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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 09, 1902
Page
2
A whaler's account describes surviving an eleven day gale south of Cape Horn then navigating an immense ice field. They encounter a 30 foot high cliff of blue ice and, aloft, three frozen explorers strapped to a rope, preserved for months in a transparent crevasse.
A New York Sun report quotes a Wall Street broker who admits a street coin superstition guides his market moves. He found a fifty cent piece eight years ago and began collecting luck money, which now totals over six dollars. He notes coins bring good days and that avoiding trades when he cannot find one has often proven wise.
Booker T. Washington recalls temptations of politics noting colored state legislators and officials illiterate or corrupt, recounting a southern bricklayer’s call for the governor and revealing a former lieutenant governor among the locals.
A man recalls being born in Virginia and sold into Alabama in 1545. When asked how many were sold at once he says five: himself, his brother, and three mules.
An enterprising reporter intercepted King Oscar in Gothenburg asking for a manuscript for advance publication. The king said he would speak without notes. The reporter, a new hire fearing impact on his future, received a brief synopsis en route to the hotel.
Mrs Newbride speaks with triumph over receiving a wedding present from the Van der Gilds. Miss Jellus remarks they are exclusive yet charitable.
A playful dialogue unfolds in a diner as a former boarder asks for breakfast and a waitress replies with ham as the simple morning standard. The exchange ends with relief and a classic ham dish.
A school visitor asks about a three legged stool labeled as the dance block. A six year old notes the teacher sits on it. The boy also ponders whether a man born in Poland is a Pole and jokes that a man born in Holland would be a Hole.
A farmer and his wife discuss a drop in egg production. The wife notes fewer eggs than last month while their son humorously muses that the hens may simply be tired and want to stand up awhile.
A four year old Willie explains he gave a penny to a monkey, the animal placed it in its cap then passed it to Willie’s father who played the organ, as reported by the Chicago News.
A Chicago News item notes a Dawson City scene where a man threatens to shoot a man who keeps sobbing during a confrontation about a play. The remark mocks the crying man as a nuisance to a felon present.
A brief London scene features a young poet seeking feedback on his collection from a woman who praises his poems. The exchange turns humorous as she asks which piece she favors and he jokes about being mistaken for Tennyson, noting similarities in style.
A group of Adirondack sportsmen swap campfire tales of lucky shots. Stories include a squirrel shot through the head after diving into a hollow limb in Indiana, another boyhood shot at a hidden squirrel, and a Louisiana duck head shot from a boat at close range.
A compact survey traces glass painting from 1300 Europe to ancient Egypt and beyond. It notes Phoenician glass at Tyre and Sidon, 1450. 999 A.D. windows in Tegernsu Abbey. Murano church mosaics from 882. Assyrian glass bowls 722 B.C.. and 1174 Canterbury windows. It also cites 64 C. Egyptian amulet, 532 A.D. St Sophia mosaics, and 1747 Connecticut glass rights.
The article explains that hair maintains its natural color until middle life, then naturally loses color. It warns against medicines to stop graying and suggests addressing local or general health issues. Uneven graying indicates nutrition disturbances, and improving scalp and overall health is advised.
A dialogue quotes brokers debating property deals and past sales. One broker laments a 30 cent feeling after a seller reveals a higher past sale, while another recalls attempting to buy from two dead executors, highlighting absurdities in real estate negotiations.
The practice of Rome cardinals wearing red hats at ceremonies was introduced by Pope Innocent IV to signal their readiness to shed blood for Jesus Christ.
A historical summary lists major earthquakes and death tolls from 1693 to 1857. It cites Catania with 18,000 deaths, 1702 Yeddo 200,000 killed, 1751 Peking 100,000, Grand Cairo 100,000, Lisbon 69,000, Kashan 40,000, Baalbec 20,000, Aleppo 20,000, Melfi 14,000, Calabria 10,000, and Naples region losses totaling 111,000 between 1755 and 1857.
The muster rolls show about 500000 foreigners among 2,000,000 Union troops with 48 percent farmers 27 percent mechanics 16 percent laborers 5 percent professionals and 4 percent in other vocations. Average height 5 feet 6 inches with many recruits aged 17 to 20. About 3613 men over 6 feet 3 inches among 1,000,000 recorded heights.
Excavations in the River Lea uncovered an old hull believed to date from the Anglo Saxon era. Comparing its features to a Commons drawing, researchers link it to King Alfred era naval activity against the Danes. The hulk and accompanying curios were moved to the British Museum.
A leading New York paper reports Mount Sinai to be invaded by miners after a prospector found excellent turquoise specimens there. He intends to work the site and has arranged to buy the mountain famed as the Decalogue’s location.
Giles notes the proprietor Merritt is a superior man who devotes his life to education. Merritt confirms this by employing only college men as waiters, highlighting his educational commitment.
Mrs Faltte and Mrs Finde dispute thrift as four additional turkeys are bought to use up dressing already prepared. The exchange hints at household budgeting and frugality.
The remark notes Delaware as the oldest state giving its governor social precedence over other state executives who may share official entertainment in Washington.
Rollin Lynde Hartt in The Atlantic depicts a night load of a freshwater cargo tank at Buffalo. The hold glows with electricity and dust sweeps the air as a massive steel shovel shuttles grain to the bin high above while blue clad workers dodge its arc.
A figure known as He enters the editor's sanctum and sits two hours, twisting the paper, coughing, and creaking chairs while the editor labors. The visitor asks if he troubles the editor, who replies he merely stares at each line and frets over the wine and cusprier timings.
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