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Newspaper
Hamiota Herald
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 26, 1900
Page
3
A central Manitoba police desk scene recalls a young sergeant denying reports of a tragedy as a street bunko sting unfolds. A brisk talker recounts a raid on bunko operators, claiming a clash left several down and others injured, while vowing to pursue more crooks before bedtime.
A business letter from Charles Who Gotten of Port Mulgrave endorses Minard's Liniment as a reliable remedy for sore throat colds and common ailments. The note reads Dear Sirs and presents the product as promptly relieving and curing symptoms.
A satirical exchange contrasts a rich plutocrat with a humble man over wealth and needs. The piece then promotes Bickle's Anti-Consumptive Syrup as a universal cure for coughs colds and chest ailments, claiming it relieves phlegm and is pleasant for children and adults.
A new French mayor opens with a notice scheduling a fire brigade review to align with weather, stating it will be held afternoon if rains in morning and morning if rains in afternoon. The piece includes a reader letter from Thomas Brunt of Tyendinaga praising Dr Thomas’ Electric Oil for bleeding piles and claiming long relief.
The article notes a curious pattern in powder explosions. Bodies of victims are found without clothing, yet often one foot remains shod. Horses show a similar oddity with torn shoes. The shoe tends to stay on the foot that was in the air at the moment of the flash.
Mr. Green removed the children’s music teacher after family tensions surfaced. The move followed concerns about classroom harmony and student engagement, though the teacher’s competence had been questioned by some. Community members weigh implications for the children’s education.
The Grand Trunk Railway system received the gold medal from the international jury at the Paris exhibition for their scenery exhibit. The award reflects well on the railway’s scenic routes and on Canada’s industries overall.
In Kinkley Junction Henry Wissted and John Barnes wager on McKinley’s win with a bizarre forfeit involving cider drinking and a batting match in Wis sted's orchard. In Barr Oak Michigan Arthur Williams pledges to support Stebbins’s mother in law if Bryan loses, while if McKinley wins Stebbins will twist the neck of Williams’s mule daily for three weeks. In Deep Dells Wisconsin George Wrenn and Samuel Carpenter bet on the outcome with Wrenn promising to walk backward for life if Bryan wins and Carpenter vowing to reverse his clothes if Bryan prevails. In Peru Horace Wilkes and Walter Cartwright strike a strange deal with Wilkes switching to serve Cartwright’s twins for six months at 5 cents a week if Bryan wins, and Cartwright agreeing to manage Wilkes’ furnace and keep sidewalks clear if McKinley wins.
A fragment lists currencies and values such as Reichmarks Austrian raiden, Bolland Guliders, Francs, Russian Ruble, and other tokens. The note cites amounts and origins but lacks clear context or date.
In a large wholesale house a longtime bachelor bookkeeper announced marriage. The firm gave a wedding trip fund, but at a seaside resort the husband revealed his wife stayed home, noting the fund was for his trip, not hers.
A brief note explains the origin of the word salary from salarium the salt money given to Roman soldiers. It also references the phrase not worth his salt. The text then shifts to a parodic verse about Old Mother Hubbard Up to Date describing her cupboard and wardrobe in playful terms.
A man with a fierce British accent says others do not seek office in his country but stand for it. A proud American counters that they ran for it and the people must stand for it.
A fragmentary note urges earnest effort and devotion before a promised taking. It reads as a call to labor and obedience to a higher power, emphasizing determination and moral striving despite garbled phrasing.
Market list shows Manitoba No 1 hard wheat at 3c, flour and patent prices, oats and barley chops, ground feeds, oatmeal, corn, hay, dairy products, eggs, vegetables with per unit prices, dressed meats, poultry, hides, wool, roots, and delivery notes. Names include Uglvie brand and Love’s Five Roses. Prices cover sacks, tons, bushels, dozen, and per pound rates.
A man asks for a private interview to obtain a quarter loan from a lawyer in the Loan and Trust building. The lawyer rejects the private talk, and the man concedes the loan is denied. The exchange ends with a quip about feelings and money. A separate note mentions turtles digging holes and burying eggs on the seashore.
Jerome K. Jerome notes in the Saturday Evening Post that St Petersburg nightlife shifts to late hours with music halls not waking until after midnight and trains at five in the morning. He contrasts local habits with sleepers who depart after supper, saving early rising.
A short humorous note from Somerville Massachusetts reflects on the old saying that you can’t get something for nothing. The piece argues that while it’s easy to get nothing for something, the other fellow must gain something for nothing in every case.
The piece blends fashion notes on black satin, lace stockings, and parasols with a dramatic dialogue about a wedding and a love triangle. A blue-dressed woman doubts a wedding, while recounting deceit, jealousy, and a thwarted attempt to protect a friend from an attentive suitor.
The Abyssinian king travels with a band of 45 trumpets that accompany him wherever he goes, producing a constant hum or fanfare from his royal retinue.
Sir Edward Russell’s memoirs That Reminds Me recount two Bright anecdotes. Bright a strict abstainer advised Edward Miall to drink champagne before a speech. champagne on an unfamiliar palate proved not a cure. Bright and his wife rarely argued about their children yet when disagreements arose he warned of appealing to Mr. Gladstone for a knighthood.
Miss Hetle Cobdon of White Rock Mills Nova Scotia recounts her health decline and rapid recovery after using Dr Williams Pink Pills. She credits renewed strength appetite and weight gain to the medicine and urges others to follow her example. The advertisement promotes Dr Williams Pink Pills as a trusted modern remedy and warns to buy only boxes bearing the registered trade mark.
A summary of diverse items: a cricket ball record, global life insurance value, Rajab governance in India, European nobility coronets, French dictionary approval for Cycliste, Turkish marriage age and property rights, Dante’s Inferno house sale near Spezzia, Malaspina protection, a Viking age corpse found in Damen dorf Kiel, with preserved hair and sandals, buried about 1500 years ago.
Caution against mercurial catarrh ointments and praise for Hall's Catarrh Cure by F. J. Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio. Internal remedy claims to affect blood and mucous surfaces with no mercury. Sold by druggists at 75 cents per bottle.
An eminent Washington professional hosts a famous dinner where guests praise a new salad that blends meat and vegetables. A French chef explains his method in a thick accent, detailing ingredients and the mayonnaise dressing, while a guest notes the aroma and flavor and the chef’s vanity may be triggered by the praise.
In Life magazine a gag contrasts two millionaires offering annual sums to a street beggar. The first proposes 1000 dollars a year to stay off the curb. The beggar declines, saying he cannot afford it.
A sharp remark questions dedication in a legislative scene as critics quibble over a law named the Shreawé Amendment. The exchange hints at stalled work and divided opinion among lawmakers and observers.
The note argues a new strawberry variety from MA Milas Ste. 250 annually ships better for markets but compromises flavor for home use. Growers prefer sturdier shipments while home growers seek best quality fruit.
Captain Gray notes a constant singing sound along the Yukon from its mouth upstream. He observes a steamlike hum regardless of engine activity and, further upstream, rocks rolling under the riverbed add another peculiar note. An unrelated advertisement touts Holloway's Corn Cure for corns and warts.
A survey notes red as the common flag color in nineteen of twenty five nations including Britain, the United States, France and others. Blue appears in several flags, black in Germany Belgium and China, and green in a few, with no white in most national standards though Britain’s white ensign appears.
A dramatic passage depicts Maud confessing love to a youth who protests he is only 17, as Foster St. Cyr contemplates the implications. The scene centers on conflicted emotions and urged devotion within a tense hotel setting.
A judge accuses a Black defendant of claiming a rich uncle in Georgia as the man insists his kin is powerful, describing him as a millionaire. The exchange highlights attitudes in the courtroom.
Uncle Eben warns that tricksters will not escape judgment as the coming times threaten the people and the youth. He cautions listeners to heed the looming consequences and beware deceit.
Minard's Liniment cures distemper claim appears beside a Belgian artisan's rooster crowing spectacle. Cages in ten rows contain birds with a marker noting crow counts as races run for one hour. Crowing crews tally scores while enthusiasts place bets amid many events in the Liege district.
A walrus dismisses a newspaper as fake, calling the editor a lobster. The exchange riffs on common cold cures and the old sea rule about not swimming after meals, with humor from a polar relief expedition setting.
A French paper quotes a humorous exchange between two women about Mme Comengais. The humor hinges on a failed social hint and an awkward chairoffered invitation leading to a comic mispronunciation and a nod to a medical cure line.
We have been using Parteeo's Pills and find them by far the best pills we ever tied. These pills act like a charm, with small doses serving as a tonic and a stimulant, giving tone and vigor while stimulating the body.
An English inventor presents a machine that cleans the sides of Tail-Way cars using rotary brushes and movable shields. Water sprayed within the shields aids dirt removal as cars pass slowly along a track siding where brushes rapidly rotate powered by the machine.
The advertisement claims Frevex axp Agus axp Brisovus Dexason- MENTS are positively cured by Parmelee's Pills. It states the pills cleanse the stomach and bowels of bilious matter and open the excretory vessel to produce copious effusions from the blood into the bowels, aiding natural elimination. The pills are marketed as a general family medicine with the best re uta.
In a witty exchange the Calamity Disseminator, nicknamed for gloomy topics, reveals David’s breakfast routine hinges on perusing the morning paper. The quip notes his eagerness to discuss somber news during meals.
A fragmented Kansas City Independent item questions a dish called McGuire-French fried potatoes. The speaker claims lack of money and belief in indulgent foods amid unclear context.
In a tense exchange Mary Ann, PE warns of payment after a cracked teapot. The reply from the respondent, addressing a mother, confirms the teapot in question was not cracked previously but was broken now.
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