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Newspaper
Hamiota Herald
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 04, 1902
Page
3
The author defends a medical maxim saying a stuffing cold can cause fever and advocates a light regimen. He argues a brief starvation diet with warm teas is better for a cold than drugs, criticizing common medical errors.
Scholars argue wheat’s long history is shown by early language names and cultivation in temperate regions of Europe Asia and Africa. Botanists doubt true wild wheat persists though poets and ancient texts claim wild growth. Odyssey and Diodorus cite wheat in Palestine but lack credible evidence of self sustaining wild populations.
A heavy gilt shade secured to a church pulpit in Brussels with three staples is described as concealing one thorn from Christ's crown. The object reportedly rests on the marble top within the sanctuary.
An advertisement extols Parmoles Pills for acting on diseased organs and awakening dormant energies to purge illness. A testimonial from Bb. Carewell of Carswell B.O. Ontario claims the remedy is excellent and marketable, followed by a cautioned note about belief.
A circulating advertisement declares Hall's Catarrh Cure a universal remedy that cures catarrh in all stages, with a $100 reward for any failed case. It touts internal use to attack blood and mucous surfaces, plus testimonials and a Toledo address. Also mentions Dr J D Roffe's Dysentery Cordial as summer relief and a curiously misplaced gag about a burial request.
Captain Fr Desjardin of the schooner Storke from Kamouraska praises Minard’s Liniment as unequal for daily ills and accidents. He would not voyage without it, even at a dollar a bottle, to Co Richards & Co Gentlemen.
An opinion columns argues that an idealist should not work behind the scenes at theaters or in the kitchens of cheap restaurants, suggesting such positions conflict with their principles.
A long standing remedy claims to cure coughs and colds in one dose. It has operated for fifty years and saved hundreds of thousands of lives. Priced at 25 cents a bottle with a money back guarantee at your druggist if not satisfied.
Halcyon Springs in British Columbia markets as the best cure for rheumatism kidney and related troubles. It boasts medicinal water qualities unequalled, plus splendid hotel accommodation, excellent fishing and hunting. An ideal spot for the invalid.
A busy Monday morning scene shows a stylish woman racing to seize a 15 cent yard pongee silk bargain, fighting through a crowd as others rush to buy. The piece adds curious facts on pronunciation, orchestra sizes, baldness rates, and a disinfectant soap powder, then ends with a question about winter looks and a note on human hearing ranges.
Reuben Draper of Bristol recounts a lifelong ordeal with presumed Graves disease and painful episodes. After doctors and failed remedies, he credits Cod’s Kidney Pills for a rapid recovery and lasting cure. The piece also notes Britain’s 423000 glass wearers and the UK’s 39 million pairs of gloves used yearly, framing medical and industrial trivia.
A reader reports Minard’s Liniment cures garget in cows while a hundredweight of pork costs more in Belfast than Cork. The note blends veterinary remedy with market price comparison in a concise domestic tidbit.
Health is every baby's birthright and mothers should protect it using Baby's Own Tablets praised by Mrs. J. W. Booth of Bar River Ontario. The remedy claims safety for even the youngest, with relief for sore mouth teething colic indigestion constipation diarrhoea and minor illnesses, priced 25 cents a box postpaid from Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario or Schenectady New York. The note adds urban trivia about London’s one square mile and 77 churches.
A Lancaster man vented frustration with flies invading his room by using two sheets of sticky fly paper on chairs near a window. He sat in the adhesive, removed his trousers to clean them, and sat again. The clipping suggests using Wilson’s Fly Pads for better results than 300 sheets of fly paper.
A short note describes chalk in grates to extend coal heat, claiming half a ton can last longer. It also explains making attar of roses by steeping hundred leaved roses in water in sunlit jars, skimming off scum after about a week.
In parts of South Africa baboons raid gardens in large marauding parties causing property damage and garden losses as residents report escalating encounters with the primates.
A glass piste kept under pressure in a bent state for twenty five years gradually returns to its original shape when released. The observation underscores glass elasticity and memory of shape under sustained stress.
Manitoba wheat markets softened with weak demand and declining prices. No. 1 northern in Fort William storage fetched 74 1/2 c. No. 2 northern at 72 1/2 c for June delivery. Other staples like oats, flaxseed, hay, and butter also saw price shifts amid light activity.
Beef cattle remain scarce with demand firm. Best animals paid at full value, inferior grades down to 44c. Yearlings up to 16 per head, two year olds 20 to 22. Sheep 5 to 11c per lb f.o.b. Winnipeg. Hogs best weights 6½c per lb with 2c advance. Milch cows scarce, whitesellers around 45, poorer stock 35 to 45. Horses in steady demand, market supplied mostly from Ontario.
The saying warns that contentment with present achievements prevents future fame for what could be achieved. It contrasts satisfaction with potential growth and implies ambition drives lasting recognition.
A compact statement places character between four sides: north industry, east integrity, south morality, and west variety. It frames conduct within civic and ethical bounds.
Southey reports from The Atlantic that Coleridge is arrived in Malta and Italy but in weak health and heavy with fat. He is described as constantly eating and drinking, waking and sleeping little, with a mouth never at rest and a harsh, arrogant demeanor developing under metaphysical arguments for the Trinity.
A historic note claims nettle fibers can be spun into an ultra thin thread. Proponents say 60 miles of this thread would weigh merely 2 tglb, highlighting an extraordinary lightweight textile potential.
Mrs Harriet A Farr of Fenwick Ontario narrates a two year struggle with a rundown system and poor blood. She credits Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People with restoring health after eight boxes, noting improved digestion appetite and energy. The piece urges sufferers to try the genuine remedy and explains blood weakness as the treatment’s origin. Also cited is Mr Samuel Bryan of Thedford praising Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil after nine years of leg sores and failed treatments.
A historic note claims Minard’s liniment cures diphtheria. The article also mentions a large wine cooler at Windsor built for George IV that could seat two men comfortably.
The article warns that some jewelers exploit customers by swapping hallmarked fasteners with counterfeit metal, replacing glass clasps in lockets, and substituting imitation stones in multi-stone pieces. It notes a jeweler who makes pounds weekly by removing hallmarked cross bars from gold alberts and replacing them with brass, while stressing this reflects a minority of black sheep in the trade.
The excerpt markets Mother Graves Worm Exterminator as the greatest worm destroyer while also promoting Holloway's Corn Cure to remove corns without pain. It contrasts fanciful jewelry price notes with sensational medical product claims and a stray jab about a fisherman named Jonah.
A short summary notes Minard's Liniment is advertised as curing colds and other ailments. The text also lists facts: British railways carry about nine tons of freight per person yearly. It states Leghorns are the best layers, laying 150 to 200 eggs annually, Hamburgs about 170, other breeds 140 to 150. Mansion House Street is the shortest in London.
Rural New York er quotes H E Cook saying four weeks of new milk is possible but costly for calves, arguing a calf needing two quarts daily for two weeks after birth may not be worth raising. He suggests a boiled oats corn linseed mix with whey to promote growth and a market friendly butter color without deception. An Ohio dairy woman defends selling fresh butter with liberal weight and listening to buyers' saltiness and color preferences. A Cork Irish barber O Brien jests during a mining town visit, prompting a sharp reaction from a gentleman about scraping.
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