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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 18, 1907
Page
3
A collection of local notices lists Sunday school at Presbyterian Church at 2 o clock and services and concerts at Cran dell Lia.m Arrow River 2 pm Miniota 7 30 pm. Knights of Pythias meet Feb 7 and Jan 28 advised clear for Presbyterian concert. Also mentions a fire scare at the engine house and a plan to secure 1906 accounts.
The text describes myrrh as a prized embalming resin found in Arabia and Abyssinia. It details Herodotus on ancient embalming, including preparation, natron soaking for seventy days, and wrapping with scented linen. It notes mummified crocodiles and sacred animals honored with perfumes and offerings.
The Century recalls Whistler as a genius prone to uncertain criticism and dominating teaching. He enforced his palette and methods, stifling originality in many students while a few independent maturing artists benefited from the feedback. A French observer quips about Whistler’s small palettes, noting mixed impact on class.
An American businessman in Paris notes only about one-fifth of voters cast ballots. He says voter indifference, not impediments, drives low turnout. He cites deputies who stay in office by promising favors such as market items or extra sardines for soldiers, regardless of deliverables.
The passage likens man to three Athens statues from infancy of delicate wood to bronze maturity and gold and ivory perfection. It argues temper is a strength not a flaw, urging self control and noting that mistakes and sins, repented, aid character growth.
A playful exchange features a new wife asking not to waste the doughnuts holes. The baker, with a grin, offers the joke that customers may eat the holes and receive a liberal allowance upon return of the holes.
Hicks and Wicks discuss Macklin and a Reverend Dulley in a humorous exchange about Jedside last night. The topic shifts to a dying condition, but the punchline reveals insomnia rather than any serious illness.
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