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Newspaper
Hamiota Herald
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 12, 1900
Page
3
The piece argues defeats shape character, calling defeats and failures great developers of manhood and intellect. It cites poverty as a driver of effort and progress, asserting nature nudges individuals toward their destined goals despite harsh obstacles.
A heated gathering at Mr Haynes home dissolves into laughter when his daughter enters with a large pompous proposal and relief follows. The talk shifts from tense quarrels to lighthearted humor as Mr Largess is asked to explain and amusement returns.
A fragmented editorial muses on unity and strength, urging Canadians to support colonial tea producers. It links blue ribbon and green tea brands to patriotism and trade with Ceylon and India, noting Monsoon Salada and other green teas as pleasant options for tea drinkers.
A series of Ontario and Nova Scotia gentlemen including Jas. McKee Linnwood Lachlin McNiel Mahon Ont John A McDonald Arnprior Ont B Billing Markham Ont John Mader Mahone Bay N S Lewis Butler Barin Ndfi attest they were cured by Minard's Liniment in an advertisement style notice.
A humorous quip about Aunt Lib dodging the census question by claiming maturity to know better than to reveal her age. The saying ends with a note on trusting a dog’s sincerity when he wags his tail.
A scrambled OCR fragment reports varied events including a Toronto merchant’s death a double hold up attempt near Vermont a North Carolina farmer attacked near Emer and a Nebraska stockman narrowly escaping lynching. Also notes a Chicago power house incident a death Geo Gelbis and a Peterboro property proposal with eight thousand dollars.
Viscount Halifax remains a Protestant. Joan Burk dies of skull fracture in Ottawa hospital. Lord Roberts receives tumultuous welcome to Durban. Mesker Iron Works Evansville Indiana destroyed by fire. Rev John Wohl killed in a Virginia duel. Steamer Rossgull founder off Jersey Island with 2 lists lost. 26 people killed by dynamite explosion in Mexican mine. F Bell Woodstock district farmer dies from self inflicted injuries.
A chaotic report notes a serious riot at Bessemer coal works Latrobe Pennsylvania and a Southern Pacific collision near Suisun California leaving at least ten dead and twenty injured. It also mentions a fatal self harm by Robert Turner in Toronto a shipyard benefit plan by British Columbia and a breakdown of the Parisian steamer near Halifax. The Crooked Lake reserve near Fort Ellice reports smallpox fears among Indians and Marconi plans wireless routes from Britain to Australia.
Evangelist Sam Small jailed in Havana for swindling charges. Liverpool and Manchester report thousands ill and 70 dead from adulteration. Pacific cable tender from Vancouver to Queensland accepted. Parliament opens with little interest. Several deaths and accidents noted across Canada and the U S.
The report notes Oscar Wilde’s death, an Indian sacrifice claim in California, the Grovenor brothers captured in New South Wales, and czar recovery news. It mentions a Roumanian tax uprising with 20 shot, a trotting record sale to New York for 26500, and multiple casualties including Robert McLean of Winnipeg and Janus Vowers injuries in Minneapolis.
An English editor denounces American jockeys as inferior and calls for restraint in national opinion. The piece argues that respect for American institutions should temper criticism while noting evolving sports and social tensions in transatlantic attitudes.
Fragmentary timetable notes list Canadian Pacific Railway lines connecting cities including Montreal Toronto New York Yorkton and Brandon with intermediate points. Entries mention daily and specific weekday services to Selkirk Shoal Lake Prince Albert and Edmonton among others, with names James Oborne and E McPherson as agents.
The Canadian Northern Railway Company announces U D B Hanna as General Superintendent. The notice names Hanna and outlines duties, with emphasis on leadership over operations and administration across the system.
A humor strip features quick wits and wordplay about nervous trouble aging birthdays and money. Characters joke about heaven for cats and relatives, with a running gag on Skinflint's inheritance and a punchline about the value left to brothers.
A bride confesses to her mother that a shocking discovery weighs on her. She reveals a photograph of her as a baby seen in a wash basin used for an advertisement, prompting a shared moment of sudden grief and disbelief as they face a monster in the past.
In a fictional courtroom scene a judge’s agent orders the editor to replace the word drunk with sober in a report from yesterday’s session. The editor agrees to correct the wording in the text edition while addressing the requester with a courteous tone.
The prudent buyer avoids the highest priced frust and waits for ripe fruit. First prices fall when fruit ripens and becomes fit for eating, prompting the prudent person to buy at the marked down rate rather than pay top money.
A garbled dialogue mixes German English and stray phrases about singing, piano playing, and considering applying to teachers. The exchange reads like a rehearsal snippet with unclear context and damaged lines.
A humorous tale from Woman's Journal recounts a clergyman pressuring a groom to promise obedience, the groom’s misreading, and the minister’s wry remark about reciprocal obedience, revealing wedding ritual tensions and social norms of the era.
An old advertiser touts PasMeters Vecrrasce Pia containing Mandrake and Dinelion with roots and herbs to cure liver and bowel complaints. Mr E A Cairncross of Shakespeare praises Parmelee's Pills as an excellent remedy for pillousness and derangement of the Liver after using them himself for some time.
A fragment from Macmillan's Reminiscences contrasts art with profession, noting music as beauty and detestation, and asserting that great men transcend eras while small men are trapped by theirs. The palisade of time forces individuals to align with their age.
Minard's Liniment profiles Mattie Peynes of Siloam Springs Arkansas as the nation's youngest temperance orator. At 15 she holds the WCTU diamond medal for temperance speech won in Prescott Arkansas this year after earlier honors including three medals at age 12 and a Rogers Arkansas gold medal at 14.
A vintage advertisement asserts catarrh is a constitutional disease and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure by F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio. It claims internal dosing from drops to a teaspoonful and that the remedy affects blood and mucus surfaces with a $100 payoff for any uncured case. Also mentions Halls Family Pills and availability through druggists.
A seeming ad style claim highlights Minard's Liniment as a cure for distemper. The text also includes a conversational snippet about another person admiring a library and the rapid assembly of books in a house with shelves bolted around a room.
Odd exchange describes a buyer claiming she sent funds to Paris for items but received a disrespectful, mocking message in return. The dialogue hints at a dispute over purchased goods and miscommunication. The fragment mentions Paris and a person named Pella in a tense exchange.
A fragment mentions Angles and Lumpkin discussing a house fire and loss of goods. The text shows a burned out household situation and expectation of moving next week. It references Minard's Liniment and a rural setting with cows.
Travelers report vast piles of culm dust in mining districts rising as high as 200 feet and catching fire from spontaneous combustion. Near Wilkes-Barre a bank fire has burned for 25 years, fed by fresh culm that sustains the blaze and prevents quenching efforts. The glowing districts cast red lights across the valleys, threatening to spread if not continued feeding keeps the flames alive.
The article explains anaemia as a leading cause of consumption and lists symptoms such as pale complexion headaches and fainting. It highlights Dr Williams Pink Pills with a testimonial from Miss Bella Boyd of Cobourg who credits the remedy with restoring color appetite and energy after years of illness. It also touts Quinine Wine from Northrop & Lyman of Toronto as a restorative aid.
The text notes debates on Jurassic and Cretaceous giants, counters claims of Earth ever producing larger beings than the whale, mentions Flematomoth and ichthyosaurus, and compares to the whale in size. It also promotes Dr Thomas Eccmatic Oil as a cooling, soothing remedy versus common salves.
A letter from a Washington girl in Paris recounts a social miscue in a dining room and a skeptical remark about Americans. The piece promotes De J D Kellogg’s Dysentery Cordial as the best medicine for dysentery and summer complaints, claiming rapid relief and a cure for mothers with teething children.
Fragmented literary reminiscence depicts wealth and pomp causing homesickness and fatigue among European elites. The narrator recalls foreign languages, pampered manners, and aging figures while observing a grand yet hollow social scene.
An unclear Philadelphia Record snippet mentions a boy who sang "I Want to Be an Angel" at age four and commentary on his death and marriage status. The readable text is fragmentary and does not provide coherent names or dates.
Parke reports his telephone line removed after a neighbor allegedly installed a device. Lane questions the motive while Parke describes the disruption as caused by pest neighbor activity. no additional details on timing or parties provided.
A religious sermon contemplates miracles and why God might use unlikely vessels to convey messages. The speaker notes puzzling acceptance of biblical tales, citing Balaam’s speaking donkey as an example while addressing congregants.
A brief wartime note praises patriotic Canadian women their loyal support alongside British colonies. It mentions women unable to bear arms aiding brothers in arms and references teas from Monsoon Salada and Ribbon packets as known staples.
A vintage advertisement promotes Shiloh's Consumption Cure urging mothers to keep a bottle for croup relief. It claims quick availability in Canada and the United States for $1 per bottle and offers a money back guarantee with a printed guarantee included. The ad cites prices in Britain and directs readers to C. Wells Co. Toronto for the guaranteed pamphlet.
A fragmentary London Answers note describes a marriage proposal where a daughter questions consent and fear of confrontation. The cadet and bodyguard of India’s general figure in a scene of nerves and pressure as the bride-to-be hurriedly agrees to wed.
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