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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 02, 1920
Page
2
A poem speaks of a home built on truth honor and faith with love as the hearth. It promises a sturdy house that endures storms and remains upright through life’s winds.
A mother once warned her daughter against marrying a man she chose. She vowed to wash her hands of the affair if the match continued. The daughter wed the man she desired and had children, while the mother’s pride kept her from showing affection to the family she secretly loved.
The column discusses strength of character and the value of admitting mistakes. It notes Mrs. Meighen as a gracious public figure and home woman. It also describes mild winter weather in Regina and invites readers to send Christmas household hints for a prize.
The article explains sewing a tea cloth from four equal linen handkerchiefs arranged in two rows. It covers sizing, joining by whip stitches, adding an insertion with lace edge, and securing with hems and pins. It suggests using embroidered handkerchiefs for a fancier result.
Five dollars costs three cents for a Dominion Express Money Order. Wagering runs high in the East Elgin bye election with thousands in bets. United Farmers back their man while Conservatives bet two to one on Stansel. In St Thomas odds favor Charlton the Liberal candidate and weather favors voting by all 11 000 voters at the polls.
A humorous exchange features a husband noting his wife’s mind is gone and a doctor responding with a blunt line. The husband coolly answers that he isn’t surprised, claiming she’s been giving him “a piece of it” daily for about two years.
Classified style notice offers $15 to $35 weekly for spare time writing show cards. Contact Brennan Show Cards at Currie Blog 269 College St. Tereato for details.
A weekly message from Aunt Betty urges children to practice unselfish acts beyond gifts. She defines Christmas spirit as unselfishness and kindness to family, with daily deeds like obedience and politeness shaping a worthwhile life. She invites letters to Aunt Betty at 903 McCallum Hill Building Regina Sask.
A child writes from Frobisher Public School to Aunt Betty Frobisher in Saskatoon dated November 13 20 describing schooling in Grade V at the high room, naming teacher Mr Moses, and noting seven brothers.
An 11 year old writes about school life and holidays. She describes walks to school in a summer of poor travel, frost ending plant holds, winter joys, hill sledding and echoing voices, strawberry picking at holidays, and time spent at Aunt Mable's farm with best wishes to the club.
A fragmented excerpt mixes Rip Van Winkle’s musings with a tale of a strange figure bearing a heavy load in a rugged setting, followed by an account of an imperial temple prison scene. The text shifts through unfamiliar imagery and partial narrative continuations with references to an imperial proclamation and a large number of Lilliputians.
Gulliver is secretly drugged by physicians in the Emperor's orders and carried to Lilliput's capital aboard an engine built by a large team of engineers and carpenters. He describes the method and scale of the voyage as he is transported by a hundred fifteen thousand agents of the Emperor.
A thirsty ant falls into a fast stream and is saved by a dove who drops a twig. Later a hunter aims at the dove, but the ant bites the hunter’s booted leg, startling him and causing a missed shot. The tale underscores reciprocity.
A comic exchange in the Boston Transcript features a quip about danger and humor. The lines play on a homely pun, reflecting light social banter in a historical newspaper snippet.
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