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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 24, 1936
Page
7
A Ottawa report flags the abuse of the word thoroughbred in reference to cattle dogs and horses. The Ottawa Journal notes the correct usage is purebred for purity of breed, while thoroughbred denotes a specific horse breed and should be capitalized. The British board of education plans periodic overhauls of schoolchildren’s recycled learning tools.
Starr Elison encounters a suave stranger named Hassan who offers glamour and a paid role in a device to transform her life. As she oscillates between fantasy and fear, the proposal threatens to derail her ideals and lure her into a dangerous, loveless bargain with a mysterious man.
In a dim taxi Starr yields to Fairbourne as they enter a bachelor apartment building. He justifies joining her venture, convinced his conscience is clear and that her inexperience will suit his plan. The pair move inside after exiting a doorway into a shadowed entry.
A man arrives at a lavish urban residence with pierced iron lanterns and ivory decor. An automatic elevator drops him into a dim hallway and a grand living room where a hearth glows. He doubts the setup suits a bachelor and quips about an Egyptian princess fitting in.
The Boston Herald notes strong American affection for King Edward and Roosevelt's invitation for a royal visit. It highlights admiration for English institutions and suggests the King may accept, referencing past presidents who traveled abroad and the historic absence of an English king visiting the U.S.
Sir Henry Lytton, last of the Savoyards, died at his London home after a long illness at age 69. A famed light opera singer, he devoted over fifty years to Gilbert and Sullivan works with the D'Oyly Carte company, appearing in more than 13,000 performances including 5,000 of The Mikado.
A reflection on happiness from smiling and kind acts. Britain’s postal service posted a profit of 11,250,000 in the last year and the telephone service under the post office showed record income. The post office handles over six billion letters and parcels annually, signaling progress. A quip notes those who drive fastest often finish with little to do, if they arrive at all.
Winnipeg railway porter Mahon, a colored observation-car attendant on the Canadian Pacific train Winnipeg to Edmonton, aims to return to Grenada or the West Indies to write a book about ancestral customs. He studies Hebrew, seeks to become a chief rabbi, and preaches in Winnipeg three nights weekly while traveling on the road the other four nights.
A reflective exhortation urging gentleness with neighbors and forgiveness for past faults. It counsels faith, peace, and humbly committing present and future to God to avoid anger, resentment, and needless worry, noting injuries hurt most in memory.
Indications say Leon Trotzky former Russian revolutionary leader may be forced to leave Norway as charges of new international intrigue loom. Pravda signaled no reconciliation with Stalin, while Trotzky, banished from Russia, sought refuge in Norway promising to refrain from propaganda.
American artist Clara Fargo Thomas spent ten years creating a pictorial story of the British empire in ships painted on plywood. She arrived in London to seek approval for the massive 100 yard by 75 foot canvas. Thomas, who began painting after borrowing money from a dressmaker, tours museums and uses Sir John Lavery’s studio during her stay.
Imports from Japan in May matched domestic production for the same month and neared Japan’s total 1935 shipments. Average import price was about 24 cents per gross versus 58 and 61 cents in prior years. In many cases laid-down costs in Canadian ports were lower than raw material costs. The Education Bureau barred teachers in Greater Shanghai from using rouge lipstick face powder or permanent waves as incompatible with educational principles, with earlier bans extending to female students.
Production from Saskatchewan and Manitoba sources totaled 30078 ounces for Tune. The first six months of 1998 reached 81541 ounces, compared with 78507 ounces in the same period last year. The New York Times and the Boston Transcript are the sole U.S. daily papers not carrying comic strips.
Major McKeand in charge of the Canadian eastern Arctic patrol aboard the RMS Nascople says the scientific program has not been delayed by weather since entering Hudson Straits. Ney and Courtright moved to the MS Fort Garry at Port Burwell to set up astronomical stations in Ungava Bay. Leechman and Nichols remain at Wolstenholme to study the Quebec mainland and nearby islands. They will rejoin the Nascople north to Craig Harbour and return to Ottawa with the patrol. The piece notes a potential sawfly threat versus sawmills and cites a trade journal noting a boom in new cars.
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