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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 09, 1916
Page
2
Marjory recalls a aiding man with blue eyes and a quiet mouth who came to her aid during a perilous moment at sea. The memory resurfaces as she weighs what name he once bore before it was changed to John Lowndes.
Lowndes rests in his room after a long shift as June light floods the city. He recalls Myra with a mix of longing and duty and debates his identity and fate while contemplating supper. A fellow lodger arrives at his door prompting a brief social exchange.
A thickset stranger with a piratelike air asks Lowndes about a lost jewel linked to a shipwreck. The exchange hints at a larger secret tied to the Queen of May and past vanished with the wreck. Lowndes remains guarded as the conversation hints at hidden pasts and pursuit.
German forces show resolve to remain in Belgium and defend Antwerp amid bombardment. The Beijemans Freres grit printing plant, badly wrecked, sought authorization to rebuild but was refused ground access near the damaged site by the Kommandantur.
The Toronto Globe argues Germany cannot permanently acquire land from the conflict and predicts potential losses. It dismisses the idea of a German king in Serbia or Montenegro and notes observers expect a liberated Serbia and Belgium, with a long postwar recovery ahead and Germany facing possible strategic defeat.
Fifty dollars covers a complete playground apparatus for a school, with teeter boards, giant strides, turning pole, swings and slides. Build with concrete footing, use simple frames, rope and wagon wheel contraptions, and include baseballs and bats. Emphasizes organized group play, durable, inexpensive equipment, and equal access to play for country children.
Geneva based Le Temps reports in Paris that the Ottoman heir, backed by Turkish officers, has started a move toward a separate peace with cooperation from diplomats in Switzerland, including a former French ambassador and Naby Bey. German support is cited as aiming to ease Turkey’s burden.
A reflective piece argues middle aged farmers move to town seeking restlessness relief and social life, but most find little contentment. It notes wives often initiate the move, the danger of reduced income, and a bored, gossipy elderly population awaiting old age and death.
The piece draws a bold parallel between the Dardanelles collapse and the Union defeat at Richmond in Civil War history. It notes stubborn defense, heavy losses, and reputations damaged, comparing wartime trials in London and Washington while reflecting on conscription unrest and broader national vigor.
A mother writes to the high school principal complaining that her son must translate fifty hexameters daily. She cites the dictionary to argue that hexameter equals six feet and insists about half a hexameter is enough for a boy, signing as Mrs. Smith.
Discussion on selective mating to improve vitality and offspring quality in flocks. Emphasizes evaluating bloodlines, avoiding unsuitable pairings, and tailoring matings to line characteristics while ensuring health and careful pen selection.
The editorial argues liquor sale curtailment proves beneficial, citing Liverpool's anti drinking laws and social improvements. It compares London’s broader reach to the equal application in Liverpool, urges Ontario to act similarly, and notes the daily cost of liquor traffic.
Detroit soldier H C H gkin reports Ghurkas excel in charges using knives. They advance without guns, push aside bayonets, and stab enemies while enduring wounds. They ignore gas, fearlessly cross trenches, swim underwater with knives in teeth, and blow up a German ammunition train with six men returning alive.
A resident from Chatham Ontario describes long illness and fatigue then credits Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription and Pleasant Pellets with restoring health. The testimonial notes improved strength, appetite, and overall well being after two bottles and six months of treatment.
In the Marne region farmers confront exploding shells buried in ground. A French scientist backed by the Academy of Sciences proposes an electrical detector that warns of nearby metal. The device needs two men and can survey an acre in about one hour to locate dangerous shells.
The piece praises British Columbia troops as splendid soldiers, noting they send more men to the war than any other division of the British Empire. It mentions a recent month when 1,200 men came up their river from Caribou to join the frontier forces.
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