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Newspaper
Hamiota Herald
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 29, 1902
Page
3
The astrotechn and social reformer Camille Fiesmmarion introduces a calendar reform bill in the Wrench Cheriber of Deputies. He seeks a year beginning at the vernal equinox with 364 days. The old date and details are unclear.
On Christmas the entire London police force receives from Lord Hothechild a bristwood pipe and an ounce of tobacco, marking a festive gesture toward lawmen across the city.
An advertisement promises 100 reward for a catarrh cure and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional remedy taken internally. It notes success testimonials and lists FJ Cheney & Co Toledo with druggists. Separate line claims France used 256000 bicycles in 1895 and 987000 in 1901, praising the bicycle for peaceful revolutions.
A wax bullet invented for the harmless Paris duel could be added to the required equipment of upcoming war games. The note suggests enhancing training with safer ammunition to simulate combat conditions without real lead projectiles. It highlights ongoing moves to modernize mock battles with nonlethal munitions.
The piece quotes a leading surgeon advising a six month break every few years to refresh practice. A city physician with a $20 000 yearly practice notes peers and the lure of foreign study. It claims European training boosts vogue and foreign reputation is valued at $10 per year for a $5 000 doctor.
In the Oldroyd Lincoln Museum in Washington a Bible relic linked to Abraham Lincoln’s mother is highlighted. The volume, from a press in 1799, is among the museum’s notable items.
A garbled historical notice touts Quinine Wine from Northrop & Lymas of Toronto as a superior remedy for various ailments. It markets the product as a tranquilizer and tonic to revive energy, improve appetite, and strengthen the blood, claiming scientific backing and near perfection in the market.
An advertisement touts Finard's Liniment as a cure for diphtheria claiming dramatic relief. Separately a Rhodesian coalfield segment near Wankie is said to yield 1,444 tons daily for a century, implying vast mineral wealth.
W H Allen Jr of 17 Den mark street Aston Birmingham reports a waggon accident in May 1896. He was bruised and his ankle joint sprained after being pitched from his waggon. After failed embrocations and hospital treatment he used St Jacobs Oil and regained full ankle strength within a bottle, returning to work.
The New York World claims buying British coal imposes a shilling per ton export tax to fund England’s Boer War. Also notes a depressively miserable feeling in the afflicted and promotes Parmelee's Vegetable Pills as a cure with mandrake and dandelion among the ingredients.
Amid fuel shortages in Mexico, optimism grows for probable discoveries that could yield paying quantities. Officials and investors watch promising geological signals as exploration advances.
A showman describes a marionette theater where an orchestra of eight plays while a dozen marionettes in the boxes laugh and applaud. The conductor appears waistless, yet each finger and toe moves via multiple strings, some figures connected by up to thirty two strings to a single operator, a feat of dexterity and planning.
A fragment from a local page quotes a mother wondering how a book ended in bad shape while a child recalls his father found it dry and poured water on it. The snippet then praises an up to date actress as a good artist.
A physician explains how a worm enters a green chestnut. An insect hunts a worm site to lay eggs as light sting and egg deposition occur. Eggs hatch as the chestnut ripens, and the insect uses the nut as the best deposited site transforming floury matter into sugar and heat.
Syracuse resident Mr Thomas Ballard writes of relief from chronic dyspepsia after using Parmelee's Vegetable Pills, claiming he is nearly well and would not be without them for any price. The ad-style testimony also touts good management and singing as mood aids, linking neuralgia relief to popular remedies.
Instruction to clean stone jugs and jars by filling with water and adding a tablespoon of baking soda per gallon. Let stand overnight and repeat if not thoroughly cleansed.
An old saying links a man’s character to his feet, suggesting a shoemaker should study a client’s traits. The fragment implies that forgetfulness or neglect undermines value and usefulness in craft and judgment.
Sally Bernard describes Sydney's Dominion Steel and Iron Works in September sun. She notes open air yards and massive labor saving devices handling ore coal lime stone and dolomite locally sourced aside from ore. She highlights open hearth steel production begun in 1902 and exports to England the US and Germany with immense machinery power and electric generation from blast furnace gas.
The fragment hints at replacing coal with peat in a proposed substitution. It notes peat as a groundwise alternative and references a Besten Transcript. No clear event date or location is given.
A fragmented historical notice discusses a monument and its significance in local memory. The text hints at reverence for a distant figure and the desire to preserve heritage through public acknowledgment and care.
A Welland merchant, J. J. Yokom, grocer and provision merchant, writes an open letter touting Dodd's Kidney Pills. He says kidney troubles, depression, and loss of appetite vanished after five boxes, and he now enjoys strong health and vigor.
In autumn and winter the leading Canadian butter makers use Wells Richardson Co Improved Butter Color to achieve a June tint. It is widely trusted in creameries and dairies. other colors are less reliable. Demand the best from druggists and dealers.
Halcyon Hot Springs Sanitarium presents itself as North America's most complete health resort with baths claimed to cure nervous and muscular diseases and heal kidney liver and stomach ailments. Rates range from 15 to 18 dollars weekly depending on residence in hotel or villas.
A vellum document signed by Jay Fawkes detailing a 1692 land sale was sold for £101 at Sotheby's auction. The abstract notes the transfer concerns property, dated record, and the historic provenance.
Rainy conditions this season did not stop headlines noting a rise in other items tied to the rainy spell. Economists report consumer shifts beyond umbrellas, with increased demand for outdoor gear and drought relief products.
Minard's Liniment claimed to cure distemper while observed odd town anecdotes describe timid women crossing streets and farmers battling plentiful foxes in Ontario. A divorce invitation card from an Austrian town hints at a local trial.
Severn Bridge writes of debt to Dr Eclee tric Oi for curing a severe winter cold. A remedy suggests taking Dr Thomas Eulee tric OH thrice daily. The text notes coughing relief and mentions the danger of strong gasoline fumes on new marines.
The report compares Marconi to Hannibal and Napoleon, noting his achievement of crossing or surpassing the Alps in a single remarkable feat, highlighting his strategic prowess and boldness.
A customer accuses a grocer of supplying soap that ruined blankets and damaged hands. An Edinburgh chemist warns caustic soda harms wool and suggests using pure soap with medical certification, prompting a pledge of replacement and refunds if proof of impurity is found.
Anxious times as autumn weather triggers neuralgia, with reports that Paine's Celery Compound is the only known cure. Physicians note its claimed effectiveness and a Toronto testimonial recounts dramatic relief after ten years of agony.
Readers note a cautionary line about home comfort and heated discussions. The statement emphasizes that conflict and arguments do not improve living spaces and calls for calmer dialogue to create a peaceful home environment.
A remark notes that gaining fame through a speeding fine is the cheapest sort of notoriety for a man’s son, highlighting how public shaming can eclipse quiet reputation.
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