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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 09, 1901
Page
7
A fragmentary poem-like passage speaks of buried thoughts as a choral undertone in a stone heart. Images of a severed rock and deep forest shadows evoke life fading and silent turmoil. The lines hint at unspoken beauty sinking into the soul until a seashell opener reveals meaning.
A British garrison at Goruckpoor India in 1862 fights dacoits and guards a treasure train. Colonel Kemble lashes out at natives after a ambush, is haunted by a ghostly boy, and descends into mental collapse culminating in suicide. The incident affects officers and colonial conduct toward locals.
Dr Ainslie Hollis in The Humanitarian argues the sibilant hiss may be among the oldest sounds. He notes beasts birds and even crustaceans use it as a warning and to ward off intruders, with the English hiss mainly tied to dissatisfied playgoers.
During Edward VII as Prince of Wales 1860 tour crowds in Detroit and Chicago were immense. Exhausted by receptions and dinners he and the Duke of Newcastle detoured to Dwight Station to rest on the way to St Louis, a village noted for its shooting.
A doctor receives a letter on a billing memorandum from a patient denying relation to a deceased person and challenging conscience. The note laments the physician’s pursuit of a bill and questions religious duty while a separate exchange shows a flirtatious reply from Miss Strong.
A Boston anecdote shows a promoter recalling a icy fall that once amused him. He later realizes that laughter hurt his business when the same man confronted him, noting the humor had cost about $40,000 in a major deal.
A brief dialogue in Leslie's Weekly shows a dispute where one party admits giving a falsehood and the other proposes a peaceful resolution. The other side offers to withdraw the insult if the truth is acknowledged. The exchange reveals tension and a potential path to settlement.
Mrs Henpeck decries being called dear while Mr Henpeck admits inconsistency and jokes that talk is cheap in a light Catholic Standard and Times panel.
Mrs Ondego complains about trouble with her cook Serena. Mrs Upjohn says she must fire Serena for wanting to join their golf club, though she tolerated piano practice. Chicago Tribune.
A circus episode shows two men coaxing a boy to wish for trapeze glory. The boy replies that his mother will force him to school and prevent any greatness. The exchange underlines a child’s conflict between aspiration and obligation.
In 1803 a Wallace Idaho mining camp staged a famous hoax on lawyer Jack Greene. Believed dead, he lay in a coffin as conspirators staged a mock funeral until Greene recovered and revealed the prank amid townwide astonishment and fear. Obituaries clipped to mockingly test public support followed the ruse.
Mrs Naggs admonishes her husband for wearing a hat indoors and risking hair loss in a humorous domestic exchange. Mr Naggs concedes but prefers the risk if it means keeping his hat on. This light exchange reflects everyday domestic humor.
Riches and legacies appear as Hetty Green owns a rare library. Alice Barnhill Bruce leaves nearly 300 descendants after dying in Columbus Georgia. Anna McKaig becomes dean at Wilson College in Chambersburg. Nancy Nordwell Blake endows Harmony Grove chapel in Salem. Mrs. Denison’s third NY Sorosis term is confirmed. Paschell, Trenton postmistress since Lincoln, marks 85th birthday. Beata Franck, oldest Stockholm woman, spans almost the nineteenth century. Addams plans a large Chicago tenement with Reginald De Koven and Jacob Riis backing. Julia Ward Howe studies Greek daily. A Persian dictionary and Greek pocket book appear in fiction. Emmons Blaine donates Chicago Institute of Pedagogy to the University of Chicago. Countess Quadt to host at Washington embassy. Clara Morris debuts at 13, dodging past “white hot irons” publicity with a lasting career.
The Rev Henry B Smith a Cherokee has resigned St Pauls Ardmore and gone to Milwaukee to aid the Cathedral parish. Sir George Williams may attend the YMCA jubilee in Boston this June now 80 and traveling in southern Europe for health. Francis Valentine Woodhouse died aged 96, last surviving apostle of Edward Irvings Catholic Apostolic church and a longtime English barrister. Medals will honor contributors to the Methodist twentieth century fund with bronze and gilt pieces featuring John Wesley Francis Asbury and Bishop Ninde.
Rose gold gains favor in lorgnettes as jewelry grows elaborate. Ingenious devices replace ear piercings with turquoise spheres, pale blue and flawless. A gold thread bracelet bears a pendant emerald, ruby, and marquise diamond. A dainty two-diamond ring sits on a brilliants-encrusted band.
Dense London fog costs the city up to 500000 daily in gas and electricity bills. New York winters appear milder per 32 years of Central Park Observatory records. Sheffield Alabama passes a curfew preventing youths under 15 from loitering after 8 p m without parental consent.
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