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Newspaper
Hamiota Herald
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 18, 1901
Page
3
The article prints a poem by Sir Alfred Austin celebrating the return of the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York. It lauds imperial unity and Britain’s sea power, ending with a note about a champagne brand and gooseberry wine percentages.
A list of supporters from multiple locations including Matthias Foley of Oil City Ontario Joseph Snow of Norway Maine R O Armstrong of Mulgrave New Brunswick Pierre Landry senior of Pokemouche Nova Scotia Thomas Wasson of Sheffield New Brunswick Char Wooten of Mulgrave New Brunswick and additional signatories from the region.
Signorina Teresa Laborioli becomes Italy’s first woman to pass the bar exam with honors but declines to practice law, choosing not to advocate the so called new woman.
An early 20th century warning warns against mercurial catarrh ointments sold for internal use by F. J. Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio. It urges avoiding mercury containing preparations and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as the genuine internally taken remedy. The note also mentions He din’s travel to China and general unrest.
Columbus Ohio reader T J Humes reports affliction from kidney and liver complaints and praises Per meice's Pills as best medicine. He states the pills are gelatin coated and not painful to ingest. The ad ends with a disparaging remark about aging critics and a note on market overstock.
An odd mix of statements notes Minard's Liniment cures distemper and remarks on respectability and social reach. It cites the Amazon and its tributaries boasting 25,000 miles of navigable water and a drainage area two thirds of Europe, highlighting vast river systems for steam navigation.
An advertisement touts Shilohs Consumption Cure as a 50 year old remedy that cures coughs and colds in a single dose. It promises savings of hundreds of thousands of lives and offers a 25 cent bottle with a money back guarantee from your druggist. Free trial bottles offered by S C Wetts & Co of Toronto. Kaerfs Clover Root Tea also advertised for stomach issues.
An article urges consumption awareness, arguing the disease is preventable and curable before advanced stages. It highlights Mr. Lidege St. George of St. Jerome who attributes his recovery to Dr Williams Pink Pills, detailing his health decline, treatment, and renewed vigor. The piece promotes the pills as a blood and nerve tonic and lists purchase options.
A garbled dialogue fragment shows a speaker named Paddy Narra discussing census work and occupation. The text hints at a coal miner identity with rough phrasing and limited context. No clear events or dates emerge.
A mother from Lower Ireland credits Dr. Thomas Eclectic Oil for curing her 18 month old with severe croup after a neighbor provided the remedy. She notes relief within six hours and calls it the best medicine to have at home.
The largest of flying birds is the Californian vulture or condor, spanning 4 to 9 feet tip to tip and far larger than the South American condor. The bird lays eggs annually, large and oval, ash green and deeply pitted.
A fragmentary verse thread centers on a singer named Eileen Aroon with repeated variations in naming and longing. The lines question devotion, fidelity, and heartbreak within a lyrical male speaker’s lament. The author Carrol O'Daly, dated to the 66th Century, frames a dainty, dreamlike mood amid a valley and fluttering emotion.
A summary of Sir John Bourinot’s Forum article tracing royal visits to Canada from 1786 to 1900. It notes Prince William Henry later William IV visiting Halifax Montreal and Quebec and others including Duke of Kent Prince Edward, Prince Alfred, Duke of Connaught and Princess Louise.
The text explains that whale age is determined by the laminae in whalebone, each layer forming yearly. Based on this method, ages from 300 to 350 years are assigned to whales, highlighting the remarkable longevity indicated by growth rings.
A 1900s advertisement urges mothers to avoid soothing medicines for fretful babies and promote Baby's Own Tablets as a simple vegetable remedy addressing colic worms indigestion constipation and teething irritation. Testimonial from Mrs. W.S. Beaverstock of Brockville Ontario extols the tablets for teething constipation indigestion and nightly crying, with mail order offered at 25 cents.
Syracuse firm O W Snow & Co reports strong demand for Parmelee's Pills amid praise from customers. Charles A Smith of Lindsay credits the remedy with curing his sister's severe headache, while a lady commends Holloway's Corn Cure for removing corns root and branch.
The passage notes microscopic life in gutters and tree bark called water bears and wheel animalcules that dry into shapeless masses yet revive in water. It also mentions paste and vinegar eels and a famous desert snail that survived seven years retracted in its shell before resuming movement in the British museum.
Frank Colleaux of Oak Lake Manitoba has become a missionary for Dodd's Kidney Pills after a backache years cured his kidney disease. He tells neighbors the pills cure backache by targeting the kidneys and advocates their use, saying two boxes cured him.
A French court awarded damages to a railway passenger who was forced to associate with third class travellers because his second class compartment lacked space. The passenger endured the displacement in a crowded carriage during travel.
Advertisement claims Bickle's Anti Consumptive Syrup clears throat and lung phlegm quickly. It is hailed as the best medicine for coughs, asthma, lung inflammation, and chest throat affections. The notice says children enjoy its pleasant taste and adults praise its curative effects.
A light hearted exchange in an English lane features a cyclist asking for Higham Upley directions. The farm laborer jokes that one simply follows the nose, hinting at the nose as a guide and comparing it to a flower petal.
The W. L. Brown steamship from Duluth marked a record season by transporting 5,780,000 bushels of wheat across twenty two cargoes. Minard's Liniment is noted for diphtheria cure claims while a sharp quote from Tyrence questions meddling in others' affairs.
During the Boer War the gunboat HMS Partridge engaged the Boers at Houtjes Bay as two steamers Susse x and Kent loaded with Australian meat. The Boers fired on a small boat. Partridge steamed in dropping shells and deterred the attackers, earning unique wartime distinction for direct engagement.
A Galt beet sugar promoter rode to a village meeting ten miles from Galt. He entered a schoolhouse full of women, exchanged friendly greetings, then jokingly proposed a post meeting dance. A chorus of “Beet sugar” and “Dance” turned to laughter as they corrected him revealing the gathering was Epworth League.
The article notes a surge in religious houses from 1846 to 1900. Belgians had 779 convents and monasteries with 12 000 inmates in 1846, rising to 2 200 houses and 37 000 inmates by 1900.
The passage notes that Russians rely on their climate as defense. Troops train in winter maneuvers including loading a battery with transport and materiel onto sleighs. They move over snow covered terrain and bring equipment into action.
Sherlock deduces a man is engaged rather than married from a simple test. He notes the cigarette offered from the vest pocket had all been broken, a detail revealing the engagement status.
A wry exchange from the New York Medical Journal notes a doctor informing a patient his condition is dire and teasing that, after death, the ailment will be named after the patient. The dialogue lampoons medical eponym naming conventions.
A conversation between Mrs. Torkins and Charley urges him to promise never to bet on a horse that isn’t going to win, framed as a favor for his own good. The exchange hints at concern over gambling behavior and self-control.
A Dresden inventor has discovered a method to reerect and form unusually large glass vessels such as bathtubs and bottles by blowing with compressed air. The process promises new capabilities in shaping oversized glassware and is reported by W. N. U. No. 354.
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