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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 18, 1907
Page
14
A man recalls a violent night from years ago after a drunken rage ending in a fatal shot. He describes mounting anger, a planned confrontation at a livery stable, and the moment the revolver fired as he faced the target. The confession unfolds with tense detail as readers await the continuation.
In a dim warehouse tale, George Buckley confronts merchant Hillyer about his troubled past. An admission of a long buried wartime killing reveals the motive behind Buckley’s education and the rift between mentor and ward as tension erupts into a charged confrontation.
In a humorous salon scene Viola informs her father she has been courted by Harry Wilkins who earns $25 weekly. She then uses London marriage statistics to argue her odds, prompting her father to react with shock before she proposes a breakfast wedding with a $500 cash gift.
The text notes Liszt smoking large black cigars throughout lessons. He walked the room muttering to himself and emitted heavy volumes of smoke as he spoke. He smoked constantly while he worked.
Wire history notes that hammer beating preceded drawing, and the artisans of Nuremberg in 1350 began to draw the metal, a major step forward in the art.
The recollections of George Brandes recount a childhood misstep chasing Hegel which caused him to miss a girl, and a later prank with Henrietta under a bay tree revealing his first vivid experience of feminine nature. The episode frames intellect and romance in early life.
The article compares paving choices across cities, noting Caithness flags and granite sets for long term costs, and debates wood blocks for lower noise. It argues maintenance spend in London is vast, while Glasgow’s granite sets offer longevity and sanitation, and questions whether wood paving’s quietness justifies its costs.
The British Board of Agriculture reports a mass rural exodus as 1880s figures show nearly 1 million agricultural workers shrinking to under 700,000 by 1901. Meanwhile two million acres of arable land were turned to grass amid labor saving machinery and farm cost cuts. The shift pushes rural residents toward urban jobs.
The text warns against sitting with a bowed back and bent spine described as slumping. It notes that so called easy chairs encourage this bad posture and suggests using a soft cushion to lean against and fit against the natural body, though the passage ends abruptly.
Readers report Zam-Buk easing salt rheum and itching skin. Testimonials from Miss E A Butchard and Mrs Gladden praise clear skin after use. A Dovercourt letter cites blood poison improvement. Zam-Buk cures chronic sores ulcers abscesses burns and grows new skin. Sold in stores for fifty cents a box or mailed by Zam-Buk Co Toronto.
A humorous exchange shows a humane old gentleman chiding a horse for being too lean while the sleigh driver defends the animal by noting its load is already light and the weight would be wasted flesh.
An advertisement extols Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People as a spring tonic that builds rich blood and strengthens the body. It warns against purgatives, claims the pills cure headaches rheumatism and skin woes, and urges buyers to ensure genuine pills from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario for 50 cents a box or six for $2.50.
A humorous exchange from Fluegende Blaetter in which a mother notes her daughter is well educated but cannot cook and the future son in law replies that matters little if she never cooks.
Frank J. Cheney swears as senior owner of F. J. Cheney & Co to pay one hundred dollars for each deterring case of catarrh cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. The notice, sworn December 6 1886, promotes the remedy as a blood and mucous system treatment. Also advertises Hall's Family Pills for constipation and includes a brief marriage anecdote.
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