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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 10, 1907
Page
2
A narrator in a vintage school paper details diving misadventure off White Tabie. He buys a diving suit, descends to a sunken vessel, battles cramped holds and floating barrels, devises a risky escape by inflating the suit, and ends up with a wild ascent and comic humiliation.
An English slate roofer stunned spectators by ascending a tall steeple on his head. Known for dangerous heights, he demonstrated a fearless balance act that has reporters comparing to famed steeple climbers.
A colorful but odd folk game is described where children form a line and a grown person acts as the mother. They sing verses about milking pails and various tasks, with the mother chasing and capturing a child who then becomes mother in the next round. The text preserves wording and rhythm of the verses.
A playful page note describes a magic wire trick using a coin, hairpin, and ring along with a darning needle and cork. The setup involves fixing the wire to a coin and suspending four rings on a hook while balancing a cork on a needle driven into the cork. The text teases a surprising result when the coin rests on the needle as the setup is released.
A sick girl recounts the death of her brother blamed on overindulging in ice cream and finger nuts. She calls it a beautiful death as doctor remarks that praying was nothing. A boy boasts of a prank gargle and a science trick with a glass of water defying movement by air.
The story credits a Japanese merchant who wrapped goods in silk and sought a cheaper material. Observing a wasps nest, he imagined a pulp from wood mixed with river water, forming a paperlike fabric. He tested the idea and succeeded, leading to the invention of paper to meet daily needs.
In Connecticut a gentleman named Haas bought a fine Gordon puppy. After work he left the pup in the barn. While tending horses, the owl swooped in and carried the puppy away, eluding Haas as he chased the bird. The puppy has not been seen since.
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