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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 27, 1906
Page
2
Miss Shefflin, a 38 year old would be reformer, seeks to help a hungry man in New York. She aids a penitent employee, but is later bound and burgled by the very man she tried to assist, who steals cash and jewelry and escapes via the fire escape.
A scene from a Houston Post piece shows a cautious elderly woman questioning a young assistant in a drug store about safety. The assistant asserts competence while the woman worries about potential poisoning.
A German paper describes a two hemispheres globe clock with a copper enamel map. The cylindrical escapement runs eight days with a sun-bearing hand and a weight to keep the sphere turning opposite the fixed hand, showing noon at any locale.
Rome valets form a movement against strict grooming rules. A grand meeting in Rome saw at least 2000 valets vote to refuse to remain clean shaven and to let their mustaches grow in defiance of the old convention.
The statue stands as a non commercial symbol of welcome to immigrants and travelers, contrasting with historical legends like the Colossus of Rhodes. It embodies American friendship to the oppressed and the enduring spirit felt by returning travelers, preserving a vital tradition in a changing world.
A couple argues about their daughter's cooking lessons. The wife says she brings home every dish, the family refuses to eat them, while the husband contends the effort is to get rid of beggars. The exchange ends with a puzzling note on charity and waste.
A young well dressed woman with a limp boards a crowded Broadway surface car. Several men offer seats, she sits, then signals to stop and exits with agility, later identified by bystanders as an actress from a Broadway theater.
The second volume The Further Adventures of Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe published August 20 1719 marks England first illustrated story release featuring a world map showing the hero’s voyages. The initial 1719 volume appeared in April with rapid reprints, and a fourth edition followed on August 8.
A noted contribution presents two sequences of numbers with no description, as they speak for themselves. It notes there may be little profit but emphasizes the value of preserving these curiosities for future reference.
A survey of ancient locking devices notes Karnak’s sculptured lock as matching modern Egyptian locks. Homer mentions Penelope’s brass, crooked key with ivory handle. A 12th century Greek writer confirms such keys are very old, seen in Constantinople. Roman locks were similar but more intricate.
The jungle belts of Central America and Brazil are so dense that progress is rare. Swain and his party faced days of labor with hatschets and machetes for half a mile. In Honduras a sixteen foot road vanished within two weeks as undergrowth regrew over it.
A reflective description of how a balloon observer feels removed from ground dangers and Earthly concerns, contrasting the terrifying reality below with the serene sky above and the vast silver cloud carpet beneath the traveler.
The advertisement claims Zam-Buk prevents infection and speeds healing for cuts burns and bruises citing a farmer's death from blood poison and a Chicago boy's lockjaw as warning signs. It markets Zam-Buk as superior to carbolic acid with a testim on Mrs Bright and lists widespread uses and pricing from the Zam-Buk Co Toronto.
During the ship's final voyage the Pacific liner Tartar caught fire but captain relayed word from passengers and prevented a panic as the vessel reached Vancouver.
A New York woman credits Dr Renew’s Cure for the Heart with saving her life. She says she felt like one brought back from the dead after severe heart trouble and that the powerful treatment restored her health and hope.
A severe western storm caused significant cattle losses with many head perishing or stranded. Farmers report extensive damage across ranches and pastures as weather costs mount for the season.
Canadian Pacific Railway announces annual excursions from Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta to Eastern Canada. Tickets go on sale November 24 to December 31 and are valid for return within three months.
In the Russian army two days a week are fast days Wednesday and Friday with lentil soup black bread and water soaked rye bread making up rations. Minard's Liniment is claimed to cure diphtheria in the same era.
A concise note explains that Roman emperors were commonly titled Caesar from Julius Caesar through Constantine the Great. After Constantine, the eastern empire preferred the sobriquet Constantine as the imperial name.
Medical experiments show medicinal virtues in ordinary plants around us. Parmelee's Vegetable Pills are promoted as a sovereign remedy for digestion disorders distilled from roots and herbs.
The A. R. Rogers Lumber company with headquarters in Winnipeg has been incorporated in Ottawa with a capital stock of 500000 dollars.
Norwood Ontario resident William Pegg says rheumatism nearly doubled him up but after taking three bottles of South American Rheumatic Cure he recovered quickly, describing it as the fastest acting medicine he has seen.
The mail service between Battleford and Edmonton has been renewed with Mr Balandine, extending the routine postal connection and ensuring continued correspondence.
The article notes a historical belief that demons enter humans and cause trouble, comparing ancient ideas to modern times. It urges those afflicted by dyspepsia to seek help from Parmelee's vegetable bitters as a ready aid in fighting the unseen foe.
Capt. Smith asserts Ferreira and his men are simply robbers and rejects reports of a Boer uprising as moonshine.
Regional note describes plentiful game in northern Ontario and a country stocked with American sportsmen seeking healing remedies like Minard's Liniment for colds and other ailments.
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