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Newspaper
Hamiota Herald
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 17, 1900
Page
3
A serialized dramatic piece recounts a heartbroken heroine fleeing a house bed toward the moonlit country. A confrontation with a stern father over an arranged marriage builds toward a cliffhanger reveal in the next issue. Also advertised is Eekles Anti-Consumptive Syrup claiming to cure coughs and chest troubles.
A Sage encounters Travelers arguing over whether a man on the ground is a Traveler or a Peasant for poll tax purposes. He notes the man has died of starvation, a result of their wrangling, and declares the corpse a neutral cold body. The tale closes with a moral about misapplied law and misfortune.
Letter from Two Rivers resident Robert Ross extols MINARD'S LINIMENT for a fifteen year back trouble. After using three bottles, he says he is completely cured and offers the endorsement for promotional use.
Reports from Petersburg describe a festival crowd alarm turning into a crush when a floor collapsed. Several men killed or crushed and many injured as panicked attendees fled. Other items note military dispatches from Pekin and Ottawa trade figures, plus political and railway news across North America and Europe.
A week’s news item notes a governor’s execution in Delaware, a freight engine incident near Hotthrock, Nova Scotia, and the Sittoman wreck with serious damage. Gilbert Fowler, Winnipeg businessman, is dead. A Canadian bank savings plan extends hours. N P Dougan convicted of manslaughter in a Vancouver Island accident.
A Thorold Ontario family credits Dr Williams Pink Pills with curing their ten year old son Charley after years of illness. The boy suffered headaches, debility, poor appetite, palpitations, and fatigue. after trying two doctors and other treatments, Pink Pills led to full recovery within six months. The advertisement urges use for children and notes price and availability.
A fragmented OCR note lists various currencies and amounts including Reichsmarks 200, Austrian Gulden 0, Holland Guilders 2.00, Francs 39, Russian Rubles, Finnish Markkaa 18, from a page likely detailing exchange or barter terms. No clear narrative. reads as a numeric currency tally.
Manitoba wheat No 1 hard Fort William at 80c per bushel. flour prices for Ogilvie patent at $2.30 per sack. oats and barley values listed with barley nominal at 45c. Butter creamery 10c per lb. cheese and dairy prices. potatoes 40c per bushel. tomatoes 3c per lb. dressed meats and live poultry prices. Seneca root prices firm up to 30c for choice root.
The inquest on Charles Daw and Jacob Smith, found in a well at Davis farm, opened at Whitewater before Coroner Schaffner. About twenty witnesses testified to the crime’s ingenuity. The jury ruled Daw died from a gunshot wound to the head by Walter Gordon and Smith from a neck wound, also by Gordon’s gun.
A country town fete featured a balloon ascent as the main amusement. A crowd watched the gas filling with wide curiosity and a puzzled man asked what the grappling iron was for, believing it to be an anchor to lift the balloon toward the clouds.
A Baltimore American snippet describes a card game where one man promises trust then wins by secretly holding four aces, after dealing four kings to the opponent. The exchange highlights cunning in play.
A Boise Iowa Soldiers' Home was destroyed by fire and the steamer City of Parry Sound was wrecked at Collilagweood. A Burnside Manitoba resident, Mrs Thounroe, was seriously injured in a collision. A fatal clash occurred at Oneida colliery near Hazleton Pennsylvania involving police miners and strikers. Lipton challenges for the America cup and Canada canal routes affect steel shipments to Europe.
A bulletin notes Prince Tuan faces banishment to Siberia as part of political actions. The piece mentions other worldly events, including crop notes and high society updates, with varied geographic references.
Reports note work started on St Andrew's Rapids while Munroe's Brandon warehouse suffered fire damage. The piece also mentions a railway wreck near Heidelberg with five killed and 75 injured. A Winnipeg mare named Jane won a Lexington race event.
The New Tea from Ceylon and India Green Tea grows among Japan tea drinkers due to its similar taste to finest Japan Tea. It is described as more delicious and healthier and is launched by the Salada Tea Company in their seated lead packets.
An unidentified man opened an account with a few hundred pounds at a Manchester bank and after weeks drew two small checks. On a busy day he and an accomplice presented a check at one end and then his own at the other. Both cashiers referred the checks to the ledger clerk who, misled by the other cashier, accepted them. The thieves were never caught.
How’s This features a Catarrh Cure ad from Cheney & Co with a reward offer and testimonials. It also includes a Methodist conference report in Viroqua where Bishop Mattaieu urged avoiding profanity and tobacco, and a short note on a root used as a dyestuff.
An old general, injured yet stoic, endures years of pain while a visiting youth mocks him. The youth asks if the injury came from riding or ice, and the general, in restrained fury, asks the reader to study history, delivering a sharp rebuke about national knowledge.
Reports indicate a powder explosion at Fayal Minnesota killed several people and injured many others. Details on the blast and affected survivors remain limited as authorities investigate the incident.
In an Indianapolis Journal pamphlet a rust removal tip for wheel spokes is cited. It suggests using vinegar and rubbing briskly to remove rust from the spokes.
Dialogue recalls a tramp refusing a New Jersey journey citing arrests for killings of two women last year and frequent detentions. The exchange hints at recurring enforcement during homicide cases and anti tramp crackdowns.
A maid claims a parrot she bought swears badly and demands return. The dealer replies the bird is very young and will swear more perfectly when older, as reported by the Philadelphia Press.
The Chicago Times Mareld notes a playful exchange in a city household. Mr Hubbsley doubts the baby’s resemblance while Mrs Hubbsley contends the child is her carbon copy. The infant remains silent, nearly zero months old.
Prominent Winnipeg merchant John E. Dingman is dead. Also noted: Dawson City gambling and dance halls have all closed. Manitoba figures report official appointment Col. Lb. H. McMillan as lieutenant governor. Yukon revenue balance as of December 31, 1898 shows a surplus of $654,265.
Sleeplessness stems from nervous excitement affecting the delicate and the business types. Sleep restores a worried brain, aided by Parmelee's Vegetable Pills that cleanse the stomach. they are mercury free and money refunded if unsatisfied. A Russian school prize grants the Empress' initials in solid gold on a blue bow.
An advertisement touts Dr. Thomas' Electric Oil as a remedy for breathing ailments and related pains. It claims external relief for lameness swelling neck and back cricks and asserts broad public confidence in the product. It also defines cream of tartar as the refined crust from wine vats and bottles found in grape juice.
The passage explains that emery is the fine particles of a mineral named emery. It is prepared by heating the mineral to a high degree and then cooling it rapidly with water before crushing.
The piece notes that people laugh at others errors and misfortunes. It suggests women hold the most funny stories and that embarrassment becomes a recurring source of amusement in social life.
An advertisement extols Quinine Wine as a broad healing aid for many ailments. It claims gradual use improves stamina, sleep, digestion, and blood flow, strengthening the frame and nerves. Northrop & Lyman of Toronto promote the product as near perfect in the market, with Aldruggists selling it.
A reflective statement posits that men of strong character acknowledge their faults to themselves and impose self corrective measures as discipline for those errors.
Aurerbach phrase on choosing cheerfulness highlights personal power to shape outlook and attitude.
A collection of brief lines on concealed talent good advice and education notions. Notable quotes reference La Rochefoucauld style insights about usefulness of youth insurance and a boarding school experience shaping a woman’s education.
A disjointed excerpt discusses everyday misjudgments and human foibles. It critiques generosity and sympathy toward errors in charges and affections, and laments bitterness among relatives and women, ending on a quip about being advised by relatives who did not know you.
The readable lines show a speaker lamenting a woman's return home after discovering her love's failings. The exchange hints at deception and shattered expectations about trust and fidelity. The tone is somber and reflective.
The painter Rubens received about 20 000 dollars for the crowd ceiling at Whitehall Banqueting House. The artwork spans roughly four yards, yielding a pay rate near zero dollars per yard.
A fragment describes a scene in which a traveler meets a tiger in the jungle and reacts with a bold action. The wording recalls a period travelogue tone with emphasis on dramatic danger and photographic depiction by Phboto graphed.
A reader from Langton reports two years of inward piles were cured by Parmelee's Pills and states he has remained free of the ailment for four years. The pills are advertised as anti bilious and a remedy for liver and kidney complaints, dyspepsia, constipation, headaches and piles.
A Chicago Record fragment quotes a man expressing hostility to women's influence and leadership. The remark suggests prevailing gender biases. The piece captures a dated stance on imperialism and women's roles in society.
The fragment notes Renares, India, as an ancient capital preceding Babylon, and mentions Mueveb as a founded entity.
A brief compilation notes two memorable maxims about beauty and apology. The first links beauty to inner perception by the soul through Joubert. The second asserts apologies cannot change what they cannot affect, attributed to Disraeli.
The son and daughter of late millionaire Jos Cowen of Newras tle England will operate the family newspaper in that city. Miss Cowen takes full editorial and business control of the Weekly Chronicle.
In a country visit Lori Salisbury woke at 4 30 in the morning to read Monte Christo. The Prince of Wales, also an early riser, rose soon after and started the same book, beating the prime minister by half an hour.
A concise quotation attributes the idea to George W. Curtis, emphasizing that perception of age or value rests on feeling rather than fixed years. The line frames aging as subjective, suggesting mood and experience shape how one measures time.
A garbled dialogue describes a pursuer questioning another about dwelling on abstruse philosophy. The text is unclear and contains misspellings and incomplete phrases, hindering a clear extraction of events or characters.
Fragments describe testimonials from Winnipeg residents praising Oxy donor and various remedies for pain rheumatism influenza and fever. Names include Mr W G Etworth and Mrs Gagoer with mentions of Grain Exchange Winnipeg. Some lines reference dates and regitered actions and callers seeking relief.
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