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Newspaper
Hamiota Herald
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 04, 1901
Page
2
In a tense drawing room scene Sir Roger denies a bride’s elopement while Dr Oleanter argues the impossibility. A mysterious note precedes a loud doorbell and a ghostly sight as Mollie Dane appears in bridal robes, shocking all.
A delayed wedding night drama unfolds at Sir Roger Tra senna Walraven's estate as Mollie Dane reappears after two weeks away. The household, including Mrs Carl and lawyers, debates her return and fate while awaiting her explanation. Mr Walraven and Sir Roger face tension over Mollie's behavior and alleged letters. The scene ends with breakfast missed and mounting suspense.
A severe hailstorm struck Winnipeg on August 29 trapping water in basements and shattering windows. The hardest hit areas centered near the West End and Fort Rouge with stores and greenhouses damaged. the Clarendon Hotel and Auditorium rink suffered heavy losses and overall damages likely run into thousands of dollars.
Off Brest in the Atlantic lies Quessant, a treeless island famed as a deadly ship trap. A traveler notes wrecked wood filling a room, with timbers from masts, decks, and figureheads, creating a forest of ship parts. The island’s storms and reefs nurture a vast cemetery of vessels from New York to Cape La Hague.
Market prices cover wheat flour oats barley corn and livestock with Manitoba oats nearly out of market and fresh hay and fodder values listed. Local notices report bridge accident fatality in Montreal, wind storm damages in Yorkton, a shooting wound near Kingston, and multiple August incidents including a ship boiler explosion in Philadelphia and a kidnapping alert in Chicago.
Cape Town reports J X Merriman parliamentary leader of the Afrikander Bond has been arrested on a farm 31 miles from Cape Town. He has given parole not to leave the farm. London notes Merriman recently urged conciliation with the Boers and claims martial law suppresses public meetings and deprives Parliament of its voice.
Rev. A N Tster former Unitarian pastor here announced as an agnostic and was to answer indecent conduct charges in police court. He failed to appear and was later found in Woodlands Park, suffering from self administered poisoning. He was hospitalized and may recover.
Lloyd Currie, 17, drowned yesterday afternoon at Smiths Falls Ontario. He was last seen near the boat house around 3 45 pm. Two youths found him in about a foot and a half of water. He lay on his back with wet clothes on the bank. death occurred despite over an hour of medical effort.
Winnipeg reports the death of Neil Shaw a longtime pioneer who formerly ran a wholesale liquor business on Princess Street and later served as a jail turnkey and customs worker. Other dispatches indicate Pte Larson dies at Pietersburg and Col Gordon’s condition remains unchanged while Ottawa notes a potential Northwest Territories supreme court vacancy to be filled by MP Madore Hochelaga.
Two young boys were playing in a boat at Queen's wharf when Albert Lendriville fell into Toronto bay. Unable to swim, he drowned despite efforts by bystanders and Dr. McMahon, who tried to revive him for an hour. Robert Robertson alerted others George Campbell and Parent Taylor who aided the search. The body was recovered from about six feet of water and taken to the doctor's surgery.
Lord Kitchener reports a Kimberley to Griquatown convoy was attacked near Rovikopie. Captain Humbles escort of the 74th Imperial Yeomanry repelled the attack, losing nine men killed and 23 wounded. Rawlinson pursued 18 Transvaal troops after a 40 minute ride east of Edenburg.
Chicago on August 29 reports plow manufacturers in a nationwide conference at the Auditorium have agreed to a 10 percent rise in plow prices and repair costs for the coming year. The steel workers strike and higher production costs are cited as factors.
In conversation Mr Straitlace notes a young visitor aims to be an actor. The daughter confirms the ambition and jokingly suggests he should consider disappearing before the footlights rather than appearing.
A short extract outlines four desires a woman may have: to be well treated, to be petted at times, to be admired, and to avoid being contradicted. The tone reads like a prescriptive reminder from a social advice column.
A Washington Star quote shows a near relative noting recurring conflict. A placid spouse admits feigning anger to provoke her husband into losing temper so she can gain concessions. The remark highlights manipulation in domestic relations.
A Chicago News snippet notes a dog panting with tongue out as a sign of heat or illness. The dog’s owner jokes that he must be mistaken for a doctor by passersby.
A man recruits a trick to stage a haunted dwelling in Endriss's London property. He and accomplices rig fake wails and ghostly noises to lure buyers, charging admission as crowds flocked. The scheme collapses when the mother withdraws support, and the house burns down ending the hoax.
A fragment attributed to Confucius explains his selection of a son in law for his daughter and discusses a ballad that praises male privilege while warning against contempt for women. The excerpt contrasts lavish upbringing for boys with harsh, disdainful treatment of girls and inherited family reputation.
Aged text extolls Dr. Chase's Nerve Food as the remedy for fatigue and nerve exhaustion from long factory hours. It claims workers gain strength, clearer minds, restored digestion, and increased stamina after using the treatment.
An advertisement announces six boxes for $2.50 and fifty cents per box available at all dealers, with sales from Admanson Bates & Co., Torcate.
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