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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 12, 1912
Page
2
Will Easton, in love with Violet Brooke, probes the Eda Brooke death. Dr Arnold confirms suffocation from gas from an open burner as the cause. Easton questions Violet, who fainted after a letter raised suspicion, and he pursues more clues with Violet's aid.
Hector Porras reports relief from years of dandruff and scalp itch after using Cuticura Soap and Ointment. He describes prior lung inflammation and fever, chest and coat dandruff, and a one month treatment yielding a permanent cure. He endorses the products for scalp and skin diseases.
A brief ad notes Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment as economical remedies to remove dandruff and revitalize dry lifeless hair. The copy claims these products are sold by druggists and dealers around the world with general appeal for hair conditioning and scalp care.
A passenger in the center seat pleads for the window to stay shut while another insists it be opened. The porter seeks help from a bystander who jokes that opening the window leads to freezing the woman and closing it leads to suffocation, revealing the absurd stalemate.
A story from Mark Twain’s life recalls a four story blaze where an old man cried for help. Twain claims he alone acted with presence of mind by shouting for a rope and guiding the rescued man to safety.
An old miser named Er in a Vienna suburb died by his own hand after planning to hide diamonds in his wife’s wooden leg. Years earlier he married her for the leg’s value, distrustful of safes and banks. The wife later eloped with a neighbor, taking the leg’s contents with her.
The article recalls old Turkish practice where bakers guilty of short weight faced ear nailing to the doorpost. Officials avoided extra effort, sending substitutes like sons or journeymen when the baker was absent, illustrating a brutal, now rescinded law with a grim tone.
Booking clerks at Indian stations often face offers exceeding the legal fare, gradually raised to secure seats even if trains may have space later. Early railway era natives sometimes waited days at stations to pressure clerks into accepting lower prices.
Report outlines Aerclone as a circular storm diameter ranging from six to possibly zero miles with winds around a central area reaching forty five miles per hour.
Self Loading rifles offer quick operation and accuracy in calibers .32 .35 .351 and .401. The Winchester line claims superior handling and power for game, highlights advancement in hunting arms, and invites mail order for an illustrated catalog from Winchester Pepperizing Area Ceo at New Haven.
A local alderman speaks to his son about rising from poverty to power and warns that his son will be the town's greatest reprobate after his death. The son quips that this will not happen until then, signaling a sharp, personal exchange.
Yew trees can reach ages of 400 or 500 years. The red berries themselves are not poisonous, contrary to common belief, but the seeds inside the berries are highly poisonous.
The bashful Flannery changes lodgings and asks for water at night. After brief polite refusals, he claims his room is on fire, prompting the landlady to respond as the nervous man furthers his anxious visit with repeated water requests.
Captain R Desjardin of the schooner Storko from Kamouraska praises Minard's Liniment as indispensable for sea voyages and daily life saying he would not embark without it even if it cost a dollar a bottle. He uses it aboard his vessel and in his family for years.
An old beau asks for a unique costume idea for the French students masquerade ball. The costumier examines him and proposes a witty plan to sugar his bald head and go as a pill for novelty. The exchange ends with the playful suggestion.
James Schrum, who killed two men at Iron Mountain Missouri months ago, received a 99 year term for the first crime and the death sentence for the second. His lawyer appeals to the Supreme Court arguing the 99 year sentence should be served first before any execution.
A playful exchange frames a marriage choice as drawing from a grab bag. The line suggests a lighthearted view of selecting a spouse, with humor about fate and family input.
The village recalls Henry Jenkins as a brilliant inventor whose eccentric gadgets thrilled locals. His airship failed to fly, a sleep aid caused tragedy, and an odour killer backfired, leaving Jenkins wounded yet undeterred in pursuit of genius.
Relief for Suffering Everywhere. He whose life is made miserable by indigestion and has not tried Parmelee's Vegetable Pills does not know how easily this formidable foe can be dealt with. These pills will relieve where no other fail. They are the result of long study and are confidently put forward as a sure corrector of disorders of the digestive organs.
The remark notes a desire to try Hungarian goulash while in Europe. It references historic cures and anaesthetics, mentioning Minard's Liniment and Guthrie's 1821 discovery and early use in surgery.
A merchant scolds a clerk for misreading a six as a two, accusing poor eyesight while the clerk attributes it to habit from past work in a ladies shoe shop.
In a strained scene whispered exchanges unfold as a husband asks what comes next and learns Miss Green will perform with her music, signaling a glimmer of hope amid hardship.
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