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Newspaper
Hamiota Herald
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 16, 1900
Page
3
The Hamiota Herald describes spring styles with lace and dotter details, new jackets, belts and waistlines, and tasteful accessories. It notes round hats with ostrich plumes, gold buckles, tulle veiling, light colored gloves, and fresh color tones from sage gray to lilac for Easter ready wardrobes.
A Granby Virginia era column profiles Mrs. Robert Webster who nearly collapsed due to severe illness. After taking Dr Williams Pink Pills her headaches vanish and vigor returns. The article promotes the pills as a permanent benefit with testimonials from her husband and local supporters. The pills are sold for 50 cents a box or six for two dollars by Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
The piece satirically notes no universal remedy exists yet praises Quinine Wine as a tonic. It claims gradual use feeds frail systems, relieves chronic malaise, and boosts vitality, with Northrop & L of Toronto distributing the product at standard rates.
The Manitoba legislature reports include the tabling of the report of the Supreme commission but estimates hinder delivery. A new voter roll and Winnipeg registration system are proposed. Bills pass and are read twice including marriage act amendments and city debt discussion. Several bills introduced cover churches cement, universities, shops hours, and general municipal changes. The house adjourns after routine business and petitions.
Local grain dealers and transport firms rail against the Montreal Floating Elevator Co for a 70 percent rate increase with no notice. Earlier government pressure to cut prices led to a 20 percent rollback, now old rates resume as Conners' syndicate delays its elevator.
Richard Harding Davis arrived in Pretoria on Tuesday and was permitted to visit British officers held as prisoners. He found them in good health and playing cricket, celebrating a new rule allowing beer. Their main gripe is delayed letters and anger toward Winston Churchill for surrendering his escape route.
May 5 in Aroprior James W Tierney a smallpox victim died this morning with no other cases in town. May 6 in Winning William Deering one of the smallpox patients in the isolated hospital there died last evening. The other cases are reported doing well.
Montreal May 5 report Montpelier elder Dempster line steamer is ashore on Newfoundland coast. The cooperatively new boat, built in 7, was bound for this port to ballast from the Canary Islands.
A grizzled warrior recalls the most agonizing half hour, spent reading a bundle of letters he wrote to his wife before they were married, in a period tone that echoes a dramatic Chicago anecdote.
Brief notes report five cars of silver and silver ore shipped from Fort Arthur to Duluth. Other items note Hull Ottawa fire relief reaching half a million dollars, new rail route between Fort William and the east opened, and various regional events including donations to Hull Ottawa fire sufferers. The London chess tournament concluded with Teichmann in first place.
The wrecked steamer Mountpeiler is breaking up and a dozen tornadoes do serious damage in Kansas with lives feared lost. Five passengers robbed and two shot on an N P local near North Yakima Washington. Fundraising totals rise as relief for Gull fire sufferers reaches over $600 000 with Petroit children aided.
Rossland May 5 Henry McArthur lies in Sisters Hospital after a shooting at the Columbia bowl on First avenue. He is wounded in the neck and his legs paralyzed with a battered head. Refel alias William Albi is jailed charged with shooting to murder. M A Alibi also jailed for great bodily harm.
London reports novelist Wm Barrie will not stand as Liberal candidate for Edinburg and St Andrews Universities. A separate dispatch from Hadlow Quebec notes a landslide wrecking two houses and a train, with no injuries. Halifax reports the schooner Arbitrator arriving from Ponce confirms a Lanneberg sailor John Dolosy drowned after being washed overboard.
The will of the late Alex Donsmuir of Victoria British Columbia has been probated. The estate is valued at $800000. Various notes mention insurance claims and political appointments. Other items show Ottawa hal supplies and subscriptions to the Manitoba Free Press India fund totaling over 4150.
Market report lists Manitoba and Winnipeg grain values for wheat, oats, barley, flaxseed and corn with prices per bushel or ton, including millfeed, ground feed, oilcake, and larders. It also covers butter, eggs, cheese, potatoes, turnips, beets, onions, cabbage, greens, poultry, dressed meats, hides, wool, and Seneca root with various regional references. The note ends with a quotation and a comment on caves and historic mounds in Iowa.
A clipped, partial note from Alloway & Champion at 62 Main Street references foreign money and an unidentified amount, with the fragmentary line ending in a garbled sequence.
The text discusses using tomato as a tonic and health preservative, notes a chemist or physician's experiments, and offers kitchen tips. It includes a whipped cream substitute from beaten egg whites with milk and vanilla, plus a method for preparing beef and pork liver by soaking, parboiling, skinning, drying, coating in flour, and frying briefly.
Teou Hsi the empress dowager is described as a mysterious Woewan and compared to Agrippina Maria Theresa. The Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg Strelitz, George III’s granddaughter, receives 15000 annual from Britain. Spain’s boy king receives 1400000 yearly with the regent queen saving over half.
The Chicago Post notes Gabber the renowned pro Bper man is en route to the Transvaal, though likely delayed until the fighting ends. The writer remarks on the timing and his anticipated departure, highlighting the uncertain voyage amid conflict.
In a brief domestic exchange quoted from the Philadelphia North American, a husband accuses his wife of marrying for money, and she retorts that money was a leading item in her proposal. The remark highlights tensions over finances in the relationship.
A man tells how a failed prank involving an open window and a bundle of newspapers leads his wife to imagine he fell out. He admits stashing himself under the curtain, then later sneaks back into bed as laughter turns to a quiet night.
The advertisement touts Bickle Anti Consumptive Syrup as a specific for throat lung and chest ailments. It alleges the remedy never fails and promotes easy expectoration by removing phlegm, offering relief to the diseased parish.
A doctor asks about possible love disappointment before diagnosing the daughter with the grip. The exchange frames a medical scene from the Chicago Tribune style, suggesting a testy bedside manner and a diagnosis based on emotional factors.
A brief exchange from the Chicago Tribune portrays a beggar and donor bantering over a dollar. The line about avoiding eccentricity echoes a vignette of urban character and wit in print.
Short testimonial notes claim Minard's Liniment cures diphtheria and croup with references to locations such as French Village Cape Island Norway Maine and named individuals including John D Boutillier J F Cunningham and Joseph A Snow.
A Chicago Times feature jokes about the Boers winning in Africa if only they had bramble patches to hinder their enemy. The quip notes many soldiers fight in bare legs and brambles would affect moves.
A collection of quotes on life, ambition, merit, and character. Each saying contrasts rigor, enthusiasm, labor, truth, and growth with moral paths and outcomes. The selection emphasizes persistence, humility, and personal integrity across varied authors.
A terse remark shows a recurring clash as one party proclaims tiring of an employee and a retort cites representation by a new firm. The exchange signals ongoing personnel disputes and persistence despite dismissal.
Comedy sketch from the Philadelphia Press features Tess and Jess banter about a talkative woman behind her back. Tess mocks the gossip while Jess questions who is listening. The item showcases a humor column style from the era.
An elderly Mafeking resident denounces purgative pills while praising Minard's Liniment for burns and other ailments. The passage cites General Sherman and contrasts Purge and purgatives, then extols Parmelees Vegetable Pills as strengthening the stomach and cleansing the blood without harmful effects.
A humorous verse contrasts seasonal labor and domestic chaos. It paints a farmer's wife enduring pests, broken weather, scarce supplies, noisy animals, and a frustrated husband, ending with a tongue in cheek claim that life might be nicer.
Parmelee's Vegetable Pills act mildly yet thoroughly on body secretions and stimulate lagging organs to healthful action. They are described as a versatile tonic usable in graduated doses and can be discontinued without a relapse of the ailment they were used to alleviate.
Fragmentary chatter references a Canada map with locations and a noted theatre venture criticized for lacking modern standards. It mentions Dr Tromas Bevecrare Ore as a soothing external remedy and hints at a surgical or medical remedy ingested. The Chicago Post quotes mix gossip with commentary on performances and a playful router notion.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer quip praises a Biinkersdorf girl as the promptest young woman the speaker has escorted. The speaker notes she comes by it honestly, mentioning her father was a car starter.
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