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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 02, 1909
Page
2
Miss Granger-Simpson confesses to guardian Daniel Voorhees Pike that she is the heiress in question. Pike explains his trusted role and explains his long journey to attend to her, while the surrounding party absorbs the shock of the revelation.
Pike turns with slight motion, then gazes with calm interest as he recalls his late friend and his respect for his daughter. He speaks with pathos and pride, saying he knew her father from boyhood and that he would be proud to see her now. The scene ends with her turning away, softly masked by a sigh.
A Wem traveler recalls a stop in a small southern Manitoba town with a hotel, where the proprietor misreads him as theatre folk. The hotel man mentions Winnipeg theaters Bijou and Unique and recalls an actress from Winnipeg visiting her husband harvesting, praising her versatile dancing.
An old medical advertisement claims a cough and cold remedy cures in twenty four hours. The mixture combines glycerine Virgin Oil of Pine compound and whiskey, sold in drug stores and prepared by Leachical Co Cincinnati in half ounce vials.
A dog lives on a two story roof in Toronto near Yonge and King streets. He steps from a third floor window to walk the roof of the two story building next door. The owners work upstairs above a candy shop and a billiard parlor. He rarely goes outside except Sundays, enjoys the air and watches street activity below. He seeks company and shows no fear of heights.
The passage explains Consols as a government bond concept with a note on the 1751 consolidation of certain National Debt stocks into Consolidated Annuities. It cites Samuel Weller from Dickens as a literary aside and clarifies that Consols is an abbreviation used for various government securities.
A deceased parson named Rev Morgan Jones, once curate at Blewbury, left an estate valued at $200000. Anecdotes recount his extreme economy, including writing sermons on torn paper and washing his single shirt in bed. A tale says he tore a scarecrow brim to replace his tattered hat. His worn coat remains as a memory in the attics of local lore.
Davisville resident M. Bauer suffered bladder trouble for years. After a free Gin Pills sample, he bought six boxes and was cured in a month. National Drug and Chemical Co offers free samples. Gin Pills priced at 50 cents per box or 6 for 2.50.
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