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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 02, 1909
Page
3
A nephew visits a lawyer after a Paris area farmer dies leaving a small farm fortune. He mourns the uncle and then learns he may not be in the will. The scene turns tense as he questions why he was left out and expresses disbelief at the lack of inheritance.
A fragment quotes Beaconsfield on frankness and industry and notes Franklin contrasting debt and despair. The lines present a historical flavor with moral emphasis on honesty and economic burden.
An aggregation of quotes notes various remedies and quips. Minard's Liniment is cited for distemper cures while Parmelee's Vegetable Pills claim lasting freshness and potency. A broad mix of jokes and advertisements appears alongside commentary on alibis and fly-borne disease notions.
A Louisville Courier Journal piece notes curious corner stone practices featuring current coins and literature to publicize local customs. It ponders adding a common current hat to reflect regional peculiarity.
Fragmentary notice warns against ointments for catarrh containing mercury sold by Drugeiata with price details and Toledo testimonials. An unrelated anecdote mentions Monty, a poor man hit by a car while picking up a horseshoe for luck.
The text contrasts Wilson's Fly Pads with other fly control and includes casual dialogues about a man calling on his girl and bidding her good night. It hints at a night scene with plans for billiards and a mention of Puck. The fragmentary quotes suggest a light feature or tips column.
Adelaide Procter born in 1425, daughter of Barry Cornwall, wrote anonymously for years to avoid his judgment. Dickens praised her delicacy and talent, noting her as Miss Mary Berwick. Her verse in Legends and Lyrics opens with Provence, and her life was devoted to charity, enduring long illness with quiet perseverance.
The Sunday Stone at University Museum in Oxford is a stalagmite record of coal mine activity. Layered limestone forms from lime-rich dripping water, with gray and white bands marking working and resting days, creating a calendar of mine life.
A British freight crewman escaped serious injury after a helmet saved his head during a fire. Fourteen tons of glass toppled on him twice, burying him, and he spent months in hospital with glass fragments later emerging from his body. He remains among the best men of his company.
A sacred elephant at the Ps good Zoological Gardens charged a female camel, knocked it down, twisted its neck, and killed it on the spot. The animal escaped through a broken fence into a roadway and fell into a ditch before being extricated and returned to the zoo. The camel was reported to be an older animal with some years on its record.
An ad claims hot weather harms children and promotes Baby's Own Tablets to cleanse stomach and bowels. It features Mrs. C. C. Roe of Georgetown Ontario praising the product and notes it can be mailed for 2 cents per box from Dr. Williams' Medicine Co. in Brockville Ontario.
A weary broom peddler asks for ice water. editor refuses, claiming ice water can stop circulation, referencing a Chicago News report. The exchange ends with the editor lighting his corncob.
Dr Thomas Electric Oil was launched over thirty years ago to meet local needs but soon gained a continental reputation. It became known and prized throughout the hemisphere, with nothing equal to it.
Senator Dixon denounces a tariff proposal calling it selfish. He cites a Missouri figure George Cartwright and a joke about sickness and a wife, illustrating his point in a Buffalo Inquirer typic tone.
An ad touts Wilson's Fly Pads as the best fly killers and germ destroyers. A humorous school-quotes snippet shows a teacher asking a pupil where Hottentots live and Mary replying she doesn’t know. A remark promotes Hollo way's Corn Cure as relief for corns.
A New York editor quotes Marion Crawford as a good if not brilliant speaker who credited his success to a Sorrento girl. He recalls addressing a children’s school in Sorrento when a student from a rear bench piped up asking what he knew.
A local testimonial from W. S. Pineo of Woodlands Middleton Nova Scotia endorses Minard's Liniment as the best liniment for people and equally effective for horses. The letter affirms long family use and high satisfaction with the product.
A brief newspaper quip notes how widow and window resemble each other. The joke centers on cautious near encounters, prompting the line about always looking out when near either term. The item captures period wit in a concise exchange.
A brief humorous item notes a yellow touring car at the door and a woman saying she is not at home. It adds a later instruction to say she will be away if a red runabout arrives. The quip reflects domestic courtesy and social etiquette in period urban life.
An advertisement promotes Murine as a relief for red weak weary watery eyes. It claims soothing effects and urges readers to write for Eye Books. The notice highlights a 10 cent price at your drugstore Senge and identifies the Free urine Eye Remedy Co. of Toronto.
An irritated householder asks if a young man will ever return home and the mother confirms with quiet confidence that he always has before. The exchange underscores a paternal concern and a mother’s steady reassurance within a domestic scene.
A humorous reply questions what Mabel will do after graduation. The exchange jokes about education being spent to keep her idle and to “sit on the porch and look pretty.”
The article explains fever measurement with a thermometer and defines fever thresholds from 98 to 105 degrees, noting hyperpyrexia and subnormal temps. It argues for physician consultation when fever persists or when toxins drive illness, and compares germ fever to sunstroke, urging appropriate cooling and medical assessment.
The sword’s history unfolds in five stages from pure carnage to legend, feudal crusading, and skilled fencing, then a mixed offense defense role, ending as a mere military accoutrement after past glory. The arc traces how weaponry reflects culture from brutality to technique to decline.
A village wakes at night to Nasreddin giving thanks to Allah. He explains he mistook a white object flapping by his window for a ghost or jinn, and shot at it with an arrow. The object turned out to be his own shirt impaled by the arrow, prompting his thankfulness rather than fear.
A kindly southern woman refused to use the telephone and, with a sick household, could not summon a doctor at night. She whispered to the Central operator and, in a panic, failed to recall the word Exchange that would connect her to help.
An artist finishes a cens and finds an Irish navvy staring at the canvas. The artist asks if he could make a picture like it. The Irishman replies he can do anything if it's driven to it, adding a humorous twist from the London Telegraph.
An advertisement extolls Dr Chase's Nerve Food as a blood forming remedy that builds red blood to boost energy, strength, and mood. It claims cures for irritability sleeplessness nervous headaches anemia and fatigue and promotes success and happiness. Available at dealers for 50 cents a box.
A dialogue on socialism contrasts sharing with a brother. A Scottish American remarks on socialism urging mutual division. An ad touts Mother Graves Worm Exterminator as affordable at druggists. A domestic exchange shows marital affection and reassurance.
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