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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 01, 1907
Page
5
In grand palace halls courtiers await a royal command as an artist illuminates a portrait of a beloved face scarred by mockery. A defense of kindness follows, urging art to reveal light rather than taint with shame. Also included are reflections on Manitoba climate and Arctic ice removal debates.
A letter to the editor responds to criticism of climate theories tied to No 1 Hard wheat. The writer argues that cold or dry warm spells both influence yields, notes variability year to year, and reasons that warm spells are driven by south winds and bright sun, implying limited effect from suggested changes.
The Indians of British Columbia staged a grand potlatch at Alert Bay with over two thousand participants. A troubling feature reported by the Vancouver Province included the auctioning of young girls to wealthy chiefs, including a nine year old sold for 1400 dollars and an eighteen year old for 1000 dollars.
The Chief Magistrate orders the closing of 2216 opium houses in Shanghai while foreign settlements face no immediate action. A note on education urges teachers to curb decorum and kindness lessons, and a suburban gardener jokes about failed crops despite selling seedlings for fifteen cents.
Village of Russell to whom it may concern. Legal proceedings will be taken to collect unpaid taxes remaining on the date of September 1907. E. M. Williams, Secretary-Treasurer. Mayor.
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