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Newspaper
Hamiota Herald
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 26, 1900
Page
3
In a rambling reminiscence, a Barnstormers troupe recalls a perilous trip and a train wreck that tested resolve. An astonished contortionist, a claim agent, and a shrewd manager collide with luck and scarcity as they pivot toward a new west town opportunity.
A Canadian correspondent sends a playful verse parodying tea loyalties across nations. It mocks patriotic tea snobbery while praising British and Empire grown blends like Blue Ribbon Salada and Monsoon. The note adds apologies to Burns for the spoof now adopted by tro lonists.
Fragmentary OCR from the Baltimore American shows cryptic phrasing with mourners and bootblack references, unreadable names or events, providing no clear person, place, or date to anchor a full news item.
A fragment notes a quarrel over a speech delivery at Hotel Balmoral. Senator Sorghum is quoted praising a past effort while a professional orator counters that most listeners found the argument ineffectual, suggesting the talk was merely wind.
Readers from Sydney Yarmouth Burin and Nad report cures using Minard’s liniment for grip loss of voice sciatica and rheumatism. Names include Charles Plummer Lewis S Batler and others. The letters describe successful relief and praise for the remedy.
A visitor and Mrs. Gaswilt discuss a printing matter and payment, with names Hickery Own, Rutens, Witham appearing in the exchange. The exchange centers on ownership and a debt of S708.
Winnipeg based Alloway and Champion at 362 Main Street report on the Montreal Stock Exchange. The item notes trading activity and market movement for the period.
Fragmentary OCR text lists various currencies and rates including Reichmarks Austrian Gulden Holland Guilders and Russian Roubles with scattered figures and units. No coherent event or clear subject identified to determine a full news item.
Wheat prices for No 1 hard Fort William. Flour and patent grades with various mills listed. Livestock and meats quoted by grade. oats barley corn flax hay oatmeal butter cheese eggs vegetables and other goods with per unit values. Regional market rates include farm loads and track prices.
A Nova Scotia resident offers a folk theory of thunder explaining that clean air rises, becomes fouled by smoke, heats up, and explodes in clouds as they combine. The tale appears in a light exchange quoted from a periodical.
A malaria specialist argues that prevention hinges on expert guidance, education, and behavioral adaptation in India and tropical regions. He notes acceptance grows with lived experience, warns against exposure to rain and wind, and stresses caution for travelers and locals alike.
A fragmentary note describes interpersonal tensions and near meetings involving a person named Clare and references Boston. The text is garbled and hard to interpret, offering glimpses of seating, refusal, and missed encounters without clear event details or individuals beyond Clare and Boston.
A visitor from Europe feigns memory lapse to test streetcar fare. The conductor recalls a common scam where tipping and distant pricing signal foreign travel. The young man, claiming return from Europe, tips generously while asking for the fare, exposing the ruse as a familiar ploy in New York and beyond.
A reader notes that Canadian women express strong patriotism and fond memories of Britain. She recalls afternoons in London and the appeal of imported teas like Salada Blue Ribbon or Monsoon, hints at enjoying pure Ceylon and Indian blends sold in Canada.
During a veldt discussion between Prieska and Ken, Dutchman Gert Maans claims he knew the world is round after riding all night, ending where he began. He states his experience proves the Earth’s shape. The tale unfolds as a curious, frontier dialogue about natural wonder.
Quote fragment shows a Chicago Crile item where Mr Tyte Phist comments on women waiters being neater and cleaner than men and notes not needing to tip them. The text appears as a satirical or humorous aside without broader context or events.
Sophy and Pauline discuss Mrs Fleetwood's engagement with Mr Charles Fleetwood amid gossip in London. Pauline doubts his sensitivity after multiple rejections and a boastful reaction to attention.
In a humorous town anecdote a worker sent to Ellipsburg to repair a roof and apply paint to a station roof is teased after a heavy rain. A telegram from the foreman notes the worker is stranded up top, provoking local amusement at his expense.
The text notes Minard's Liniment and Lumterman's Friend as brands with the florist business seen as significant in the United States. It estimates annual flower sales around 200,000 dollars and potted plants about 10,000 dollars, with at least 10,000 enthusiasts involved in growing plants under glass.
A governor inspects a prison yard where convicts crush stone using WONAEDS LINTMENT and learns one inmate bluntly rejects the job, saying he did not seek the position and is ready to be discharged if his work fails to meet standards. The exchange underscores tensions during a routine official visit.
A fragmented exchange mocks a novice cook and budgeting worries. The Boston Transcript note pokes fun at expertise and the Chicago Record adds a wry line about spending, fear of poverty, and carrying things along.
S. C. Wells & Co. of Toronto promotes Shiloh Consumption Cure to treat coughs and lung trouble, claiming immediate relief and health protection. The ad lists prices in multiple markets, guarantees money back and offers a free booklet, urging readers to buy through druggists in Canada, the United States, and Britain.
A humorous clipping notes policemen gaining weight from open-air activity and contrasts thin station sergeants. It then shifts to a traditional advertorial pitch for Halls Catarrh Cure by F. J. Cheney & Co, Toledo Ohio, claiming constitutional cure and offering a 100 dollar reward for failure, with druggist sales and family pills mentioned.
A young man at a dipper party challenged Bishop Wilberforce about Darwin's Descent of Man. The bishop calmly points to the imagined difference to the young man’s grandmother, ending the exchange with a pointed retort.
An advertisement extols Bickles Anti Consumptive Syrup as a great lung healer. It claims the medicine soothes throat and air passages, relieves coughs colds hoarseness and chest soreness and has cured many cases thought advanced in consumption.
A history notes the devil's Bible among Stockholm's royal library holdings with 200000 volumes and 10000 manuscripts. Written on 300 hides, legends claim it took 500 years across eight to thirteenth centuries, or was copied in one night with the devil guiding a monk. It mentions the Swedes transporting the manuscript from a Prague convent during the Thirty Years' War.
An advertisement extols Quinine Wine as a general aid for various ailments acknowledging no universal cure but praising a sound form for convalescence. It claims benefits for nervous unrest and sleep, improves appetite, boosts blood flow, and strengthens digestion with Northrop and Lyman of Toronto marketing their superior Quinine Wine at standard druggist rates.
The chairperson stopped proceedings by striking the desk and declaring the club out of order. She lamented an interruption after the invocation, calling the coughing fit unparliamentary and the members mortified by the disruption.
A cryptic note from Chicago News discusses a dispute over mares and mane coloring. The fragment hints at public interest in trends and fees but provides few concrete details or named entities.
Mr 8 M Bouzh oer Langton reports two years of inward piles cured by Parmelee’s Pills with no relapse in four years. Torceste’s Pills advertised as anti-bilious, aid liver and kidney complaints, dyspepsia, constipation, headaches, piles, and regulate secretions removing bilious matter.
A colonial era column surveys odd bequests and harsh incentives in wills. It cites Joseph Dalky gifting a sparing prank to his daughter and a lark whistle to her husband, Philip Thicknesse offering his right hand to his son, and Riche Crawsbay punishing a disobedient heir with £100,000 for failing counsel.
Darius Dean of Jordan Ontario, a mill and grist mill operator, suffered kidney trouble with back pain and fatigue after years of exposure. He says Dr Williams Pink Pills restored his health after three boxes and a further few, with only a slight relapse later. The pills claim to improve blood and cure underlying weaknesses, sold 50 cents a box or six for $2.50 from the Brockville company.
An advertisement claims Dr Thomas Ectectaic Oil, a recombination of six pharmaceutical oils, cures rheumatic throat and lung conditions and treats piles wounds sores lameness and injuries of horses and cattle. The copy dismisses indecision and gloom while urging readers to rely on the product.
General Cox, noted for discipline yet calm leadership, confronted a mutiny during a Gauley Bridge camp incident. He confronted armed soldiers unarmed, compelling them to stand down and return to their camp without firing. The incident ended without mutiny charges against the regiment.
A poetic description of a Moon Baby cradle scene contrasts with a health ad urging sleep relief. The piece links dreamlike imagery with a claim that sleeplessness stems from nervous excitement. It pitches Parmelee's Vegetably Pills as a gelatine coated remedy to cleanse the stomach and restore rest.
A family scene unfolds with a man sighing on the porch and a boy mislabelling a supposed empty person as wind. The exchange exposes a long absence as the truth behind the rumor. The head of the household questions the odd confession and the secret is revealed.
Dear Ladies the saddest yet sweetest hour of the day is when you think of dear absent ones in Africa. Your hopes prayers and tears go forth to them as soldiers and British planters share afternoon tea. Monsoon Salada and Blue Ribbon brands are good.
A rural chairman apologizes to a speaker that no crowd gathered for the event while accusing opposing organizers of foul acts and gatekeeping. The remark hints at tension over attendance and deliberate obstruction by rival faction.
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