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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 02, 1906
Page
7
Titone the hero travels with Eagle Prince Stag Prince and Dolphin Prince to find his three sisters turned by a Dairy into beasts. Each sister reunites with her husband while the brothers restore their mortal forms and rescue a captive princess from a dragon, ending in royal reunion and feast.
The engineer Runel, indebted to a naval woodworm, observed its drilling method and the worm’s valvular shells. This led to a motorized concept that powered its bite, inspiring the boring shield used to excavate the Thames Tunnel.
A noted naturalist weighed bees after collecting honey in a light container and again as they emerged. Weighed laden, the bees weighed three times as much as when empty, after deducting the container's weight.
The largest loaves in the world are from France and Italy with two to six foot lengths. Italian pipe bread comes in two to three foot loaves while Parisian loaves reach four to six feet. Paris bakers' female bread porters distribute the bread at dawn delivering to apartment dwellers.
In a quixotic field note, a wasp speaks of life underground with only a root for life. The narrator praises his wife’s loyalty and describes the eggs developing in twigs. He foresees the spiderlike offspring and their three year subterranean stay before emerging. Margaret W Leighton.
Instructions describe fashioning a fuse wheel from wire and a Roman candle to ignite color balls attached along a balloon. Light the fuse and release. as the balloon rises the balls explode in sequence creating a bright, continuous display until the balloon vanishes from sight.
A player hides under a shawl to imitate a dancing bear led by a keeper on a rope. The bear may grab at participants if the keeper loosens control. The keeper hums a tune to prompt movement and warns the crowd the animal can be temperamental.
Snippets from epitaphs reveal odd memorials and warnings. Includes lines for Willie Adams Merideth and a Cauldon Church couple, plus Uncle Peter Daniels and a seidlitz powder death Mary Ann Lodder. The verses mix humor and caution about illness and care.
A playful reading describes a group of about a dozen boys acting as officers marines and pressed men. The officer and the marines select a companion to test responses with ship terms and the others chase pressed men. The scene cycles as each victim becomes a press gang to continue the lively display.
In Rome's cemetery over 690000 people are buried. The Greenland whale often lives years. There are 8 kinds of patent horseshoes. In Ireland it rains 208 days in the year.
The article explains that King's X traces to medieval sanctuary and king's house practices. It describes archery’s primacy, lack of modern conveniences, and that King's X grants safe passage in a game only when a mishap occurs. It notes only younger players use it to avoid capture, while others cannot exploit it.
Propose table setups with flags and forts named like Fort William or Fortress Monroe to stage progressive battles. Use flag scorecards with forty five stars, play star tally games, and prize winners. Include Liberty Bell target games, Jerusalem tunes, and a torpedo hunt as part of a patriotic children’s program.
The article notes many plants cannot stay upright on their own and must climb onto a stick to reach sunlight. It cites a climbing plant like a nasturtium or convolvulus twisted around a stick and warns that pulling may harm or kill the plant.
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