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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Feb 13, 1908
Page
10
Jack Meredith and Guy Oscard plot a risky venture with Durnovo to profit from a narcotic siniacine on the Loango plateau. Meanwhile Jocelyn Ward faces pressure from Maurice and Maurice’s wary ally Victor Witnoro as a dark, seductive web tightens around her.
Victor Durnove enjoys a costly spree in Loango as he nears departure for the expedition. He purchases fine clothes and stays at a captain’s hotel while funding his vanity with others’ money. At the Gordons’ bungalow he meets Jocelyn, who greets him with a sly ease and questions his imminent exit.
An Irish barrister cross examines Anthony Trollope during a Hertford assizes post office case. Trollope, a government inspector and author of Barchester Towers, admits fiction lacks truth, prompting the lawyer to question if a witness who wrote a wholly fictional book can be trusted. The tactic backfires as Trollope’s honesty is mocked.
A child Willie visits a farm and, in tears, asks why cows only give milk. His mother invites talk about expectations and then Willie asks, where does veef tea come from, ending with a humorous mispronunciation and confusion.
A fragmentary exchange shows Cassidy and Casey arguing over action and timing amid a tense Philadelphia scene. The truncated text hints at urgency and a potential plan or decision under pressure.
An Arab youth born c.1520, Geronimo, was captured by Spanish forces and later returned to his Moham meddian life. After a coast ing raid his captors were captured, he refused conversion, was executed by being cast into concrete at Fort des Vingt Quatre Heures. Bones were later exhumed, buried in a cathedral sarcophagus with a plaster cast and photos made.
In the San Juan region of northwestern Colorado the Lizard Head spire near Mount Wilson rises 14 160 feet, with a 290 foot shaft and 60 foot base. Climbers have yet to conquer its sheer sides despite easy footing at the base. Rail routes pass by Te l Muride to Rica.
An Albanian skilled tale recounts a horse tied to a footbridge to hold it during freshets. The flood swept both horse and bridge downstream, later the bridge lodged on the bank with the horse calmly on the former span. A bystander quips that he expects to see the boss alive again, noting the horse later returns upstream pulling the heavy bridge downstream.
The exchange features a rising young broker claiming a debt of affection to a wise young businesswoman. She counters that under the circumstances he is a preferred creditor.
The text notes sugar plantations across Leeward and Windward islands are failing under foreign landlords. It describes Basse-Terre harbor as shallow and Naples like, then warns of man-eating sharks up to twenty feet, offering tourists the chance to harpoon them.
This article advises absolute cleanliness for lamplight, focusing on wick, burner, and chimney care. It covers safe prep, handling, monthly wick boiling, drying, proper lighting technique, regular cleaning, and correct wick replacement to avoid odors and dim light. It cautions against burning dry and promotes daily upkeep of all lamp parts.
An 1899 Century editorial argues that the social importance of American girls exceeds their achievements. It laments lavish gifts and theater glamour overshadowing simplicity and genuine values, urging focus on service and modesty over parental love idolization.
Discussion in France and Italy resumes on a grand tunnel network under Mont Blanc and the Jura to divert Rhine traffic. Engineers propose an eight mile Mont Blanc tunnel with costs totaling about 12 million dollars, plus 23 million for Jura boring and 3 million for approaches. A two hour rail time saving between England and northern Italy could shift traffic to France.
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