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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 11, 1906
Page
7
A descriptive vignette follows Gertrude and her sisters seated in the garden as Ma, Katharine, and baby Elizabeth watch. Gertrude reads to the children from Andersen or Swiss Family Robinson while colors describe the red footstool, green wicker chair, and pink dress accents.
A fragment describes a science trick with a cork in a bottle. Demonstrations show that blowing into a cork makes it slide into the bottle, then returns as compressed air expands after stopping. The piece explains the physics in simple terms for readers, noting the air inside the bottle is compressed during ventilation.
Twelve boys and twelve girls received invitations to a Birthday Pairing Bee hosted by Donald and Dorothy Dale at 15 Cabot Avenue. Activities included name matching with character cards, a shoes hunt for pairs, a library game with split portraits, and a prize of silver scissors for correct matches. Lunch featured assorted sandwiches and desserts.
Robert Ball imagines a London to distant star railway with a 2 cent per 106 miles fare. A passenger must present the UK national debt or more to buy a ticket. The booking clerk counts the debt, then demands enormous funds before issuing a third class return fare.
A riddle asks how many more blows than pears and how many more blows Harry received than Oscar. It also asks how many pears would be left if each boy had eaten his fill, given numbers of blows and pears in an orchard scenario.
A dog runs at six miles per hour while a stone is thrown at thirteen miles per hour. The stone catches the dog after seven hours. Justice overtakes the boy after seven hours as well.
A goat valued at 1.75 dollars sits with six stovepipe joints priced at three cents each. We must find the difference between the goat’s seat value and the pipe value. The puzzle hinges on interpreting what constitutes the “seat” and the eaten pipe value versus the goat’s worth.
A child notes a boy’s observation of calisthenics and athletic moves by Injun clubs and toe touches. He describes Ma doing physical culture at the wash tub while washing and rubbing clothes and sweeping. Sis attends the gym with rings and singing after a deep breath, while Ma and Sis both perform chores, highlighting differences between their activities.
In a damp London hovel near the Thames a family reports rats racing indoors so familiar they ignore the nuisance. A strange sight followed when a large healthy rat with curving horns appeared, frightening the wife, then another similar rat was later seen by the entire family.
A mill owner Hans Snuff plots to rid his mill of rats through traps and a cat. A talking King of the Rats warns him to abandon traps or face a gold coin grinding curse, leading to Hans’s surprising downfall and a new prosperity.
A children’s tale recounts Pussy asking family and visitors what the sea is like and finally learning by a splashy experiment. Captain Angora ferries a pail of seawater, tips Pussy into it, and declares that people go to the sea to imitate others. Pussy emerges dripping and proclaims it not like what he expected.
A playful verse follows a Busy Bee on a mission to deliver honey to Queen Bee for breakfast. The bee navigates blooms, hears a robin’s warning, and hurries back to the hive to serve Her Majesty before breakfast.
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