Cash Saturday meat sales continue after last week
Following strong demand for cheaper meat, organizers announce continued Cash Sales each Saturday afternoon with posted prices for the ongoing promotion.
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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 25, 1921
Page
4
Following strong demand for cheaper meat, organizers announce continued Cash Sales each Saturday afternoon with posted prices for the ongoing promotion.
The Western Canada Colonization Association plans a campaign through Southern Alberta and Southern Saskatchewan to seed rye in drought areas. Officials believe rye yields in dry years could exceed wheat by 50 to 100 percent. The group aims to mobilize banks loan companies and governments to supply seed and will hold farmer meetings to explain the plan.
The piece notes a war cost of about 348 billion in property and production and estimates annual war budgets at eight to ten billion dollars. Using the lower figure and 5 percent interest, 160 billion dollars remains to cover the reckoning and future conflicts, a burden labor and industry cannot bear, says Frank I. Cobb of the New York World in the Atlantic Monthly.
The report notes lower freight rates expected next month to aid profitable farming in the United States, with Canada planning a 390 dollar cost estimate for the St Lawrence waterway. It cites BC apple shipments, an all British wireless link to London, Manitoba births and marriages in June, and tax payment rules, among other items.
Officials report August weather in eastern Canada and Manitoba has aided the potato crop with little disease. August is crucial for potatoes, and the favorable conditions promise a fair yield for Manitoba.
Local notice states William Cusitar, aged 657 years, was present at Brightside on Monday August 22. The brief entry records the unusual age and location with minimal detail.
N G Laxton, student in charge of Shellmouth parish, will conduct the Anglican church service next Sunday afternoon at 3 o clock.
A village merchant is vital to rural life, supplying clothing and groceries and exchanging produce for goods. Advertising is essential to compete with larger centers, as those who publish notices will gain business while non advertisers risk losing ground. Persistent ads help businesses prosper.
Auction notice states sale of all buildings including a house and four chicken houses by R. W. Thompson in Shellmouth. Contact details not provided. Sale referenced as personal proprietor listing.
The town of Russell offers nine debentures of 1000 dollars each, purchasable separately. Debentures repayable in twenty equal annual installments at Russell Union Bank, bearing 6 percent interest but sold to net the buyer eight percent. Valid and binding on the town, approved by the Manitoba Municipal Commissioner. Apply to Secretary-Treasurer A. B. Callin.
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