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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 24, 1906
Page
3
A discussion of wired hat brims detailing frame use, wire colors, and methods to shape hats while concealing wires. It notes tweezers as a key tool, suggests frame options, and advises on straw and velvet finishes. The piece also mentions evolving electric lamp designs and decorative glass bowls in Egyptian motifs.
A lively reader exchange contrasts male and female views on household life and food costs. Letters discuss budgets, prices for meat and produce, and practical tips from readers, including washing powder recipes and home remedies, with regional price comparisons and humor.
Aunt Betsy explains how tumblebugs roll a ball of dung to bury it as a food store, while comparing them to ancient Egypt’s beetles revered as symbols of life and death. Marie, Davie, and Aunt Betsy watch Madame and Monsieur Tumblebug excavate a burial site, then reveal the beetle life cycle ending in a new beetle.
The article surveys birds kept as pets capable of speech. It notes that criminals cut nerves to force talking, but finds such cruelty unnecessary, citing ravens and jays as capable with simple training. Parrots excel. other talkers include cockatoos and lories, canaries, bullfinches, and starlings.
Students list twenty two clues hidden in a penny design then swap lists to correct them. solutions include Arrow Liberty Tulips Hare Date Weather America Sea Temple One cent Ayes and noes Tea Ear Beau Wreath Brow Milling Breath Brow Letters Indian.
A violet luncheon outlines a decorative ice service using double glasses and shaved ice. Violet blossoms form a surround around vanilla ice, with candied violets placed atop. The platter impresses guests and signals a shift from stiff restraint in serving.
A little girl reading encounters the word stop and, unable to pronounce it, answers when asked what she would do if faced with an uncrossable creek on a road. The teacher uses the scenario to reinforce the word’s meaning and pronunciation.
A classroom riddle has a student noting a difference between fairies and elfins. The teacher prompts for distinction and the boy answers that the elegant is much bigger than the fairy, highlighting a playful misunderstanding in wordplay.
A third grade teacher quizzes fractions in class. She asks Robbie to choose one eighth or one twelfth of an apple. Robbie answers one twelfth because he dislikes angles, a pun from Littie Chronicle.
Guidance on arranging a patient room to aid recovery. Advice covers removing unneeded furniture, minimizing visual distress, minimizing noise and drafts, and using light, clean fabrics. Emphasizes quiet, fresh linens and two-bed linen rotation for easy repositioning.
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