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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 05, 1907
Page
2
Preparations are under way to supply German troops with paper kettles from a Japanese invention. The pliable vessels hold water and can be suspended over a fire without burning. Each kettle lasts about eight uses and costs one penny.
An advertisement promotes Baby's Own Tablets at 25 cents per box to prevent summer stomach and bowel troubles in children. It cites a testimonial from Mrs. Wm. Parrott of Yrile Ont and claims the tablets are safe for newborns and older children, available through The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
A Chicago Daily News item recalls a quick car incident where Amber Pete says he took the number after a near collision with a touring car. He shows a punctured tin as proof, claiming the second shot captured the number.
The article traces English dining habits from old English and Norman times through Tudor and Stuart eras. It notes meal times, chief meals in the hall, late breakfast emergence, and the shift of dinner as the main feast. It mentions utensils, carving as a fine art, washing hands, and the rise of pudding in the Commonwealth period with later menu details.
A collection of social observations on vanity in both sexes and the burdens of aging parents. It notes that appearance deceives, warns against haggling over time, and contrasts a man's obstinacy with a woman's consumer behavior. It also comments on parents charging expenses and filial responsibility.
An article explains preserving paintings by sealing them in a vacuum to block atmospheric deterioration. By vacuum sealing canvases, artworks could be kept indefinitely much like preserved fruit. The method uses canning to shield colors from oxygen and moisture for lasting freshness.
General William W Belknap served as major of the Fifteenth Iowa infantry in the Civil War. A young private named Darby Greely stepped aboard a steamer with his mother clinging to him and warning him to stick close to the major and never get hurt.
A brief scene centers on Nell who laughs at him though he is not funny. Belle interrupts with a claim that she believes he once remarked he admired her teeth, hinting at unspoken tensions and social wit.
A reflective piece on moral paths and devotion, urging steady duty and reverence for God’s world as guidance for life. The text emphasizes purity of heart and faithful pursuit of virtue in everyday work and faith.
A soldering fluid made by dissolving zinc in muriatic acid then diluting with water glycerine and alcohol is reported by the Street Railway Journal to resist rust and corrosion. One part glycerine with one part alcohol and one part water is mixed with two parts acid containing dissolved zinc to yield a versatile formula for greasy connections and iron soldering.
A short promotion notes that a merry mood depends on health free from pain or illness. It promotes Dr. Thomas Eclectric Oil as a remedy for back pain, muscular ache, colds, and coughs, claiming speedy relief and well being.
The world's largest quill toothpick factory sits near Paris producing about 20,000,000 quills annually. Initially built to make quill pens, the plant was converted when pen usage declined to a toothpick mill serving the region.
A writer from Outing Magazine argues bad mental habits ruin beauty more than diet or corsets. It notes facial signs of anger fear worry envy and irritability and urges women to cultivate good nature calmness cheerfulness and trust in themselves to reveal beauty.
The piece notes Mozart composing a harpsichord concerto at age six despite it being too difficult to perform. It recalls his habit of carrying music in his head and a court encounter with Emperor Joseph who asked for his part and received the reply from Mozart touching his forehead.
A fragmentary account recalls Alfonso’s boyhood assassination knife, a horse skin from a bomb victim, and a Sebastian stone as mementos. It notes a 2 year old street incident when a wineseller chairs blocked his path, he fell, then bought the chair as a keepsake.
A London writer argues the Bible shapes the distinction between hanged and hung. He cites Haman and biblical harps to show past usage, noting modern readers may misapply hung in both senses. He questions why the exclamation I’ll be hanged never becomes I’ll be hung.
There is nothing equal to Mother Grave's Worm Exterminator for destroying worms. No article of its kind has given such satisfaction.
The note credits Schwartz with inventing gunpowder in 1328 while Roger Bacon, a 13th century alchemist, allegedly provides a receipt for it in 1270.
Patients and animals suffer no longer as Wolford's Sanitary Lotion claims to cure all forms of contagious Itch including Itch Mange Prairie Scratches in about 30 minutes. The advertisement emphasizes rapid relief for humans and pets.
In a tense bases loaded late at bat, the crowd erupts as a grandstand voice from the owner disrupts the moment by offering more popcorn. The scene captures the high drama of a pinch hitter at the plate with three balls and two strikes.
Johnny Ralston, a well behaved boy with a history of fighting, returns from school with a cut cheek and a swollen nose. He insists the injuries were an accident caused by sitting on Tommy Biggs and forgetting to hold his feet, despite his mother’s previous warnings.
The piece notes Lady Algernon Gordon-Lennox starting a fruit bottling venture alongside sisters Lady Warwick a successful Bond Street milliner and a daughter of Lord Amherst who is a skilled gardener. Ellen, Countess of Desart, runs a tobacco farm in Kilkenny and Lady Aileen Wyndham Quin operates a violet farm in Ireland.
A Philippine report notes tobacco is ubiquitous with native children starting to smoke as early as they can walk. In the north, it is common to see five or six year olds puffing large cigars.
The star boarder, Mr. McGinnis, wakes red-eyed and sleepy telling the landlady he could not sleep. She notes she just renovated his mattress with new sheets pillow cases and a counterpane, prompting his growled reply and remark about not sleeping well in a strange bed.
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