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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 20, 1914
Page
4
Local notice levies appear weekly on Thursday from the Office of Publication. Mentions Ogiana and McInt Yee 928 in advance. No clear context or dates provided.
On June 24 the German emperor formally opened the enlarged Kiel canal connecting the North Sea and Baltic in fortifications. The enlarged lock system doubles dimensions and deepens the waterway. The canal now allows the largest war and merchant ships to pass, reshaping naval strategy and saving 200 miles compared with routes through Danish straits.
The sheet lists threshing plans, wedding hopes, visitors, and school activities. It notes Mr J Bryant hiring Mr T Elliot for threshing, a lecture by Mr Miller, dances in the village hall, church services, and a busy programme of community notices including books stocked at The Banner Bookstore. It also reports official moves from government and church organizations and farming notes.
Japan issues a ultimatum to Germany to pull back warships from the Orient and evacuate Kian Chau a German protectorate in China. It sets Aug 23 as the deadline. Germany replies to France and Belgium via a neutral power accusing them of waging a popular war and warns that any Belgian or French civilian in nonuniform interfering with German troops will be shot.
A catalog of Grade I to VI learning materials including The Manitoba Reader, Rice’s Speller, New Normal music course, Rural Schools books, Drawing Books, Modern Arithmetic, Worlds Relations and the Continents, England’s Story, How to be Healthy and related copy books. Includes various grade-level book numbers and accompanying resources.
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