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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 17, 1901
Page
3
Washington dispatch reports Dr. Talmage extols religion over crystal beauty from Job 28 17 The sermon frames religion as superior in exactness transparency and transformative power contrasting divine geometry with mineral crystals and urging personal repentance for heavenly crystallization.
A nineteenth century sergeant in the Irish bar uses elaborate rhetoric but keeps ending with therefore. His confident juror praise loops back into his case, leading to a humorous misstep as he promises to explain "as minutely as possible."
The guide describes cleaning furniture by washing with warm soapy water, drying quickly with a flannel, then applying a linseed oil and kerosene mix. After half an hour, rub with a fresh flannel to polish until it shines like glass. Open windows to dispel odor.
A farmer's horse asks the canalboat mule why it dislikes walking along the towpath. The mule replies that it does not mind walking under certain conditions and adds that is where it draws the line.
A speech from a successful foot race competitor proclaims he won the cup by his legs and hopes not to lose them through the cup. The Evening Wisconsin notes the boastful quip about using legs to win and preserve their use.
The Duke of Cornwall awarded South African medals to almost 500 officers and men from Victorian contingents in Melbourne. Some were wounded and on crutches, with four seated in chairs. The Duke spoke tenderly to Private Bird who lost a leg at Elands River.
In New York Mary and her mother meet Mme. Bernhardt at a Pogler recital event. Bernhardt greets Mary with cordial French warmth, kisses her on the lips, and invites her to visit behind the scenes. The encounter includes a playful powder gesture with her handkerchief and praise for Mary's ambitions.
The Scotsman notes a long standing royal tradition dating from Queen Victoria. A myrtle sprig from the bridal wreath is grown into a tree for each generation, used in wedding wreaths for princesses and daughters in law. The practice has created a grove of myrtle trees and parallels with bouquet and wedding cake customs. Windsors florists and a Chester confectioner provide the items gratis.
The Philadelphia Ledger muses on baby names amid quirky choices Suetonius and Trinidad Orbegoso. It notes the challenge of selecting a daily usable name that pairs well with a surname and avoids unfortunate initials, citing examples Charles Urquhart Barnard and Ralph Oliver Townsend.
The piece notes a father's right to a child's service and earnings while the child resides with and is maintained by him, usually until age 14 or minority, and ends if the father fails support. It contrasts with maternal rights, which were historically unprotected but are expanding in the United States, especially for widows bearing child support burdens.
Over 50 years the trotting record dropped from 2.994 in 1845 to 2.02 last Friday, lowered thirty seven times by sixteen horses. A kite shaped track and pneumatic tired racing sulky aided the progress, with invention and better horseflesh credited for part of the improvement.
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