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Newspaper
Hamiota Herald
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 09, 1901
Page
3
A woman describes secretly dosing her husband with an odorless, tasteless remedy that cured his drinking habit. He regained appetite, returned to work, and a happy home followed after she revealed the treatment. She endorses the remedy and offers free samples from The Samaria Remedy Co. in Toronto.
An Irishman sits before his house, lighting a string of matches while his wife calls him to dinner. He replies in broad dialect, joking that Mike says if he could smell a bit of glass he could see spots on the sun. It is unclear if Mike is fooling him or if he is smoking the wrong kind of glass.
Dear Sirs Richards & Co promote Minard's Liniment as a universal remedy for sore throat colds and common ailments. The letter from Charles Whooten of Port Musgrave asserts it relieves and cures promptly for unspecified readers.
A man declares his first love should be read with the last page first, likening love to a Chinese book. He notes love seldom strikes twice in the same place and adds a wry observation that widows often remarry for money.
An old advertisement touts Parmelee's Pills as a remarkable medical discovery. It claims the pills act as a tonic and stimulant, delivering renewed vigor, energy, and tone when taken in proper doses. The copy merges science with rhetoric to sell the remedy.
A Scots dialogue shows Tugal and Rory discussing price and payment for a cow, with barter of barley meal oatmeal and various tasks exchanged for the animal. The exchange covers work days, livestock tasks, and returns of peat and straw.
In a quirky feature Winard's Liniment is credited with curing diphtheria. The item sits among a column of humorous notes about courtship and heiresses, noting an old bachelor’s quip that Heaven decides marriages and Providence may hold a grudge against some on earth.
A quirky ad style column touts a product named Mother Graves' Worm Exterminator as unrivaled for destroying worms in both children and adults. The piece mixes humorous reflections on respectability and a theatrical line about a man missed after death, ending with a jab at bloodless football games.
A cryptic note suggests a man’s heart and fortune are misaligned over sealed water rights affecting cattle. Local hush surrounds the dispute as neighbors speculate on a hidden inheritance and a damaged survey.
A letter to the State Department from Calcutta outlines extreme rents in the European quarter and a demand for first class apartment blocks to relieve overcrowding. It argues ground costs are high, and a well capitalized building company could profit by erecting six to eight story dwellings with elevators to house officials, merchants, and visitors during peak seasons.
In a note to readers Miss Treezy explains an engagement to George but faces a dilemma between two suitors, both wealthy. The decision hinges on George’s promise of alimony in case of divorce.
A Chicago Tribune snippet features a playful back and forth about who would swim to save whom if drowning. The banter centers on imagined rescue distances and includes humorous nods to boat use and shore safety.
Phillippe Boissonneault of St. Patrice Quebec describes eleven years of chronic kidney disease with backache and weight loss. He credits Dodd's Kidney Pills for a complete cure after using six boxes, asserting the remedy cured his suffering and restored health.
Mr. S Johnson of the Bon Ton barter parlor in Brock street Kingston recounts his paralysis like numbness, loss of strength, and weight loss. He credits Dr Williams Pink Pills for restoring his health enabling him to resume work and attend to customers. The pills cost 50 cents a box or six for $2.50, available from the Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont by mail or through dealers.
The remark asserts that speaking harshly or saying mean things is the most cultivated bad habit among the average woman, implying widespread social judgment and gendered behavior in everyday discourse.
Fragmentary OCR shows a transit schedule listing intermediate stops and days of operation. It mentions locations such as Boulswan River Warroad and Wilandsy with weekly patterns and references to GEO. BH SHAW and HANN as transport managers.
In a Westminster Review anecdote, Rousseau, who had an opera approved by Louis XV, avoids appearing at court due to shyness. An impostor pretends to be the famed composer, and Rousseau, hiding in a country inn, feels pity and shame rather than anger as the farce unfolds.
The west African water shrew resembles an otter with an eel like tail and feeds on aquatic insects. The panda, a pretty red chestnut and black furred bear cat of eastern Kalimaya forests, sits on its haunches and can suck water. The binturong of Sumatra and Java is an Asiatic kinkajou with a prehensile tail, short head, soft woolly fur, black color, long tail, tufted ears, and a flexible, opportunistic nature.
A Washington tar reports an earnest citizen denouncing mercenary spirit in politics. Senator Sorghum admits resistance against paying voters but fears it remains widespread and unstoppable.
A Philadelphia Record item notes a summer hotel proprietor told a friend some guests fuss over meals. The proprietor jokes that the only doctor in the neighborhood can help, and urges calm about the guests demand for free meals.
A reader, D. Carewe of Cerswell Ontario, reports trying Parmetee's Pills and calling them excellent medicine that will sell well. The text claims Parmetee's Pills stimulate dormant energies to drive disease from the body.
A proverb notes that a person is not wholly bad if his dog shows trust. The line implies loyalty and character perception based on a pet’s view of its owner.
Canadian Pacific Railway timetable details list routes and schedules to Portage la Prairie Branden Melita and other intermediate points from Toronto and West Selkirk. Entries show daily services with weekend variations and note agents Gen J J W Leonard and E McPherson as general agent and save agent.
A German physician reports that 72.5 percent of dyspeptics have unsound teeth. The claim links dental health to digestive disorders, suggesting dental condition as a contributing factor in stomach complaints.
An Irish farmer visits a shop and balks at the £15 bicycle price. He jokes he would rather have £15 in a cow than ride a bicycle. The shopkeeper points out the folly, and the farmer quips he’d look equally foolish milking a bicycle.
An advertisement extols Holloway’s Corn Cure as unequaled for removing troublesome corn excrescences. It claims many testimonials and urges readers to try the remedy.
A rustic depositor explains why he prefers a distant bank after observing its artful copper doors. An old customer withdraws after deeming the nearby branch unsafe, while another asks why a tradesman traveled 20 miles to open an account during construction.
An advertisement touts a cure for catarrh claiming direct action on the digestive and mucous systems to attack the disease. It promises complete constitutional healing and offers a $100 reward for proof of failure, asserting a long list of testimonials and endorsements from F. J. Cheney & Co.
In a Ballarat church deaf worshippers receive special accommodation with a diaphragm near the pulpit and tubes carrying the clergyman’s voice to listeners with hearing difficulty.
A brief notice reflects on the reception of many favors and contrasts them with the lasting memory of large, unthankful actions. The tone suggests a moral reflection on gratitude and reciprocity without concrete names or events.
The excerpt reports a person named Wizard's Linmest claiming to cure distemper, while a man contemplates a trip downtown and his wife worries about mourning appearances.
A fragmented recount describes General Grant overhearing a conversation aboard a river boat. The Chinese crew member asks why coolies cannot walk faster and insists on speaking softly. The boy repeats a demand for quieter speech, leading to a moment of amusement for Grant as the captain is humorously invoked as "lower."
In Springfield a prominent judge visits Abraham Lincoln who lounges on chairs while conversing. Mrs Lincoln, embarrassed, pulls her husband by the hair and rebukes him, yet Lincoln introduces the guest as Judge So and so. The tale notes Mary Todd Lincoln's short stature.
A pen dulum clock uses a fixed magnet near the pendulum. If the timing drifts, an electric current activates the magnet to tug the metal, slowing or quickening the motion by a fraction of a second. After thousands of swings, the tenth or twentieth part error is corrected and the clock stays synchronized with proper time.
A humorous remark contrasts the saloonkeeper's advantage over the undertaker. It notes the delirium of choices when a drink is desired versus the uncertainty of when one might need a coffin. The remark plays on mortality and appetite in a blunt, comic line.
The passage argues that Dr Thomas Ectecisic Oil surpasses ordinary unguents and salves which are often inflammatory. It claims the oil is cool soothing and relief oriented when applied and even when swallowed offers powerful remedial benefits.
A man plans a bicycle crossing of the Niagara river gorge using grooved wheels. The quip asks if those wheels would suit a hearse, reflecting morbid humor about danger and death in a local joke.
Quoted dialogue questions whisky as snake bite remedy amid prohibition talk. The exchange hints at local attitudes toward drinking and legality, noting whether a person lies in a prohibition district and the potential consequences.
A doorkeeper at Gary Gulchlodge No 52 of the Ancient Order of High Jerkers refuses entry. Pete, angered, bangs revolver at the door as the guard relents and opens it in a tense exchange from a Chicago Tribune report.
A historical advertisement warns of dangers of neglecting colds and exposure leading to consumption. It claims Eckies Anti-Consumptive Ore could prevent or ease lung illnesses if used early, touting its effectiveness for colds and related affections.
Solomon earned acclaim for wisdom by declining to umpire a ball game, a decision reflecting restraint and fair play.
The piece argues marriage protects against indigestion. It claims celibate men such as young barristers, curates, journalists, businessmen, or clerks suffer most from solitary meals and reading at meals worsens digestion. Matrimony thus benefits health.
A wary buyer dismisses a dealer’s horse, favoring a animal that keeps its nose near the ground for better ground contact and navigation. The Old Lady clarifies she prefers a horse with a low head carriage for clear sight of the path ahead.
The New York Sun quotes an orator challenging the crowd with the question Are we slaves or are we free men It notes a pause for a vote and a reply about some of us being married from the back rows indicating diverse reactions at a public gathering.
Chicago Tribune notes a humorous exchange about Kinard's liniment and an asserted ancient and illustrious lineage. The dialogue features a character claiming descent as the first Black child born in Africa, delivering a tongue in cheek boast about heritage.
Dialogue satirizes Swiskers as thinking he will be appointed inspector of mattresses, a position that exists only in his imagination, as the Professor despairs at the vacancy he expects to fill.
Careful observations identify red as the most fatal uniform color, rifle green second, brown third, and Austrian bluish grey as the least fatal for enemy shots. The finding ranks colors by lethality in battlefield exposure.
A quirky line notes that fast oilors are those that refuse to run when washed, presenting a paradoxical observation about behavior and cleanliness.
A proverb contrasts a fool who stays silent when expected to speak with a fool who talks when silence is wise, illustrating gendered admonitions about restraint and speech.
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