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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 29, 1935
Page
4
Linen remains the preferred fabric for handkerchiefs and household linen, with damask and fine linens prized by households. Canada is not flax country, and last year’s linen output valued at 225000 dollars relied heavily on imports. imports of linen, hemp and jute averaged over nine million dollars in five years.
The Dominion Department of Agriculture in Ottawa plans expanded publication on crested wheat grass. Dr. L E Kirk Dr E Clarke and J M Stevenson summarize the grass highly adaptable to Western Canada semi arid regions, drought tolerant and cold hardy. Field tests span Saskatchewan and Alberta experiments at Manyberries and University of Saskatchewan.
A quack crafts a supposed elixir that would prolong life, boasting a 300 year span. A listener questions the age claim as a youthful assistant admits only a century of service, leaving the truth uncertain and the crowd amused.
In Quemel BC residents recall a local man's optimism after he mailed chain letters and sought a $200 loan from the bank manager. He promised to repay as soon as his chain letter returns arrived, but the loan was refused.
A fragment notes many mountain peaks purportedly reach 30 000 feet on the moon while another line mentions Italians leaving calling cards on visiting tombs in Italy, reflecting divergent phrases from an OCR source.
A Dominion Department of Agriculture bulletin on Home Preservation of Meats outlines canning meat, poultry, fish, and soups for household use and farm surplus. It notes methods for corned beef, stock soup, head cheese, sausages, brine cures, dry cures, and smoking, plus storage tips and a smoke-treated salt product tested by the Central Experimental Farm at Ottawa.
The article explains that vacation derives from Latin vacare meaning to empty or vacant. It claims vacation empties presence from offices or markets and frees the traveler from indoor artificialities, fostering serenity, tolerance, and renewed courage, strength, and hope through nature.
A clever scheme by the German phonograph record industry seeks a campaign to collect old plates to obtain fresh shellac. Shellac is imported, and importation is now needed to replenish supplies.
A contemplative note argues that pursuing flawless 1000 save water aims leads some groups to reject straight lines and Machess symmetry in building and weaving. The text suggests restraint and reverence hinder practical design.
Canadian livestock feeders face a wide selection of mixed feeds as of September 30 1934. The Feeding Stuffs Act records 1301 brands, poultry feeds at 835 brands and 1291 calf meals. High protein and mineral mixes rise in use to balance rations with less cash outlay, while 278 brands cover single feed materials like tankage meat scrap fish meal powdered milk gluten feed and grains.
Hundreds of Lisbon children gathered at the quay as the passenger list disembarked from the SS Stablek. The President of the Lisbon Zoological Gardens, dubbed Father Noah, led the gift from Germany including tigers bears zebras swans ostriches kangaroos sea lions flamingos and more. Authorities aim to breed bigger honey bees to boost nectar collection.
A rugged Hungarian horseman rides free on the open plain amid changing weather. The writer contrasts the sturdy horse with the elegant Arab, noting training and grazing habits. The scene shows wild freedom, long roaming horses, and a romantic cowboy figure in a white embroidered cloak and broad black hat. The rider moves without a saddle, guiding with reins and a laso.
The Gribble family, living at the highest house on Mount Hotham Victoria, Australia, are snowbound until 1 November. Blizzard conditions and deep drifts trap them. Mrs. Gribble has stocked flour sugar meat fruit potatoes turnips onions and other supplies.
The Dominion Department of Agriculture bulletin on The Cure and Management of Turkeys advises careful breeding selection, proper feeding, sanitation, and housing. It stresses healthy breeders, clean feeding dishes, avoidance of bare ground feeds, free range for growing birds, and avoiding draughty or chicken-adjacent housing to prevent disease.
Reports from the Dominion Bureau of Statistics highlight an historic whaling legacy. Basque fishermen hunted whales from the ninth century, with Norwegians and others active around Ice land and the Atlantic. Last year Canada caught 350 whales off British Columbia, mainly cachalots, yielding significant value.
The National Geographic notes that in Addis Ababa markets impromptu courts operate beside feasting as major diversions. Individuals act as judges in petty disputes, often enforcing debt settlements by chaining the debtor, while official courts handle criminal cases.
Harvesting begins with evidence of shattering and uses grain binders to tie crops in sheaves. Early morning harvest reduces seed loss, while threshing method and concave usage affect pod removal and seed cleanliness. Dominion tests show well cured seed threshes well in dry weather with minimal pod loss when concaves are absent.
A robin at Genna New York's sewage plant transferred its nest and eggs from a gas shovel beam to a secure tree after the operator moved the equipment. The bird promptly returned to the nest and eggs. In another item, Richard Nave of New Rochelle left his wife and car near a Boston federal building. after an hour of suspense police found them via radio patrol cars. Mrs Kates waited five hours and did not find it funny.
A historic note mentions a Viceroy tulip bulb traded in Holland for goods like wheat and cattle. It also notes a new blasting material that is safely exploded only by a dynamite cartridge. The dominant partner in a firm is often named first, and a reference to pora beans appears.
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