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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 05, 1908
Page
3
Monterey Mexico embraces style days as Consul General Hanna notes a shift from few glass windows to modern plate glass fronts. The change reflects widespread remodeling and new shops with display windows, transforming the city’s streets and architecture.
A humorous Bohemian cartoon caption shows Mr. Bungle consoling his friend Jones who fears his brain is affected. Bungle jokes that such a small thing should not worry him while Jones hurries to a specialist.
The article argues watermelons originate in Africa and asserts the fruit’s appeal among Africans is hereditary rather than a Southern influence. It cites Nile valley cultivation, biblical associations, and botanical notes on varieties, claiming Africans have access to ripe watermelons year round in central Africa.
Dr. H. McCook notes hornets act as vigilant sentinels around their nest. Workers ignore many noises but cluster and defend the gate when windows or shutters jar. A night watch remains near by, sluggish yet steadily alert, forming a silent sentinel service for the community.
A brown eyed girl laments a muff loss after Fido chews her fur set. In a shop clerks struggle to match replacements, culminating in a fat proprietor's patronizing quip about men. The scene unfolds with indignation and wit.
The text honors Michelangelo's dual mastery in painting and sculpture. It lauds the Sistine Chapel Last Judgment as a wonder of art and notes the Moses and Slaves as among his finest sculptural works, establishing his equal prowess with brush and chisel.
Government instructions allow future executions inside the prison walls. Public executions fail to deter the Javanese, who treat murderers with reverence, dressing them in white with bows in their hair. Spectators show hero worship as criminals walk to the scaffold, and relatives bury them with ceremony.
A revised edition of Bulletin No. 10 on Bacon for the British Market from Ottawa highlights new illustrations and material on housing for piggeries and dairy by products. It notes a strong revival in swine raising after stock sacrifices and forecasts higher demand as spring returns and markets reopen. Copies are free by applying to the Live Stock Commissioner in Ottawa.
The product claims to be the largest selling worm remedy in Canada and assures satisfaction by restoring health to children and "little folks."
An eight year old asks his father a question about a phrase The Pittsburg Leader notes as a science of killing and the risk of people falling into police hands The article reflects on youth inquiry and concerns about crime and law enforcement.
An advertisement from The Dr Williams Medicine Co promotes Baby's Own Tablets as a cure for infant ailments from constipation to teething. A Quebec mother testimonial, plus mail order price, accompany the claim. A separate Oklahoma legislative quip about buttons adds a tangential joke.
A maritime publisher writes that TJ would say no medicine lasts as long as Minard's Liniment. He claims it has been an unfailing household remedy since memory and outlived many imitators.
On a Washington streetcar two women of color discussed a Mr. Jenks. One corrected the mispronunciation saying the name was Jenks. The exchange highlighted how pronunciation can reveal or obscure identity in casual talk.
A clergyman finishing a marriage certificate asks if the date is the ninth. The bride snaps back that he conducts all her marriages and should recall that it is only the third. The anecdote appears in Current Literature.
A jumbled collection of quips and notices including a toy mishap, a hospital exchange over a doctor’s name, a court language joke, a cold cure ad, a classroom parsing gag, Minard’s Liniment claim, and light captions from the Washington Star.
A Missouri veteran recalls a schoolday tale about Mark Twain, then known as Clemens, who after a half hour submitted a blank slate as his composition titled The Result of Laziness. The anecdote highlights Twain’s humor and sharp wit in his youth.
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