Portrait of Merridy in a Transformation Scene
A Native American girl in a new gown awakens longing and jealousy. Burrell admires her, while Gale and Necia watch as tension rises over identity, relationships, and hidden pasts in a frontier setting.
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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 03, 1909
Page
2
Bride's rite changes Abyssinian skin through fire plan
Cape Colony Argus describes Abyssinian marriage customs in which a bride is secluded for three months and covered except for her head. Green fragrant smoke from burning branches destroys the old skin and a new skin forms. Elders feed her with nutritive balls during the ritual.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cafe Au Fait
Cape Colony
Dangerous Eggs Joke In Cape Town Death Tale
A noted actor laments risks in acting and recalls Wisham Brown who toured South Africa. Wisham is said to have died after ostrich eggs struck him in Cape Town, prompting a wry joke about eggs as a deadly weapon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisham Brown
South Africa
Wisham
Wish
Cape Town
Bank Cashiers Shortage Quips From Father and Son
A mother asks how big a bank must grow to be, and the father jokes that cashiers are short. The exchange highlights a quip about banking size and staff shortages seen in papers.
Birthday Proposal Misfire in Dapper Exchange
A fashionable young man kneels and offers himself as a gift to Mildred for her birthday, but she curtly thanks him and rejects the sentiment, a scene rendered with snappy irony.
The Rapacious Eel Described as Marvel of Nature
A London Outlook writer details elvers migrating from sea to rivers in vast numbers. Eels prey on young fish eggs and fry, rivaling pike in destruction of trout waters. They grow large and strong, with tales of an eel choking a rat and twisting around tackle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Outlook
Elvers
King’s Lynn
Chapel of the Bones monument in Valletta Malta
The Chapel of the Bones in Valletta Malta is an underground crypt linked to the Chapel of the Monks. It holds 1,600 bones from sieges and an exterior pit with 80,000 burnt remains, reflecting centuries of war and carnage that shaped the island’s history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cathedral of St. John
Valleta
Malta
Sicily
Dissolution of Glass in Water at Extreme Conditions
An expert notes that glass dissolves in water at high temperatures. At 419 degrees Fahrenheit water dissolves glass under pressure, and at depths exceeding about five miles silicates contact with water approach fluidity. The aqueous fusion level is stated to lie about five times closer to the surface than igneous fusion.
fragmented civic motto echoes in stray editorial blurbs
A brief clipping reads as a faded plea for virtue and calm amid period chatter. The lines reference modest, earnest men and a call for peace prevailing over pride or profit. Context remains unclear, but tone suggests editorial consolation.
Iceland to receive national art museum from sculptor Omnar Jonsen
The Icelandic parliament unanimously accepts the gift of forty nine sculptures from Omnar Jonsen and agrees to provide suitable housing for the collection. The government will make the art accessible to the public as the Althing enacts the terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iceland
Omnar Jonsen
Althing
UP Among the Eskimos
In northern Canada Eskimos live on Arctic islands with nomadic customs unchanged by contact with whites. They share food readily, have no formal government or chiefs, and follow Norse inspired beliefs with a strong tradition of home rule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Arctic Circle
Hudson Bay
Cumberland Sound
The Englishman in Canada Lecture Insight
Prof. W. L. Grant of Oxford spoke at the Imperial Colonial Club on the English in Canada noting about 9 percent of emigrants prosper while failures were largely Londoners who moved to cities. He urged immigrants to temper pride in the old country and adapt to the new one.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Imperial Colonial Club
W. L. Grant
Oxford
Also Mentioned on This Page
Poleon
Bearae
Burrell
Kentucky
Molly
Father
Merridy
Grandmother
Dan
Coret
Gale
Lee
John
Pehaw
Necia
Mebber
Allana
Peace &T
Arctic Ocean
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