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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 31, 1916
Page
6
Mabin Wrest, a twenty year old aspiring typist, arrives at a shabby city brokerage to meet Mr Fryer. She endures a smoky, windowless inner room while a mysterious young man with a soft voice confronts her after the clerk’s delay. Their instant rapport hints at an unfolding romance.
A columnist argues girls in rural areas should value their surroundings and opportunities. It notes city myths of fortune overlook the costs and emphasizes cultivating happiness where you are. The piece cites women who move to cities for success and marriage, then weighs the price paid for those gains.
A Burlington Free Press item recalls Iowa college discipline where male students may not visit female boarders. One offender is fined escalating amounts up to 5 dollars, after jokingly asking how a season ticket would cost.
New taxes on property and income are being imposed in Holland to produce some $46,000,000 a year. Per head of the population, it is generally supposed that Holland is the richest country in the world.
The United States Department of Agriculture will attempt to domesticate the mink, a species bred sporadically in captivity for about five decades. The move signals research into improving rearing, welfare, and potential commercial value.
An old beauty ad extols USIT as a skin care secret that prevents wrinkles and restores clarity. It claims regular use improves tone, nourishes the skin, and yields a silky glow. offered by T. Haton Co and Robertco Limited with trial bottles for six weeks.
The Polish societies of Chicago report child starvation in Poland under German rule. President Wilson urged concessions to feed Poland while Britain offered a blockade-backed aid path. Germany refused guarantees. The piece argues conquest imposes duties to protect life and condemns Germany for neglecting Polish children, likening Poland to Belgium.
The piece argues the current conflict will intensify antiwar sentiment worldwide once peace arrives. It cites widespread misery and loss, and notes figures like von Tirpitz, Major Morahtis, the Kaiser, and Austria in reflections on the war's unintended devastation and the belief that powers did not seek such a vast catastrophe.
In Scot land the minister tours the church after interior changes. The pew opener Thomas questions the so called improvements and fears space will be unused if a popular minister arrives. The exchange highlights church seating and crowd concerns.
An elderly woman pauses to enjoy a village hush choir. A nearby man, a naturalist, hears the same scene and explains the cricket’s singing comes from rubbing its hind legs together.
The piece argues against light beer and wine as a step toward loosening total prohibition. It cites temperance voices warning that beer promotes stronger intoxication, condemns beer gardens, and recalls European examples. It notes Ontario debates and quotes H Arnott on beer containing multiple poisons.
The wife complains to her father that her husband boxed her ears. The sheik reflects and replicates the act, declaring justice served as he has faced the same treatment from the Arab’s wife, ensuring reciprocal vengeance.
Professor James Mavor of the University of Toronto sends a letter to the New York Evening Post arguing three possible peace terms for England. He suggests the German Emperor should surrender his sword to General Joffre, to the Czar of Russia, or to Sir Douglas Haig as the path to peace, reflecting Asquith’s stance.
Berkshire town’s Wargrave Church, burned by suffragettes on Whit Monday 1914, has been rebuilt at a cost of 65006 dollars.
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