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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 03, 1905
Page
6
Mrs Pemberton contemplates marriage to Florence's mother while her daughter requests a planchette for a birthday gift. A spookily moving letter appears, voice misattributed, and Florence reappears with a witty correction about the pencil causing the planchette to work. The scene ends with a playful note as Florence retrieves her letter.
In Jericho a clash between Deacon Goodhue and Deacon Hardman erupts over hogs and a broken hoe. The public weighs sworn testimony from neighbors while the judge doles out a humorous verdict and orders shared costs and reconciliation.
A New York Press note recounts Harold, a shy child, answering only after a tempting cake offer. His quip reveals his father's nickname for mother and a morning call that ends with playful family mischief. The London Standard adds a note on ivory trade in London, explaining rats gnaw tusks for gelatin and the mistaken belief that alligators do the chewing.
A New York quip notes the woman with a mission as often the wife of a husband with dyspepsia and holes in his stockings indicating domestic irony.
A historical ad explains well balanced flour as the most nutritious and easily digested form. It argues no single wheat suffices and Royal Household Flour uses hundreds of elevators to blend varieties for balanced flour. The claim is bread with strong nutrition and easier digestion.
A young man with a swollen head demands a raise, asserting his work built the business. The head refuses, arguing that much is supposition and the young man should suppose himself dismissed.
A three year old girl named Dorothy asserts she is not lost but a big lady waiting with her doll to take the train. Her mother, after a panic search, finds her calmly seated in the village station. Dorothy maintains her position with dignity.
A tourist asks for toothpicks in a Arizona restaurant. The cashier questions the request while the waiter is implied to have failed to provide a fork. The dialogue appears in the Catholic Standard and Times.
A Washington Star recounts a social scene where a hostess calls a debutante a poem and an eligible man agrees she is a poem worth knowing. The exchange highlights literary metaphor in social introductions and underscores the era’s witty parlance.
In Brooklyn Life the question is raised why he is called the cleverest millionaire. The American replies that he has originated numerous sensational ways of spending his money, reflecting on the era’s flamboyant wealth.
A New York Globe excerpt notes a proverb filled exchange where a four year old Harold declares it is never too late for men in a playful proverbs game captioned as His Maxim Good.
A conversation unfolds about a conceited young author who plans readings from his own writings on the lecture platform. Crittick questions the act, while the author asserts the readings will occur regardless, sparking suspicion of his reading talent.
Mrs. James describes her husband as conservative and Mrs. Johns questions the extent of his involvement while noting surprise at his line of work. The exchange hints at social judgments surrounding political and business ties in a domestic setting.
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