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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 16, 1913
Page
6
An old man sits on a flat tombstone in a churchyard on a bright morning. A passing tramp jokes about the weather. The man remarks the soot of weather makes things spring, then sharply warns, I have three wives buried here.
A humorous dialogue shows a barber offering hair dye while a customer quips that the hair died about five years ago. The exchange highlights playful banter at a barber shop.
An Oklahoma hunter who trailed and found a lost boy refused a $500 reward offered for the child's return. He said the joy of the boy’s father and mother was reward enough, upholding the adage virtue is its own reward.
A reflective quip notes that each day begins by breaking, framing time as a sequence of small disruptions rather than a single uninterrupted span.
An East breeder and CPR official report a fragment of a tree on the Great Divide bearing J.R. 1841, likely Sir George Simpson and guide James Roland initials, linked to Simpson’s 1841 overland world journey. The find is being photographed for Ottawa and museums.
A railway ticket collector asks for fare from a jolly passenger. The smiling traveler refuses, then the collector consults fares and quotes five shillings sixpence. The passenger counters with eleven, leading to a brief, humorous bidding moment.
A simple method to stop watch tick noise is to place a Tumblr over the watch. The weight and material dampen the sound, providing a quiet sleep environment. This trick offers a quick, low-cost solution for light sleepers and travelers alike.
The New York board of health reports four years of data showing married men have lower death rates than single or widowed/divorced men across ages 20 to 80. For ages 20–29 the rates are 4.4, 6.6 and 12 per thousand respectively, rising with age but maintaining the pattern.
One hundred thirty-one shooters competed in the Western Trapshooters League Tournament at Danbury Connecticut on July 26. W R Newsome of Hartford using Remington UMC shells posted a top score of 97 of 100 to win the Connecticut state championship.
A famed captain famed for evading direct questions walks home with pigeons. Four friends plot to learn his price at different street points but each answer dodges the query. He answers with money, ownership, partial numbers, and a claim he bought them to eat, preserving his eccentric habit.
In camp settings explorers surveyors prospectors and hunters are advised to use Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil on wet cold feet and legs to prevent muscle pains. The oil also serves as an effective dressing or lotion for cuts contusions and similar injuries.
A young dandy tries eyeglasses in an optician shop. After a sequence of stronger pairs is proposed, the dandy asks what to do if they still don’t suit. The optician snaps that he should get an intelligent dog and a yard of string.
The claim states Boston has been freed from the fly nuisance by removing manure from stables daily and tightly covering all garbage cans. The plan targets fly breeding places rather than swatting grown flies, seen as more effective.
Discussion centers on upgrading church facilities with a gymnasium or a garage to improve outreach and community use. Members weigh needs, costs, and space constraints as plans advance.
Guidance suggests wringing a towel in cold water and applying it to the lame knee at bedtime. It should be covered with a dry cloth and a warm flannel to help the knee feel better. The text emphasizes soothing indirect treatment ideas for nighttime knee relief.
A landlord recalls warning a man trespassing on his property. The trespasser says he saw the notice but did not read further, assuming it did not concern him.
A quoted tale features two experts recalling a dramatic escape from a high rise fire. The first claims slipping down by plucking a goose, while the second recounts a near-fatal blaze watched by hundreds below. He gradually descended the stairs to safety.
David Henderson of Bellessie Station Kings County New Brunswick reports a bleeding facial tumor healed after using Minard's Liniment after trying several remedies. The letter dated September 17 1904 credits the product with a complete cure and disappearance of the condition.
A woman asks how to improve social talk and is told to cultivate the habit. The brief exchange features a sharp, concise admonition to practice conversation as the path to becoming better at dialogue.
The passage notes matches are ubiquitous in every room and pocket, leading to frequent fires due to careless handling. It describes matches scattered on desks and in drawers and emphasizes the high fire risk from common use.
A playful domestic scene notes love may be blind but not deaf as a spouse hears a late arrival and trips over mission furniture, hinting at affectionate irony in married life.
A new fast bowler seven feet tall tests his power at a local cricket club. The ball rips through stumps, one after another, prompting the captain to warn against overstepping. The bowler insists the club is a tough crowd, joking the pace suits a hard club.
Mme. Ecik Chaminade, famed living composer, has been made a member of the Legion of Honor in France. This marks the third time she has received such recognition, with two other countries previously honoring her genius.
Two visitors examined a Roman style gladiator statue in the British Museum. The figure shows a broken arm a severed leg and a battered helmet with facial chips. The inscription reads Victory. One onlooker questions the fate of the loser in such a victory.
A playful exchange frames the world’s motion as driven by a landlord, highlighting a quirky, imagined force behind everyday change.
The Board of Control plans to spend thirty thousand dollars this year on concrete lanes. Advocates say concrete on a gravel base with no top dressing is now popular in eastern and American practice and cheaper and better for suburban lanes. A Kingsway rear lane laid this spring already shows promising results.
The product Mother Graves' Worm Exterminator is touted as fully effective without any external medicine. It is presented as reliable and capable of performing its work without assistance or failure.
A postmistress scolds an elderly woman for an overweight letter and jokes about adding a stamp, noting the extra stamp would make it heavier. The exchange plays on the impracticality of overfranking a light item.
A Boston lawyer recounts guiding an American tourist through the London sights aboard the old battleship Victory once Lord Nelson commanded. An English sailor shows a brass tablet marking Nelson’s death site, but the tourist quips he nearly tripped on the same object himself.
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