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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 02, 1913
Page
5
A review of how silver coined as thet taels and cash strings drives exchange in China. It notes the thet unit, the weight of silver, the varied forms of silver shoes and copper cash, and the failed Western currency experiment with Mexican dollars, all from Harper's Weekly.
A survey of desert myths from the Gobi and Dzungaria recounts eerie phenomena. Tales describe singing drums guiding travelers astray, wild men with camel fur, black hair and eyes, roaming the steppes in pairs, who die after captivity.
A fragmentary note from the Chicago News mocks miserliness during courtship and marriage, claiming a dollar is shown as 49 cents and later 30 seats resemble a dollar. A garbled closing line hints at honesty and a caution about surface scum in water.
The Chicago Tribune describes Madagascar widow rites where a bereaved wife, on her husband’s funeral day, is kept in the house in fine clothes and jewelry as relatives abuse her, until eight months pass. She cannot wash, speak freely, or leave, and must be divorced by the husband's family before returning home.
A laborer who fell from a building and injured his ribs received £25 in court. The solicitor kept £15 for fees, leaving the man to wonder who had fallen. The judge’s mischief is hinted as the exchange ends with a puzzled glare over the ten fovreigns the man received.
In a Mississippi town a new sidewalk rule bans wheelbarrows in the business district. A Black grocer is arrested for pushing a wheelbarrow, but explains to the marshal that his load is a baby carriage for his child, insisting the law applies to wheelbarrows only.
A drill sergeant conducts a live fire exercise for recruits and a moment of confusion ensues when Private Dann asks which weapon is loaded. The scene captures a light exchange about a misheard command and the humor of military drill.
Ten days sale features children's dresses from 65c to 50c and prints at 11c to gc per yard. Crompton's Corsets promise rust and breakage protection. Flaneleite blankets and heavy wool socks offered with low prices. Shoes boots and underwear discounted. wide ranges and men's and boys' clothing included. Also grocery, fruit, crockery and pudding bowls in stock for threshing season.
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