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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 28, 1914
Page
3
In a brief exchange, a person confirms involvement in a Stockley's deal with a $10,000 stake. The conversation suggests questions about the outcome, ending with a terse mention of Jone. The fragmentary nature leaves the full result unresolved.
A dealer shows an old violin to a likely buyer claiming it is the instrument Nero played in Rome. The buyer doubts the tale as a myth, and the dealer acknowledges the name Myth may have been on the fiddle but has worn off.
A Detroit Free Press quip defines fate as the odd force that guides a person to single out the one man with a personal stake, amid 400 in a ballroom, while you mock a plain woman.
Mrs Mary Johnston of 210 Siegel Street Philadelphia reports severe nervous prostration with heart palpitations constipation headaches dizziness and sleeplessness. After taking the Compound she could sit up within hours and soon resume all her work praising the medicine and recommending it in every household she visited.
Down with nervous prostration last year in Ephrata Pennsylvania a woman endured headaches bed pain and weakness before finding relief with Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She reports regained strength weight gain and a healthier complexion.
A bulletin from Kew Gardens describes a pest, the Destructive Cannibal Crabs, feasting ravenously on edible crops and damaging berrows with knives and compasses hidden nearby. They strip coconut trees, threaten 6 to 10 percent of plants, and, during a yearly underground retreat to molt, construct barricades of sticks and rubbish while uprooting saplings up to three quarters of an inch in diameter.
A Lord in parliament recalls childhood in Scotland and youth in London noting tallow dips and now electric light. He contrasts slow stagecoach journeys with modern trains and airfaring skills, predicting future leaps such as radium lighting and perhaps wings for London.
Stevenson knew a Welsh blacksmith who by twenty five could neither read nor write until a read aloud chapter of Robinson Crusoe in a farm kitchen changed him. He learned Welsh then English, read the book with delight, and found new worldly possibilities.
The Bay of Plenty timber trade has been steadily increasing and is now one of the district's most flourishing. Rimu is the principal export, with demand slightly exceeding supply. Prospects show the back country will be opened in about twenty years, as mills are enlarged and larger plants installed to meet growing demand.
At a family reunion, chicken croquettes distracted the maids as children gathered around the table. A young boy named Albert called to his mother asking if he should have liked the croquettes, revealing a lighthearted moment from the gathering.
An advertisement extols Dr J. D. Kellogg's Asthma Remedy as a cure that removes the cause of asthma and restores body and mind to normal vigor after recurring attacks. It asserts the remedy relieves symptoms and renews vitality.
Dr Naegel of Liege University endorses yawning as beneficial for lungs and breathing. He notes a deep, full yawn exercises throat and chest muscles and refreshes vital organs. He cites cases where persistent yawning alleviated sore throats and warns that yawning must be deliberate, suggesting listening to speeches to induce it.
In a Scottish American humorous exchange a customer finds a piece of wood in his sausage. The waiter retorts with a pun about eating the dog but not the kennel, reflecting lighthearted indignation over a flawed meal.
A jailed man sentenced for stealing a hind quarter of beer writes home to his father from the southwest recuperation camp. He reports slight weight gain but asks for $100, saying he remains confined to his room and seeks funds for treatment or release.
One of the chief by-products from Japan's national forests is misireomse, which generated revenue of one million dollars in a single year.
An excerpt notes nervous diseases peak in April and May due to vital body changes and indoor conditions. It promotes Dr Williams Pink Pills as a cure for nervous disorders, headaches, poor appetite, and skin eruptions, selling at 50 cents a box or 2.50 for six. It also recounts a history of persecuted discoverers and influential skeptics across science.
London Daily Mirror expert Mr. T Thorne Baker reports a high frequency electric device can ripen unripe peaches in minutes. Four sprays of sparks coated the fruit surface. after charging, the peach was cut open and found luscious. Cost of the process is described as very low.
J C Mapp a farmer near Ponson dys Quebec suffered five years with kidney disease lumbago and rheumatism. His twin brother who used Dodd's Kidney Pills advised him to try them. After two boxes he improved and bought two more. He says the pills are the right remedy for kidney trouble and urges others with similar symptoms to try them.
A new safety razor uses an electric motor with a flexible shaft to convert rotation into a reciprocating and then right angled motion. The blade strikes hair in rapid blows, reducing the need for ultra sharp blades and potentially easing shaving for men with heavy beards.
The Western Mail notes a teacher writing a sentence on the board and asking students to find the error. Little Tommy hurries to the board and corrects it by rewriting the line as The toast was eaten in silence.
Humorous exchange imagines Adam and Eve and cooking. Wife asks why and the husband quips that Eve would bake the apple into a pie, suggesting culinary ingenuity in the biblical tale. The light banter reflects playful views on food and temptation.
The article surveys human knowledge of temperature from minus 273 C to 6000 C, noting gaps between liquid air and heated iron, and highlighting notable points such as copper and gold melting, tungsten melting at 5000 C, and the electric furnace reaching 1730 C. It predicts vast discoveries ahead in high temperature research, comparable to radium.
A reflective piece urges balancing growth with roots and reach. It compares children to tall trees needing deep roots, wide branches, and leaves. The message: grow down to steady soils and grow out to weather the world, then rise tall with safety and strength.
Summer snowstorms in the Canadian Rocky mountains at elevations above 11 500 feet leave ground snow depths of severe inches. Flowers there are small and delicate, rarely frequent, but regain vigor after snow melts, though wilt briefly. A tiny four petal flower peaks above timber line, allowing a rare snowball and flower pluck in the same spot.
A government expert who studied dust and sand storms in the arid West estimates that ordinary dry storms carry at least 225 tons of dust per cubic mile of air, while severe events may hold up to 126000 tons. Dust storms can endure twenty to thirty hours.
A train runs forty minutes late and a smiling station master praises railway progress. A solitary passenger on an automatic scale remarks the line is in the putty eye, prompting the master to ask for examples. The man replies with a single word: Cinders.
Markley confronts a persistent agent, recalling his last year’s claim of top company status. The agent retorts that a later move to a new company, aided by his services, has earned the new firm higher esteem.
Druggists offer a money back guarantee if PAZO OINTMENT fails to cure itching bleeding bleeding or protruding piles. First application provides relief and the advertised price is 50 cents.
Foresters note the Mother of the Forest, a giant redwood in Calaveras grove, is said to contain 140 619 board feet of lumber. Many claimants contest the titles of largest and oldest tree, with verification proving difficult in some cases.
In a playful exchange, Maud comments on Oldun’s searching eyes while Marie notes Maud has spent twenty years seeking a husband. The remark highlights social expectations and long-chase courtship humor among the women.
Freddy’s father had taught politeness but fretted when Freddy pounded his little brother. The father notes it is cowardly to strike the smaller child. Freddy apologizes, adding he was too polite to mention yesterday’s thrashing.
Corns are caused by tight boots, but relief is simple with Holloway's Corn Cure. The advertisement emphasizes an easy remedy to alleviate discomfort without long suffering.
The passage shows a dinner scene with a hostess welcoming children and Josie noting they did not come for dinner but to hear Willie’s grandpa eat his soup. It captures a small domestic moment with family dynamics and humor.
Wigg-Young Bjones argues he is a born leader while Wagg-Oh notes many born to command marry partners who countermand. The quip highlights differing views on authority and partnership in a playful exchange.
An advertisement touts Catarrhozone as the only remedy that kills catarrh germs. It claims instant relief by inhaling a soothing vapor and warns that weather worsens catarrh. The copy alleges extensive physician endorsements and offers a six month cure guarantee with prices listed.
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