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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 24, 1913
Page
15
A New York World article extols muscular strength and health as linked to exercise, claiming women resist starvation longer endure cold better and recover from poison more readily. It contrasts rugged male build with female resilience, noting women’s vitality surpasses men in several tests.
A Wide World Magazine piece describes Mongolian women’s head-dress making, noting elaborate hair shaping with fish glue and grease, wooden or metal ornaments, and the social variety in frequency from once a week to once a year. The process spans a full day and reflects remarked cleanliness and social standing.
A Grenoble factory taps mountain reservoir water via a vertical underinch-diameter tube to power a turbine. Experiments show even sharp swords fail to cut the water jet. rifles would be unable to cut a tiny jet moving at sufficient velocity, with force comparable to shattering glass.
A London Tatler anecdote recalls Scones at Oxford as an outstanding man with one foe a cap. Bolus confronted him about the disorder in his rooms remarking that only his towel remained clean, calling him “Dirty” Scones for his untidy habits.
The Louisville Courier Journal notes stage fright at Hamlet Fatt due to fear of returning to the same town after tragedy. Despite years on stage, this is the first time he faced killing as part of a two night engagement in one venue, reflecting nerves before a legend.
A fragmentary newspaper item discusses land for sale and a mortgage question. The dialogue notes a parcel broadly described as tied up or hedged by a mortgage, reflecting typical real estate chatter in a Boston Transcript excerpt.
In the New Orleans Times Democrat an exchange centers on a trainer telling Minnie to output a mix of work. The caption notes Minnie identifies herself as Minnie and the remark that a mix of work is expected. The report emphasizes rigid instruction and workplace standards in a brief, noiseless local-sounding item.
A reflective piece notes how writers and actors have died during or immediately after working on their art. Geoffrey Chaucer Dickens Herder Mozart Kean Palmer and others died with lines of their works on their lips or moments after performance or writing. It recalls dramatic coincidences among physicians and judges who died at their posts.
A crossing tale unfolds as George Gould visits a private car laid up on a siding. An Irishman taunts Gould about lineage and leadership, claiming the road will rise again under his family name. Ad column promotes The Banner subscriptions.
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