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Newspaper
Hamiota Herald
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 21, 1901
Page
3
Fragmentary poem fragment recounts hopes and trials of life and death with religious overtones. It mentions rusted hearts, patient endurance, and nature images like birds and embers and references to a figure C. Swinberse. The text is garbled and unclear but conveys a reflective, somber tone.
A story told by Prince Leopold at Oxford recounts a moment when Queen Victoria refused to sign a paper that might lead to war with the United States. The tale notes her desire to preserve amity after the Prince of Wales’s prior visit and ends with a question from a girl at the Isle of Wight about the Queen’s stature.
A wagon preaching healer in Chamberley describes the throat with a hinged door system for esophagus and esophagi. Onlookers laugh at the cartoonish anatomy lesson as the speaker claims the doors flip when eating.
A wedding at Washington halted when the groom refused to say for better or for worse. After persistence by the minister and bride, he left in disappointment. Later that afternoon the couple returned and the ceremony proceeded successfully.
Mrs Neeve, renowned Guernsey centenarian, recently turned 105. She remains hale and continues knitting but will now receive visitors only on her birthday. She laments missing a royal telegram on May 24, hoping Queen Alexandra may still send the message someday.
Claimant reports cures from Minarius and Minarivs liniments for goitre inflammation and facial neuralgia. Names listed include Byard McMullen of Chatham and Mrs. W. W. Johnson of Walsh along with HW Bailey of Parksdale. No independent verification provided.
Captrops once led fashion in candy variety but dealers tainted the trade by mixing brandy and other alcohol into the treats, meeting public and enforcement concern.
A fragmentary note mentions a May proposal and a ritual in which a person asks for a partner’s hand to reveal their future husband, evoking a romantic superstition aligned with spring matrimony.
A woman recounts quietly bearing her husband’s drinking and using a tasteless remedy from The Samaria Remedy Co to curb his craving. She reports rapid improvement, renewed appetite, and a happy home, urging other afflicted women to try the treatment. A sample package and confidential letters are offered by The Samaria Remedy Co of Toronto.
Mrs George Grant of Paisley Ontario reports a cure using the Samaria Remedy for a relative with drink trouble. She notes a temperance meeting where the remedy was adopted and endorsed for homes addressing liquor addiction, urging success in the cause and thanking the providers.
Note records a historic shift as the South Carolina legislature has no black members for the first time since the war. The report highlights the change in political representation and potential consequences for governance and civil rights efforts.
The scene describes a beaver at close range, grooming itself with careful, deliberate motions. Its large body and short arms limit reach, so the beaver uses its hind feet to comb inaccessible areas. The process lasts over a quarter hour, ending near daylight, while the observer remains within a few feet.
A Southwest George couple sought a colored minister for a hurried wedding offering a tempting fee and a string of fish. The minister declared the bride and groom too young and noted that his dinner priority was fish.
A 19th century oil camp saga recalls Dick Warner nicknamed Devil Dick who handled nitroglycerin with partner Dan Sutton. They faced a prowling lynx, a dangerous bet, and near disaster as a bomb rolled toward a ravine, ending Warner’s risky runs after years without accident and his subsequent death in a railroad job.
Uncle Eph remarks on fish and speed in a Colorado Springs Gazette line about catching the fastest fish. The quip reflects rural wit and colorful speech.
A newspaper notice advertises Hall's Catarrh Cure as a proven remedy and offers $1000 to anyone it fails to cure. The ad claims internal use affects blood and mucous membranes, boosts constitution, and cites testimonials. It lists J. Chenes & Co of Toledo as the source and urges readers to request letters.
A Quebec report details chronic dyspepsia sufferers with headaches heart palpitations dizziness and fatigue. It cites Alfred Chasbet near St Jerome who recovered after using Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People and promotes the medicine sold by Brockville Ontario dealers or by mail.
An Englishman at a Chicago hotel asks for a trap and is shown a mechanical van by the hotel carpenter. He discovers the gag and pays the carpenter a half dollar, joking that the joke is on America. Columbus, Ohio reader endorses Parmeloc’s Pills for kidney and liver complaints with gentle purgative effects.
The article explains the counterfeiting scheme involving two roles the holder and the shover. The shover passes a counterfeit coin to buy a small item while the holder watches from a block away, then exchanges the fake for a genuine one. Some operators mix good coins with bad to blur detection.
A London journal notes 700000 school children in the area with 100000 habitually absent. It contrasts Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil as pure and efficacious for pain lameness rheumatism coughs and bronchial complaints.
A brief exchange portrays a young man inviting a woman out by cutter. He comments on her fur cap and jacket as “dressed to kill” while she replies she is simply dressed to sleigh. The witty social banter captures festive winter style and mood.
A young man buys a silk hat sent from a hat store. In a prank the office crew switches it with an old parade-cap, then the youth returns to find the surprise. He storms out ready to confront the pranksters, unaware of the hat swap and the joke’s lighthearted aim.
The essay notes Erasmus feared fish aromas and grew feverish at the scent. Ambroise Paré treated patients who fainted at the sight of eels and convulsed when seeing a carp.
A terse exchange reveals jealousy and threats as one man warns another to stay away from Miss Bilton. The rival challenges the claim, suggesting she may privately prefer clarity about the alleged affair, prompting a tense dialogue about truth and motives.
A fragmented timetable page lists routes and intermediate points for the Canadian Pacific Railway. It mentions connections between Montreal Toronto New York via Via Rail East Portage interline, with multiple stations such as Portage la Prairie Brandon Nelson Kootenay and various daily or semiweekly services.
A Detroit Free Press excerpt recounts a farmer and his son nearly ruining themselves by cornering corn. They bought county corn at 30 cents a bushel, faced clashes with Ike Simmons, and lost on selling to a banker after others flooded the market. The tale warns against speculation and bankers. Bickle's Anti-Consumptive Syrup ad claims to ease throat and lung ailments, including cough and consumption, from herbal ingredients.
Readable recipe tips describe using hunckleberries in molasses ginger cake and soda biscuits. A fig and jelly filling suits many families, and dried center fragments top escaloped dishes. Beet loaf replaces veal. bacon cooks best spread on a wire rack and baked until crisp for lean meals.
An advertisement extols pure quinine wine as a remedy for despondency sleep trouble and general debility. It claims improved appetite stronger digestion and revived energy, cites Northrop & Lyman Toronto as suppliers and notes many doctors sell it. A separate piece discusses artistic modeling habits and model descriptions.
A prison visitor asks if the inmate wishes he had followed the straight path. The inmate replies by recalling a crooked alley and claims he would have dodged capture if he had. The exchange reflects the era's colloquial speech and wrongdoings.
A lawyer recalls writing a harsh demand letter for a big manufacturing client. A meeting with the debtor revealed the author’s small stature beside a 300 pound man, who confessed the letter forced payment. Also mentions health notes and odd historical trivia.
The piece lists humorous overheard lines about hell and geography from children, notes there are 110000 Sunday schools in the United States with 2500000 teachers and 9000 pupils, claims glowworms glow brighter before storms, mentions large rose water factories, and observes that loud dress spreads to manners and speech.
An odd column speaks on daily thankfulness and self discipline. It contrasts steady restraint with boasting, noting growth from small tasks like a boy washing his face as he faces personal trials and imagined loves.
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