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Newspaper
Hamiota Herald
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 03, 1901
Page
3
A fragmented humorous chatty column from Hamiota Ontario society notes. Obscure exchanges touch on weather, telephones, food, Broadway, trains, and a cashier clerk’s career moves, with light village humor and character vignettes.
Joan A. Macdonald publisher Arcoprior Chronicle notes a reader testimonial extolling Mind Ards Liniment as the family remedy for burns sprains and similar injuries praising its effectiveness and indispensability.
A tale recounts Lord Stanhope thwarting a robber who demands his purse but is offered water kept by the Earl as a token. The robber returns with trust and later a show of wealth leads to a strange chain of events, ending with the note that tied the two men at a city dinner.
A reflective piece argues cheerfulness as a voluntary practice. It advises acting as if cheerful to trigger actual mood, and using deliberate kindness to bridge divides. The dialogue between Mr and Mrs Candle ends with a witty interruption about interruptions.
A letter describes a father quitting alcohol after taking Tasteless Samarix Prescription secretly in tea or food for fifteen months. The writer claims improved health and appetite and asks for a free booklet and samples sent in plain envelopes. The notice offers free samples from The Samaria Remedy Co at 39 Jordon Street, Toronto.
Mrs George Grant of Paisley Ontario writes of a cure for drunkenness using the Samaria Remedy. She reports a son’s recovery and urges W C T U members to adopt and promote the medicine, noting a Paisley meeting backed a favorable resolution. Free samples and information offered by The Samaria Remedy in Toronto.
A minister in Christian Intelligencer laments widespread Sunday illnesses among his flock. He notes many recover by Monday and dread the Lord's Day when colds headaches and languid feelings return, recounting a Sunday emergency and a surprising Monday recovery after an at home invitation.
A writer notes that many boys pursue seriousness in life like playing marbles for keeps, counting on influence and community standing. He cites bosses in Massachusetts trading wheat, corn, and railroad stocks, stressing the moral training of acquisitiveness as a path to prosperity and societal status.
A note on footwear beliefs shows happiness linked to well fitting boots and shoes. Bad signs arise from wrong foot or broken laces while tying another’s shoe signals humility. English lore warns youngest daughters’ weddings, and St. Valentine customs urge hanging shoes for lovers. Actresses keep first success boots for luck.
A historical remark notes that every true inventor has created at least one car coupler, highlighting a pivotal component in mechanical innovation and transport technology.
An advertisement extols Bekus Anti Consumptive Syrup as a cure for coughs that may lead to tubercular consumption. It claims the syrup strengthens the lungs and stomach, asserts superiority, and warns against delaying treatment. It also uses broad proverbs about courage and aging.
A rural England gentleman sends his coachman for 5 shillings worth of penny stamps. The clerk supplies halfpenny stamps. The coachman explains that if halfpenny stamps exist, paying for a penny is unnecessary, prompting a wry exchange.
An incident at Rouen in 1501 shows red as an English color when a French shooter killed an Earl of Essex captain by wearing the red coat of a dead English soldier. By 1643 the king's life guards queen's guards and Prince Rupert's wore red coats.
Dialogue fragment shows a man advising on tempering a sulky wife by praising another woman she dislikes. The teasing exchange suggests irony about causing a reaction through flattery and provocation. No clear event, setting, or named figures beyond generic couple and neighbor references.
A sharp quotation from Sir W. Teuspie notes the misery of an ill natured elder who cannot take joy nor share happiness, condemning the selfish life as a harbinger of unhappiness.
Langton resident S Bongh oer reports two years of inward pills trouble ended by Parmelee’s Pills. He claims lasting cure with no relapse after four years. Advertises pills as anti bilious remedy for liver and kidney complaints dyspepsia constipation headaches and related issues.
The Russian minister of the interior has circulated a prohibition to printing offices and libraries against selling Tolstoi’s new book It Costs Too Much. The order aims to curb distribution and enforce suppression across state and private venues.
A Middlesex County resident credits Dr Williams Pink Pills with curing a two year lagrippe illness after doctors failed. She says the treatment revived her cough, head and lung pains, strengthened her voice, improved sleep and appetite, and added weight. Sold by dealers or mail order.
Physicians report using Musaed's Liniment in medical practice. In other notes a German empress starts a new diary each year and sends an older diary, locked and clasped, to a safe before joining its predecessors. The emperor cannot view these daily life records.
An article promotes Wermelee's Vegetable Pills as a remedy for headaches tied to stomach disorders. A testimonial from Lysander P.Q. lauds Parmelee's Pills as a first class article for bilious headache, urging readers to try the herbal remedy.
A historical piece recalls why women were discouraged from becoming lawyers in Scotland and Britain. It cites Carfania’s manner in court, Miss Fray’s coaching of litigants, and English law society skepticism. It notes most trolley line motormen in Buffalo were young Canadian farmers and praised by railway officials.
In Havana harbor the battleship Maine lies wrecked with 162 complete engines reported undamaged by the contractor raiser. The vessel could be worth about $2,000,000 if patched up. In Constantinople a workshop of over 50 men crafts items the sultan offers as gifts, who reviews designs and occasionally suggests changes.
Willie Reese of Bean Lake Missouri reports last season damages from insects. This year he will spray trees and set fifty lamps around the orchard at night, testing a practical moth and flame method.
In Jefferson City Judge Krekel sentenced two indicted men, Brown and Jones, to stay in Cole County jail until each could read and write. Brown later proved educated and wrote a letter as the court dictated, while Jones learned to assist with the letter, thenBoth men were discharged after the lesson in literacy.
Researchers report prawns along English coasts alter color at least twice in 24 years to match light conditions. Near dusk they turn from red to green and finally to a transparent azure. this day night color fluctuation persists even under constant light or darkness.
A fragmentary dialogue quotes A. Bronson Alcott and others in a cryptic back-and-forth. Phrases about beef turning men to av os and mutton making them sheepish appear alongside garbled terms and nonsensical remarks about Fegetiniven and fet berrie swinish.
A survey of trials where dreams or visions influenced verdicts and investigations. Examples include Sir John Maynard recounting a 17th century murder exhumation, a 1731 Irish case, a Waterford dream guiding police to killers, and 1801 German testimony linking a mother’s dream to a murder in Russia.
A fragmented exchange features the Chirecons and a Detroiter debating city nicknames. They reference the City of Straits and the City of Croot while discussing town identity and significance.
The fragment samples humor about actresses preferring long engagements to short marriages. A spoof advertises a “Mother Graves' Worm Exterminator” as the era’s greatest worm destroyer. A running joke features Mrs Newlywed and Mrs Oldgirl debating husbands and coal with playful quips.
Mr. John Anderson of Kinloss writes he has used Dr. Thomas’ Eclectric Oil for over ten years and believes it greatly helped cases of severe bronchitis and incipient consumption, recommending it to others who were suffering.
An 1901 trotting season forecast with mentions of Say Tell a colt from 18 year old Praytell, Starlight Dolly road team, Lou Starr shipping horses to Hawaii, and bets on Boralima versus Jupe. Breeding notes include Solo by Chinese breeder Ho Yow and Bannermark into a high stepper.
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