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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 06, 1913
Page
7
A reader asks why some candidates used a strategy likened to an endless chain to secure votes. The query implies concerns about reciprocal endorsements or vote-buying networks and seeks explanation of motivations and mechanics behind such practices.
Shaw's Central Business College in Toronto advertises its annual curriculum for training young people in business pursuits and earning coed salaries. This city branch emphasizes practical work and invites requests for free curriculum details from President WH Shaw.
Agriculture in Nova Scotia gains attention with expanded work by the Agricultural College and four experimental farms supported by the Commission of Conservation. Cooperation among farmers is rising as the Experimental Horticultural Farm becomes fully operational in the heart of the fruit district.
A girl living with a mouse fear cannot cope with a cat and shows she cannot bear it. Neighbors report she avoids pets, seeking calm rooms free of rods and felines.
Public forest lands are set aside for general use under Dominion Forestry Branch. Building and camping lots are offered for terms to benefit cottage and camper needs. Trout Lake in British Columbia’s Kamloops district serves as a model, promising a growing summer colony amid cool summers and fine fishing.
A vintage ad promotes Dr Williams Pink Pills as a tonic for tired nervous women. It cites improving weakness, rapid fatigue, and heart palpitations, claiming complete cures and renewed youth. Mrs. J H Sharpe of London Ontario is presented as proof, with sale details from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
The essay notes that Canada relies heavily on cord wood for fuel due to severe winters. Wood piles cover vacant lots and city spaces, with poplar and tamarack common. Wood is used for cooking and heating, often stored in winter after summer transport, complementing coal where gas is unavailable.
He who has not done that which he ought not to have done has missed a lot of fun.
A community dinner event ended amid complaints of spoiled food and poor quality service. Organizers faced calls for refunds and an explanation from the venue and health authorities are reviewing the incident.
In Western Canada and England farmers test explosives for clearing trees and loosening soil to aid tree planting. Demonstrations show stump removal with gelignite and subsoil loosening with cheddite, claiming quicker rooting and growth with reduced drought risk, at costs around $27.50 per acre once per decade.
The text touts Dr J D Kellogg's Asthma Remedy as a proven, long serving cure for asthma. It claims effectiveness under severe conditions and urges purchase from local dealers.
Reading before the party messes, Mrs. Mason retracts invitations citing a distant relative’s death as motive. The narrative mocks odd guests including a Japanese juggler contrasted with a Swami choice for Mrs. Wilson.
Advice urges ready action at first sign of digestive trouble. Early relief eases recovery and reduces risk of worsening conditions. Acknowledges universal agreement on prompt care.
Beecham's Pills are advertised as the safest and most reliable remedy for stomach, bowel, or liver troubles. They promise regular natural action throughout the body, improving nerves, vigor, and spirits, with quick benefits and reduced suffering.
A reflective verse describes life as a crisscross maze where gains and losses shape effort and sorrow. The speaker vows to persevere through setbacks, find hope, and seek joy, urging cheerfulness and a smile as keys to progress.
An old question ponders a man described as stubborn as a mule yet possessing horse sense. The saying probes how tenacity and practical judgment can coexist in one stubborn personality.
An advertisement touts Dr Thomas Electric Oil as a universal liniment that soothes pain. It claims widespread blessing and availability across the continent and urges readers to seek it wherever enquired.
A veteran recounts how a brave command nearly drew him into a clash. The old colonel’s shout from a stump spurred troops to strike for home, and many chose to retreat, including the speaker who is glad to have obeyed.
A cautious Mamie considers hosting a lunch in honor of a visiting friend. She will decide after seeing the guest’s clothes and finalizing her thoughts.
A Nova Scotia lumber king writes that Minard's Liniment is the best liniment he uses. He describes a badly jammed foot that recovered after a bath with Minard's Liniment, returning to full health by the next day. He signs T. G. McMullen.
A boastful remark extols a physician who allegedly converts common overeating into high profile ads for curing a dangerous case of peritonitis. The quote emphasizes the doctor’s marketing prowess over medical nuance.
Mr F J Chamberlin of the Grand Trunk Railway receives a telegram of congratulations from Mr G T Somers president of the Toronto Board of Trade. The board lauds the first train carrying Western Canadian wheat and its products to the Atlantic seaboard through Canadian territory destined for South Africa within the British Empire.
A wry remark on being behind the times. It notes an odd advantage to lateness in jokes, suggesting that old humor can feel fresh or novel as novelty wears off.
The inaugural east to west run on the National Transcontinental Railway carried prairie wheat to Ontario Mill en route to South Africa. W B Cronk, General Superintendent of the N F whot, rode in Tranecona, private car, as a passenger on the first westbound train to Winnipeg.
The Canadian Free Library for the Blind shows steady growth since incorporation under the Ontario Public Libraries Act. By Nov 9, 1906 it held 81 volumes, rising to 2868 volumes by Nov 1 of the current year, plus 959 music pieces. In 1997 circulation reached 96 volumes, and in the first three quarters of 1912 the total was 4643 books and music pieces.
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