his wife. The verse proclaims their souls united in life and death, their marriage as one flame of love, and their dust rising like flowers in Paradise.
Building statistics for June show universal gains across Canada with no decreases. Winnipeg leads with $2,041,645 in new work, Toronto $2,011,545, Montreal $1,170,780, and Moose Jaw posts the sharpest monthly gain at 1,056 percent. Fort William, Peterboro, London, Berlin, and Hamilton report notable rises as Ontario cities surge, signaling a strong year so far.
The piece notes Sir Charles Rivers Wilson as a pivotal figure in Anglo Canadian finance. It recalls his clash with Sir Henry Tyler over the Grand Trunk presidency in 1895 and highlights his roles with Grand Trunk, Grand Trunk Pacific, Alliance Assurance, British Electric Traction, and the International Syndicate. It also covers his London origins, education, and marriage to Beatrice Mostyn.
William Jarvis, a veteran Montreal journalist, lived long enough to witness and remember pivotal Eastern Canada events. He authored a Thirty Years Ago column recalling figures like Fred Perry and the Parliament Buildings fire, and he was reputed to know the true tale of that forties destruction.
Dr Wilfred Grentell reports a thriving reindeer community in Labrador. The herd grows to seven hundred with healthy animals. Training and domestication progress rapidly, replacing the fierce sledge for traction, and the does provide milk of exceptional quality for children.
Mrs. Cecil Edwardes, a British Columbian soprano praised for her Covent Garden appearances this season, is sister-in-law to Lord Kensington. Trained by Jean de Reszke, she first appeared publicly as an opera singer.
Dr Coulter Deputy Postmaster General of Canada toured Australia and London outlining a proposed All-Red Route to Canada Australia and New Zealand. He argued the plan is feasible noting faster mail and tourist traffic would boost gains for Australia and America and that Australia and Canada could become richer with a state ownership approach rather than subsidies. He said Canada may soon see a concrete plan and emphasized leaderships’ level headedness.
The article describes the English industrial lowlands from Lancashire to the northeast, dominated by coal and extensive manufacturing in textiles, pottery, iron, and steel. It highlights Manchester as the central market, with the Manchester Exchange representing 177 towns, eleven with populations over 100,000.
The Army Council ends the old practice of Crying Down Credit under King's regulations. Upon arriving at a new post, commanders will issue a proclamation warning that a soldier’s pay cannot be stopped for private debts and that those aiding debts assume risk. The drummed market proclamation ends, replaced by newspaper advertisements.
The cabinet includes Mr Herbert Famarel at eleven years old making it the youngest ever. Winston Churchill is thirty five, Lord Wolverhampton is seventy nine, eight of nineteen members are under fifty and the average age is fifty seven.
A summary of Herbert Wells stories where Martians are defeated by microscopic organisms. The piece argues that the smallest foes, germs and disease agents, kill more than battleships, guns, and even dangerous animals, noting the housefly and bubonic plague as major killers.
A Clark University study by A J Kinnman observes a rhesus monkey learning to obtain food from a key-locked box. The monkey imitates box opening by motions, lacking concept of the key as an instrument, illustrating a gap between animal and human reasoning.
Squire Bemis expressed wonder at the town turnout for the circus as women flocked to see wild beasts and a daring trapeze act. Postmaster Hanlin relayed Jed Potter’s town rumor that the show could frighten people into ten years of growth, noting Emma Bolles’s eagerness to attend.
The text argues temper control as the key virtue for a happy marriage. It warns that an ungovernable temper harms both the possessor and others, making home life tense and burdensome, with misery arising from ill tempered behavior regardless of gender.
A young shopper sought a nice gift for a young man. A gallant clerk urged her to look in the mirror, and she grew flustered. He sold her four different items she did not want before she realized her mistake.
A dialogue reveals a statesman expressing doubts about a clearly written document. The friend remarks on the lucidity, while the statesman fears the public may not recognize its strength or credibility.
A fragmentary exchange questions memory after death and cites a doctor’s warning about dyspepsia disease. The legible lines hint at personal concern and medical doubt, suggesting a note or overheard conversation rather than a full report.
A remark frames refusing work as a bold act, suggesting it achieves a significant but contested impact. The statement implies moral judgment and broad social consequences, inviting debate about labor, responsibility, and personal choice.
An old advertisement style item notes spring kidney weakness and urges Dr Chase Kidney Liver Pills as a quick cure. It cites Mrs F C Bacon of Baldwins Mills Quebec as a testimonial and lists price and availability. The piece also includes brief humor and a medical quack line.
A New York Sun quote portrays Knickerbocker as a mere fence where observers can sit and watch trains pass. The remark critiques the resort concept as currently limited in scope and development.
A Scottish cabby explains Edinburgh landmarks to an American tourist. The exchange touches on John Knox and historic sites as the tourist questions the guide. The fragment captures period humor and cultural contrast in Punch.
Adam reflects on a peculiar case and recalls doubling up before they ate the apple. The New York Sun quotes him with a wry tone about the sequence of events.
Frederick sought to buy a mill blocking his Sans Souci project but the miller refused claiming ancestral ownership. The king offered money and a better site, yet the miller replied that only the chamber of justice at Berlin could compel him. Flattered by the miller’s honesty, the king released him and altered his garden plans.
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