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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 16, 1906
Page
6
Custodian Spencer cares for tiny coral mouths, once fed daily by spearing food, now given minute bits of shredded clam three times weekly. If some receive meals, others later share nourishment. the fishlike polyps reach out with slender tentacles to feed, while the mass sustains itself through communal feeding dynamics.
Tommy visits and jokes about Grandma's glasses during cake cutting asking if she will remove them. Grandma replies yes and confirms the spectacle moment as part of the celebration.
A brief guide describes making a simple parachute from a square tissue paper with four cotton corners. Gather the opposite cotton ends, tie to a cardboard figure, and use the man as a balance to pretend an aerial adventure in the wind.
A playful riddle extols a little maiden named Cheerfulness who brightens every spot she visits. The poem invites the reader to guess the character who is welcomed, sought after, and beloved by all.
A compact note urges kindness and shared humor as a social rule. The phrasing hints at a cultural proverb about generosity toward poets or verse makers, suggesting goodwill leads to mutual benefit and affection.
A playful set of clues asks for plural letter groups by theme such as those liked by boys, used by printers, made for service, best to eat, stylish in China, see most, know most, and most comfortable. It also asks for letters representing pronouns, beverages, chemical composition, verb forms, feminine names, and foe.
A small funnel fits inside a larger one forming an air trapped space. Water in the inner tube stays up by atmospheric pressure until the bottom thumb is removed, then air rushes in and water pours forth. The illusion can appear from a listener's ear or elbow, delighting children.
A fragmented poem line reads There Was an old man and mentions Mary mice pie and a clash of feelings. The text appears as jumbled verses with unresolved questions and dialogue suggesting a rhymed nursery tone.
A narrator discusses bear encounters and hunting ethics focusing on grizzlies versus black and brown bears. He emphasizes tree escape, daylight stalking on a bear’s doorstep, and the need for calm, precise shooting with confidence in one’s gun. He warns of dangers and the difference in behavior between species.
Polly Evans presents a playful puzzle about Georgie Giraffe at Mrs Hippo’s classroom. The reader traces a picture from 1 to 2 to reveal a photograph of Georgie with an umbrella, ready for showers.
A child narrator reflects on poverty and wealth in a town. He notes that poor Pas have the most and rich Pas have none while the richest man is a small boy. The speaker admires his father and plans to save money for him when he is old. Selected.
Four year old Daisy describes her eight year old friend Margery as wonderful. She recounts Margery dressing herself, buttoning, brushing, dressing her siblings, and even attempting to spank herself, as her mother listens.
In a brief Victorian style exchange an old gentleman asks the lad the time as his watch stops. The small boy answers it is roughly twelve, noting it seems to begin at one again, a playful arithmetic quip about time in a small town.
The remark notes a person’s habit of staying sulky each hour and finding it harder to be agreeable. It emphasizes a tendency toward moodiness and irritability, suggesting a pattern of unfriendliness rather than harmony.
A poem by Margaret W. Leighton describes the snowy tree cricket with a snow gauze gown and nonstop practice. It boasts high speed violin like notes and stealthy emerald wings while eating plant mites that threaten crops.
The passage recalls the Dutch royal child kept apart from peers and denied common amusements due to her high rank. It recounts a moment when she warned a disobedient doll that she might become a queen and deprive pages of playmates.
Riddle-like verse by Lettie Sterling playfully describes a person who keeps nails neat and lips pressed while navigating hills and air with restricted breathing. The piece ends by pondering who walks gracefully, guiding each step to please.
A cheerful verse urges turning to song and sunshine to lift spirits. It promotes replacing sighs with smiles and laughter to break care’s fetter and bring sunny roads and hopeful horizons.
Advice urges never to comment unfavorably on friends and to bring complaints directly to those involved. It argues loyalty sustains true friendship and longed for more loyalty would reduce broken friendships.
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