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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 20, 1914
Page
1
Health Officer G. E. Swalton urges parents to cooperate to remove the lingering whooping cough from the community before cold weather, noting children who have not fully recovered will be barred from attending school.
A wedding took place at Christ Church at 7 p m on August 12, 1914 uniting John Paul Mathe son of Hillsbury Ont and Doroth Maud Cope eldest daughter of Gilbert Cope. The ceremony was by rector Peterh A with bride entering on her brother Hasty F. Cope s arm. A large reception followed at Mrs Gilbert A. Cope s home with many friends and notable gifts from Neepawa and Swan River districts. The couple departed for Kenville by CPR to begin farming life in Swan River district.
Silverton G C Gibbs visited friends last week. Mrs John Crerar’s condition improved. Why does the gopher visit a general store each Friday. Mr Minshalls new dwelling on Rahway Ave. Welcoming new residents to our village. Stafford Thistles may play ball again. Juniors welcomed Friday evening. H McIntosh leaves for Brandon to resume duties. Loyalty to flag invites revival at our public school. Youths discuss European doings. Visitors included Mr and Mrs P J McIntosh, Miss Netta Crerar, Miss Houston, D R McDonald, and Miss Armstrong. A profitable hour spent at the mb and meeting with sixty slides on Livingstone and African views.
Asessippi residents report return of Misses Hall Lammie and Florence Bond on Monday. Rural schools reopen with S B McLennan and Gladys Kerr in charge. Harvest underway. hay meadows dry after three years, wheat promising though oats thin. Fire risk high with dry conditions. frost mild, ice liftable from local trough.
Mrs Feir receives Friday 4 to 6 pm. Miss Tod eft sails Friday to Brandon Normal. Miss Heather Buie hired at Stratford school. Mrs Loyd of Union visits Russell and Bolton friends. Miss Huddlestone leaves Monday to teach at Castleavery. Rev Feir returns from two weeks at Sandy Lake. Provincial magistrate Bonnycastle weekends at The Manor. W Frame in Brandon for CPR work. Prairie chickens thrive in dry summer. Postmaster Nelson halts money orders to Britain and Europe. Presbyterian services led by Rev Feir. C D Sparrow buys the Bijou Theatre. Local women raise 10.50 for Hospital Ship gift to Imperial govt. Families travel to Abernethy and Quippelle. McLenonan brothers join civil engineer unit in Kingston. Cobalt mines close, ~2000 laid off. Local men volunteer for 32nd Light Horse. Canada to bolster coast defense with troops. Wheat market volatile. C N R branch Wroxton Yorkton stalled. Sunday Methodist talk on Europe War and God’s Kingdom. Harvest threshing near, labor abundant but wages down. Lost items found at Banner Office. Drug prices rise with war. Russian Emperor may grant Jews equal rights. Basel reports 100,000 men drafted 38–45 in German frontier towns. Army horse hold-up suspected. militia to buy large western shipments. Japan may restore Kiaochau to China. U K concerns ease. War duration estimates vary. Lloyds notes possible end-year premium rise.
The British navy and army movements remain opaque while reports claim German forces attacked and were routed. The French fleet operates in the Adriatic up to Cattaro and four Austrian ships allegedly sunk. Dominion parliament opens with an emergency war budget of at least 50 million dollars, no pomp. German leaders are at Mainz as correspondents face field restrictions. Brussels notes German cavalry near Belgium. Brussels defense tightened and government moved to Antwerp. J C de Balinhard volunteers for active service, a veteran of the South African conflict, now a lieutenant with CM.R.
Mrs H McLennan visits her sister in Strassburg Sask. Miss Mabel Davidson in charge as school reopens. Mr and Mrs N Reid of Hamilton Ont guests of Mr and Mrs J Davidson. Wat Dunn sick but hoped back soon. Miss A A McDougall heads to Wheatland as harvest begins. Dry weather slows crops though wheat prospers and a young farmer laments the short oat crop.
Government support for bank deposits via legal tender notes is praised while seeking advice from larger banks is criticized as compromising the broader internal trade credit. The piece warns that aiding the strongest banks could force loan recalls, endangering overall commerce and the public credit.
Nine steamships departed New York on Saturday bound for England France Italy and Holland. The vessels set course for major European ports, showcasing transatlantic trade activity and signaling continued movement of goods and passengers amid evolving postwar shipping trends.
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