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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Nov 18, 1920
Page
9
A reflective piece on a calmly minded woman who avoids quarrel and fuss, sharing a dream of a borderland world where true worth lies in character and sacrifice. It contrasts two marriage models, warns against overemphasis on domestic details, and argues women should seek partnerships that support their chosen path.
Aunt Betty writes to students from 903 McCallum Hill Building Regina asking them to write back with news about themselves. She hints at a new competition and encourages timely letters despite a short message this week.
A child writes to Aunt Betty Kerndale in Alberta in October 1920. He asks for the rules of a local Secret Service Club and notes schooling, siblings, and a recent school fair. He mentions a Progressive Club forming by Kerndale women and school sports equipment. He lists farm animals and signs off as Byron Kiernan age 11.
The writer recalls the morning snow and the joy it brings to children across the country. He contrasts the exhilaration of fresh white snow with the harsher, colder western climate, noting beauty amid winter’s chill.
Readers are invited to submit household hints with a prize of one dollar for the most useful tip. The editorial asks for submissions and provides the address Prairie Woman 903 McCallum Hill Building Regina Sask for letters.
Instructions for knitting a baby bootee set from Saxony yarn with size 14 needles. Details cover casting on 24 stitches, shaping the sole, heel, ankle strap, and finishing with a pompom. Includes stitch counts, row counts, increases, and decreases for final 33 stitch size.
The guide explains M stands for make K means knit a plain stitch S means slip a stitch on the needle without knitting it P means purl with a hook from the back through the top portion and pull the thread through O denotes over moving the thread forward and over the needle to create an extra stitch.
The narrator describes a crowd of Lilliputians surrounding him as he lies bound. A great lord called the Hurgo delivers a speech from a stage while ladders bring food to his mouth. The audience cuts his head bindings to free him and he signals hunger.
A brief notice explains paying out of town accounts with Dominion Money Orders. It states the cost of a five dollar money order as three cents and outlines the payment method.
The passage recalls Rip Van Winkle living with his dog Wolf and Dame Van Winkle disapproving of their companionship. The tone notes how days grew worse as Dame Van Winkle viewed Wolf as responsible for his master's wandering.
On a ship bound for Canada, Martha, a quiet ward of a London institution, comforts Glory as they travel with other orphaned girls. The voyage is described with gentle detail of life aboard, the Homes guiding their futures, and Martha’s contemplative waiting for what comes next.
Rip Van Winkle era prose describes Nicholas Vedder, innkeeper and village patriarch, who sits in the inn doorway shaping the sages club. The group convenes on a bench before the inn whose sign bears King George the Third and Vedder’s quiet influence sets the tone for local discourse.
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