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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 27, 1907
Page
10
In a Tennessee mansion, Lydia Cranston embraces mountain life while her parents scheme to control her romance with George Buckley. Mrs. Cranston plans to broach Kitty Cosby’s influence to steer Lydia, who longs to help the poor and uplift others.
Lydia and Mrs. Cranston discuss social class mixing and the consequences of marrying beneath one's station. They recall Hallie Dunwoody’s union, which harmed her family, and Lydia argues self sacrifice and duty can lead to lasting peace, while cautioning about drifting toward undesired ties.
A dawn hopeful office boy prays for no rain and a chance to attend a game. He cleans the office while imagining a bleacher seat and asks the boss to join in a possible outing with his grandmother in mind.
A cartoon panel shows a thin woman lamenting dieting efforts as a stout companion suggests an odd remedy Eat some flies The scene features Marjory watching kittens and reflects a satirical slice of life from a period newspaper strip
An anecdote claims the lord chief justice boasted of a memory beyond Mr. Gladstone’s. He said he recalled being six months old and bragged of a cradle scene with brandy. Gladstone remains unmoved and calls the claim absolutely impossible. the judge later concedes he was mistaken.
The article offers sewing guidance on cutting with nap up to prevent rubs and bloom loss. It covers perforations, basting with fine silk, placket construction, hem alignment, lap handling, and neck band adjustments to reduce wrinkles and neck hump.
A traditional recipe lists sugar butter flour eggs sour milk baking soda molasses and spices for a quick bake. It also gives a lemon flavored method with butter sugar cream plus eggs lemon rind milk flour, fry rings, drain, and dust with sugar.
A list of safety cautions urges keeping lamps unlit when away and removing hazards like matches poison and firearms from children. It warns against placing hot vessels on floors blocking stairs and leaving doors and furniture in positions that could cause trips or injuries.
Advice on mirror placement emphasizes reflections that enhance room appeal. Do not hang mirrors where sun rays strike them to avoid quicksilver damage and loss of reflection. Reflecting a window or door can create a sense of space and improve the room’s feel.
Parmer teases a youth about milking a cow in a London Tit-Bits joke. The farmer asks which side to sit on and the youth answers the outside, delivering a brief rural humor moment.
Hunters locate orang utans by favored trees then topple the central refuge with beaters creating a collapse within fifty feet. Servants sever small fibers to hold trunks, a signal topples a tree, dragging neighbors down and trapping the primates. Nets then ensnare the fleeing animals.
The passage explains that subtracting 45 from 45 to leave 45 as a remainder is not a catch or impossibility, but a valid though counterintuitive result when framed correctly in arithmetic terms.
The piece presents a puzzle using digits 9 through 1 arranged in rows each totaling 45. It asks to form 21 with six of fifteen given digits, showing an example using 7, 7, 5, 1 to total 20 and adding a fraction to reach 21 as in 7 plus T plus 5 plus 1 plus 3 minus 3 equals 21.
In Augustus era Rome books on papyrus rolls were abundant and cheap due to slave labor. Horace hints epistles warn piracy. Martial notes Thirteenth book for 4 nummi, 2 nummi still profitable, and deluxe editions polished with pumice sold for 5 denarii.
A temperance reformer boasts of converting the town’s biggest drunkard, the grave digger, who takes the platform and speaks. He claims a month without alcohol and jokes about buying a brass-handled coffin if he stays teetotal for another month.
Parrot pie is celebrated as a delicacy in Australia during fruit season as parrots and parrakeets swarm to feed on ripe fruit. Birds are shot while gorging, and locals claim the meat is dark and flavorful though the description ends abruptly with an unfinished taste note.
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