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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 26, 1902
Page
4
A fragmented notice page from The Russell Banner lists various items including auction rates and tender sections. It mentions entertainment tenders and printing costs, with unclear details about rates, sections, and deadlines. Contact information is unreadable.
The Banner highlights the road problem as a live issue for travelers and farmers facing storage losses. It calls for a mature, well defined plan for future road improvements and warns against hasty steps that could create new grievances.
The article reviews butter preservation challenges over time and notes Canada banning most preservatives. It reports experiments using powdered gum arabic to absorb water, allowing longer storage with aroma preserved by small salt amounts, but warns of impractical gum quantities and impurity concerns. It argues best methods are cleanliness, careful dairy handling, and cold storage.
The final draft of stations for the Birtle district adopted by the Methodist Conference lists Birtle Abram B Osterhout as the appointed minister.
Names including John W Bell Hamiota Oak River Sam P Riddell Beulah W S Stewart New Fale W W Adamson S E Colwell Rossburn J W Coone Shoal Lake W E Egan Fox Warren John Hellyer L D Post left without a station Russell Riversdale F J D Dyer son Geo H Benne Geo M M Culp Willow be supplied
Feared connections between Cecil Rhodes and the Boer War are discussed with passages from Sidney Low. The article notes Rhodes’s aim to thwart imperial destiny by forming a South Africa led by the Rand, and Jameson’s mission to counter that plan. It also reports a Brooklyn court scene and a Georgia case, then sketches a May illustration of a cow milking machine and Manitoba grasshopper outbreaks.
The passage notes that rain moisture boosts grain and weed growth, aiding hoppers by reducing apparent depredations. It acknowledges uncertainty about potential damage, citing that wet conditions lessen the impact compared to a dry period when growth stalls.
A historical fragment touts Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a trusted cure for women. It claims vast patient testimonials and urges thorough bowel care with Dr Pierce's Pleasant Pellets, presenting a period ad voice stressing health and cheerfulness for female ailments.
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