England’s Windsor Castle and Hampton Court Highlights
A reader’s travel note extols Windsor Castle and St George’s Chapel as England’s must see, with detailed descriptions of the state apartments, the china and Rubens rooms, portraits by Holbein and Rubens, and the Grand Vestibule. It also covers the George II era chapel, the guide’s restrained praise, and views toward Eton. Hampton Court Palace is praised for its Woolsey origins, luxurious rooms, gardens, and the famed Maze and Tiltyard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amersham
England
Windsor Castle
Hampton Court Palace
Windsor
William É
Edward II
China Museum
Worcester
Wedgwood
Minton
Copeland
Henry VIII
Verrio
Holbein
Rubens
Rembrandt
van Dyck
Zuccarelli
Waterloo
St. George's Chapel
Henry VII
Jane Seymour
Edward VII
Queen Alexandra
George II
George IV
Henry VI
Charles
Charles the First
St. George’s Chapel
Eton
Cardinal Woolsey
Woolsey
Ministry of Works
William II
Russell notes and historical snippets from Aug 20 1903 1908 1913 1919 etc
FeLi items list the Silver Creek Rifle club team members for Minnedosa and local personnel changes. Birtle principal hired for Russell school. Winnipeg harvesters and Russell workers find employment as banks set hours and tractors roll. Cement sidewalk work on Main Street. Dr Clark patents culvert attachment. Russell open school year. Garage and telephone exchange construction underway with $8000 cost. Harvest progress improves and crops look strong. a traveler jokes about newspaper comic strips from Silver Beach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silver Creek Rifle Club
Minnedosa
J. A. Kippan
J. A. Anderson
T. A. Crerar
D. M. Broadfoot
John Crerar
J. Dunn
W. McFarlane
L. McNichol
Alf. McNichol
Arthur McNichol
D. Huggins
Birtle
Russell School
W. Daniels
Bredenburg
Main Street
Clark
Canada
United States
Brownlee
Charles Stewart Visits Clear Lake Scenic Beauty
Aug 23 1928 report notes Hon Charles Stewart impressed by Clear Lake scenery and confident the government will preserve it as a recreational ground and develop it. J A Glen of Russell spoke at the minister’s tribute gathering. Also a look back to 15 years earlier with 1939 wind and hail impacts and Kingston market scenes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Stewart
Clear Lake
J. A. Glen
Russell
Damage to Crops and Glass from Russell River Storm
Damage to crops reported between Russell and the river on the 20th includes grain and feed losses and shattered glass on the south sides of buildings. Reporters include Bruce Shaw Ed de Balinhard John Brown W Thic kett C Cusitar F Matheson R Setter. The Boulton council lifted a dancing ban on several halls.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Walter R Lesge
Jewellry
N. R. Park & Sons
Russell, Man
Russell Banner
Muggs and
Skeeter
Wally
Wes
TE Ure
Vicky
London Daily News-Chronicle
FeLi
Winnipeg
C. D. Sparrow
Main and
D'Arcy
Telephone Exchange
Silver Beach
Kingston
Westinghouse
Cusitar’s
Radio Electric Sales & Service
E. C. Shepherd
John Deere Sales & Service
Brantford
Binder
Handled By
Hembroff & Smart
B.A
Len Margetts
Arcola, Sask
Shipley & Son
Russell Meat Market
Mun
Icipality
Council
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