The Four Fingers
A bibliographic note presents The Grimcen Blind The Cardinal Moth The Weight of the Grown The Corner House The Slaves of Science Oreven Fortunes The Fatal Dese Netta as author works.
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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 26, 1911
Page
7
A bibliographic note presents The Grimcen Blind The Cardinal Moth The Weight of the Grown The Corner House The Slaves of Science Oreven Fortunes The Fatal Dese Netta as author works.
Gordon and Venner weigh a theory that Fenwick, a powerful yet unscrupulous figure, planned to exploit a cripple's tale and a vanished set of furniture linked to Portsmouth Square. They fear police interest and press sensationalism will derail their investigation into who seeks the cripple and why.
The Bates case draws broad public attention as newspapers fill three columns daily with speculation. Gurden and Venner pursue any clue while the missing man’s household and servants offer little information. No relatives appear at Nevet. the inquiry hinges on the master’s rumored wealth.
The Danish government allows heads of families to change their surnames without cost as three great clans Hansens Petersens and Sorens dominate a Danish town of 25 000. Many have adopted distinctive names under the new law. Separate humor snippets follow about everyday life and social exchanges.
A bishop spends Christmas week with a Toronto family. After eating a large mince pie despite dyspepsia the bishop becomes ill and misses early services. The host mocks him asking if he fears death, to which the bishop replies he is not afraid to die but is shocked to have eaten so much.
A sea captain and his mate ashore in port visit a restaurant. The captain inspects a strange soup and asks, in pirate fashion, what it is. The waiter replies simply soup, while the mate jokes that they have sailed on soup all their lives without knowing it, in a period piece from Every Woman's Magazine.
Mrs. R Yates of Montreal testifies that Baby's Own Tablets bring splendid health and ease constipation without pain. Thousands of grateful mothers praise them as safe for the youngest babies with a government analyst guarantee, sold by medicine dealers or at 25 cents a box from The Dr. Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
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