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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 09, 1913
Page
5
An explainer from the New York Sun describes how astronomers measure star motion through Doppler shifts in spectra. It notes red and blue shifts indicate approach or recession and explains spectroscopic binaries where one line splits into two.
The article describes Siberian ring shaped bread baked without salt or yeast during railway construction. It explains how the white ring bread is eaten in winter soaked in hot tallow and used as a lamp by placing wax vestas in its holes. Peasants also play quoits with the bread while it served in soup at dinner.
Nelson had his own coffin ready but Tooke’s marble tomb was judged to reduce estate value and he was buried in Ealing churchyard. The London Chronicle notes Tooke's plan to be buried at Wimbledon in his garden.
The piece criticizes astronomical gardening terms and celestial metaphors as inappropriate for orderly lawns and home borders. It urges avoiding isolated beds and favoring graceful borders and edging to improve home gardening.
A humorous Harper's Weekly caption depicts a benevolent old lady questioning a boy about a black eye after a schoolyard apple dispute. The exchange involves a boy named Sammy Jones and a teacher, capturing a cheeky wartime era moment of mischief and moral curiosity.
Dr Archer Hood argues a well nourished brain and eyes can turn erratic or criminal individuals into productive, benevolent members of society. He cites blood flow to the back brain and eye muscles as key, suggesting treatment for criminals and the mentally troubled.
President Poincare promised to attend a public dinner but was delayed by business. His secretary announced a ten o'clock appearance, insisting the president would arrive. When the clock struck ten the secretary claimed Poincare was here waiting for the music to stop before entering, and then Poincare finally appeared.
A boy recounts a mishap where a friend swallowed a marblelike candy and briefly lodged in the throat. Helpers relieved the lad, though the boy confessed they had actually shoved it down before extraction.
A quarrelsome couple discusses future tombstones and the husband asks what stone he will get after death. The wife replies brimstone, delivering a darkly humorous exchange noted by the St Louis Republic.
A light exchange in the Chicago Tribune between Mrs. Brooks and Mrs. Rivers about daily pains. Mrs Rivers notes her husband says paying the bills hurts the most.
A report notes that compensation policies and changing travel habits lead First Chicago Dame-People to take shorter wedding trips. The shift reflects broader cost concerns and evolving wedding tourism patterns.
The plan guarantees a storage capacity of 50,007,000 ushers at Port Archer and Fort William once development is finished. The U S government projects annual tax revenue of 80 million dollars. Manitoba issues over 6,000 licenses for feathered game hunting this season.
A terse quotation centers on a man who demands perfect clearness before acting, attributed to Henri Frederic. The line hints at the philosophy of decisive clarity guiding choices.
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