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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 08, 1921
Page
2
A Halifax to Newfoundland aerial mail flight is proposed for December 10. The Department supports the venture and will dispatch mail from Halifax if the envelope shows By Aerial Mail and four cents postage plus thirty cents extra for the special aerial service charge.
The piece notes that public carelessness in addressing mail causes delays and misdelivery. Over three days this month, 12s, 300 items were mishandled at 55 large post offices, averaging 42,800 per day and 16 million per year. It cites sloppy handwriting, pencil writing, missing street addresses, and outdated mailing lists as key issues.
Officials urge careful mail preparation to handle large volumes. Points include full address, sender details, proper packing of parcels, revealing postage only on sealed items, mailing Christmas parcels early, and insuring valuable packages.
The article argues advertising boosts business when truthful and warns that misrepresentation harms both ad sponsors and public trust. It asserts advertising is potent when well crafted and carefully placed in local newspapers, connecting merchants with consumers for mutual benefit.
The plant, costing 730000 and funded half by the Dominion government with the other half shared by Saskatchewan and Manitoba, is ready to operate. It has a 36000 ton per year capacity. Briquettes are expected to heat like hard coal and sell for about 10 dollars per ton.
The Dominion Manitoba and Saskatchewan government completes an experimental briquetting plant at Bienfait for processing lignite coal into briquettes. The facility demonstrates a new method to upgrade local coal resources.
Dr Bates physician and surgeon lists office at Ledingham Brock Main Street Russell and residence on Westbourne Street opposite the Methodist Church. Office phone 32 House phone 25. J Mu s s e ll Manitobaas ca
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