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Newspaper
Hosmer Times
Location
Hosmer, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Aug 25, 1910
Page
5
In a lunch room exchange a new patron questions aruality and whether a waitress treats guests differently by appearance. The pretty waitress responds she serves all guests but with greater celerity if the patron seems likely to be Liberal.
An ad praises Cuticura Soap and Ointment for skin, hair, and scalp care, promising clearer complexions and healthier hands. A humorous dialogue follows with a child asking about living to a hundred, and a reply that implies secrecy.
An advertisement extols Dr Williams Pink Pills as a cure for illnesses caused by blood shortage, claiming global cures and higher oxygen delivery to organs. Includes Mr James Starr of Galahad Alberta testimony and price details, with a brief humor strip from Yale Record.
A Manchester area church notice board lists a potato pie supper and a Sunday talk titled A Night of Agony. The page idly blends medical ads for Parmelee's Vegetable Pills with quips about doctors, bankruptcy, a dying patient, and light family banter toward marriage.
A letter testifies to long use of Minard's Liniment by the Pineo family. The signer W. H. Pineo of Woodlands Middleton N.B. praises its effectiveness for horse flesh and quality, asserting it is the best liniment on the market.
A compact item notes social snubs and rumors about a local man including suggested marriage to a wealthy figure. It contrasts social circles and mentions a joke about money spent on dogs. It also promotes Parmelee's Vegetable Pills as unusually durable.
In a humorous exchange from The Sketch, an editor still engaged hears from a persistent lady artist who insists she does not want to marry him. The office boy, reluctant to reveal the truth, laments the constant disappointments and plans to try again next year.
A lawyer declares the man insane and argues asylum as a liberty issue. The court and others challenge the claim while recalling a prior murder trial where lunacy was asserted. The lawyer dismisses the jury as intellectually inferior to the court.
A Montreal Herald reminiscence by veteran journalist Mr. Sutton recalls Hon. Peter Mitchell MP once called The Third Party. The piece paints Mitchell as a flamboyant boulevardier and carefree editor who inspired public opinion while dodging duties, detailing his wit, defiant notes, and shipshape image on Beaver Hall Hill and at the Rt. Lawrence Hall.
A barefoot boy observes a land turtle, nicknamed wind-turtle, living among marsh causeways and waterways. The creature carries a grey brown shell with vermilion flecks, hides at the slightest disturbance, and sleeps through winter buried in the muck. It is slow to grow and long-lived, immune to many predators due to its tough shell.
T G Irving recounts tales of D McNicholl vice president of the OPR. A C P R bill dispute sparks a feud over boycotts of OPR services. McNicholl replies that bank bills bearing the rival bank’s label would be refused, signaling a retaliatory stand. The Vancouver Sunset notes the tale as a witty dismissal of threats.
An English bishop, weary of Freeman the historian's rudeness, finally presented him to a waiting audience. The bishop described the scholar as one who admirably portrays and explains the savagery of our ancestors.
A Scottish superstition ties a hawthorn brought indoors to a death in the family. A winter golf chat unfolds between a caddy and a maiden as they joke about rain, snow, and sunbath, ending with a playful proposal or threat as the maiden asks for clarification.
Martin W. Littleton cites a Texas trial judge nicknamed Jones in Mexico The Supreme Court described the decision as an appeal from Judge Jones with other reasons to sustain The judge, wounded in pride, never forgot that opening line from the court.
A blend of medical warnings and humor passages appears in this scanned page. It cautions against mercury in catarrh ointments, touts Hall's Catarrh Cure from Toledo, Ohio, and Junior jokes about medicine, cholera, and household misfortunes amid scattered ads and clippings.
A Lake Erie shore region near Selkirk in Haldimand County reveals circular well caps and underground pipes as four gas companies drill under the lake seeking oil and gas. Wells supply Hamilton Brantford Paris and Galt with light and fuel, boosting farm rentals and even a car for a farmer’s sons.
Arthur O. Wheeler paints Canada’s mountain realm as vast and pristine. The piece strolls through snowfields, seracs, crystal lakes, primeval forests, and a rich tapestry of flora and rock, celebrating rugged scenery and enduring geology in vivid, period magazine prose.
In New Brunswick a parish councillor defeated in a contest votes themselves five dollars per day at the next session. Councillor C supported the pay rise, claiming his services were worth five dollars daily to X electors, while an opposing member notes three years earlier he offered to serve for nothing and was rejected.
A Hamilton Spectator note recalls Wiser After All by John R Cameron. It lampoons rival papers for piracy and cites playful exchanges about Canadian press wit. Included are quips on Britannia and a seaside village anecdote plus a child’s joke about a pianologist.
The Lost Channel in the Thousand Islands earned its name after a 1760 pursuit when the Onondaga and Mohawk chased a French scout boat. The coxswain Terry and crew vanished in the island‑passage battle, presumed captured or slain, while Ensign Barry reported the incident and marked the site.
J Purves Carter, famed for barnstorming art guesses, asserts Laval University’s two million dollar collection hides masterworks. He names Ruben, Gainsborough, Salvator Rosa, and Poussin as present, then shifts to Fredericton where he proclaims Reynolds painted King George III and Queen Charlotte, Graham painted Glenig, and Hoppner painted the Earl of Sheffield.
The Toronto Mail and Empire reporter notes Laurier’s West tour where he greets voters with friendly questions and remarks aimed at pleasing them. In Selkirk a voter mocked a Scottish name, saying To hell with the Scotch as Laurier continued his amiable, steady campaign gesture amid crowd enthusiasm.
With the liquidation of the Sovereign Bank and the consonaation of the Union Bank of Halifax and the Royal, the number of banks in Canada is cut to twenty-seven. Ontario heads fourteen, Quebec nine, Nova Scotia two, New Brunswick one. Four banks have paid up capital under a million. the rest exceed that amount.
The Abernathy brothers from Oklahoma to New York express intent to return next year in a Curtiss Hamilton flying machine after meeting Colonel Roosevelt. They rode across the country and now anticipate another flight voyage.
A brief, touching letter from a young boy to Angela after his grandmother’s death. He writes that they have sent grandma and asks her to give her a harp to play since she is short winded and cannot blow a trumpet.
Madam Joseph Lirette of George Street Sorel Quebec recounts seven years of womb disease chronic constitution and severe dyspepsia worsened by bowel inactivity. After six doctors and bedbound agony a husband urged Fruit-a-tives relief and she claims complete cure. Sold 50c boxes or $2 50 for six with a 25c trial, via dealers or Fruit-a-tives Limited Ottawa.
Conversation reveals a new breed of laying hens that supposedly require no roosters and can lay reliably around the clock. Ashley asserts the birds lay day and night without roosts, while Seymour asks about evolution of this breed.
A fragmented reminiscence on an oil named Gul praised for long popularity across a wide region. The narrator recalls its early, limited release and growing demand, noting its uniqueness and wide acclaim. A stray line mentions Vancouver wagons and a humorous aside about "Minard's Liniment Cures Garget In Cows" and a store window "Hits reduced" without clear context.
Druggist promotion touts Marine Eye Remedy as relief for bore eye strain weak eyes and eye pain. It urges use for baby’s eyes, scaly eyelids, and granulation with claims of soothing effects and strengthened vision.
In a sharp exchange the unnamed speaker dismisses Mary as Undoubtedly Bad while Mary is described as doubtful, with Carrie Caustique asked not to give her the benefit of the doubt. The Smart Set tone frames a witty, satirical back-and-forth.
A breezy country reading selection titled Something With a Swing Vacationist lands among light reads. The volume features playful language and recurring term Gadzouks sprinkled through chapters, inviting curious readers to explore its quirky style and setting.
A family scene recalls a baby’s mishap as the parents discuss the strange cause. The father explains it was a soft bell strike that caused the head injury amid a playful moment, easing fears with humor.
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