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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 19, 1905
Page
3
Curious and brief set of wood blocks a and D with a gas flame under a gauze cover. A wire ring and glass tube enable a flame that sings when exposed to hissing sounds or loud noises and stops when the sound ends.
A Portsmouth correspondent explains the elaborate telegraph and cable setup linking peace envoys to St Petersburg Tokyo Oyster Bay and European capitals. Messages flow via Postal Telegraph Cable and Western Union through New York San Francisco Manila and Hong Kong with coded five digit groups. Press coverage teams arrive from Japan and Europe to cover the conference.
A counting out rhyme selects the king who must stand on a high place and shout defiance at foes. He taunts with abusive epithets while challengers try to dethrone him through fair pulls and pushes. The king may have a stander by ally. the loser leaves with the crown.
A dispute arises as a reference named by Mr. Goximan-James disputes the truthfulness of the speaker. The office boy quips that an able bodied liar is needed around the place.
A fragment from a Philadelphia piece features a speaker boasting of long ancestry. The quote claims centuries of descent, though the narrator admits uncertainty about specific origins.
A jumble of humorous maxims about work and passion. Observations on pride temper and mischief across roles from or the salt cellar to the pepper box. Light reflections on compatibility, fame, fashion, and encounters with love and class.
A Tibetan Bible collection with 108 volumes of 1 000 pages each and 225 necessary commentaries requires municipal oversight. The wooden block printing demands special storage with each volume housed separately. A Mongol tribe once paid 7 000 oxen and provided an escort and twelve yaks for its transport.
Fragment from a historical page notes that many priests no longer read the entire Bible and only know fragments, indicating a decline in broad scriptural literacy among the clergy.
Rev. R. E. Welsh of London preached in Toronto on his new role with the British and Foreign Bible Society. He argued the Bible now speaks 430 tongues and that translations have opened the world. he noted India’s 74 million still unsealed and Toronto’s growing immigrant population needing the society’s work. He praised government support and cited a railway delivering 100 tons of Bibles free in four years.
A folk remedy claims fresh catnip bruised and rubbed on the rash will relieve poison ivy discomfort even for sensitive individuals. In severe cases a hot decoction applied for twenty minutes several times daily is advised, along with a paste made from bread crusts and baking soda.
The London Chronicle notes how morning and noon evolved from flexible meanings to fixed daily markers. Morning moved from dawn to the day before dinner, while noon shifted from 3 pm to 12 noon as the standard. This reflects how social usage shapes time terms.
In a witty exchange a man reveals plans for a new home driven by his wife’s exact preferences. The dialogue ends with a light quip about an abundance of closets.
A clipped, quippy line warns of grim outcomes if fortunes fail. The speaker counsels cheer, noting Zou could be in a hearse, contrasting the lighter mood with a darker possibility.
The article recalls ancient dental tools and torture devices from Harvard's collection, noting the evolution to less painful modern practices. It then shifts to Canadian salmon fishing, detailing exclusive clubs, high rents for rivers like Restigouche Moisie and Cascapedia, notable members, legal disputes over river ownership, and a season of abundant large salmon as Grey, Adams, and others pursue prized catches.
A collection of quips from Merriman Phillpotts Allen Meredith Harland and Bagot on income secrecy civility truth and relations. The remarks highlight human foibles and practical wisdom with dry humor.
A vessel holds a white powder made from equal parts leaf sugar and chlorate of potash ground fine and mixed. When touched with a drop of sulphuric acid the mixture ignites instantly, producing a brilliant light. a glass rod end is dipped in acid just before use.
The Toronto Sunday World notes large salmon fishing crowds in Canadian preserves. Robert Goelet of New York and other Restigouche Salmon Club members travel to the main club house at the Restigouche and Metapedia river junction. The club has invested about half a million dollars in rights and improvements. Membership shares sell for ten to twelve thousand dollars plus annual dues. The Rev. Dr.
A witty exchange questions the saying There’s no place like home by contrasting perspectives. The dialogue hints that definitions of home vary with the person involved.
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