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Newspaper
Hamiota Herald
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 01, 1900
Page
3
An elder recounts a village tale about a woman’s fearsome stance in a local election. The speaker jokes about choosing personal safety over wealth as neighbors form a treetop protest. The piece ends with a departure line reflecting on risk and resolve.
A sequence of testimonials proclaims cures from Minard's Liniment for a severe cold, a terrible sprain, and black erysipelas. Names include Onford, N 3, Oh R. F. Hewson, Fred Coulson of Yarmouth, A. Avs, Ingleville, and J. W. Rogglea. The notices present patient praise and place names.
The Ice Trust tale shows rising ice prices in Springfield and New York. Headlines from Illinois State Journal Boston Herald Philadelphia Times and Boston Globe describe a hot summer and a 100 percent price hike. A New York rule could push 10 cent lumps under doors if housegirls are unavailable.
Mrs John Holland of Tarantum P E details long struggle with dyspepsia. After using Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People she reports weight gain from 115 to 139 pounds and lasting relief with no recurrence for over a year. She urges others to try the remedy.
Telegraphic reports from London Yokohama and New York detail ongoing Sino foreign tensions. Officials warn that imperial edicts aim to shield Beijing while foreign missions anticipate messages from Pekin. The fall of Tien Tsin prompts peace talks but no progress yet.
London reports describe Boer attacks on a rail post near Heidelberg repelled as reinforcements arrived. Canadian captives pass Nooitgedacht while German advisers join action in China. Lord Roberts attacks Middleburg with a large force as Kruger directs burghers defenses amid debates on exile to Ceylon and war policy.
London reports the Cunard liner Campania struck the Liverpool bark Embleton in dense Irish Channel fog. Embleton sank instantly. seven crew rescued, 11 feared drowned including the captain. Campania damaged but reached Liverpool late. Belfast collision between Dromedary and Alligator kills five and injures 50 with many amputations.
A blaze at the Toronto Plate Glass Importing Co. on Victoria Street damaged the three story building and five story extension. The fire, caused by an electric wire, gutted stock worth unknown. Deputy Chief Smedley fell two stories during firefighting, breaking a leg and suffering severe burns while being rescued.
Telegraphic notes recount a muddled closing cricket match between Chicago Manitoba and the United States, with Winnipeg’s Torrents Plate Glass tied to a $25,000 extent and a medley incident injuring Tepety Pire Chied. A sequence of maritime collisions, stock concerns, and dangerous mining incidents are also noted.
A grand Saturday welcome in Winnipeg for His Excellency the Governor General and Lady Minto featuring a lengthy parade from depot to government house. The city shone with illuminations and cheering crowds as the Earl of Minto felt at home amid a record turnout. The procession, the largest since Winnipeg became a city, included broad participation from diverse western nationalities and proceeded smoothly.
Summaries of brief items: David Whitson dies suddenly in Ontario. South Simcoe Conservatives nominate Haughton Lennox for Commons replacing late Col Tyrwhitt. Tommy Ryan signs to fight Jack Moffatt Sept 7 in San Francisco for 5000 dollars over 20 rounds at 155 pounds. Count Boni de Castellane duels Count Orlowski near Paris. Vancouver fishery protection talks with McBride aided by steamer Quadra. Fred Poynton wounded at Bothwell from a cheap revolver. sealers form a joint stock company to control 147 schooners and set prices. Russian govt to compensate Canadians and Americans whose schooners were seized in 1892. Canadian rifle results at St George Challenge Vase with Carruthers third and bronze cross. Queen’s prize to Private W L Ward. Alberta Conservative convention names Bennett and Hanltaine among nominees. Bennett receives unanimous support after others withdraw.
Portage la Prairie reports a canoe outing ends in a drowning at Lake Manitoba. Frank Burns aged 17 dies after his canoe tilts and he fails to reach shore, while companions G Chad dock and J Woods survive. Woods narrowly escapes danger while aiding Burns.
Disjointed items report smillpox in Daweon city. Winnipeg lacrosse beat Victorias. DP Darrah killed by train near Kat Portage. Philadelphia forms Anglo Saxon association. The Prince of Wales approves Churchill-Cornwallite marriage. Venezeuelas peace promised after unrest. Chinese laundry attacked at Portage la Prairie. Dr Lestie injured while returning home. Canadian Bisley team led by McVittie of Toronto. Klondike gold output seen at 15 4a Oe. Deminsten Geronimo imprisoned at Fort Sill considered insane. Steveston fishermen kept peace by militia. Wu Ya travels to China with dispatches. Edward Cartwright killed by bull. Windsor to sue after failed attempt. Peary relief steamer Wiedward in Newfoundland harbor. Winnipeg school board rejects Boston fencer for debentures. Eight year old Rossland Spy confesses to killing Chinese cook. Kumasse relief column reaches coast. Manitoba Knights of Pythias meeting in Winnipeg. Sir C A Pelletier ill. Frank Burns drowns at Portage la Prairie. Private Ward wins Queen’s prize at Bisley. Canadian canals to get security. Manitoba hotelmen oppose liquor bill. Paris exposition nearing half finished. attendance disappointing. Hodgins couple killed by express train. Harlem River regatta ends. Kumphr wins singles. Queen Victoria’s suite arrives at Osborne. Smallpox patients in Port Arthur recover. England wins Kolapere cup. Canada third. Pacific sealers unite to control 47 schooners. Trelerne lacrosse champs over Holland. Mount Armgna eruption kills 200 in town. Four Boston men and eight others die near Yukon. W Furber dies in swamp near Portage. Quebec wall section collapses, extensive damage.
Montreal reports smallpox increasing while other news spans Canada and beyond. Judge Dugas returns from Dawson City to Montreal, Peter Graham, ex-MP in Ontario, dies in Hamilton, Lerette cheese factory destroyed by fire, Cornwallis West ill ahead of marriage to Randolph Churchill, and militia commands shift with Col O Krady Haly sailing to Canada.
The Winnipeg cricket team representing Canada defeated the top American combined teams by 83 runs today in Chicago. Four wins in five games marks a strong record, with Winnipeg players dominating aside from a narrow defeat to Chicago by five runs. The city can take pride in the squad's performance, with only Page of Cannington Manor noted as an exception among Winnipeg men.
An advertisement offers to handle Dominion Lands Office payments for amounts under 80 dollars, deducting 3 percent, with return of the official receipt. It invites readers to request pricing for larger payments.
A Manitoba market report lists prices for wheat flour and grains, oats, barley, corn, flaxseed, hay, butter, cheese, eggs, vegetables, dressed meats, poultry, hides, wool, and Seneca root. Citations include Fort William and Glenora locations with per sack, per ton, per pound figures and delivery terms.
A Cherburg chatty report praises Mamie Trott's husband for daily care, from building the fire and serving coffee to starting the washing and sewing buttons. The piece extols his courtesy and hard work as a model husband, noting Mamie’s relief from chores.
A note on moth muscle counts, sea life estimates, and the silk of Madagascar spiders. It mentions explorers, natural curiosities, and a remedy named Mother Graves Worm Exterminator for restless children and poor appetite.
A column contrasts cheerful optimism with public anxieties about tall stalls and high measures. It notes the sun with moon umbrellas, happiness amid trouble, and warns about disfigurements and wart removers, then pivots to parrots’ gymnastic feats and finally touts Parmelee's Vegetable Pills as a superior liver remedy.
In this celebrated ad the Pilla Dr Paraclee presents a new medicine claimed to purge without pain and without nausea. It is said to have alterative and curative powers and to meet the public need for a pill easy to take.
The Londoner reprints J A Fuller Maitland’s amusing Turkish proverbs in English. Items include He who asks is black, Toa bald head a box comb, and Arrange yourself so as not to have t remount the water under the bridge. Some are clearer The nest of a blind bird is made by God and Poverty is a shirt of fire.
A comic dialogue thread shows Sauntering Sim asking what’s wrong with a cow herd and Tired Treadwell recalling a regrettable action earlier that day. The exchange hints at rural mishap and playful regional phrasing.
A Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph item reports a quip about Minard's Liniment curing distemper. In a satirical exchange, Dukane suggests Britain lacked organized police regiments to counter Boers.
A humorous exchange attributes a cure to Minard's Liniment and plays on laziness and energy. The merchants discuss Polk and express frustration at slowness, reflecting a lively Philadelphia lresa style.
Kinross resident Mr. John Anderson writes he has used Mir. Thomas Eclectric for over ten years and has recommended it to many others who found it beneficial in severe bronchitis and incipient consumption.
A classroom scene recalls a father slipping on a dark stair and injuring his foot while a child notes a cow returning home from pasture slipping in mud and straining her milk but recovering. Separate ad touts Bickles Anti-Consumptive Syrup claiming to cure coughs and lung issues with quick relief and free expectoration.
Heritage quip and ad style snippet mix, noting Minard's liniment claim against diphtheria and a Detroit Free Press quotation about Penelope Winds. The piece critiques reticence as provoking, highlighting dialogue about what is not said.
A quoted exchange contrasts perceptions of generosity. A woman is accused of stinginess in tips, but the man argues she is generous in other ways. She probes to define the difference and the man replies that she is generous with secrets.
The Detroit Journal recounts a scene where a trust magnate's wife confronts an ordinary society woman at the threshold. A federal court mandamus orders ostracism of the society woman on grounds that such ostracism interferes with interstate commerce, highlighting law fortifying wealth in privileged circles.
A historical advertisement declares Hall's Catarrh Cure as a universal cure for catarrh and related diseases. It claims internal action on blood and mucous membranes, building constitution and offering $100 to any case it cannot cure, with testimonials available from J Cheney & Co of Toledo, Ohio.
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