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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 13, 1913
Page
5
A playful narrative from Ella Bentley Arthur in Judge about a witty young woman in higher education who loves language and literature. The piece imagines her charm, multilingual skill, and keen use of old fashioned phrases while predicting a future where she confidently speaks a complex tongue beyond common speech.
A New York American report says the old claim that ancients tempered copper to steel hardness is false. Experts note copper cannot be tempered. hardened tools came from surface alloys or mixed ores and modern methods surpass ancient ones.
A storm of extreme force on Britain’s coasts demonstrates water’s destructive power. Hastings harbor shows waves wrecking the sea wall, tearing concrete, railing, and timber, flooding basements, and tossing debris into streets as lifeboats and deck structures suffer severe damage.
A local advertisement invites readers to buy magazines and other works at Banver Bookstore. The note emphasizes available periodicals and reading material for patrons seeking new titles.
Discussion on harnessing ocean energy to power many plants. The concept envisions sea power driving extensive machinery and fueling industrial growth beyond current estimates.
Surprising finds reveal beneath the baths of Carsealia at Rorse a hidden city with over 4,000 yards of vaulted galleries. Slaves and attendants used the vast network for hydraulic heating and ventilation. Drainage is splendid though river Tiber rise hinders slope for reuse.
Dark spaces among the stars have puzzled astronomers since Herschel era. Dr. Oot notes near nebulae a lack of faint stars nearby, yet many inside and beyond. Rev. T. E. Eapin suggests nebula margins may be diffuse enough to absorb light, explaining surrounding blanks and dark lanes within bright nebulae.
The novelist Barrie offers a new Scottish phrase "forty and a bittock" to replace over polite terms for age. A bittock, meaning a short distance, may imply various year ranges from five to twenty, signaling a playful linguistic addition.
Dr. James Frederick Goodhart is cited on medicine as an experiment in every dose. Spiffin and Miffin recount a sunny Sunday chat about criticism, friendship, and contrasting heights, culminating in a humorous exchange about private opinions.
A jovial lawyer recalls a jailhouse exchange about a prisoner who admits stealing a watch. The dialogue notes the prisoner used first person speech, while the lawyer quips that no one squealed on the other.
The magistrate questions a prisoner about stealing a pig. He admits guilt, condemning the rash pig thefts in the area and declaring he will make an example to deter others, or none will be safe.
A humorous Fun Magazine line contrasts envy of club membership with a rugged, cheeky DIY alternative. It jokes that walking miles over rough terrain and striking tree stumps with a golf club while muttering offers a rough substitute for club life.
A speaker thanks a listener for attending to the final portion of the lecture end of the discourse. The observer remarks on the long address and expresses gratitude for the attentive audience.
The article recounts Eli Whitney’s 1793 contract to supply 16 000 stands of arms and his plan to turn a New Haven factory into a single machine by dividing labor. He used templates and guides to standardize parts, invented new tools, and demonstrated that interchangeable parts boosted finish, accuracy, and speed, transforming manufacturing across trades.
Horace Greeley, a child prodigy with astonishing spelling ability, reportedly learned to spell every word in the language before age six. He studied relentlessly, spelling at home and in school, and earned acclaim that led a neighboring town to grant him an exception to their attendance rule.
A novitiate Scots doctor on a rabbit shoot, chased by ferrets, finds bunnies elusive. He mutters in frustration as the keeper quips that beasts do not lie still like his patients, highlighting the doctor’s comic misadventure.
A judge recalls a man who preferred fresh air to church, noting the ventilation and heavy atmosphere kept him awake. The remark stems from a Saturday night absence and a Sunday morning absence. The case centers on a witness or defendant's lifestyle and its impact on reliability.
A brief note from the Princeton Tiger reports a dancer or athlete slipping on a polished floor causing a fatal fall. The casual remark about a hardwood finish mirrors the sports note tone of the era.
The Farmers Advocate warns farmers about persistent salesmen who push unnecessary farm implements and labor saving devices. Between now and July these agents roam the West, exploiting cash on hand and pressuring buyers into purchases they do not need. The piece urges education to buy only vital equipment to avoid mortgaged farms.
Recina Architects receive the prize for pans for a city hall to be erected in Winnipeg with funding noted in the award. The project aims to replace an aging building with a new municipal center in Manitoba.
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