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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 10, 1909
Page
2
Necia begs Lt. Burrell to join a potential mining rush sparked by Lee and Mr. Stark as Flambeau townsfolk brace for a possible stampede. Burrell weighs deserting duty for wealth and urged by Necia’s ambition, while internal camp tensions simmer.
A young man Meade Burrell and a determined girl escape together after a sudden embrace. They journey toward Black Bear creek through a river trail fleeing to Canada, seeking rest and dawn in a wooded valley. The scene ends with them venturing into the forest as darkness falls.
The Liverpool Mercury on February 14 1812 urged a legislative committee to investigate poverty and unemployment among laborers. It cited 16000 jobless in Liverpool and argued public works could provide steady employment citing Egypt’s pyramids and Greek edifices as examples.
Lady Violet Greville in London Graphic denounces the elbow shake as ugly artificial and advocates the traditional handshake. She argues the graceful hand grip reflects character, while the elbow shake signals distrust and conflict and fails to convey warmth.
Miss Helen Fraser of London visited Thrums as the first suffragette. In the village hall the crowd chants Biblical quotes against women’s rights while Fraser endures interruptions before addressing the gathering. A white haired villager declares he would rather lose his arm than grant his wife a vote.
Maud Wood Park of Radcliffe, founder of the National College Equal Suffrage League, sails from San Francisco for two years of study in China, Japan, and other eastern lands before visiting New Zealand, Australia, Europe, and England to observe women’s enfranchisement and seek parliamentary suffrage progress.
Miss Ellen Thorneycroft Fowler, a novelist, opposes suffrage arguing women should focus on domestic life religious activity social influence and intellectual culture and avoid public political strife. Her stance draws sharp critique from suffragists though some agree privately.
A dialogue scene unfolds with a choleric old gentleman scolding his son over a planned marriage. The young woman meets the boy with a hopeful gaze as she questions the match, while the father mutters complaints and curses the suitor.
A reflective remark contrasts a photographer's skill with a universal misjudgment of self. Carlyle notes there is value in recognizing our own mistaken self-view.
Prominent London preacher and conservative Wesleyan minister Dr. James Harrison Rigg died at Brixton Hill in his eighty nineth year. Born in 1821 in Newcastle upon Tyne, he chaired the London Second District for sixteen years and led the Wesleyan Missionary Society as treasurer. He opposed lay control of the Legal Hundred and supported the 1902 Education Act, clashing with Hugh Price Hughes over education policy.
The International Council of Women plans a June congress in Toronto with delegates from twenty three countries. Canada and Ontario grants support via the National Council of Canada which handles arrangements. Notable speakers include Miss N Edwards a UK poultry farmer and Miss Wilkinson of Swanley Horticultural College. A Niagara Falls excursion for delegates and visitors is set for June 23.
In a humorous observation, a stocking department clerk notes that shoppers wearing deep mourning outfits tend to buy stockings with bright red wine and green spots, a contrast she finds amusing and surprisingly telling. The New York press recounts the anecdote as a human-interest note on fashion psychology during grief.
Yonkers Statesman notes a witty exchange about boats and colors. Patience asks about submarines, Patriece recalls an ultramarine boat ride and expresses love for that shade.
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