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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 06, 1912
Page
3
A gaoler’s tale recalls a perilous burglary at a Liverpool timber yard. The narrator describes breaking into a bank’s office safe, hiding from police, and using a sandbag to stun a stoker. He escapes but learns the money was never there, ending with a costly, fruitless raid.
A nostalgic narrator argues modern shows outstrip Old P. T. B. in grandeur. He recalls the grand entree with lions and elephants, then pivots to Cleopatra and Antony in ancient Egypt, whose triumphs and pageantry outshine the old spectacle before the curtain falls on a century’s cultural shift.
Reports describe a national discussion in Japan on suicide ethics as traditional Hari-Kari fades and new methods, including dangerous acts like jumping into volcanoes, enter public discourse. The controversy centers on personal crisis reporting and cultural attitudes toward death.
The article urges prophylactic quinine dosing for travelers entering tropical zones to prevent malaria and describes risks from quinine. It notes mosquitoes thrive where water stands and recommends mosquito nets, plus cautions on malaria related illnesses and other tropical diseases. It also explains rope fibre contamination in wool and promotes paper twine as a stronger, cleaner alternative for wool growers.
The article explains nerve impulse speeds in motor and sensory nerves, noting motor rates around 114 feet per second and sensory rates from 168 to 675 feet per second with an average near 282 feet. It also discusses reaction times from sense to brain, highlighting variations among individuals and measurements for eye and ear responses and reactions to light, sound, and electric stimulation.
A Parisian beggar who has both legs amputated wheels on a small cart and earns money by crossing streets. The police require traffic to stop for him, a rule seen as practical in crowded streets, though the able bodied find mobility often harder.
A crippled man drives a small carriage guiding a wary crowd across a road while police hold back traffic. After safely crossing he asks for ferry money, rarely less than 180. The man performs this act many times daily, a lucrative though sad spectacle. A Paris crippled man reportedly left an estate of $160,000.
Scientists measured wind and sun effects on Milan Cathedral spire noting its marble construction and slender pinnacles. The top traces an elliptical daily path with displacement rarely beyond a minute of arc, or under a third of an inch, though a 1905 tempest moved the tip eight millimeters.
Letter from Neil MacPhail, minister of Kilmuir, announces a Flora Macdonald Grave Fund to repair the monument and grave at Kilmuir Churchyard. Subscriptions may be sent to Town and County Bank Portree Isle of Skye with aim to raise about £156 for a lasting enclosure and upkeep.
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