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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 26, 1915
Page
2
Matt confronts a ruthless German crew and an admiral’s coercion aboard a mid ocean ship. A dignified, pale emperor figure reveals himself and discloses that Matt’s devoted companion is the emperor’s son, changing the stake of their perilous voyage.
A historical note explains wood supply hinges on cutting per capita use, forest fire protection, and boosting growth per acre via forestry. It claims consumption could drop from 260 to 15 or 100 cubic feet per person with greater economy, noting we currently waste half of each tree.
A British officer recalls large numbers of nightingales singing in a garden near a battlefield while guns fire on both sides. He notes blackbirds thrushes and sparrows carrying straw as the heaviest camarades thunder from artillery within three miles of the old chateau where he writes.
Forest fires can be prevented by never leaving a camp fire unattended until fully extinguished never building fires in dry leaves rotten wood or against logs never discarding burning matches or tobacco and never burning brush or grass during dry seasons.
The life span of soldiers uniforms under normal conditions averages about three months. At the front, uniforms wear out much faster, closer to a few weeks than three months.
A detailed wartime tribute recounts Canadian Division actions in Flanders, highlighting the 3rd and 2nd Brigades. It praises Royal Highlanders of Montreal and Winnipeg Rifles officers, describes fierce trench fights at St Julien and Passchendaele, and honors supporting troops, engineers, and messengers while urging empire-wide mobilization.
The Panama Pacific exposition in San Francisco showcases Canada as powerful and prosperous. The Canada building earns praise for its dignified design, intelligent staff, and striking exhibits that highlight Canadian government strength and private enterprise under citizen control.
There are now living in cities many men with fair sized families who have had experience in truck farming, and who are paying as much as $200 per year rental for a house and small lot. Equally good home with twenty acres of land suitable for truck farming might be had in the country at lower rental and yield larger net returns for the family than city occupations, remarks a bulletin issued by the Seed Branch, Ottawa.
A tattered supplicant asks a benevolent lady for old clothes for a war victim. He explains his wife sent all his clothing to the Belgians, prompting surprise at the claim and the charity offered.
John Aitken in Nature explains dust settles on cold surfaces while hot surfaces stay cleaner. Laths protect plaster from dust, vents and pipes cause vertical streaks, open grates dust less than radiators, electric light keeps rooms cleaner than gas due to cooler heat. Any surface hotter than the air stays free from dust.
A teacher asks a mother to ensure Rosie studies. The next day the teacher asks what the mother said about the note. Rosie explains that her mother mocked geography and marriage, then ridiculed the teacher for not knowing geography and for not having a husband.
A Hebrew peddler timidly tapped the kitchen door while Mrs. Carter, furious at the interruption during washing, flung it open and glared. He retreated, then awkwardly offered a polite reply, insisting he merely wanted to sell his wares and left with a grin.
A brief dialogue finds a young lady at Palm Beach gazing at the night sky asking if a bright constellation is Ursa Major, while a Southern gentleman politely corrects her, calling him a colonel.
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