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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 15, 1915
Page
3
Vancouver World reflects on the cost of war and the shared hope for return of the fallen and missing, noting the phrase killed in action as a stark epitaph while trusting in God’s will. It emphasizes collective faith during uncertain nights and honors those awaiting news.
A pleasant medicine for children is recommended as a remedy to drive worms from the system. The endorsement highlights its safety and effectiveness for young users.
The four Metz gates remain in French hands after being salvaged in 1870 when Bazaine surrendered the fortress to Germany. An engineer within Metz gave one gate to General Lapasset, kept three others, and plans to hand them to the Patriotic League of Moselle to return to Metz on a French victory entry.
A dialogue joke where one asks John which study is hardest and he replies geology, saying it’s all about rocks. The line plays on geology words for humor.
Canadian tribes from Blood to Six Nations pledge support as Britain enters the war. Chiefs and head men announce gifts totaling thousands of dollars and enlistment offers while bands like Piegan and Sucker Creek vow front-line service. Indians across the Dominion express loyalty to the Crown.
An advertisement extols Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil as a cure for coughs colds sore throat and sprains with swelling cuts contusions and persistent sores. It claims the product acts as a medicine chest and sells for a quarter.
Iceland emerged as an inhabited island in AD 874 and a self governing republic until 1262 when Norway asserted sovereignty. Norway’s realm later passed to Denmark in 1384. After the 1814 Vienna settlement Denmark retained Iceland by default due to negotiators’ ignorance of its existence.
The daily cost of the war is listed for several nations. England is cited at 7.5 million dollars, France at 8.75 million, Germany at 12.5 million, Austria-Hungary at 8.75 million, and Russia at 12.5 million.
A new commission appointed to buy all military supplies for the government will supplement the militia department. Members include A. E. Kemp, George F. Gault of Winnipeg, and H. Laporte of Montreal. The body will supervise tenders, seek direct purchases from manufacturers, and aim to reduce waste and scandals. Ottawa offices are in the Booth Building, with H. W. Brown remainingContracts chief. France and Russia already route purchases via Ottawa, now via the new commission. The Financial Post.
It is estimated that up to the first of May the Allies had lost 3,000,000 men, the German-Austrian enemy 3,600,000.
Mrs James B Moir Mutana Sask recounts severe pneumonia followed by diphtheria leaving her paralyzed throat muscles and near blindness. After trying many medicines a neighbor advised Dr Williams Pink Pills, which gradually restored her strength. She credits pills with rebuilding health and memory of recovery. The ad notes Pink Pills enrich the blood build nerves restore appetite and offer a return to health sold by medicine dealers or mail at Brockville Ontario.
A traveller bets the manager he can identify married men among factory workers. He stations at the door after dinner and names those he believes married, nearly always correct. When asked how he does it, he explains married men wipe their feet on the mat while single men do not.
The French war office plans an expedition of cinematograph operators throughout the trenches. Many remarkable films have already been shot and will be quickly duplicated and circulated to informs neutral countries about the army's work.
A farming note explains how seeds travel and germinate, detailing winged seeds from maples and other trees, cottony seeds from thistles and dandelions, and seeds that hitch rides on clothing or animal fur. It describes cedar hedgerows, fruit seed dispersal, and how squirrels cache nuts. It ends with stratification and winter storage guidance for hard shelled seeds.
An old watchman at College Halls in Wellesley rebukes intruding visitors as they slip past ropes guarding the ruins. A youth claims willingness to risk lives, but the guardian emphasizes his duty to keep them out, focusing on his job over individual risk.
An advertisement touts Dr. J. D. Kellogg's Asthma Remedy as a solution for chronic asthma. It claims to relieve restricted airways and prevent future trouble, presenting hope for those sidelined from work by breathing difficulties.
A young husband asks his wife if she spoke to the milkman about missing cream. She recounts the milkman’s explanation that he fills the jug to the top, leaving no space for cream. The exchange ends with a light, humorous note about the milkman’s habit.
Wyoming sheep owners sold small wool amounts at one dollar per pound grease basis due to unusually long staples of a foot or more. Long-wooled breeds like Lincoln Leicester and Cotswold produce extended wool by letting sheep grow two years between shearings, with Lincoln wool reportedly reaching up to thirty-six inches in length. A University of Wyoming fleece showed forty‑three pounds of wool between twelve and twenty inches, selling at a dollar per pound, yielding over twenty dollars per sheep.
The piece argues that trench advances and entrenchments depend on munitions, with Neuve Chapelle exhausting a campaign’s supplies and Alsace gains costing heavy ammo. It stresses munition factory workers as pivotal to strategy, shaping decisions and delaying actions when supply runs short.
A quip exchanges between a lover and a sweet young thing. She argues riches may not ensure happiness, yet wealth could fund an automobile the pair could use to chase happiness, highlighting a lighthearted social joke about material means and desire.
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