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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 10, 1914
Page
2
The text describes Eskimo practices around death and dying. It notes movement of the dying person outside the house to avoid contamination, with a ritual passage to guide the spirit away. It mentions grave clothes preparation, possible mercy killings on request, and an instinctive sense of approaching spirits observed in primitive cultures.
The article explains that drownings often result from cramp and panic in deep water. It notes a second fatal risk: inhaling water spray through the nostril which can reach the windpipe and cause death. Water inhalation mainly occurs at sea, though it can happen in fresh water too.
A Baltimore American quote contrasts a matinee idol with a practical man who gave a hundred curtain calls in a week, suggesting the man was more a house furnisher than a celebrity. The remark highlights everyday celebrity versus useful work in a urban setting.
A wife scolds her spouse for insomnia and suggests seeing a doctor, while the gruff reply asks for one more bit to stay awake. The exchange captures domestic humor and tension regarding sleep and health.
A suburban minister joked that each blade of grass holds a sermon. The next day a parishioner found him mowing and quipped that he was shortening his sermons. The exchange drew light humor from the morning service to a lawn scene.
A couple argues over spending for a seaside trip with one partner insisting the board costs little more than their current living. the other worries about expenses and time apart. The exchange reflects practical concerns about money and separation.
The piece notes 49 percent of Pennsylvania Railway shareholders are women and US railways show a 115 percent rise since 1904, highlighting broad popular interest and arguing for government support. Canadian Pacific has about 65 thousand shareholders, with Germany, Belgium, and France housing many. French peasants invest amid war indemnity memories, while many small savers seek dividend assurances and ask cautious questions about company health.
The London Telegraph reports that execution methods vary in Europe with the guillotine most common. Beyond Britain prisoners are hanged in Austria Holland and Portugal shot in Oldenberg beheaded in Brunswick and garroted in Spain.
A pharmacist notes Dr Thomas’ Eclectic Oil is most sought after for joint and muscle pains nerves and rheumatic conditions. It is claimed to have superior healing qualities and broad demand among druggists and vendors.
The text explains caffeine in coffee and tea. In tea it forms a tannate insoluble in stomach acids, while in coffee it is highly soluble. This may explain coffee’s restorative and stimulant effects and its use against narcotic poisons and alcohol by waking the central nervous system.
In Homburg during King Edward's era the custom of Sundirg flowers is recalled. Roman artist Corrodi plans a bouquet for an American lady but meets the prince with Lady Cork, prompting him to buy more roses to satisfy the royal request.
Reporter reports no fade and confirms all parties deny the high profile scandal. Editor demands a half page cut showing clear denials and guarded language.
A terse exchange quips about being a distant relative of the Rich leighs. The response emphasizes social distance and playful self-deprecation. The dialogue hints at family ties without stating specifics.
An article in a magazine recounts a newspaper man’s descent into opium addiction, ending in imprisonment. It quotes a Chinese den keeper explaining the grip of the habit with grim proverbs about quitting, money, jail, and isolation as the cycle tightens.
The English are said to produce the best handwriting of all nations, Americans come north, French write badly especially the ladies, Italians very poorly, Spaniards scarcely legibly. The last two nations still use contracted letters and ornate flourishes once common a century ago.
Reynold Wolf recalls Nora Bayes on stage in a breakfast scene. A child in a box shows hunger for eggs. Bayes hands him an egg, but the mother signals distress. Bayes gently notes it is unusual for eggs to be passed from this side of the footlights.
At first sign or illness during the hot weather give Baby's Own Tablets to well children to prevent or cure summer complaints. Mothers are urged to keep them at home, with a government analyst’s guarantee of safety. The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co. sells them for 25 cents per box.
The Chicago Post presents a conundrum by An Eas, One Somebody asking why a steal cellar door is like a gluttons dinner. It answers that once down it is done, playing on a playfully paradoxical pun.
A Paraguay region is said to harbor a giant wasp feared by native forest hunters, more daunting than snakes, centipedes, or spiders. The claim highlights the creature’s legendary menace in local lore.
A clipped item cites lines about mind and body wealth and quotes Miss Pickles misattributed to Birmingham Age-Her Ald.
A reflective verse fragment notes planned travel breaks and leisure by hills and plains. It hints at quiet porch watching rain, two weeks of rest, and the contrast between flight plans and enduring showers.
A playful exchange notes the proverb about the early bird and worm. The sage cites the saying while the fool quips about the worm’s longer wait for dinner, reflecting a humorous contrast in Cincinnati Enquirer style.
Advertisement notes Putnam's Painless Wart and Corao Extractor failed to remove warts corns or bunions within hours. It encourages readers to try Putnam's remedy as a trial.
A brief humorous exchange depicts a deserted wife telling a grocer of her troubles and lamenting trust in her husband. The grocer reacts with casual impatience while the comic caption notes the contrast with a line from the Boston Transcript.
A reflection attributed to Steele argues that past reproach cannot be atoned by severe self examination and is countered by opposite behavior. The adage emphasizes action over rumination as the pathway to change.
A young surgeon receives a late note from three fellow practitioners asking him to join a bridge game at the club. He declines saying he is called away to an important case with three other doctors already on the scene.
In Londos Opinion the Squire asks after Mrs Wiggin and learns Mrs Appleby has died. The exchange notes Mrs Appleby’s death and describes her as a good woman, concluding with the Squire’s gravity at the news.
Try Marine Eye Remedy if you have Red Weak Watery Eyes or Granulated Eyelids. Druggists sell Marine Eye Remedy Liquid 25c 50c. Marine Eye Salve in Aseptic Tubes 80c. Eye Book Free by Mail. Marine Eye Remedy Co Chicago offers care for eyes that need relief.
The article notes Queen Alexandra as an angel on Lindal Bridge in York with a likeness drawn from a royal bust. It also mentions a Boer War memorial window in a southern England church with figures including a nurse and Lord Roberts, plus a Welsh font modeled on Sir Hugh Williams's daughters and a St Cecilia stained glass window in Peckham. All Souls College chapel at Oxford features a Crusader modeled on the late Marquis of Salisbury.
The tale recounts Captain William Allen and his brother cutting a stout hickory tree to make a rough shelter for General Jackson during a harsh Greek War campaign. A drunken citizen toppled the shelter at dawn, prompting Jackson to emerge and be hailed as Old Hickory.
A speaker from New York Sun asserts age is deceptive, recalling being nine yet seen as twenty, and noting others who appear older or younger than their real ages. He cites a sixteen year old with gray hair and a fourteen year old mistaken for sixty, plus a thirty eight year old who seems like a son.
A sailor walks from Newport to Cardiff and asks a cart driver the distance. The driver says twelve miles, and the Irishman replies with a quip that it is much farther from New Year to Christmas than the reverse, delivering a humorously seasonal punchline.
A New Jersey judge rules a wife cannot be paid a weekly wage for keeping house. The decision states that pay for work is valid only if no mutual claims to defeat creditors exist, asserting that weekly salary for wives is beneficial in any household.
A youth on a Great Western railway journey to London annoyed passengers with loud remarks. Near Hanwell asylum he said the asylum looked nice from the railway, prompting an older man to warn that the railway might look nice from the asylum someday.
The Chicago News outlines two common pickpocket types, one small to medium and one tall and muscular, aged 18 to 35. It notes soft hands, long fingers, furtive eyes, sallow complexion from prison pallor or drugs, cocaine users with drawn features and rings around eyes. They are high-strung yet polite, rarely armed, and dress to blend in.
A brief exchange from the Houston Post notes a curiosity about manners on a car ride. One person asks why another is mad and recalls an offer to pay a fare that was declined. The item captures a small social moment in casual dialogue.
A Detroit Free Press quotation reflects on self awareness and foolish acts. The speaker emphasizes remaining humble and avoiding grandiose self promotion, noting wisdom in not attempting a risky project alone.
A disagreement arose during a gathering as one speaker faltered due to illness and a participant at home disputed the account while the meeting ended abruptly in the middle of the speech.
In a playful exchange the student mocks the professor about staying still versus moving. The student asks what to call them, suggesting a term like clodhopper in a taunting tone.
A London Express quip notes marriage can broaden a man, with Benedict conceding it may flatten him, while the remark is linked to a broader social joke about matrimony’s effects.
Geed at Figures Sammy surprised his mother by returning home with the announcement I got 100 this morning Fifty in reading and fifty in arithmetic The mother was delighted and kissed him proudly in a quiet classroom moment reflecting on his effort and achievement.
Indigestion is a common ailment and often distressing. Parmelees Vegetable Polis restores stomach action and has been a standard remedy for years. It is taken according to directions and highly esteemed for its qualities.
A fragment notes New York asking for reserves but finding little leverage. The speaker recalls New York previously held sway and controlled decisions, contrasting past influence with current reluctance.
An applicant faces the board in a vintage oral exam over Blackstone and Kent. He reveals he studied state statutes and is warned by a stern judge that someday the legislature might repeal everything he knows. The exchange highlights debates on legal education and evolving law.
A fragment shows a wife and husband discussing a purchase and billing, hinting at restraint of trade concerns and potential price restraint. The dialogue suggests a dispute over agreeing to a limit and who bears the bill.
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