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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 11, 1906
Page
3
In Fortune Harbor Nid a Special report notes many locals claim Dodd's Kidney Pills cured ailments from backache to Bright's disease. Richard Quirk recounts twenty years of lumbago and kidney trouble ending after seven to eight boxes, with full lasting relief and renewed health.
P T McGrath in McClure's warns that the derelict is the sea’s greatest danger to mariners. Unlike ships and ice, it gives no warning and appears as a broken, mossy hull with a splintered mast, then brings sudden catastrophe to otherwise vigilant crews.
Country Life advises taking rose cuttings in the fall eight inches long and burying them in sand about a foot deep through winter. In spring plant in rows in good garden soil upright, trim to six inches when setting out, and transplant to nursery beds once rooted. Take cuttings from nearly matured wood just before frost.
The excerpt argues that the less one has to do the less time one finds to do it, causing yawning and procrastination. In contrast, busy people dedicate themselves and always find time to complete tasks.
A justice reproved a young man found guilty of attempting suicide by drowning. He urged the defendant to imagine his own feelings had he succeeded, emphasizing the gravity and consequences of the act.
A humorous exchange features a soap remarking on familiarity with a prior scrape and a Turkish towel defending innocence, claiming only to be seeking an acquaintance. The quip underscores a playful pun between objects and dialogue.
A moral admonition warns against postponing charity until death and asserts that delaying aid benefits others more than the giver’s own finances.
Rev J D Teirich of Fiortown Pa outlines dairy cow management focusing on dry periods, feeding with hay and bran, and regular walking to prevent milk fever. He stresses strict gestation tracking, gradual feed increases, and careful udder monitoring for a healthy calf and long milk production.
A young man rejects a high income vocation to avoid wealth driven selfishness and instead pursues work that serves humanity. The piece praises those who value usefulness over riches and notes civilization advances when the desire to help others grows alongside greed for gold.
The passage discusses Chesterton and his satire on the artistic temperament. It contrasts first and second rate great men with figures like Shakespeare Whitman and Whistler and explains how the temperament can hinder art. It notes the clash between artistic impulse and the ability to express it and live ordinarily.
In 902 Venice brides gathered for St Marys eve ceremonies when Triest sea rovers abducted the maidens in white, hair braided with gold. The doge pursued them, recovered the brides in the Port of the Damsels, and a yearly Marian procession and games followed until 1379 wartime disruption.
A motivational poem personifies Opportunity as a force earned by active effort. It warns against waiting for fate or luck, urging the reader to work with head and hands to seize the chances that come. The verse emphasizes courage, diligence, and the timely grasp of opportunity as greatness emerges from persistent strive.
A brief note urging boldness in facing distress while advising prudent, restrained action during favorable winds. The quote emphasizes balance between bravery and prudent planning in changing fortunes.
An Australian explorer recounts timber cutters ignoring orders to keep firearms on them, leaving revolvers and carbines on a tree while working at fifty yards. He notes natives playfully dragging spears through the grass and could have posed a serious danger to the men.
A nutting season farmer faced trespassers and, with a botanist, learned Corylus avellana. he posted a sign warning that entering his wood was at one’s own risk as the hazel abounds and gives no warning, and the farm was undisturbed that year.
Laurence Hutton, en route from Bar Harbor to New York, lacked funds at the Touraine hotel. A hotel clerk demanded ID, leading Hutton to spot Joe Jefferson in the lobby. Jefferson backed him, declaring the writer “the boy” and securing him rooms.
A philosophical friend questions why adverb versus adjective form alters sense. The exchange notes apparent difference when noting you charge a large fee for legal advice yet do not offer it free, suggesting this may keep a person engaged for some time.
The piece recalls the 1806 foundation of the Medical and Chirurgical Society of London and notes early tolerance of barber-surgeons. It mentions Dr. Wardrep endorsing bleeding patients until fainting so they could be operated on while insensible.
An editors flourish describes rain arriving after a long drought with vivid metaphor. The piece notes the change in weather as captains marshal their thundering hosts and the scorching land receives a few inches of water.
The Shah of Persia endured a terror during a Paris storm, retreating to an underground palace chamber and rocking in misery as thunder clapped and lightning flashed above his hotel while a priest offered prayers.
A Kansas City paper shares a humorous fable praising Kansas corn and timbered scenery. An eastern traveler notes vast landscapes while a train porter hints at the long journey ahead across the state.
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