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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Feb 07, 1935
Page
6
A correspondent reports chronic constipation ended after using Kruschen salts stirred in tea for over a year. The company markets Kruschen as a natural internal cleanser with six salts that stimulate elimination to maintain smooth, regular action and keep the system clear of impurities.
A fortune in gold worth more than any prewar yield was taken from Western Australian hills in 1934, with total production valued at £2,772,708. Canada appoints John McMillan and his wife as Salvation Army leaders in Toronto during a new Canadian territory shift. A Canada Education Week will run February 8 to 9 in Montreal under the Canadian Teacher's Federation. Over 500 lives were lost in Ontario motor vehicle crashes in 1934, with about 10,000 injured. Vancouver Mayor McGeer pushes debt relief and lower interest rates nationwide, while Saskatchewan will bar 1984 deferred-license holders from 1985 licenses. Regina to distribute all new license plates from its office.
Gogama trapper C Potvin encountered a gigantic amber wolf in heavy timber near Sudbury. The creature reportedly measured 71 feet from nose to tail, stood about 20 feet high when alive, and carried blood on its jaw from a rabbit it had killed. Potvin fired as the beast charged, bringing it down with a shot through the head in front of a Sudbury fur store displaying the pelt.
Scientists at the University of Chicago perfect a baby stratosphere balloon acting as an automatic fact recorder. In tests the craft flew over 14 miles before shattering. its radio broadcast recorded data was sent to a receiver. A stray remark about future plans follows the main event.
An article by K Yoshino in Neue Westbuhne Prague reports severe peasant poverty in Japan. It describes malnourished farmers lacking meat or fish, eating roots and turnips, thin and gaunt bodies, and children collapsing at school due to hunger. It notes rising rural robberies and tree uprooting in royal forests as police report trends.
Hon. Dr. J. A. Faulkner and Dr. Edmund Kelly visited Dr. A. R. Dafoe the Dionne physician weekend guests. Dr. Kelly administered radium treatment to Baby Marie's thigh tumor, hoping it would vanish soon. Faulkner praised Dr Dafoe for inspiring country doctors and improving medical appreciation.
U S Army engineers expect lake levels to rebound to normal as winter heavy precipitation in the Lake Superior region boosts water. They propose an eventual $1.2 million plan to stabilize levels via compensating weirs at the St Clair and Niagara rivers to keep levels steady.
Rio de Janeiro disclosed that nickel deposits in the wild state of Goyaz yield large shipments to Germany. Jacques de Moraes, a government technician, urged strict government supervision after studying Mantiqueira Sierra, calling the resource fabulous and marvellous and noting a tract about 12 miles long and roughly a mile wide.
Ellen Worth presents a dual style peplum dress pattern suitable for office wear and dressing up for parties. The design features a wrapped neckline, slash opening, velveteen or silk scarf collar options, and colors like rust and green. Sizes 14 to 40 inches bust, with yardage guidance and pattern details, plus a sewing guide offer.
A Winnipeg reader asks how to stop frequent quarrels with his girlfriend. A graphologist analyzes handwriting to diagnose offense sensitivity and egotism in the man, predicting he may outgrow vanity. Readers are invited to submit specimens for analysis.
A tale describes a village round of marriage where a suitor tests family approval by observing a frying pan. If the pan changes, the match is off. if kept on the fire, the family deems him suitable. After visits, nuts, neighbors, and colored ribbons mark the betrothal rituals preceding the wedding cake auction and intimate wedding night customs.
The Mail reports the Ontario attorney-general’s department is watching contracts that may be entered into for the Dionne quintuplets. The guardian and the official guardian, appointed by Hon. Arthur W. Roebuck, will not tolerate side-show type agreements but may approve revenue-raising contracts for the children’s future upbringing and health.
Report from Miss M. K. Davis at the Children's Remand Home in Bombay reveals young boys eight years old are used to enter homes by climbing pipes and unlock doors for gangs. Deaf and dumb youths are favored to avoid talking. Separate note mentions canary islands crops and phonograph versus radio, plus Japanese toothbrushes dominating the market for Cubs.
The piece traces electrical origins from amber rubbing to Benjamin Franklin’s definitions of positive and negative charges. It notes Gilbert's experiments with rubbed substances, wax and cat fur charges, and Franklin’s kite experiment showing lightning and electricity are the same. It concludes that opposite charges occur simultaneously in equal amounts.
News of the World reports General Sir Archibald Hunter, amid hospital care in Jamaica, had unusually extensive service before his 1920 retirement. He served under Grenfell in Egypt fifty years earlier, commanded the Donga Frontier Force, governed Omdurman, led a division in South Africa, ruled Gibraltar, commanded the Third Army at the start of the Great War, and sat as MP for Lancaster for four years.
The Turkish dictator assigns a secret service taster to sample his meals one hour before dining. The position pays $15,000 yearly and aims to save food costs while ensuring quality, though career prospects are unclear. A historical note mentions 1902 as the first organized public education effort against cancer by a German physician. Later, hail storms damaged 25 percent of the apricot crop in Shepparton district, Australia.
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