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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 05, 1912
Page
7
Chemists announce a cow derived synthetic ivory that closely imitates real ivory and lasts longer without yellowing. The material also promises to substitute amber horn coral and celluloid, potentially transforming crafts and piano key production with its high polish and practicality.
Fragmentary village dialogue notes discuss summer visitors and a man who combs his hair every morning. The group reacts with astonishment to side street remarks as they speculate and joke about daily habits and schedules.
Fragmentary OCR passage shows two individuals, Kiger and Kiddes, linked to a local electric light firm. Details indicate one writes about attection and the other works as a rigger or foreman type. Context unclear due to garbled text.
The sudden death of Chaudri Lala Meah, head barber and judge of Madras barber fraternity, ends a 176 year tradition. His post is a life appointment with a mass meeting held forty days after death to fill the vacancy.
An old advertisement claims Hall's Catarrh Cure destroys disease by curing the blood and strengthening constitution. It promises a $100 reward if the cure fails and urges readers to send for testimonials and address details of Chenly & Co. to obtain the remedies.
The Russian Royal special train is described as the heaviest and most luxurious in Europe. Built to resist dynamite charges, it cannot run on lighter European rails. It features a chapel, library, baths, drawing and dining rooms, bedrooms, and shiplike sleeping bunks for servants. It can be adjusted to Russian or semi-European gauge.
The prisoner faces a repeated theft accusation as counsel falls ill. the judge rejects an adjournment and bluntly questions the lack of defense while noting the repeated prosecutions. The scene emphasizes the defendant's ongoing legal troubles and the courtroom tension.
The host boasted of kissing women from multiple nations, praising his wife as the sweetest, prompting a bronzed young subaltern to interject with a blunt exclamation. The scene unfolds in a drawing room as guests discuss beauty and travel, ending in a loud remark.
A Kansas man says coffee caused stomach trouble headaches and low strength for years. He switched to Postum and began gaining flesh and energy, noting his cousin with similar issues improved after stopping coffee. The family believes coffee’s caffeine harmed wellbeing and credits Postum with recovery.
An elephant at Riverdale Zoo treated as its own dentist, pulling a bothersome tooth after frantic trunk movements. Spectators watched as the animal dislodged a metal object broken in the gum, with the crown preserved and signs of decay lower down.
A brief medical ad style notice claims indigestion distress vanished when the liver and bowels were corrected by a remedy. It presents a testimonial tone with emphasized recovery after applying the treatment. The text hints at a foolproof cure in a historical advertisement style.
Two cases report failure to cure indigestion by stomach dosing. Both patients improved after using Dr. Chase's Kidney Liver Pills, with praise from Mr. A C Skinner of Hardwickhill and a friend who also recovered. Sold by Edtranson Bates & Co. Limited Toronto at 25c per bottle.
A baboo lawyer defends a woman client with mock grand phrasing while a station master complains of a female employee, urging her employer to remove her handmaiden of milk for not being a good fellow and for unworthy cheeks.
The advertisement urges asthma sufferers to use Dr J D Kelloge’s Asthma Remedy claiming it will end suffering and erase attacks if used faithfully. It presents relief as achievable and lasting.
A ZOD OZiCr committee reports vast sea population diversity near the Ion Sea coast. They record 109% species groups with 94 never before seen in the Britie waters, 28 previously unknown inhabitants, and 17 new to science, including animals never suspected to exist.
A fragmented text discusses convergences of intellect and memory in a traveling showman’s lesson. It mentions secularities and a form titled HASTA, with visitors expected to gaze, and includes scattered remarks about erasing and social ranges within an era.
A speaker recalls a cat and a cherished past within a cottage yard. The calm scene shifts to faith, loss, and longing for a loved one in heaven, where memory and domestic peace mingle with quiet hope. The verse honors devotion, childhood toys, and a fatherly home as a haven from grief.
A botanist notes Mexico as a plant paradise and describes the barrel cactus or bis naga. In sun baked deserts it grows large, stores water, and provides sustenance to travelers and horses when water is scarce. The plant averages 4 feet tall and 1.5 feet in diameter, storing moisture in a white pulpy interior that exudes liquid when squeezed.
A local bazaar scene spirals into a comic robbery as a young man refuses offers from a persistent seller. She lures him with cigarette holders pens chocolates and finally soap but he pays up after a grim confrontation, ending the exchange with a resigned smile.
Two women in separate country exchanges argued about what to wear for a river outing. The conversation drifted for minutes until an impatient 2cculine voice interrupted. The caller, unsure of the topic, asked who was there and realized the confusion over the clothes discussion.
A tangled OCR fragment narrates a failed break in near London with a man fleeing after smashing a plate glass window. A shop assistant spots him, giving chase and prompting authorities to intervene.
The article notes that thunderstorms rise with proximity to the equator and vary by locale. Central Africa averages 250 days annually, Sumatra and Java 92, Borneo 50, Gold Coast 60, while Florida exceeds Java, Mauritius averages one storm every eighty years, and Madagascar records the world's highest lightning death toll with over 300 annually.
A German immigrant witness is put under questioning about his work in a large factory and his earnings of twenty sixpence a week. The lawyer jokes about needing an interpreter as the witness repeats confusion over questions and answers.
A narrator describes a peculiar rooster that wakes at three every morning and keeps crowing despite rival roosters and hen chasing, leaving the farm puzzled. The voice notes the bird’s odd energy and relentless crowing as the farm girl feeds the flock.
A humorous exchange shows Mrs. Smith offering more cake while an elderly guest declines, preferring sunser still breathing. The light dialogue captures a playful contrast between indulgence and restraint at the table.
A quip contrasts polygamy with monotony through a dialogue about marriage rights. The exchange notes a single wife and a jokey misreading, illustrating a humorous misunderstanding rather than a factual report.
A historical note describes Spanish courtship rules and how lovers used the reja window ironwork as a speaking-tithe to converse unseen. When the beloved lives high in a building, couples lower a speaking-tithe to maintain privacy and avoid overhearing neighbors on intervening floors.
A tense dialogue depicts a youth pressed by an elder on smoking. The youth retorts about growing up, while the older man scolds the boy and warns of consequences. The fragment captures a clash of authority and rebellion in a sharp, period voice.
A mother and daughter travel Folkestone to Boulogne when the sea grows rough. The daughter panics asking whether to breathe in or out with each rise and fall of the vessel, lamenting she wishes to be dead.
Paddy drives home with his ass and cart when a police sergeant accuses him of overloading. Paddy questions the weight the donkey can pull and replies that Pat should know best.
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