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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Feb 20, 1908
Page
2
Jocelyn Gordon confronts Victor Durnovo in Africa as Jack Meredith enters on the veranda. Durnovo’s fear and arrogance collide with Meredith’s controlled menace while Maurice Gordon watches, plotting, as smallpox and danger loom over their fragile alliance.
A Washington visitor recalled seeing a high executive officer yawning during a church sermon. She notes her lasting respect but admits the sight showed even revered figures share ordinary human habits. The anecdote appears in the Washington Star.
The article notes curved spoke wheels are more attractive visually than standard wheels though not for beauty alone. Cast wheels often contract during cooling and curved spokes better accommodate slight deformations to avoid hazards.
A Kentucky circuit court judge and Daniel Cross debated gaming penalties. The judge offered to raise from a nickel or dime to $20, prompting Cross to acknowledge being beat and to say he must call the judge. The anecdote highlights courtroom humor in the gaming case.
A historical note surveys book prices before printing, citing examples from 12 measures of barley for Bede's Homilies and St Austin's Psalter to 40 crowns for John of Menn's Roman de la Rose. It mentions the 1471 incident when Louis XI borrowed Rhasis's works, pledging plate and a noble as surety.
In a London office a young man explains he sent a note about marriage instead of bills. Mr. Prater misreads the inquiries on hats dresses and shoes as a marriage proposal and, surprised, urges the suitor to take his daughter quickly as she plans further shopping.
A Parisian habit forces dress attire for Armenonville diners in the Bois de Boulogne. Parisians may dine at boulevard eateries in town clothes but must wear swallowtail coats when visiting the major park venue. The custom is seen as a Parisian rule with no known rationale.
The Philadelphia Press reports on Miss Kay’s reaction during a fire as she refused the first firefighter’s ladder evacuation. She asserts fear at the approaching second firefighter, noting his handsomeness rather than danger.
A Washington Star quotation notes a European son-in-law who is notably economical, contrasted with a narrator who remarks the son-in-law is frugal with his own money but not with others. The exchange centers on thrift and expectations within family ties.
A river birch along Pond Fork in Boone County West Virginia grew from a handspike stuck by Jim Martin during the 1846 Mexican War recruiting effort. Martin fell in battle, but the tree remains a living monument at the site.
In 1846 the Lena River in Siberia washed out a new channel after warm weather melted snow and ice. Engineer Benkendorf observed the head of a mammoth rising from the bog as floodwaters carried it toward the sea. The body was later exposed and partly buried by successive tides. Tusks were removed and digestion showed fir shoots and masticated cones as the last meal.
The chrysanthemum is a favorite in China and Japan. Chinese gardeners will risk everything to grow it, even leaving jobs if forbidden. Emigrants carry the flower abroad, using it as a reminder of home, while a proverb links waiting to blooming time in different months.
The article notes that historic goose pits in Russia fostered fighting traits in local geese, especially Arsamas and Tula varieties. The Arsamas gander has a uniquely formed bill enabling a firm grip on an opponent's neck or back, reflecting ancestral fighting behavior.
Clara poses for a photograph while Hattie praises it as lovely. Hattie jokes that the likeness is off but that Clara’s luck won’t return if she sat a thousand times, in a lighthearted London Telegraph exchange.
In a brief exchange Quiggies boasts of a current deal while Fogg advises a simple remedy, suggesting a touch of soup and water. The light dialogue captures a casual encounter between the two.
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