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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 25, 1913
Page
8
A terse exchange reveals Jegson and an unnamed speaker arguing about a widow. Jegson accuses another man of dragging the widow to theatres and dinners. The second man questions marriage hopes she hinted on their first meeting.
A child asks if his mother was saved from the water by his father when they first met. The mother confirms the tale and smiles, then explains why the father forbids the child from learning to swim.
A speaker asks why rush to issue a new currency as old notes run low. The urgency centers on immediate supply concerns and public need amid scarce denominations.
A puzzled narrator contrasts underground roots with surface growth and wonders how to tell when crops are healthy or not. The piece toys with misheard terms and rural sensibilities, hinting at agricultural uncertainty and observation.
A speaking fiddler warns that fishing under the bridge is not allowed and predicts no bites. The speaker notes fish seek shelter from rain beneath the bridge, urging others to heed the caution.
A dealer recalls a parrot that transformed swearing customers, praising the bird as saintly and melodious, claiming the creature’s hymns calmed even the most unruly talk. The anecdote portrays the bird as a remarkable, unlikely emissary.
The author argues farmers must learn the ten essential elements of plant food and the scientific terms behind soil improvement. He warns that without intelligent study and mastery of truth language, farmers harm the soil and their own fortunes. reading about these topics pays off.
Government investigations confirm wild buffalo remain in the northern Alberta hills near the Slave River. Timber wolves stalk feeding routes, leaving partly eaten carcasses, while the Dominion offers a bounty of twenty dollars per wolf with plans to raise it to forty to curb the pests and save the last wild bison.
A prominent Arkansas physician with a large laboring-class practice treated a sick child with soothing care. Repeated visits and medicines led to a sizable bill the poor father could not fully cover. He offered coins for drugs and promised future visits, illustrating fiscal restraint and gratitude.
Cullman Alabama is described as the most prosperous township globally with every head of family holding a clear title deed to his home and every resident having a banking account. The county reportedly practices cooperative economics.
In a playful exchange Mr Subbubs laments a garden likely to fail while Mrs Subbubs questions the claim. He cites neighbor chickens as the reason they show no interest, sparking a lighthearted domestic moment.
A rural Virginia wedding displays gifts for a dusky bride. An old woman, a favorite of both, had kept a stock of cardboard mottoes and framed them for the occasion. A motto hanging above the gift table reads Fight tonight ever in blues reds and orange cord.
Remington Arms Union Metallic Cartridge Company builds a branch shell factory in Windsor Ontario near the border to supply Canadian demand. The new 100 acre site includes modern machinery ballistic range and magazines with rail and lake access. Arrow Nitro Club and New Club speed shells are already shipping from the plant.
An odd dialogue recounts Isaac's house for sale and a friend Abram hearing of an offer. Samuel Levinski boasts of a five thousand tollars bid while Abraham scoffs at the sum, noting he has no money. The exchange centers on a supposed sale opportunity and reactant attitudes.
A lighthearted caption describes a young woman at her first ball game and her escort, joking about a man’s face being like a bird cage while another keeps fouls out. The playful exchange captures spectatorship and baseball etiquette.
Miss Anny Bernstein daughter of the Danish prime minister has completed three years of joinery apprenticeship. She studied at an institute learning carving of various kinds. Her first finished piece a small box was bought by the dowager Empress of Russia.
Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil was launched over thirty years ago to serve a small section and rapidly expanded to a continental field. It is now widely known and prized throughout the hemisphere with no equal in its merit.
Dialogue shows a mother challenging Thomas and his brother about going swimming contrary to their grandmother’s implied warning. The exchange reveals tension, filial defiance, and concerns about illness.
A wealthy noble dismisses his valet for a joke about a guessing game. The valet explains they blindfolded the cook and had her kiss an object to guess what it was. The cook identified a mop and cried out in shock at the impropriety.
Christabelle Millgate, aged 12, serves as lady mayoress of Newport. Her father is mayor and with her mother deceased she carries out public duties at official events.
An 1886 ad claims Hall's Catarrh Cure cures catarrh by acting on the blood and mucous surfaces. Frank J. Cheney of Toledo is cited with a notarized affidavit and a promise that the firm will pay one hundred dollars for a cure that cannot be treated. The notice urges readers to consult local druggists and mentions Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
A Scotsman in Glasgow watches his collie snared by a lobster in a market. A lobster clamps the dog’s tail as the animal yelps and dashes away, causing the fishmonger to scold the dog and lobster in comic fashion.
Summer complaints kill little ones is warned in an ad urging mothers to use Baby's Own Tablets at the first sign of illness during heat. The notice claims tablets prevent summer ailments in healthy children and cure sudden cases, with a government analyst’s guarantee of safety. Sold by Dr Williams' Medicine Co. Brockville Ont for 25 cents a box.
In town, two rival social groups arise. One comprises individuals who have undergone appendectomy operations and the other includes those who have had adenoid removal as children.
De Manising says I ought to know, having been one of the outs for twenty long and hungry years. The exchange hints at ongoing struggles and political maneuvering discussed in the dialogue.
A steering committee guides a legislative agenda by prioritizing bills, assigning sponsorship, and coordinating advance on passage. It aims to streamline process, align members, and push favored measures through committees and floor votes while teams travel or recess.
A playful quip describes a speaker rising to address locals then tumbling from a box and recovering with humor. The verse urges staying on top after rising, offering a light moral about confidence and balance.
An Ottawa style advisory urges farmers to delay selling grain, hold high value crops, and ship selectively to sustain price levels. It notes US spring wheat shortages and European scarcity lifting prices, cites specific price levels for Northern, flaxseed, and barley, and urges direct sale to cars and strict railway car watch under the Grain Act.
The article argues that herd averages hide true value and urges farmers to keep monthly records for each cow. Ottawa dairy data show big profit gaps between cows of similar milk weight. Practical dairymen can uncover these gains by ten minutes of monthly per-cow recordkeeping and careful analysis.
Minard's Linkrent cures distemper. Dr Fritz Weege, a young German archaeologist, drew attention to the enormous palace once erected by Nero in Rome. The Italian government began excavations in what is called The Golden House. The palace covered an acre and was about three times the size of the present Vatican. Erected after the 64 fire, it was later repurposed by Nero's successors as other buildings. The excavations reveal much of extraordinary interest.
English author Mr Engelbach recounts a quirky historic practice in Westminster Hall where men wore straw in their boots to signal willingness to serve as false witnesses. Attornies paid rising fees to secure memory-improving witnesses, giving rise to the nickname Men of Straw.
No Dubious Situations asks Mrs. Jones about food assimilation while another party states they pay cash on the spot. The exchange highlights a direct, in person transaction.
Rankin asks about current women’s dress styles and Fyle responds with sharp critique, saying he railed at them and their admiration, noting that men commonly mock fashion trends.
The teacher tests the class with the question who followed Mary in the nursery rhyme. Tommy answers swiftly with Edward V and then Mary, concluding with the familiar line My little lamb teacher.
The notice claims thousands of women suffer from asthma in all climates. It promotes Dr. J. D. Kellogg's Asthma Remedy as a life changing cure, citing unsolicited testimonials showing significant benefits to women nationwide.
A sharp rebuke accompanies a marriage proposal with a dark joke about a bride watching herself starve. The exchange underscores caring warnings amid a troubled suitor’s offer and a father’s grim retort.
A poem about a man falling for a woman described as a peach, who occupies his thoughts and inspires longing. He feels unworthy to propose while admiring her singular figure noted as one and six nought.
Dialogue captures a playful reunion with a punchy moment when one character jokes about a recurring marriage proposal and a humorous accusation of striking out. The exchange emphasizes flirtation and light banter in a seaside setting.
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