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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 31, 1907
Page
6
Daisy rushes to catch a train with the help of Frank Compton who retrieves her trunk after paying a baggage handler. He later helps secure a replacement trunk for her and their friendship deepens as she hints at wanting a ring and a future with him.
In a New Jersey high school the principal convenes classes to reveal George Washington’s bust was moved to stop leaks. The janitor admits removing the bust to protect it from rain, ending with the school being dismissed.
A native son returns after 25 years of business abroad and funds a volunteer fire engine. The town praises his generosity but laments the lack of a waterworks system and a paid steam pump. The piece ends noting rival towns and the town’s ambitions.
A guide to conquering sleeplessness by keeping a simple bedside notebook. Record thoughts before bed with a single word topic then transfer to a full note in the morning. Clear the crowded mind to ease worry over forgetting ideas and restore sleep.
Veteran painter Mr. Holman Hunt, famed for The Light of the World and The Triumph of the Innocents, showcases a London exhibition revealing his long career. He spent decades in Palestine, detail oriented and patient, even testing moonlight to perfect the famous painting.
Professor Alexander Winchell is credited with inventing a cement that sticks to anything. The recipe uses gum arabic starch sugar water and heat to form a thick tar like paste that can repair rocks minerals and fossils and can be preserved with camphor cloves or sassafras. A touch of aluminium sulfate boosts effectiveness and longevity.
The English Tichborne trial featured Dr. Kenealy speaking 110 days. A British Columbia legislator once held the record for the longest continuous talk, speaking twenty six hours without interruption to defeat a bill in the minority.
The piece argues that Britons are right to have clubs and associations cover athletic expenses and that England allows more latitude in paying players. It contrasts English amateur sport with American attitudes, noting Coventry professionalism and junkets as part of the English game.
The article surveys exotic preserves including red rose seed pulp jam and south country peach leather dried from peach juice. It notes Turkish grape molasses sheets sun dried in muslin, walnut strings coated with grape molasses, and travel snacks. Also mentions California orange syrup and Virginia watermelon syrup as regional products.
In Horace Walpole’s 1750 letter, the White’s club wagers on whether a man who collapsed at the door is alive. When bleeding was considered, wagers argued it would affect fairness, and the effort was halted by the bystanders.
A minister scolds a sleepy congregation noting the weather and travel toil justify afternoon dozing, but he is surprised to see many sleep who had a long restful night. The remark comes from Pearson's Weekly.
A wry exchange contrasts Nan sleeping in love during her engagement to Jack with sleepless nights after the engagement ends as she lies awake, hating him. The quip highlights emotional insomnia tied to romance and heartbreak.
A brazen claim notes that a large brain does not guarantee intellect. It argues that the brain of an illiterate person in a low social station can weigh more than those of renowned scientists, poets, and philosophers.
Professor E. B. Guthrie of Ohio State explains foam and sour cream stem from abnormal fermentation. He advises thorough jar cleansing per cow, sampling milk after milking, and removing contaminated cows or sources. Also describes a milk can drainer and the Hegeland udder massage method to boost yield. Trials show modest gains in milk and butter but underline losses from incomplete milking.
A dramatic tale opens with a scorned lover vowing revenge while a heartless maiden taunts him. She boasts she will enlargen his six photographs via cheap crayon process and gift them to his friends and relatives, leaving the girl in a swoon as he departs.
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