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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 11, 1914
Page
2
A Cleveland Plain Dealer item recounts a husband shocked by his wife’s Saturday afternoon news. She needed a new hat, persuaded him to give up his savings for a bat, then revealed the loss was covered by charging the bat. She quips that the day was saved and the loss didn’t matter.
A senator explains varied life positions while observing a well‑dressed tramp who rejects charity. The tramp challenges a wealthy woman’s hotel life by contrasting effort and need, prompting a pointed social remark about class and comfort.
A Germantown boy is praised for choosing the ten cent piece over a quarter for the church plate. He recalls the saying The Lord loveth a cheerful giver and explains he can give cheerfully with the smaller coin.
A massage-like testimonial from Mrs. George French of Legere Corner Mancton New Brunswick describes a five month old with a severe rash. After trying many salves the baby improved within days of using Cuticura Soap and Ointment. The notice promotes Cuticura products and offers a free sample with a postal card request.
Leslie Stephen surveys Thackerays life and work, noting his contradictions. The essay traces his sensibility and artistic temperament, professional discipline, generosity to friends, and domestic devotion. It cites his satire in Barry Lyndon and Vanity Fair, yet highlights his tenderness in Esmond and The Roundabout Papers.
Lord Kitchener wheels an old Sudanese acquaintance through an Egyptian town. The man explains people paid to speak on his behalf after they saw him beside Kitchener, giving five pounds, two pounds, one pound, or forty piastres. He longs to ride again for the promised influence.
The Westminster Gazette notes curious ancient laws in Nepal and India. Cows were punished with capital offense akin to murder. Girls were married at birth by ceremony to a betel fruit cast into a sacred stream, preventing widowhood. Divorce could be obtained by placing a betel nut under the husband’s pillow. The day begins when light allows counting roof tiles.
In a description from The Essential Kaffir by Dudley Kidd a Kaffir boy first tries to fit his head through a waistcoat armhole, then adopts the garment as trousers. He threads his legs through the holes and buttons it at the back, with a grass string used as braces.
A fragmentary writing asserts life on a crowded street has fewer obstacles on the opposite pavement and notes that eraseors of matters rarely end. Poetic, with a reflective stance on paths chosen and consequences.
Lord Northcliffe allowed Joseph Pulitzer to edit the New York World for a day to illustrate the Harmsworth claim that New York papers are too large. The staff wore full evening regalia for a joke, except one man who refused. Harmsworth, in a sack suit, questioned the outfits and learned only one colleague shared his resistance.
D H Mapes, with twenty two years in building construction and previously vice president of J W Schafer Jr Co in New York City, is appointed superintendent of building construction for Canadian Pacific. He succeeds F I Ellingwood. The role oversees hotel and station projects as about a dozen new buildings and several remodels are under way. Sir Thomas Shaughnessy, the president, is also an American, continuing a pattern of American leadership in the company.
New rules limit lease areas in Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta to about eleven thousand five hundred acres per person for ranching. Grazing permits require inspection and potential commons retention. Leases last ten years with fencing, mandatory stock at fixed rates, and partial stock placement in year one. Aims to boost cattle ranching and allow homesteaders to raise stock instead of breaking land.
A French paper recallsBoissier boasting his autograph sold for more than Renans. Renan calmly recounts a prior auction where Rossoir’s letter fetched five francs due to spelling faults and artificial gems, a rival bid from a friend to salvage Renans image and avoid a bad impression of the academy.
In January 1635 London authorities order that hackney coaches and hired carriages be limited to travel only three miles outside the city. Owners must keep four able horses when a coach is in service and no period should ride through the streets except under this rule, citing disruption to the queen and cost of hay.
A Paris despatch warns of a growing Chinese peril harming the city and economy. It notes 100 conventions since January on swindlers and vermin, a soy product factory near Colombes, a Montparnasse restaurant with costly dishes, a Chinese language paper in the Latin Quarter, fifty Chinese silk workers in Normandy, and Chinese children begging outside cafes. Authorities face calls to curb so called plague of Chinese beggars as part of broader tensions.
A witty exchange centers on marriage and forgiveness as a husband jokes his wife has forgiven him but not forgotten the offense, underscoring a humorous tension between reconciliation and memory in a domestic moment.
A Princeton Tiger quips that thieves left him well covered with revolvers during a robbery as they fled with his clothes. The remark underscores a cold, tense incident witnessed by campus peers and noted in the student press.
A stranger asks a barber if he is interested in poetry and is met with astonishment. The stranger suggests the barber may be mimicking the famed sculpture in a brief, sharp exchange.
A young woman from abroad begins domestic service with a haughty East End family. On an afternoon off she and a fellow servant compare experiences, then whisper about a hat and the idea of buying one like it to impress her employer.
A humorous exchange circulates about hens invading a garden. One person jokes that rather than shooing the birds, they would boot the owner, reflecting a lighthearted neighborly feud.
A Cleveland boarding house waiter is described as having a keen sense of humor and quick repartee. When a female boarder with a hearty appetite took two pieces of cake and smiled, she called herself a perfect pig. He retorted that none of us is perfect.
A witty exchange from The Tatler features a bride placing a vase aloft with a mock fear of it falling and the groom dryly replying there is no hope. The quip captures period social humor around weddings and domestic propriety.
A local discussion centers on whether Hat A should marry, revealing mixed feelings and contested plans. Supporters urge commitment while skeptics warn of potential consequences.
In Boston society chatter Miss Wyse jokes about keeping a photograph of Mr. Simpkins. Simpkins is flattered and delighted. Miss Wyse then tells her maid to tell any caller she is not in.
A mother accuses her son Tommy of stealing a large piece of ginger cake from the pantry. Tommy admits part is with his sister Elsie, revealing a small family mischief rather than a serious crime. The exchange captures a candid domestic moment reported in Tit-Bits.
At Thetis and Peleus wedding all gods gather. Discord tosses a golden apple for the fairest. Juno Minerva and Venus claim, Paris awards Venus, provoking Juno and Minerva to curse him and vengeance. Troy falls as a result of their anger.
A comic exchange centers on the term chop house. A diner asks a waiter for an axe to cut his steak, revealing humor about the restaurant name and its implied meat preparation. The scene pivots on language and the waiter’s response.
A Washington Star quote humorously notes a boy's awkward scythe handling and a wish to send him to a gymnasium to learn proper technique without cutting off his feet. The line highlights casual rural training amid broader athletic culture.
Pills of Attented Value claim careful study of roots and herbs with sedatives and laxatives to cleanse the system. The compounders boast long recognition and growing popularity, presenting the pills as the best cleansing agents available.
The text explains Theophis as a startling insect form that reproduces largely by budding. Females lay eggs but mostly multiply via the parent carrying many offspring, with natural rates reaching twenty-five young per day. Each day, the young mature rapidly to continue the line, implying astronomical future generations if unchecked.
A Penny Magazine dialogue notes a parent’s harsh treatment of a boy and the belief his spirit will be broken soon. The retort predicts marriage will hasten his “broken” spirit, reflecting social norms and childrearing attitudes of the period.
Exchange reveals a light hearted dialogue about domestic chores as a bride and companion joke about taking turns forgetting chores. The humor hinges on mutual blame and playful roles within the home.
In a terse exchange, Martial Sarcaem asks for a source of fairy tale collections. The reply directs him to the Cinejanati Enquirer for a suitable offer or collection.
A fragmented line from a 97 year old source questions what a kiss between women signifies, comparing it to a man calling another “old ekap” in a nocturnal context. The text suggests social reflexes and language around same sex affection in a dated voice.
A promotional note extols Dr J D Kellogg's asthma remedy as distinctly different from others. It claims vast relief value from coast to coast and a reputation built in the trust of thousands who have benefited.
A man recounts his wife’s recovery from poor health after using Grape-Nuts and cream. He notes a twelve month prior illness and says she gained strength and regained her youthful rosy plumpness, praising the food’s value without exaggeration. The ad mentions Canadian Postum Co. Windsor Ontario and a reader message about The Road to West.
The Chicago Record-Herald faced a 400000 loss in 1913 yet was regarded as one of the best papers in its region. Inter Ocean faces auction, while New Orleans papers Times-Democrat and Picayune merged after insufficient support. The era shows many wrecks in journalism due to higher living costs.
Dialogue shows Mr Cyrus Green and Mrs Green debating a catalogue entry. Mrs Green reads Cows after Rosa Bonheur while Mr Green questions Rosa’s presence. The exchange notes the absence of Rosa Bonheur in the pictured work and references the Dallas News context.
A dialogue from Ladies' Home Journal shows She refusing to marry George, saying she wants a man with a noble ambition and a worthy aim. He questions what she wants, she reaffirms her love but emphasizes the pursuit of a high object.
A dialogue from New York Weekly quotes Clara noting that 80 percent of college graduates marry. Dora questions the claim as Clara asserts the paper’s statistic reflects marriage trends among women with higher education.
A playful exchange quotes a race horse praising forward effort and a mule countering with backward effort. The quip, attributed to the Philadelphia Press, contrasts two animal voices on achieving success through contrasting motions.
A mother divides a pie among four children John Mary Jane and Willie John receives one half the pie Mary one fourth and Jane one sixth Determine Willie’s share by calculating the remaining portion Leftover equals one minus sum of fractions one half one fourth and one sixth which equals one twelfth Willie gets one twelfth of the pie Willie’s sting is noted as a playful exclamation Bright Boy Huh shows a pun about Willie.
Letter from Mrs. Simon Doucette of Belleville, Nova Scotia, praising Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relief during menopause. The advertorial piece highlights common age-related symptoms and asserts the remedy strengthens the female system and nervous strength, with confidential advice from the company.
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