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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 15, 1914
Page
3
Bartholomew Gosnold’s 1602 voyage account describes settlers at Martha’s Vineyard admiring the landscape and fresh water sources. The text notes wild grape vines and highly productive farms including a record corn yield of 125 bushels per acre.
A narrator notes a pattern of chilly reception from Jim until the next day when a friend repays money owed. The change shifts cordiality from the narrator’s friend to Jim, revealing the cause was settled debt.
A narrator recalls finding two phoebe nests under rocks with unseen parents and motionless bluish mold filling nests. Silent birds perched nearby eventually feed their young, who curl into shapeless masses when touched, illustrating Phoebe caution amid rural perches and outbuildings.
Wanted ads offer work sewing decorative pillows and cushions from home. Armour Art Co invites typists to join in Winnipeg at the Bredalbcoe Block, promising earnings from three to five dollars per day completing cushion decor tasks.
Magistrate questions prior arrests and court appearance. Prisoner denies history while admitting to being the barman from the Bull's Head opposite. The exchange hints at recognizability based on the public bar worker.
In a heated exchange, the manager laments the play lacks humanity while the playwright counters that the hero repeatedly borrows money from friends in nearly every act. The debate centers on character realism and audience engagement.
A humorous or local dialect exchange centers on choices in life. The Irish priest urges abstinence from whiskey and drinking, while Michael questions self control and mirrors earlier decisions about marriage. The scene blends humor with moral commentary on self restraint.
A visitor urges caution as a display is moved to the exhibition gallery while the paint remains wet. The speaker jokes about donning an old coat to navigate the area safely.
A New Jersey trader who settled in Louisville, Kentucky defies frontier habit by closing his store on Sundays. His humorous reply that Sunday had crossed the mountains wins over locals and prompts others to follow his Sunday closing example.
A young Japanese diplomat recounts a vaccination scar on the nose of his father, the marquis, noting the old practice of nose tip vaccination. It identified vaccinated individuals without exposing clothing, but the custom faded with changing beauty norms.
A conductor warns an inquisitive traveler to keep his head inside the car. The traveler refuses, prompting the conductor to explain they are approaching a bridge and he fears damage to the girders. The head is finally withdrawn as the bridge nears.
The piece cites an Atlantic rogue wave aboard the lightship guarding Seven Stones near Land's End and the Scilly Isles. A crewman was slammed against a pump and deckhouse while another suffered a thigh injury. The lightship concept began in Britain with a Thames mouth station in 1713.
The article explains how pond skaters and water surface insects walk on water using tiny hairs on their feet to trap air. Each step forms a cuplike indentation as air bubbles create buoyancy. The Velia currens is noted as the scientific name for this insect.
A frantic mother tries to enter a children's fancy dress ball while an official enforces a no adults rule. The mother says her life girl is missing wings and the child must go on as a butterfly with no wings, while the stage door keeper insists on the policy.
The Rev Dr Jordan worried about his son’s college exam so asked for the telegraph result. The boy’s telegram cited Hymn 342, fifth verse, last two lines. The father read Sorrow vanquished, Jordan passed.
A patent remedy named Mother Graves Worn Extractator is advertised to calm fretfulness in infants, clear the stomach and intestines, and restore health, claiming to ease sleeplessness and improve nourishment.
Poem laments ongoing hunting season and urges restraint urging care for the dove of peace amid constant gunfire. It contrasts polite hunting etiquette with the persistent violence against the dove representing peace, calling for an end to strife worldwide.
A famed doctor compares the body to a steam engine and warns against overworking it. He says nerves wear down without rest and recovery, urging rest and the use of Dr Chase’s Nerve Food to rebuild blood and nourish weakened nerve cells, restoring vigor and health.
In Hodgeville during homecoming week the town laments that its most famous former resident will not attend. He is unavoidably detained and currently in the penitentiary.
The account remembers a railway crash on June 9, 1865. Charles Dickers, aged 20, was saved when a tin fell through a bridge causing a carriage to derail. He displayed coolness and courage as power traveled by, and later, memories of the event haunted him on the five year anniversary.
Fragmentary religious text discusses moral duties and hospitality lessons. It references a rector, meals prepared, and admonishes readers for omissions while noting the steak and potatoes prepared to a crisp.
A quirky scene unfolds as a participant uses the regular program with a tiny pencil, while a stout young woman objects to a proposed wall tower display, leading to a playful exchange about the doughnut offer and readiness.
In Europe 17th century medicine carried modest pay. During the civil war the physician general earned 2.50 a day while the apothecary general, surgeon general and assistants received 1.50 1.00 and 0.60 respectively. The 1650s saw pay cuts and muttered economies.
A bishop visiting a country church observes the young vicar’s eager but over animated sermon. After services the bishop gently cautions the clergyman that effort should not be mistaken for true inspiration.
A quarrelsome couple quarrelled over what stone they will receive after death. The husband asks what tombstone awaits him, and the wife retorts Brimstone.
Arthur T. Hadley, Yale president, remarks at a New Haven tea challenge the idea of a self confident youth. He recalls an old man telling a youth that experience corrected his early certainty, implying humility over youthful certainty.
The speaker recalls breaking an engagement after deciding to end it in a dramatic moment. She describes writing a letter to the fiancé, tearing it up, writing again, tearing it up, and finally sending a stubborn third letter, but hesitates at the mailbox and does not drop it in.
Dialogue shows seven year old Bobbie dismissing the teacher as too old while Uncle Henry notes the boy’s school attendance. The exchange captures humor in a rural domestic scene dated tone.
A brief obituary notes seamstress Mazy Lee died following a fit. She sewed for many years and is laid to rest in a local burial. Her passing is mourned by friends and family.
Crafting festive presents saves money this year as DIY ideas and personal touches offer affordable alternatives to store bought gifts.
In a light exchange Ned jokes about Dolly under the mistletoe as they plan a sleigh ride tonight canceling a prior meeting. The mood is festive with a hint of comic romance.
Fragmentary OCR text hints at an encouragement to seek work in Panama with a note about a large opening or opportunity. No clear names dates or organizations are readable.
An aviator was arrested after authorities say he shot ducks from his airplane. Game wardens will be stationed in the sky to prevent similar incidents.
A. G. Benson recalls Charles Kingsley habitually hiding pipes in unlikely places. In a pathside scene at Eversley Kingsley, needing a smoke, reached into a foxhole or hollow bush and retrieved a church warden pipe to enjoy a quick fill before concealing it again in a hollow tree.
French apples are sent to market wrapped in treasure paper with a thin layer of excelsior or straw used as packing in nests.
A parent discusses tensions with a son over slang and grammar while noting higher New York street fatalities than ever before. The idea of installing Stop Look Listen signs at intersections is suggested. The advertises Holloway's Corn Cure as a safe remedy with no surgery required.
A married friend warns against all men as deceitful yet endorses marrying Fred. The speaker questions the friend then asserts plans to marry Fred, insisting he is different.
A line of mournful depositors gathered on the sidewalk in front of a recently failed bank. One man consoles a distressed elder relative as the crowd faces the shuttered institution and its grim closure.
Editorial urges building on early defined plans to keep a city beautiful, arguing that proactive foresight prevents costly tearing down and remodelling later.
A historical note highlights the ruler's ongoing difficulties governing the empire and the challenges his heir faces. The piece contrasts autocratic strain with the expectations placed on the Kaiser’s son, underscoring political tension and the burden of succession.
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