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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 28, 1919
Page
3
The Fruit Commissioner's Branch of the Department of Agriculture states apples are not affected by recent tariff changes. Fresh fruits see only war tax removal. fresh tomatoes and vegetables retain previous rates. Potatoes imported from countries with Canadian duties face British preference 12 percent, intermediate 20 cents, and general 20 cents per bushel.
The Dominion government operates a photographer party on Johnston Lake island thirty five miles southwest of Moose Jaw to film bird life. The island, long closed to huntsmen, now shelters thousands of birds of many kinds attracting scientific and photographic interest.
The text depicts France six months after armistice with women as conductors and workers in rail yards and streets, a visible manpower shortage, and population decline. It describes devastation, homeless camps, and peasants trudging northward, lingering hope for return amid ruined homes.
Parmalee’s Vegetable Pills are small and effective in action. Their fine qualities as a corrector of stomach troubles are known to thousands and in constant demand. They are presented as the best preparation on the market for disorders of the stomach.
Information obtained by American army authorities indicates Germans in charge of twenty four Zeppelins near Berlin threatened to burn them rather than surrender under the peace treaty. The 25 ton airships could fly from Berlin to San Francisco and some were built to carry forty persons.
Parents warned hot months bring cholera infantum diarrhea and stomach troubles. The article promotes Baby's Own Tablets as preventive and curative, claiming they guard against common ailments and can be mailed for a small cost from The Dr Williams' Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
Albert Claveille minister of public works presented measures to speed the Channel Tunnel project linking France and England to the cabinet. The briefing outlines steps to expedite construction and finalize the undersea link.
The Canada Year Book reports 11 817 517 land messages handled by telegraph organizations in the year ended June 30 1917 up from 10 835 936 in 1916. Cablegrams totaled 1 084 956 vs 1 134 905 in 1916. Employees numbered 7 100 with 3 996 male and 496 female operators. Salaries and wages were 3 278 450 up from 2 98 230 in 1916, equal to 77.2 percent of operating expenses 4 243 950 versus 68.9 percent in 1916.
Regina Saskatchewan Hon C A Dunning telegraph warns Hon G D Robertson that coal strikes in Alberta have caused a severe coal shortage. Without quick steam coal supply many threshing outfits will be idle in the region.
Winnipeg reports a Calgary telegram states cattle prices remain normal and government purchase plans from Alberta farmers will be delayed. Alberta farmers expect government day scheme support but will wait to sell until after the winter, with an estimated seventy five percent of stock south of the Red Deer river may be sold later.
A home remedy claims lemon juice mixed with orchard white makes a skin whitening lotion. Strain two lemons into about three ounces of orchard white, shake, and apply daily to face neck arms and hands to bleach and smooth skin.
Paris reports Marshall Foch appeared before the supreme council to discuss Russian prisoners and Bulgarian army condition. The council decided to inform Germany that restrictions on Russian prisoners in Germany are lifted and many prisoners may be released. Estimates of 200,000 to 250,000 Russians held in Germany.
Three international United Mine Workers of America board members visiting Fernie B C from Iowa Washington and Oklahoma praise southeastern British Columbia coal lands. They note over 1000 acres of proven lands containing billions of tons and a high percentage of premium bituminous coal.
A user extols Minard's Liniment for sea and daily mishaps, praising its effectiveness over years. The letter mentions travel by vessel and a firm named Desvardin, with references to Storke and Kamouraka in a maritime context.
Mothers testify to the usefulness of Mother Graves' Worm Exterminator from long experience, as neighbors’ kicks cause discomfort and prompt home pest concerns among families.
Canada ranks fourth with 20.0 bushels per acre in a Department of the Interior compiled study of great wheat growing countries. The United Kingdom leads at 31.9 bushels, followed by Germany at 18.? and Austria at 20.2, based on the statistics cited.
The baking strength of Canadian wheat is what commends it to the English trade. England’s weak wheats need mixing with Canada’s strong wheats. Canada will remain popular as long as it produces wheat meeting this baking strength. The risk to reputation comes if growers shift to untested varieties with unknown baking strength per C. E. Saunders.
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