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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 19, 1907
Page
6
Trescott rents a lakeside farm after answering a stark advertisement. Eva Marsden, a capable young woman, helps transform the place into a welcoming home. Over days and dinners, he grows to love her and offers a homemaker partnership to run his future bachelor life together.
Demetra Vaka Brown recalls Mussulman customs when she paints in an orthodox Muslim household. An easel, pastel and watercolors reveal life and happiness as the window framed outdoor scenes, showing a conflict between reverence and artistic play.
A cryptic note from a reader quotes Beezy Sapp about Miss Wose ending their relationship claiming she has other fish to fry. The exchange touches on propriety and calls for Tabasco to weigh in on proper conduct.
In Central Village, Connecticut, a single tombstone marks Rosa the Jersey cow with a butter record of two pounds fifteen ounces from thirteen quarts in one day. Its opposite side names Mr Cady, famed fiddler Gordon Cady, beloved for his music at Marm Kenney’s Stafford inn and his love of cattle, with a vow to hand down the cow Tos a name alongside his own.
An investigative committee cited by the Indianapolis News deems several well known sayings as fakes. The list includes The bull in the china shop The wolf at the door The fly in the ointment The dog in the manger The fish out of water The bee in the bonnet The flea in the ear The rat that was smelled is in clover Norse and horse Time flies The Welsh rabbit The man on a lark.
In the Naval Annual by J Griffon Co Portsmouth editor T A Brassey argues the United States rises to second in world naval strength. He bases this on battleship numbers and overall war value across guns speed protection habitability and hardiness. Britain remains first followed by the United States Germany France Japan Russia Italy.
Camille Saint-Saens recalls Mozart like selection of kin and early musical ear. His mother and aunt were artistic figures and musicians. As a toddler he distinguished clock chimes by sound, honing memory and perfect pitch through home training.
A Gottingen instrument by Dr. Whecbert uses a seventeen ton suspended pendulum with levers to magnify earth motion two thousand two hundred times, recording tremors from a gas engine a mile and a half away, far exceeding ordinary seismographs.
Publicity item proposes turning the Tower of London into a luxury hotel for American visitors with high rates, beefeaters as valets, a night’s stay featuring room suits, and a playful nod to exclusive hospitality terms.
In Clay county Kentucky a post office naming meeting set names from mythology to Mary Ann. County judge cuts in with it is too damn tedious and says we will call her Tedious. The clerk reports the name, but writes Teges due to phonetic spelling by the clerk.
An advertisement extols Parmelee's Vegetable Pills as a superior liver regulator suitable for all, noting their gentle yet effective action. The piece also includes brief reader opinions on infant milk from the Chicago Daily News contrasting boiled and raw cow’s milk.
In a humorous exchange from Fliegende Blaetter a farmer declares two pigs are worth at least 300 marks when seen under a motor car, while the stranger replies with equal wit about the animals’ value.
An advertisement claims most liquid stomach remedies contain opiates. Baby's Own Tablets are certified narcotic free by a government analyst, touted as effective for summer complaints, constipation, and sleeplessness. The note urges keeping a box handy and lists The Williams Medicine Co. as the seller, with a testimonial from Mrs. C. E. Hancock of Raymond, Alberta. The page also includes a humor cartoon caption about a bird dealer and a sparrer.
Patent ad touts English Spavin Iniment as cure for horse ailments including spavin curbs splints ringbone sweeney stifles sprains and swollen throat claims removal of lumps and blemishes with a $50 savings and warrant of being the most wonderful remedy known.
The Boston Post quotes Rev William J Long of Stamford explaining that nature faking arises from ignorance not falsehood. He recalls lecturing Stamford students on bees and a bright pupil answering with a comical misstatement, Its buzzum, sir.
A fragment notes an old carnival or Western stunt where a mark is shot from a card held between fingers. The text reflects lore of spot shooting as a display of skill and precision in traditional Cattleman culture.
A short note suggests a cruel method to deter moles by stabbing their tunnels with a long blade and inserting moths. The passage advocates a brutal approach for ridding lawns of pests, prompting concern about humane and legal implications.
The gradual cooling of France is shown by vegetation changes. The Italian poplar once common in early French etchings is now rare, and citrus such as lemon and orange have disappeared from Languedoc and Roussillon respectively.
In France it is a punishable offense to feed infants under one year solid foods unless ordered by a written prescription signed by a legally qualified medical man.
The throne room of Spain is a magnificent apartment adorned in crimson and gold with colossal mirrors and a rock crystal chandelier. Under the canopy stand two large gilded chairs upholstered in crimson brocade, known as the thrones of Spain.
Between 1822 and 1861 the song The Wanderer by Schubert earned publishers more than $13 000. At Schubert’s request he was buried beside Beethoven in Vienna’s central cemetery, both interred together.
A newspaper fragment suggests cleaning soiled wallpaper by mixing flour with water into a stiff dough. The dough is kneaded on a board until non sticky and rubbed over the wall surface.
An advert promotes Parmelee's Vegetable Pills for those with poor digestion after large meals. It claims the pills aid assimilation and, used as directed, restore healthy digestion easing headache and low mood and returning the sufferer to work.
Elsie newly married vows a curtain lecture for her husband, declaring she will not sit up for him until he returns home. The exchange, captured in Meggendorfer Blätter, reveals playful marital tension and modern domestic wit.
The striped beetle was first found by Thomas Loy near the upper Missouri in 1824. It moved east through Nebraska Iowa Illinois Ohio and into New England, then reached New York and the Atlantic coast by 1874, devastating crops along the way.
In parts of Norway a drowning is linked to a folk practice where a cock is placed in a boat and rowed across the scene of the disaster. The belief holds the bird will crow when the boat passes over the body, signaling the location.
Barber shops in Sweden use a bowl system where a button releases water like a fountain to rinse soap from the shaved face. Patrons hold their face in the stream until the soap is washed away and the shave finished.
In France the early adoption of yeast was condemned by the medical faculty as injurious to health and its use prohibited under the severest penalties.
A simple method to impart cedar aroma to a wooden chest or box is to stain it and fill with liberal amounts of cedar oil. Place cedar oil between papers and cloths inside and keep the unit tightly closed. A clothespress with shelves can be treated similarly and will smell like cedar when kept shut.
Trinidad stands out as the primary breeding ground for south Atlantic sea birds with a large guano deposit. Evidence suggests abundant extinct vegetation in the area, indicating a rich ecological past.
A Roman Catholic church in Nome is topped by a large cross lit with electric light serving as a coastal beacon and helping save shipwreck victims. It also guides miners traveling from the wilds to town.
The current global population stands at about 1,440,650,000, suggesting that present numbers surpass any earlier era. Analysts note this milestone reflects continued growth and shifts in demographic trends worldwide.
Longstanding stomach and liver problems described as cured after doctors failed. Letters from Mr Patrick De Courcey and Mrs James Monteith praise the pills for digestives, bile flow, and kidney filtration. The ad asserts the pills treat liver, kidneys, and bowels to restore health and digestion. Pills priced 25 cents per box, sold by local dealers and Edmanson Bates & Co Toronto.
A traveler notes that Crimson Gulch has lost several prominent residents since his last visit. Bronco Bob confirms ongoing gunplay and rapid outcomes as the survival of the quickest prevails over the fittest in the frontier town.
A Newark Advertiser squib reports Gruet was tricked into marrying his landlady to dodge board costs, but after the wedding she sold the property and he now pays for two. The joke highlights a costly marriage ruse.
Mark Twain recalls a boy named Jim Black in Hannibal who works at the riverfront piling bales. Jim refuses rest, saying he is not tired but waiting for the sun to set so he can knock off work. The scene reflects work ethic and daily life along the river.
A Hebridean recounts a minor quake to a visitor with humor about crockery and marriage life. The piece blends a Scots patter with a joke about a wife blamed for quakes and long years of marriage.
Narrative notes a funeral where Calvio, feared rival, appears in the procession provoking the widow. The scene depicts tension and accusations of hypocrisy as the widow confronts the presence of the supposed killer and enemy at the burial.
A village minister reveals the congregation settled his back pay in full after he announced from the pulpit that three months of planned vacation depended on receiving it. His wife expresses astonishment at how they managed to do it. Chicago News
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