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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 23, 1909
Page
3
A dialogue fragment questions civil service meaning and a customs act. A post office scene shows a man waiting to buy stamps and being directed to the next window for wholesale stamps. It includes a patent pill advertisement and a light quip about a student’s orthography.
A jumble of old ads tout medicines like a catarrh cure and pills with guarantees, alongside a comic swap where a sick friend prompts Harker to arrive late and a jokey exchange about chestnuts as Mrs. Harker calls herself a turkey.
A fragment from a page features a young man and woman at a table with casual dialogue about a lobster and a young man referenced as a friend. The text hints at a sudden remark about someone being a minored figure, but many lines are cut off.
A Sunday school quarterly outlines lessons on Paul the prisoner from Acts and Timothy. It covers Beatings before the mob before Felix and Festus, the shipwreck voyage, the Malta stay, and Paul’s later life in Rome, with Golden Texts from Psalms, Romans, and Philippians guiding each lesson.
The passage reflects on Paul’s life of self denial and service from the Damascus moment, and his readiness to sacrifice for Christ. It contrasts a life of hardship with a future kingdom of glory in the ages to come.
A Somerset article touts Dodd's Kidney Pills as a cure for long standing pains weakness and sleeplessness in Mrs Elizabeth Richards of Cottle's Cove Notre Dame Bay Md The ad claims renewed sleep and refreshed mornings after using the medicine and asserts that healthy kidneys end enduring suffering.
A collage of quotes cites Dr. Thomas Eclectric Oil as a thirty year staple across Canada and beyond, praising its liniment status. The second excerpt parodies political ambition with Blingsby being elected to congress and courted for a local postmaster, followed by Tacitus noting glory as a constant human drive.
Fragmentary line recalls a belle from Shantee Town admiring her reflection in a four way mirror. A playful excerpt suggests BeBe’s engagement joy and society eyes on royal couples as they become engaged.
An old notice touts Bickle’s AntiConsumptives as a remedy for colds and coughs caused by sudden cold, rain, or draughts. It claims the medicine is among the best for acute disorders and notes a price of 25 cents.
A clipped excerpt presents a dialogue about relationships with phrases on beauty youth and a “good catch” remark. The exact speakers and context are unclear from the fragment.
A study of old Members of Parliament traces the oldest duelubers and a roster of sitting Conservatives and Liberals from 1686 era. It notes Hon. Mr. Haggart as the father of the House born in 1836, with a public career since 1867 and a long tenure since 1872.
General Sir O'Moore Creagh plans to lead India command replacing Lord Kitchener. An anecdote recalls his patience with an orderly and a bold Afghan War action where Creagh and 150 men, amid night, flanked 1,500 Afghans using Sniders to win. The Irish officer earned the Victoria Cross for bravery.
The British Whig of Kingston argues that Provincial Treasury aid will fund free roads in every Canadian county to support farmers access to markets. It stresses free market access as essential to both Eastern need and Western development, warning against monopoly by one region.
Articles note German tests showing eggs stored up to eight months in various methods. Water glass potassium silicate offers the best preservation aside from cold storage, keeping eggs for months with little change in appearance though flavor may lag behind freshly laid eggs.
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