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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 29, 1918
Page
7
In Castleming, a mystery around a sick girl and her relatives unfolds as solicitor and doctor discuss secrecy and duty. The inquest is set for Friday at the Cross Keys with Marie expected to testify.
The inquest nears with no new details about the dead girl or the mysterious guardian of the two Miss de Rocheforts. Marie delays disclosure awaiting a letter and a noon post, while Miss de Rochefort lies in bed in a frame of horror as time ticks toward the inquest.
Dominion census office reports 15 526 110 acres of wheat in Alberta Saskatchewan and Manitoba up 14 percent from last year. Oats 9 133 900 acres up 67 percent barley 1 955 500 up 5.7 flax 1 000 800 up 10. A new school aided system gathers crop statistics with cards sent to farmers.
Canadian Experimental Farm at Lethbridge shows irrigated plots outyield dry farming across wheat varieties such as Huron, Red Fife, and Pioneer. Oats, barley, beets, potatoes and carrots also improve with irrigation. alfalfa dominates the region, supporting large livestock herds.
Early disposal of old hens and breeding stock maximizes price and frees space. Sell male birds in breeding pens as soon as breeding season wanes and egg yield drops. In summer, age two and year-old hens lose value. sell them to save on feed. Sell cockerels for broilers when profitable. do not retain all stock into fall. An experimental farm in 1917 showed pullets cost less to raise than fall purchases and cockerels paid for incubation and feed.
The Argo naut notes Weiss bach as the favorite resort for lovers of solitude. It attracts visitors from around the world seeking quiet refuge in a premier Swiss retreat.
A humorous exchange shows a Sunday School lesson where Joseph is praised for saving Egyptians from famine by becoming the food controller. The Smart Boy asks what reward he received, and the Teacher sums it up with the punchline.
London researchers Thomas Myers and Dr. Roy Roet stede report on a new food substitute based on the moe bean. Dr. McCallum and Professor Ruttan assess its value as a cheap Canadian grown source with potential to ease shortages for allies and home use.
Vancouver, British Columbia, enjoys rising industrial prosperity with weekly increases in bank clearings. June totals surpass last year by ten million dollars and the first week of July shows a 2.6 million dollar rise. A new iron foundry begins, expected to employ 75 to 100 workers.
A German agent in this city is charged with telling colored men that Germany loves negroes and that sending them to Feahee would lead to brutal punishment by the Kaiser's men who would cut off ears arms and dig out eyes. The World notes the agent has qualifications for a foreign secretary.
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