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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 12, 1912
Page
7
In a small country store a traveling salesman enters the parlor to find proprietor Mr Slocum and a friend engaged in a quiet game of checkers. He reports two customers in the shop and Slocum signals to remain silent as the strangers depart.
A Milwaukee Sentinel excerpt notes how a doctor convinced a man to quit smoking, explaining the health benefits and the motivational impact of the medical advice. The tale highlights the affordability dilemma as tobacco costs rose.
An old advertisement touts Hall’s Catarrh Cure by sending testimonials and claiming a cure for catarrh and related ailments. It promises a $100 reward for any case not cured and urges readers to purchase the remedy from F J Cheney & Co. and their mail order service.
A policeman in Hamburg eyed a shop sausage, drew his sword, and impaled the glass to steal it. A bystander confronted him, and authorities pursued the officer who confessed to larceny, ending in trial.
The schooner Alwena, 27 days from Columbia River and commanded by Captain Abra Samson, arrived in San Diego after a two day sea sandstorm. A cloud of fine sand enveloped the vessel as it sailed 75 miles offshore and 125 miles north of San Diego, coating decks and cargo. The crew spent the voyage sweeping sand from the lumber and brushing grit from eyes and hair.
A brief dialogue notes Bow yer's remarkable attentiveness to the lady he dined with, identified as his wife. The exchange highlights astonishment at his claimed devotion and gestures during the meal.
The piece argues that seed deterioration stems from unsanitary handling rather than soil fertility. It urges raising and storing pure, weed-free seed, proper threshing and drying, and rotating crops to reduce disease spores. emphasizes weed-seed removal and using a pure variety for increasingly disease resistant seed each year.
A traveler describes the vast Mukden cemetery nearly finished by the Japanese who buried Russian dead after the war. White marble marks for officers, Greek crosses for soldiers, a terrace and marble temple costing 50 000 yen, with rites conducted by Russian clergy from Pekin Harbin and Vladivostok and Japanese priests. The piece contrasts this with Gettysburg reconciliation.
Marcus Woodward notes in the Contemporary Review that Blounts Farm in Hertfordshire marks a jubilee for fifty years of continuous corn cultivation on 450 acres without crop rotation or livestock. Wheat yields reach 35 bu/acre vs UK 3, Canada 18, and the system has not impoverished the land. ongoing success is claimed under J Prout and his son since 1894.
Judge notes Mrs Spende faces tougher finances than before as Spende’s salary increase fails to ease their burden amid rising costs. The remark underscores financial strain in a personal litigation context.
A satirical item features a suffrage meeting where the restriction chairwoman asks for motions and a speaker replies she has one but her gown is too tight, humorously commenting on dress limits during a political gathering.
A judge hears a humorous exchange about married life. A woman questions why couples quarrel and hopes for frictionless union, while her husband asserts mutual understanding after nearly three days of marriage.
The International Dry-Farming Congress, the annual gathering of dry-land farmers, will meet October 19 to 26 in Lethbridge Alberta. The event defines and advocates dry-farming principles, arguing their practical value in a major grain belt and rewarding farmers who apply scientific methods to adverse weather conditions.
The Louisville Courier Journal suggests a program where families swap children for a couple of years to learn languages and exchange references. The proposal imagines English and German families participating to gain linguistic and cultural experience, with a playful note about Siberia.
The summer months are dangerous for infants with cholera, plantum, colic, diarrhoea and dysentery. Mothers should prevent or quickly treat these illnesses. Baby's Own Tablets regulate bowels and stomach and are safe, sold by dealers or mail from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co. Brockville, Ont.
A poetic line recalls a curfew bell as a herd moves toward the sea and an automobile makes a record breaking ascent before fading into eternity.
A collection of royal keepsakes including Queen Victoria’s wedding silk stockings and an orange blossom from her bouquet were sold at Manor House in Knaresborough near Harrogate. The bijou table also yielded items such as Edward and George royal cake fragments, Lord Nelson’s garter and Pauline Bonaparte's shoes, bringing in 77 dollars.
An New York inventor has merged an incandescent lamp with a standard electric driver to heat and dry hair in one process. The lighter note features a comic exchange about swimming and a concern for a dog in water. It also notes gold discoveries in Venezuela’s interior since the start of the year.
The article details the international scope of the Dry Farming Congress with attendees from about 50 nations and 30 US and Canadian regions. It lists key committees, chairs, and secretaries across crops, livestock, farm management, research, education, and rural women's involvement, highlighting the movement’s science based methods for moisture conservation and increased yields.
A doctor notes Postum boosted recovery in his patients replacing coffee and tea. He reports widespread store adoption and praises its ease of digestion and nourishment for convalescence from pneumonia and typhoid fever. The letter includes a Canadian endorsement and a publisher’s promotion tag.
A comic scene shows Patrick Murray O Dolan asking about mourning customs in a dry goods shop. The assistant outlines varying attire for different relations, from full black wear to a simple black tie, as the dialogue unfolds with humorous misunderstandings.
A Middleton Nova Scotia resident praises MINARD'S Liniment for family and horse flesh care, calling it the best liniment on the market and noting years of use in the household. Signed by W 8 Pineo of Woodlands.
A cheerful girl engages a solemn parson who claims his mission is to save young men. She jokes that she hopes he will save one for her, prompting a playful exchange at dinner about life goals.
The affordable Worm Exterminator by Mother Graves is described as within reach of every budget and available at all druggists.
The article argues italics signal emphasis and reveal a writer’s character. It compares italic use to vocal emphasis in oration, noting that deliberate emphasis shows relative importance and hints at the author’s mental or moral traits.
An old advertisement touts Dr Thomas Electric Oil as unmatched and widely prized across the hemisphere. It claims the product fulfilled a small need and then expanded to a vast field, remaining superior with no equal.
The Canadian Seed Growers association awards cash prizes and trophies for seed exhibits by youths aged 12 to 18 to be shown at the next winter fair or provincial seed exhibition. A gold medal is donated for best oats in the maritimes Quebec and Ontario and for wheat in Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta. Participants should contact the association secretary in Ottawa for prize lists and transport arrangements.
Naval architect Sir William White says limits on ship size are mainly commercial. Large ships cost more to build and operate, struggle to fill cargo or passengers, and require deeper channels and bigger docks. He believes most ocean traffic will stay with moderately sized vessels.
The article details the rat as a fearsome pest: it gnaws horse hooves, attacks hogs, can defend itself against humans when cornered, and steals valuables. It describes a nest with towels and scraps and notes a rat storing food. It cites plague deaths in India and links bubonic plague in humans to rat disease, while praising the house and field mice for their destructiveness.
A telephonic system would publish train movements from a single source to multiple parts of large rail stations. This method aims to replace ushers or announcers whose voices are often drowned by echoes in vast waiting rooms, providing clearer, simultaneous updates to passengers.
A study explores generating power for Schleswig Holstein from tidal ebb and flow. Nord strand is linked to the mainland by two reservoirs across 1500 and 1250 acres. A continuous head of water will drive turbines from either reservoir, ensuring constant operation.
The article asserts cholera morbus causes infant deaths and praises Dr J D Kellogg's Dysentery Cordial as a safe, effective remedy that can be given to even the smallest child to prevent fatalities.
The Birmingham Age Herald reports a petty quarrel between Nothing Serious Young Bilfur and Miss Wapple after a motor boat incident. The paper suggests Miss Wapple is likely to reconcile, noting they fell out yesterday but may mend soon.
Tom objects to yachting calling it dull without the danger of speeding. Miss Thrill argues both pursuits offer exhilaration, but Tom insists thrill comes from risk rather than speed.
A girl asks how to tell a yacht from a sailboat and Captain Cleet replies that if the pantry holds plenty of refreshments and cigars it is a yacht. otherwise with plain victuals it is a sailboat. The Washington Star records the joke as a light exchange.
A bystander recalls a humorous moment when a waiter asks about the beef and the diner reveals he spotted it by shifting a potato. Local dialogue captures a playful exchange in a casual restaurant setting.
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