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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 09, 1916
Page
14
Marjory recalls a blue eyed savior as Lowndes hides the memory of a deadly boat night. A mysterious visitor asks about a lost jewel linked to Lowndes shipwreck and hints at a shared past tied to the Queen of May wreck.
John Lowndes broods in his room as Myra’s memory anchors him. He debates his identity and fate while a fellow lodger arrives, interrupting his solitary reverie with a blunt, hurried invitation to talk downstairs.
A newspaper correspondent reports German resolve to stay in Belgium and hold Antwerp. Bellemans Freres printing plant, bombed, sought permission to rebuild but was refused. The German governor designated the rear of the bridge as a monument and ordered destruction of the bridge area.
The Toronto Globe argues Germany cannot permanently gain new territory from the war and warns the Kaiser’s plans, including a king for Serbia or Montenegro, would be insane. It notes Serbia and Montenegro remain unconquered while Vienna and Belgrade show shifting capitals, and predicts alliances could force Germany to surrender or lose territory.
This piece advocates funding and assembling simple school playgrounds for rural schools at about fifty dollars each. It lists practical equipment like teeter boards giant strides turning poles and slides, plus baseballs bats and safe playballs. The article urges concrete foundations organization and equitable play for rural children, noting success abroad and urging American adoption.
The piece argues that many middle aged farmers move to towns in search of restlessness relief and better living, often initiated by wives. It notes hardships of town life, stagnant income, and social shifts, concluding that abandoning the farm rarely yields promised happiness.
A Geneva report relayed by Le Temps says the Ottoman heir, backed by many Turkish officers, has started a movement for a separate peace in cooperation with Turkish diplomats in Switzerland. Germany allegedly pushes the plan, facing financial strain in Turkey. The former Turkish ambassador to France and Naby Bey are noted among those in Switzerland aiding the effort.
A Chicago Post analysis argues the Dardanelles collapse mirrors the 1862-63 Union failures around Richmond. It notes repeated stubborn defenses and large losses, warns against overreaching optimism, and compares wartime trials in Britain and the North while questioning future national vigor.
A mother writes to a high school principal complaining that her son must translate fifty hexameters daily. She misreads hexameter as six feet and claims thirty six inches would suffice for a boy his age, urging less homework.
The piece argues on mating high quality and compatible lines to improve vitality, size and color in chicks. It notes that two inferior birds with good blood may outperform two superior birds if well matched and stresses careful pen selection, health and monitoring mating outcomes across seasons.
A French scientist has developed an electrical device to detect buried shell masses on farms along the Marne. The system requires two men and can survey an acre in about an hour to locate shells that could explode and kill workers.
The piece notes British Columbia sending more troops than any other division of the British empire and praises the colonies as strong soldiers who ventured into the northwestern wilds. It reports 1,260 men arrived via the Fraser River from Caribou region to join a regiment in a recent month.
An editorial argues liquor restrictions curb harm to individuals and families. It cites Liverpool and London policies showing benefits of earlier closing hours, reduced drunkenness, and improved industry, urging Ontario to act amid public demand and wasteful spending on liquor.
Detroit soldier H C Hagkin, invalided from the front, describes Gurkhas as fearless in a charge. They abandon guns, advance with knives, push aside bayonets with bare arms, and press on through German trenches. He notes their calm under fire, fear of gas, and a successful mission to blow up a German ammunition train, with all six men returning.
In Chatham Ontario two women describe recovery from long illness. Miss Taetma Parker says Fav orite Prescription and Pleasant Pellets restored her strength after four years of weakness and weight loss. Mrs Wu Wersz also reports improvement using Favorite Prescription and Pleasant Pellets. Both praise the non alcoholic herbal tonic for restoring appetite and vitality.
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