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Newspaper
Hamiota Herald
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 24, 1902
Page
3
A historical doctor’s note on the use of placebos in medicine. It urges not to tell patients nothing is wrong, recommends disguising medicines, and explains quinine pills in odd shapes and colors. It stresses the ritual surrounding placebos as the source of their efficacy and warns against overtly pleasant tasting poisons.
The article notes Salpigossis as a showy annual suitable for gardens and ranks trees by hardiness with birch Siberian larch and fir. It mentions dark center beans, easy transplanting of sunflowers in rain or cool evenings, preserving a green lawn, and planting a large bed of mignonette. It also gives a lime-dissolving tip to treat soil with white worms and ends with guidance on roses timing.
A specimen of Moloch horridus, known as the thorny devil, stands out for its fierce look and heavy spine cover. Despite its terrifying appearance, the lizard is herbivorous and has a curious ability to absorb and dry water, drawing moisture like blotting paper.
Describes seven thousand year old trades unions in Nineveh and Kabrion with death penalty for breaches. Details show work definitions and hours in guild charters, later mirrored in Pompeii with inscriptions listing officials, noting the Fishermen's guild as most powerful.
In a rural quarrel, Hup ery Higsies curses his leg and argues about calling dogs by appropriate names while Dusty Roonds questions a woman who warned to remove a dog yard after she called Fida. The exchange centers on a brindle bull dog named Fido and a neighborly dispute.
In a playful exchange Mrs Spenders notes a duck of a bonnet while Mr Spenders agrees calling it a pet jean. Mrs Speckers chimes in with pelican by size of the bill, prompting further lighthearted banter about hats.
The article notes that among ancient nations the use of perfumes was very common. It also mentions Assyrians and Phoenicians, and a statement about the cost of producing and planting Jouns salmon at under 1.000 dollars per thousand.
Nurse Eliza King cites St Jacobs Oil as effective for sprains bruises rheumatic pains and neuralgia and notes its success in pleurisy when rubbed on. Sister Cerclina at St Andrew's Hospital also praises its use for gout sprains and bruises and says doctors prescribe it regularly.
A collage notes Frensham Great Pond in Surrey as England’s largest artificial lake, cites Canada leading British colonies in holidays, and lists ages, places, and remedies. It mentions Mr T J Hemes, Columbus Ohio, Holloway’s Corn Cure, and various world-scale measurements from fairs, bridges, and occupations with antiquated flair.
The article notes leg prostheses priced from £16 to £20 with the Marquis of Anglesea owning the most expensive model at £80 after losing his leg at Waterloo.
British Isles occupy a small fraction of the globe while Siam’s king is known by many names. Germany reports about 23 700 new books annually. Hungary ties legal age to baptism. A tonnage of salt is consumed daily in London. A single pound of cotton yields 4 770 miles of thread. Minard's Liniment claims cures La'iippe.
An advertisement touts Baby's Own Tablets as a safe cure for stomach and bowel troubles in children, claiming no opiates and easy dosing even for infants. It includes a testimonial from Mrs. D. E. Badgley of Woodmore, Manitoba, and notes availability by post for 25 cents a box from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co.
The United Kingdom has about 4615 dentists, equating to roughly one dental professional per eight doctors. This figures reflect distribution across the medical field and highlight dentistry as a sizable medical specialty within the country.
The cathedral is insured with ten offices for about £95,000. A long iron shaving produced by the Brush Electric Company measures 237 feet in length.
In May 1893 a cod was landed off Flamborough Head containing 59 fish-hooks all baited. The extraordinary find drew attention to fishing techniques and early efforts to bait hooks in large numbers.
A remark compares the combined states Delaware and Rhode Island to a vast playground the size of Yellowstone Park, highlighting scale and space in a vivid image.
Thirty dollars vanished at the 67deurs' club in Tiestsin China. A German captain proposed a staged search and separation room test revealing the thief by handprint on a fat smeared table. A Chinaman confessed and pledged restitution after the ruse exposed him.
The passage argues for crafting a distinctive catch phrase that crystallizes a store’s central idea. It urges repeated exposure across letters, ads, labels, and packaging to lodge the idea in shoppers’ heads and influence behavior over time.
A scientist tested a small steel magnet on a spider. The spider followed the magnet and became immovable, then recovered after the magnet was removed. The magnet and tumbler were used to trap the spider for minutes before it died.
The passage notes a linguistic link between flattery and tail wagging in northern languages. It cites Norman flagra meaning to wag and to wag the tail, Danish logre and loger, Dutch vieyden and vieydsteerten, old German wedeln, and English wheedle as related ideas.
A Scottish farmer always traveled with a companion in his trap and villagers wondered why. On a drive he finally revealed the practice when the second person noticed that nothing dropped from the horse's bag, so the ben would pick up every item.
The excerpt shows Uncle Eben cautioning that sly plans fail when lacking true skill. He explains that good intentions may please some, but they often ruin a lot of work and bring trouble to the choir and community.
A tense quip from a mission tender to newsboys yields a quick joke about a coat of paint having no buttons, illustrating a playful exchange in early 20th century street slang.
A brief quotation cites patriotism as more than a slogan, urging it to be the guiding force in action rather than a mere label.
The symbol cwt derives from the Latin centum for hundred, with wt taken from the first and last letters of weight. This contraction combines Latin and English roots to denote a hundredweight unit.
In early journals the initials NEWS stood for directionals from the four quarters of the world. The siren labeled information as NEWS and gave us the word in common usage.
A one legged newsboy hops the street selling after noon extras. He explains a cable car accident caused his leg loss. He says the cable company paid the doctor and gave his mother $500, leaving $40 spent for her illness and bank savings intact. he still sells more papers than most boys using a crutch.
A widow in the Civil War era, after her rejected Harper’s Magazine submission, wrote a heartfelt piece titled Why I Wrote It. Published, it drew readers’ sympathy though it remained her only magazine story. Oliver Wendell Holmes remarked that anyone could craft a compelling novel if they truthfully tell their own life story.
Levett Ontario September 15 Special Mr C R Harries postmaster aged 75 credits Dodd s Kidney Pills with his recovery from Bright s Disease after years of decline He claims the pills purify blood and aid his spring regimen Other testimonials note Parmeless s Pills curing dyspepsia and liver complaints alongside a tidbit about the Australian talegalla leaving its nest full fledged
A historical note states that earthquake shocks propagate at roughly 16,000 feet per second, illustrating a common geophysics rule of thumb about seismic wave velocity.
Price data show high value items and royalties. a Louis XVI clock sold for £33,600 to a Rothschild. miners in Freeland pay nearly £2 per acre with aggregate royalties around five million pounds yearly.
A third floor tenant asks about a loud disturbance before an arrival. Another explains a young cowboy starting law studies was told to clear the office this morning. He found six men waiting but carried out the eviction as instructed.
A letter from A F. Roy of Carriage Maker St Antoine PQ credits Minard Liniment with rapid pain relief and full healing after a severe horse bite to his hand and wrist. Also notes patient testimonies on feet pain relief and references high historic dancer earnings.
An absentminded Latin teacher in Virgil scolds students for preparing in alphabetical order and warns he will start at the opposite end of the alphabet. The remark signals a humorous classroom moment about expectations and fairness.
A visitor asks the proprietor to make a proper omelette with two Ts. Walter confirms it is all right. An omelet costs 1 shilling, with two teas totaling 2 shillings.
A woman moving to the top floor without an elevator discovers who her real friends are as she admits boarding out and no meals are served. The text compares the foot of a horse to an ingenious mechanism in a wider wooden structure.
The Porto Rican native is very fond of dancing and both men and women display a natural love for the ballroom, suggesting a widespread appreciation of social dance in the community.
A fragment notes frog skin is minutely porous, with pores larger than the mosquito screen mesh of a door, comparing natural skin porosity to man made screening.
Queensland lies mostly within the tropics, covering over half of its area in the tropical zone. The description emphasizes its extensive tropical territory and regional climate characteristics.
A witty comparison recalls George Stephenson’s view on perpetual motion and jokes about paying dearly for common soap. The piece promotes Sunlight Soap Octagon Bar as a superior choice to cheap brands, promising cleaner hands and clothes with less effort.
The earliest recorded smoking of a meerschaum pipe occurred in Pesth in 1722 and the artifact remains in the town museum.
A human heart capable of lifting its own weight about 91 to 307 times is described as able to raise that weight 20,280 feet in an hour, indicating remarkable power relative to size. The fact highlights cardiovascular capacity in a concise measurement.
Queen Alexandra owns a pair of platinum opera glasses crafted in Vienna. The set features diamonds sapphires and rubies and carries an estimated value of £4000.
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