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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 12, 1913
Page
6
A man enters a butcher shop with two black eyes and negotiates for fresh beef without explanation. The butcher weighs and takes payment, then the customer offers a gift of meat and asks for details about the fight.
Easton and companions pursue Rivington after a brutal assault on Violet, while Coombes’ lies unravel and the Professor vents fury. Violet moves to a Harley Street nursing home as Easton vows punishment, and a tender scene unfolds with a recovering Violet as romance and danger intensify.
A reader from Toronto describes a case of varicose veins above the ankle that grew into a painful sore. After using Cuticura Soap and Ointment the sore healed in a few weeks, with relief and sleep return.
A mother from Woodstock Nova Scotia reports salt rheum on her three week old baby’s head and forehead. She used Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment with clear improvement in three weeks. The notice promotes Cuticura remedies and offers a free skin book from Potter Drug & Chem Corp.
An old lady offers a curious scene of a grand final staircase in a new house. A deliberate error note about a quarter on a table suggests accidental misplacement. A warning about a water eye adds an odd, symbolic touch to the overheard exchange.
The lone sedan chair in active service is at Hampton Court. Some ladies living there use it to visit each other in the evenings, though it never leaves the precincts of the court.
The speaker reveals finding a leather bound account book gifted for Christmas, kept by George. It bears the owner’s name and has never been used to record any penny spent, remaining pristine and unused.
A customer complains after receiving a portion of padding twice the size of the usual serving. The waiter explains that window seats receive larger portions as a form of advertisement, a policy attributed to seating position. The exchange highlights a quirky restaurant practice.
A speaker and a friend debate the meaning of ornithorhynchus, a term Webster defines as a beast with a bill, prompting a comically perplexing exchange about the creature.
A regional mother seeks reliable worm control claiming children’s health improves with Mother Graves' Worm Exterminator. The ad urges parents to protect youngsters from intestinal worms and ensure well being.
A political boss in a small western town speeds a buckboard down the main street on election morning. He shouts to his son Johnnie to hurry to the Fourth Ward as voters are said to be present and ready to vote amid tension and chatter.
An irritable old farmer clashed with a forgiving vicar over loose horses in the churchyard prompting a sharp exchange. The vicar insulted him as a broken down old mule, triggering the farmer to crash into the village lawyer’s office seeking redress. The lawyer refused medical help, claiming no veterinary skill. A separate exchange features a classroom prompt and light talk on shaving and the moorland breeze as residents ponder daily life.
An Eastern reader credits Grape-Nuts with ending years of digestive distress that followed poor breakfast and cramps. After starting the cereal he reports better appetite, weight gain of about 30 pounds, and ability to eat normally. The letter, sponsored by Canadian Postum Co., touts “The Road to Wellness” booklet and the slogan There’s a Reason.
A historical clipping mentions The National Drug and Chemical Co., of Canada, Limited based in Toronto. The text is fragmentary, offering limited context about the company’s activities or status.
A woman sighs over lace curtains she cannot buy while her companion offers a budget friendly indulgence. He declares any item that adds happiness or eases domestic life is welcome if it costs no more than fifty cents.
A brief observed note praises a man who focuses on his personal affairs, highlighting diligence and discretion. The line reflects a cultural value on self-reliance and private conduct without public fuss.
A terse maxim notes that a crank achieving success earns the label genius, reflecting on the paradox of unconventional minds gaining acclaim through results.
This advert promotes Dr Williams Pink Pills as a tonic to improve blood quality and relieve skin eruptions rheumatism lumbago and neurigia. It claims the medicine creates new blood boosts energy and appetite and restores health, selling at 50 cents a box or six for $2.50 from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
A man seeks a seventy five dollar reward for the return of his French bulldog named Darwin lost near Burn rs Road. He asks the Hustler's Review to run an ad before press time. On returning, he finds the office deserted except for a red haired youth who says everyone has gone to hurt the dawg.
An elderly passenger on a crowded excursion train orders the porter to secure her bicycle in the van. She chides him to avoid theft, protect the bell, and cover the handlebars. The porter agrees, then the woman abruptly asks to be shown to the bicycle van and exits with a coin in hand.
Readable bits show a heated claim or challenge about intrusion into a home. The speaker asserts refusals to leave others' houses and implies a threat to depart only after obtaining what is demanded. The text is incomplete and lacks clear names or locations.
A formal exchange questions a shopper about a stocking size and a centi pede tax. The dialogue hints at a period setting with social etiquette and a subtle misunderstanding of measurement. No further action or outcome is described.
Fragmentary text shows mentions of Seth Smiths, a splen loss reference, and a marriage into a tre family. Details are unclear and the item reads as a brief society note with names and a possible event.
Jake Tannenbaum, owner of a Mobile theatre, rejects a seven day play run list that includes Romeo and Juliet Hamlet and Ottelo. He protests a black actor delivering mushy dialogue to a white woman, declaring he will not allow it in his house.
A tale shows Brefer’s anger as he argues over a tailor bill framed as a small matter. The son returns with a message from his father who refuses to run away, insisting the debt must be paid.
Dick tells his mother he lied about a story and confesses a quarrel with his wife after a tense evening with his father. The scene focuses on family conflict and revealed deceit as the boy explains the unpleasant exchange. Dick admits the heated dispute occurred in front of his parents.
Wet weather and hard times set the scene as Farmer Giles confronts a lantern bearer near his kitchen. A whispered confrontation unfolds with a mysterious figure claiming to be courting, while the farmer challenges the visitor’s intentions and denials echo through the dim night.
Henry Augustus jokes about his feet as his mother points out he has his shoes on the prong feet. He insists the shoes fit because they are the only feet he has to put them on.
An advertisement touts Holloway's Corn Cure as removing corn roots, urging readers to try the remedy and prove its effectiveness. The notice emphasizes complete extraction and relief from corn pain.
A country clergyman asks when the man of all work can hang a wallpaper. The worker replies he is busy and has already hung yesterday. He says he will hang the church banner today and may come to hammer the reverend on Wednesday.
A terse dialogue about Minards and avoiding elves ends with a gendered remark on logic. A woman is deemed illogical while a man claims women remember birthdays but not ages. The exchange centers on reasoning and memory in a playful debate.
A brief dialogue captures a sudden sound and a timely quip as one character asks if something fell and another replies he dropped a remark, signaling a witty interruption in the moment.
A crime story recalls a villain moving a casket with 50 000 sovereigns to accomplices up a ladder. The plot escalates as the criminal demands 100 000 pounds in cash to be delivered secrecy at a designated location. An arithmetic minded gentleman notes the gold would weigh a substantial portion of a ton.
A girl tells her mother she does not feel well and explains the problem with a misheard word. The mother asks where the pain is and the child suggests she feels “in solo” at the prom.
The bishop asks about best preparation for marriage and a simple girl replies that a little courting suffices, reflecting social norms and courtship etiquette of the era.
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