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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 19, 1913
Page
6
An American visitor seeks meaning of Cambridge terms from a friendly Don who explains full term as three quarters of a term and May week as the first fortnight in June. He learns about general admission day and ordinary degree, and asks if a London train ticket can be for Cambridge.
An old advertisement offers a 60 cent product promising cure for piles within 6 to 14 days. It pledges refund if PAZO fails to cure any case of itch bleeding or protruding piles within 14 days.
George, famed for lateness, failed to appear at his wedding in a neighboring city. The bride grew anxious as she waited until a telegram arrived saying he missed the early train and would arrive at 4.31, urging her not to marry before he arrives.
At first sore throat symptoms Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil is advised with a spoonful taken, sweetened for palatability. It aims to allay irritation and prevent ulceration and swelling, noting users with quinsy history becoming immune to attacks.
Two women visited a famous furnisher last summer to look at carpets. A baby was present and one companion urged delay while the other whispered that the baby wanted to watch the carpet rolls and that they had time to catch their train.
A humorous exchange where Master Thompson admits uncertainty about how UK money is divided while a school teacher teases him about the familiar Saturday night earnings. The dialogue underscores parental money handling and curiosity about currency divisions.
In a street meeting one friend asks about his brother with a wooden leg. The reply notes the man is in Kent and "hopping" as his occupation, delivering a humorous image of progress and resilience.
A refined elder thanks Josephine for a thoughtful gesture but requests the item be given in a locket next time. The remark hints at a discreet or sentimental gift within a culinary setting.
A famous keeper, strolling in a northern town, is surprised when a stranger rushes up and claims the keeper tipped a shot into the crowd yesterday. The man then reveals he was the one who had thrown the ball back, insisting the keeper remembers him.
Verner Ontario special report features Madame Eugene Perreault, a respected mother who claims twenty years of kidney trouble and fatigue ended after using Dodd's Kidney Pills. She describes relief from nervousness, heaviness, itching, and bitter mornings, stating six boxes cured her kidneys.
A child narrates Dolly near six watching nine Plymouth Rock hens and a rooster. The rooster wanders into the neighbor yard despite Dolly’s efforts to recall him. Dolly laments, then blurts that the rooster behaves just like men, to her mother’s amusement.
Lord Dufferin delivered an address before McGill University's Greek class in pure ancient Greek with flawless grammar. Sir Hector Langevin quipped to Sir John A. Macdonald that the reporter must have known Greek, prompting the reply I told him. The exchange highlights political wit.
In Manchester a photographer ran a gallery and posted a sign claiming babies were taken there. The next morning four babies had been left on a doorstep, prompting questions about the mysterious influx and the gallery’s role.
A bystander questions a laborer windlassing rock in a shaft under a broiling sun. The worker replies that if he had brains he would not be doing such a job, implying grit and practicality.
Mrs Homestopper asks about Hindoo idols, Mr Trotter quips he has never seen them except as idols, turning the conversation into a light exchange full of wit and local humor.
A celebrated journalist confronts a printer after a peroration is split into lines and read as poetry. The editor investigates and confirms the compositor mistook forward and backward readings, printing the prose as verse by error. The tale highlights a printing room mishap and the quest for justice in a newsroom.
A quick bookshop clerk suggests a humorous title How to Manage a Talking Machine for a husband who dislikes sports and history. The second passage describes Turtle Mountain Forest Reserve near the Manitoba border, highlighting lakes, islands, fishing, and vacation facilities with access from Boissevain or Whitewater.
An advertisement touts Dr. J. D. Kellogg's Asthma Remedy as a proven, unvarying, relief offering. It urges buyers not to suffer another attack and to obtain the remedy immediately.
Banks laments the difficulty of teaching a woman finance and reveals a comical mishap. While away yesterday the baby swallowed a three penny-piece and his wife summoned a doctor to recover the coin for half a guinea.
A New Hampshire scene shows W. Mugridge and Judge Minot strolling in Concord when Mugridge invites a partnership. The judge places a 2-cent coin in his palm and retorts, Cover that, John, as a humorous test of capital and brains.
In a campus skit the lovers quarrel over a jealous professor who supposedly lacks compassion and has stolen the beloved. The banter escalates as the suitor asserts the professor also mocks them.
In Boston a Tin Can gambler borrows from a money lender. When the note due, the gambler threatens and consumes the note to save his life. The lender accepts repayment, then the gambler seeks a new loan and the lender asks him to write the receipt on a soda cracker.
A dapper young man buys two stamps and exits after declining offers from a stamp clerk. The postmaster, furious, asks who the customer was, only to learn he was a barber who, when receiving a shave, often offers unnecessary services the clerk dislikes.
In a Chicago Civil Club luncheon Miss Jane Addams warns that progress is slow and hard, criticizing overly rosy phrases. A visitor questions a man named William White about his brother’s murder, and William explains his brother faces a month in jail, with a looming hanging after.
Murilla asks Millicent about a gentleman she introduced earlier. Millicent identifies him as the renowned poet Mr. Scrawler. Murilla recalls how he seemed hurt by the reply to who her favorite poet was, which she named as Shakespeare.
A house agent shows a larder with brick floor slate shelves and a marble fish slab. A ventilator keeps game fresh while hooks hold joints not needed immediately. The south facing room allegedly aids eggs turning to spring chickens. the lady declares they are strict vegetarians.
A venerable New Hampshire justice of the peace recalls a domestic dispute where a husband suggests economizing and his wife agrees to trim him, shaving him while she cuts her own hair, illustrating a humorous household exchange.
The column notes that several watchmakers advise hanging a watch when not worn while one reader admits leaving it on throughout the day sparking lighthearted debate about best display and care practices.
A married woman complains of neglect unless her husband allows her to purchase his socks and ties, highlighting domestic friction over minor shopping rights.
A couple argues in a domestic moment described with sharp remarks about class and marriage. The wife snaps at the husband claiming low expectations, while he retorts about his own rank, revealing a tense, strained household scene.
Sily asks about starting a farm while Dibbs replies the first step is securing the funds to work the land.
A fellow passenger comments on a necktie sticking out while noting the crowd’s amusement at young ladies present. Another unnamed speaker thanks a farmer as lamp oil drips on a journalist’s overcoat, with the scene lingering in lighthearted chatter.
An elderly man snubs discussion of others funerals while acknowledging he may not attend his own. The dialogue centers on grief and reluctance to face mortality.
A health advertisement asserts Dr Chase's Nerve Food builds new blood and revives weak nerve cells to lift the body from run-down condition. It promises renewed energy and strength for workers, claiming pains and fatigue disappear as health rises to a high level.
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