Modern Invention at Southern Hotel Bedside Call
A New Yorker staying in a Southern town asks to be called early. The colored porter explains a modern invention: just press the headboard button and staff will call him in the morning.
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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 24, 1914
Page
6
Passenger-bur trains rush to fix delays
A traveler notes trains running late, arriving early to find the train departed. The station manager vows to recover time and reduce delays as today’s efforts aim to catch up on lost service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nasher
Journal Amusant
Two Women Saved From Operations
Edmonton and Beatrice residents credit Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with relief from serious female health issues. Mrs. Frank Emsey of Edmonton avoided surgery after three bottles and endorses the remedy alongside Liver Pills. Beatrice wife Mere_pp_Munn reports relief from chronic side pain after several bottles, now in good health with two children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmonton
Alberta
Dan
Lydia Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Noo
Frank Emsey
Columbus Avenue
Beatrice
Ned
Department of Natural Resources of the CPR
The CPR department of natural resources, formed in 1912, consolidates land minerals timber and more with a value over 250 million dollars. It sells six million acres of land, offers loans and livestock to settlers, runs ready made farms and demonstration trains, builds towns and houses, and manages irrigation mining forestry and export operations with about four thousand employees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Natural Resources
Canmada Pacific Railway
C.P.R Department of Natural Resources
Land Department
Canada
Strathmore
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Calgary
Letl Bridge
Prairies
Worsley
Sask
Bull River
B.C
Jollitaire
Bankhesa
Dominion of Canada
Ganada
United States
Great Britain
Holland
Belgium
Scandinavian Countries
Origins of New York City Public Schools
The Free School Society founded in 1805 began public education in New York City. Public funding grew after the 1842 act creating the board of education, with Free School Society schools transferred to the board in 1853 by mutual consent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Free School Society
Board of Education
Boad
New York American
The Senator and the Major Share a Bantering Moment
A senator and a major walk along an avenue. The senator, stout and cheerful, jokes about a pretty girl smiling at him. The major replies that his initial reaction to meeting the senator was laughter, sparking light humor between them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loua
Woman Obsessed With Germs Drives Family Strain
A woman fixated on germs sterilizes and filters every item at home. Family friction grows as relatives feel the strict regimen and constant cleansing affects daily life. The piece notes her intense habit disrupts normal household relations.
Concerning Cutlery Maintenance and Knife Handling
Instructions describe soaking blades in boiling water to heat through then removing handles and hiding them soft. It covers attaching handles with resin and silver sand, cleaning with bath brick paste, polishing with dry bath brick, and oiling surplus knives for storage. It advises quarterly rust checks and oil reapplication before reuse.
On the Advice of His Doctor for Piles Treatment
A letter from Mr. Simon E. Jones of Inverness praises Dr Chase's Ointment as the best treatment for protruding piles after three years of suffering. The note claims the ointment relieves and cures even aggravated cases and notes the 60e price at all dealers.
Dough to Make Salt Beads with Coloring and Cures Diphtheria
A recipe describes mixing salt corn starch and water with optional coloring to form dough, kneading and shaping into beads or shapes. It notes drying on pins and suggests 24 hours resting before molding while mentioning Minard's Liniment as a diphtheria cure.
Boy on the burning deck sparks curious snigs tale
A fragmentary rustic verse describes a boy on a fiery deck with an old mariner asking about snigs and a child replying he has never caught any. The dialog mixs humor and nautical imagery in a rough folk-fiction style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Man
Sonny
Snigs
A Sure Corrective of Flatulency Pils
An old advertisement extols Parmelees Vegetable Pils as a cure for stomach gas and pain. It asserts undigested food causes oppression, gases eructate, and restoration of stomach action remedies it. Simple directions accompany each packet, promising a cure with systematic use.
Lincoln on Doing Less and More for the Cause
The quote attributed to Abraham Lincoln urges limiting actions that harm the cause and increasing efforts when helpful. It emphasizes correcting errors and adopting new views quickly as they appear true.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abraham Liz
Seller's Sale Hopes Raised By Color Claim
A terse exchange questions a salesman about a color claim. He asserts the hue is fast and may enlarge more rapidly once it begins to run. The dialogue hints at a possible misrepresentation regarding product performance.
Standards and secrecy guard the imperial weights and measures
At twenty year intervals the government compares the current standards with those sealed in the wall of the House of Commons. The two standards, the platinum pound and bronze yard, are handled with extreme care and sealed in multiple cases before being hidden behind a wall that a mason rebuilds to hide them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Commons
Board of Trade
Faith in Men versus Cash Proven True
Maurice Switzer argues in Leslie's that promises fade with changing circumstances. He cautions against blind trust in people and urges reliance on cash as the reliable measure in adversity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maurice Switzer
Leslie
Silence of the Upper Sky by John C. Van Dyke
A reflective meditation on the calm, unchanging blue of the heavens. The author contrasts the serene violet-blue upper sky with a noisy earth and restless sea, praising cosmic quiet and limitless space.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John C. van Dyke
Cannibal attack auck Sea Queen voyage ends in deaths
Narrative recounts a Sea Queen voyage to Buka, Solomon Islands, where natives killed all crew except two survivors who hid, escaped, and later found passage home. A second fragment shows Pat-Yis explaining he earned five dollars on a Sunday, prompting a joke about breaking the Sabbath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Solomon Islands
Pacific Ocean
Equator
Sea Queen
Queensland
Australia
Buka
Suburban Resident and City Man Debate Morning Sounds
In a light dialogue, a suburban resident praises morning leaf whispers from outside the window while a city man complains about the grass moaning. The exchange shifts to a humorous note as a husband recalls a correspondence course in engineering and the curious term stationary engineer.
Enormous Grain Yields Prompt French and Algerian Trials
French agriculturists explore methods to boost grain yields by spacing seed beds and transplanting shoots, a practice resembling slip planting. An Algerian colonist reports five years of wheat and oat yields far above local norms, averaging 1600 pounds of wheat and 180 pounds of oats per acre versus far lower neighbor harvests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Family wardrobe mix up delays garden party blouse
The householder scours for his worn tennis shirt as the family explains Dorothy used the old shirt to craft a blouse for Saturday’s garden party. The wife notes the shirt had not been worn often, and asks about a spare for Margaret.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy
Margaret
Simple method to test fertility of hatching eggs
A Farm and Fireside contributor describes a seven day incubator or hen test. Cool ten minutes, then hold eggs to the cheek. Warm eggs indicate fertility, cold eggs show no chick. Slightly warm means weak germ. Longer incubation aids selection of hatchable eggs.
Debate on Progressive vs Conservative Ideals
A dialogue contrasts progressive and conservative stances. One asks about voting for popular senate elections, the other doubts, noting that historically the best senators were elected by state legislatures.
Senator's farmhand contemplates chickens as the most unseful animal
Senator Martine recalls a farm hand who debated food ethics while feeding the chickens. The man proclaims chickens are the most unseful animal and should be eaten both alive and dead, noting his trip to town was mostly fine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martine
New Jersey
Alexander
Mme Poincare as First Lady of France in official life
The French president's wife, Mme Poincare, has quietly gained a public role, being treated as first lady of France with dignified visibility in European court circles. Her reception by the German ambassador marks growing acceptance among European powers, reflecting her charm and tact in Paris society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
French Republic
Mons. Poincare
Third Republic
Mme. Poincare
Paris
Eng Alphonso
Rivalry Sparks Debate on Class in the Anvil Chorus
A brief exchange hints at ambitions for social advancement in music with a streetwise tone. The speakers clash over whether effort can yield improvement, touching on the idea of progressing to second class through the anvil chorus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anvil Chorus
Printer's Pie Nonsense Noted in Parish Banter
In a lighthearted column readers share urban chatter about weather and sausages. A recurring line jokes about rain and a sausage machine as Parson and Hodge exchange pleasantries, reflecting local humor and everyday talk.
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