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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 14, 1939
Page
2
A Saltcoats Observer piece argues for early Christmas shopping to relieve the yearly rush. It notes decades of campaigns to shift public habit, highlighting benefits like better stock, fewer lines, and reduced strain on workers in stores, post, and delivery services.
A horticulture class trip to Skinner's Hardy Plant Nursery is described. Professor Brodrick arranged transport, and on November 24 students visited the grounds, meeting Mr Skinner and touring the nursery with evident pride in his work and surroundings.
The narrator details a world tree expedition with Mr Skinner who shows budding and grafting methods. They admire ornamental pines including a ground-ball shaped specimen, Scotch pines, dwarf cedars, and the Kural Island Larch. Mr Carter photographs the group as they bid farewell amid a bus ride home.
A hopeful note expresses desire to visit Mr Finnner again someday, wishing for a future opportunity to reconnect.
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