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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 20, 1905
Page
1
The fragment lists varied mail closing times at different places with odd spellings and dates. It references Russell and Sheflor with unclear schedules and specific days like Tuesday and Friday. The text remains garbled and partial.
Tram schedule fragment lists stop times and routes including Winnipeg and Millwood. The OCR reads like a transit timetable with times around 4 to 19 minutes and various stops such as Yorkion Millwood and Lysaell.
Miss Keating visits Winnipeg as Silver Creek Sabbath school opens next Sabbath. Local moves, illnesses, travel to Salem Oregon, and farm labor outlook are reported. Community bands, athletic plans, church services, and school events fill the week with concerts, debates, cricket, and public meetings.
Local notices report Ketchen opening an office in Logel block and finances tied to H S Ketchen. A Binscarth Cricket club meeting is set for Saturday April 2 at Logel house. Other items note Mr McGilvray moving to Winnipeg, spellinga contest ends with Miss Madbel Webster winning, and Weather and seeding setbacks.
Reports say English church services will resume soon and the river crossing near Harrowby will be passable as the water stands about three feet deep. Miss HL Lee recovers, Mr and Mrs Bennett visit Fort Ellice. A Harrowby sports meeting is planned for Saturday evening. An exciting runaway occurred, sending lumber and Kindling along the road. Two to three new elevators are planned for summer with Crown Elevator Co and Northern Elevator Co to build units.
An agent Vic OK W Wright of Russell promotes Northwest Laundry Co services from Winnnipeg with weekly basket pickups and express paid pricing. Canadian Northern railway notes Swan River extension nearing completion to Kamsack, plus the Clanwilliam Rossburn line will shorten routes and save time for through passengers compared with the Gladstone Dauphin line.
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