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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 21, 1909
Page
2
Father Barnum recalls a dramatic departure as a whipped man, hunted and disowned, abandons his daughter to a future he cannot face. He explains his erratic exile, confessing his wish for her happiness and likening her to her mother, the best woman in the world.
Burrell and Necia bid farewell to Poleon the French Canadian as he leaves by canoe to answer the call of the dreads. Molly and Johnny mourn a loyal friend while Gale sings farewell and the youths share a final, poignant moment.
An English correspondent in India recounts hill women who soothe sleeping children with streams of water from bamboo pipes. The method freezes the child briefly then offers a tranquil sensation, described as distinct and relaxing by the observer.
The readable fragment discusses privileges in England and mentions a Wordsworth letter from 1815 about a friend named Lamb who could influence letter delivery. It references India House in London and a connection to Charles Lamb. The text is incoherent but points to literary history and government correspondence practices.
Researchers led by M. Gaston Bonnier from Paris test the idea that bees possess a directive sense guiding their return to the hive. Experiments show bees can navigate without sight or smell, suggesting a cerebroid brain basis and distinguishing two directional paths from hive to nectar sources.
In Wigglesquack Centre the tale of Eben Crabshaw planning a plush coat for his wife spans years. The storekeeper Jared Thorn taunts Sarah Jane, Eben shifts to Burnt Meadows, and Harvey Stackpole asks about the coat. Sarah Jane finally answers, citing that plushes are extinct and no more are being killed.
A girl asks a conductor the time. he reveals a pocket watch and proclaims it is three seconds shy of 2 48. She later checks a large clock downtown to verify the hour. The episode highlights her difficulty with quick arithmetic relations.
A three year old girl in a drug store, curious about a scent bag, asks about it and repeats the clerk’s label with a playful mispronunciation, “Blow cheap.”
The Canadian Pacific Railway Co seeks to finish the Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway to connect Nanaimo on Vancouver Island east to Alberni on the west. About 30 miles remain with work expected to start early this month and continue all winter. Vancouver contractor James Macdonell says operation could be complete within a year, with lumber traffic from timber districts and potential large settler influx once land is cleared.
An advertisement asserts that deafness cannot be cured and promotes Hall’s Family Pills as a remedy. The circular claims prevent ear ailments and positions the product as a general health aid.
A youth asks for a daughter’s hand and the old gentleman grills him. The suitor claims he is modest and economical, offering to be a cheaper son-in-law than any other option, prompting a testy exchange.
An English traveler admires a sunset from the veranda of a public house in Boggabri New South Wales. A bushman contrasts the view with the town’s modest status, calling it a “no little place.”
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