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Newspaper
Hamiota Herald
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 08, 1900
Page
3
A quirky local column mixes jokes and banter from a town meeting in Hamiota Manitoba. The uninterrupted snippets reference a race, a broken leg, charity funds, and neighborly chatter about preserves and daily life.
George Hough of Lavery Stables in Quebec praises Minard's Liniment after using it for over a year, calling it the best horse flesh remedy available and strongly recommending it.
A New York World column outlines simple rules to speed work and reduce office hours. Focus on essential tasks first, avoid interruptions between jobs, think during work, delegate appropriately, and practice starting immediately to stay productive and prevent boredom.
Police note no crew and leave as a reporter inspects the murdered man. The investigator exclaims Hal and points to a recently tangled left sleeve of the overcoat. Newsboys cry extra editions of The Evening Caruvul along Detroit Journal.
The Hawkesbury resident William Smith, long plagued by kidney trouble with back pain, finds lasting relief after trying Dr Williams Pink Pills. He credits the treatment for curing his symptoms after years of suffering and urges others to seek the medicine, noted as strengthening blood and nerves. Postage offers are included for 50 cents a box or six boxes for 3.50.
Dispatches from Pekin report repeated attacks on the British legation from June 20 to July 16, with artillery and rifle fire. Casualties include Captain Stroute and Captain Halliday. others wounded or killed, including David Oliphant and Warren on July 12. London notes limited fresh news as troops mass near Tientsin.
General Prin sok with 56 000 men surrenders unconditionally to the British in Cape Town. In Pretoria region Macdonald fights a rear guard action nine miles outside Neauupoort Bethlehem hills blocking Nek to Boer wagons. Prisoners state twelve hundred burghers would surrender if treated as POWs. such assurance was promised by authorities.
Vancouver hosts Lord and Lady Minto as the Imperial Limited pulls into the depot. Mayor Garden and aldermen greet them along with Captain Walker of the Warspite and Admiral Beaumont's secretary Shore. The Duke of Connaughts Rifles and Vancouver veterans give a guard of honor. Warships fire a salute as the governor general's train arrives.
Victoria reports Alex King of Sacramento shot Herbert Davenport, a New York river pilot, after the scow struck many sand bars. King claimed the shooting was accidental and forced the other three men to attest to that claim before Dawson police took him into custody.
Ottawa reports indicate Commissioner Herchmer is to be retired from the Northwest Mounted Police amid a possible move, though no official confirmation is available. In Colon, Liberal forces say their rebellion in the department ended with heavy losses, while London notes a Pacific cable hurdle as gutta percha price soars and tendering stalls.
An order in council appoints Albert Constantineau, formerly of Constantina and Lawler Ottawa, now junior judge of Prescott and Russell counties. Meagre reports from New Orleans July 30 describe a battle between 3,000 Mexican troops and 6,000 Maya Indians in Yucatan with government forces routed and heavy losses. The Maya were said to be equipped with modern war gear.
A broad collection notes deaths, appointments, disasters, and political shifts across Canada and beyond. Key items include the deaths of Edward Barling and Duke of Edinburgh, ambassador appointments to Italy, resignations in Winnipeg and Ottawa, bank and industrial reports, and regional disturbances from Winnipeg to Panama.
Winnipeg markets list Manitoba No 1 hard wheat price at Fort William and other regional figures. Prices cover oats, barley, flaxseed, oats meal, millfeed, hay, butter, cheese, eggs, vegetables, beef, pork, poultry, hides, wool, and Selenga items, with scattered currency per unit and per sack notes. The piece ends with a long essay on the persistence of the Hebrew people and Babylon.
Chas. H. Host, a noted playwright, faces a legal bid to commit him to an asylum. Felg ros steamers workers in Kingston were dismissed by order of the labor inspector. Winnipeg’s Citizens Day drew about 40 000. Judging in many classes is complete. A Guartz Ore-kelaian in Yoekon reportedly sold for 84. Dawson creeks outpost showed 75 percent rise over last year.
A collage of roasts and witticisms cites public figures and celebrity names from several newspapers. It jests at Li Hung Chang, Julian Ralph, Lillian Russell, and William Waldorf Astor, noting satirical quips on politics society and media modernity.
A Denver Post vignette depicts a jealous husband reacting to his wife becoming "her honor" in court while the crowd and family navigate pride and cross words. A related humorous exchange about court life appears amid other assorted clipped jokes and ads.
A garbled report from the era notes trust activities in New York affecting the coffee trade and milk supply. It mentions growing unrest and rapid automation by workers as teachers migrate toward private business ventures.
A fragmented newspaper collage describes a dramatic domestic line about a perceived dog attack and insult, mixed with a spoof census form and advertisements for patent medicines. It mentions Mrs Torkins, a dog, and a quarrel over biscuit feeding, plus a spoof oath by Frank Cheney and a sales pitch for Hall's Catarrh Cure and other remedies.
A Kansas City Journal tale describes two prospectors who salted dirt to dupe two wealthy widows in the lens district. The widows invest 1500 then 2000 to buy the mine, only to learn the trick when ore runs dry. Undeterred, they persist and strike a $75000 vein after ten more feet.
A narrator contemplates wealth and poverty noting the poor find solace while the rich fear their fortunes. The speaker jokes that even in heaven a devil might cut down the shade tree, attributing the sentiment to Aunt Constitution.
A humorous exchange quotes Minard’s Liniment curing garget in cows and a golf banter about carrying sticks on the links. Poozle quips that walking with the bag is enough exercise and the caddie does the hitting, reflecting casual golf talk.
The advertisement touts Parmele’s Vegetable Pills as a quick cure for bilious headaches. It claims women are especially prone, causing nausea and bile to distress the stomach, and promises relief by neutralizing the bile and easing nerve pressure.
Rambler speaks of his baby to Mrs Twickenham while at Harlem Life. The baby remains silent, with no words repeated by the father.
The Boston Transcript reports a claim that Minad’s Liniment cures distemper. A humorous exchange follows about wage demands tied to the presence of a cash register in a shop.
An old newspaper fragment discusses remedies with Quinine as a tonic to restore vitality, ease despondency, and calm nerves. It cites Northrop & seen of Toronto and notes quine available at druggists, promising improved digestion and sleep.
A fragmentary Wit t sburg Chronicle telegraphic exchange features Mr Pome wool noting a total solar eclipse in 1800 and Miss Beechwood reacting with illness while Mr Plumewood ponders his son’s involvement in the matter.
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