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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 06, 1911
Page
6
A list highlights titles including The Cardinal Meth and The Weight of the Crown among works by Steen Blind and The Gerner House. The compilation also references The Slaves of Silence Craven Fortune and The Fatal Dese and Netta.
Vera overhears a plot among men led by Fenwick Blessett seeks two thousand pounds via forged coins or stolen coinage. A scuffle erupts as Blessett confronts Fenwick while Vera flees to the garden and encounters Charles Evers, son of Lord Merton, who reveals his identity and plans.
Dr Georgina Sweet receives the David Syme Research Prize for parasitology work on Australian stock and native fauna. A Melbourne University graduate, she earned the Doctor of Science in 1904 as Australia’s first woman with that degree, and has held multiple university posts including acting lecturer and demonstrator in biology and parasitos at the Veterinary School.
The piece traces early life assurance from 1583 policies like William Gibbons to 1650s societies with fixed per death contributions. It notes the Amicable Permanent Assurance Society of 1705 with £6 4s yearly premiums, age limits set in 1707, no medicals, and admission before officials in scarlet robes assessing health and age.
In Canada the fur trade shapes society and economy as women wear costly wraps and coats while men hunt. Arctic summers pause hunting but autumn returns trappers and families to vast wilderness lines, with traps set along mile long lines and furs packed for export to Europe, sustaining a northern industry.
The Model Farms project sails from Edmonton to Athabasca Landing carrying G Card and A J Bell who will establish and oversee the northern farms along the Mackenzie River. Bell will work at Fort Smith and Card at Fort Simpson as part of a government backed display of Canadian hinterland agriculture to northern residents and Indians.
A single box car brought the last outlaws of the Buffalo park to Strathcona under Government Agent Royette. The herd now numbers about one thousand bison with one hundred calves and an expected one hundred more. Five hundred tons of hay were used last winter with seven hundred tons on hand. Hay meadows will feed a five thousand strong herd.
A Canadian pastor closed his sermon by saying they would now worship with the one hundred sixty fifth hymn. About half a dozen listeners managed a smile at the unusual announcement on a warm Sunday.
The coronation program in Coven Try settled how the principal character should be dressed for the Godiva procession. The lady appeared in silk fleshings with a gauze cape under the left arm, shoulder to right, and a long flowing wig hiding much of her figure.
The Winnipeg Telegram notes Winnipeg totals fell by about 1.5 million in March from the previous year while Vancouver gained over 1 million. British Columbia improvements non taxing drive Vancouver’s surge. Calgary also rose by nearly 600,000, marking a contrast among the three rivals.
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