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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 09, 1916
Page
3
A Duluth board of trade member warns farmers lose millions yearly from dirt in grain. He notes rising dirt levels, dockage by elevator men, and the need to clean wheat with a fanning mill to avoid lower market prices and tainting impurities like rye and weed seeds.
A grouchy employer complains his stenographer mishandles a signed letter. He dictated additions. she reinserted it into the machine and added. She later discreetly stole the folded letter from the envelope while he was away. Also noted is the employer’s claim of low pay at 76 per week.
Only one per cent of cable grams sent overseas relate to family or state matters. The remaining majority concern commercial activity journalism or official business.
Report notes the human brain exceeds twice the size of any other animal, highlighting its exceptional mass and potential link to cognitive abilities.
The article describes Winnipeg recruiting efforts for the 100th battalion with eight booths and the PFiying ee station. It highlights quarters in the Johns Manville building on Arthur Street behind Ashdown Retail, including comfortable beds, a third‑floor recreation room, a canteen, and a 300‑book library funded by citizens.
A mother recalls her girlhood and urges nourishment to prevent anaemia in daughters. Dr Williams Pink Pills are praised for restoring color, strength, and appetite. Miss Mabel Sinclair's testimonial from Cobourg Ontario describes recovery after nine boxes. Available from medicine dealers or by mail for 60 cents per box or six boxes for $2.60 from The Walame Medicine Co. Brockville.
Official estimates show an exportable Canadian wheat surplus of 228,132,000 bushels. With a 10 percent loss for grain not merchantable, 33,625,000 bushels are not exportable. Seed for next year accounts for 24,500,000 bushels on 14,000,000 acres at 1 bushel per acre.
A dialog fragment shows two women on a train discussing John. The speaker notes John has two regrets in life: waking Hag to eat and giving up eating to sleep, reflecting a troubled domestic moment in an incomplete excerpt.
A man named Percy worries about his appearance this afternoon. His valet is unwell and Percy questions whether the tie he wears matches his suit.
Fragmentary police note describes an arrest on a crime in a city street. The garbled text mentions a detective and a suspect linked to a street incident and possible loot or nuggets referenced as items in transit.
A bid dispute over NYC garbage removal arises after the city spent $3.76 million over 17 years. A new bidder offers $900,000 for five years, arguing that treated garbage yields grease and glue, leading to nitroglycerine demand amid wartime needs.
The Nova Scotia Lumber King declares Minard's Liniment the best. He says after a severe foot jam he bathed with Minard's Liniment Mist and woke up much better the next day, signing the note with T. G. McMullen.
An irate customer scolds a barber asking why a streaming towel was dropped on his face. The barber replies it was too hot to hold, insisting the action was unintended and aimed at quick service.
The text urges mothers to prevent worm infections in children using Millers worm Powders, arguing neglect leads to illness and stunted growth. It frames timely treatment as merciful and easy, criticizing careless parental behavior.
An elderly market visitor jokes about timepieces stopping as she notes her clock and others have halted. A witty reply escalates the gag, claiming a wider stoppage with three sons, two clocks, and a husband idle.
In Athens it is noted that General Theodoros, appointed to lead the Bulgarian army against France and Britain, is an old friend. He previously infiltrated Saloniki in 1913 with an army corps in violation of a Thessaloniki capital convention, drawing King Constantine's protest as a felonious act. Generals Sarrall and the British commander must guard against his intimate knowledge of Saloniki.
The article recalls a rare instance of Britain borrowing abroad when Antwerp merchants lent Queen Elizabeth two hundred thousand pounds during England’s need, with the City of London providing security for repayment.
The article notes that temperatures drop with depth, making waters near the ocean floor significantly colder than those at the surface. It explains the gradient in thermal layers and hints at effects on marine life and currents.
The report shows a 67 percent drop from the previous year’s already low total. Ulster continues to lead emigration with Leinster second, Connaught third, and Munster last. In 1914, 3,752 emigrants left by paid passages to friends in the United States, while last year only 696 did so.
In a brief exchange the Lady questions a Muscovite onslaught while the Gent asks for step by step guidance, requesting demonstrations to understand the process.
An old time liniment advertisement touts Nerviline as the cure for lumbago back strain rheumatism and sore muscles. It claims quick, almost instant relief by penetrating tissues without skin burning or staining and promotes a 60 cent family bottle and 25 cent trial size through any dealer.
Lord Derby predicts a postwar rush of young Brushers to Canada and hopes the country will be prepared for the influx. The Calgary Herald notes the forecast as a hopeful prognostication about immigration and national readiness.
One hundred dollars reward offered for any case of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure sold by F. J. Cheney. The firm, National Bank or Commerce in Toledo, Ohio, endorses the product. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally and claims to act on the blood and mucous surfaces. Testimonials are said to be free. Price is 75 cents per bottle. Also advertised Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
The town of Thann in Alsace stands as the first reconquered by France, stirring memories of Napoleon and the revolutionary army. Mayors and officers hold sacred status in French memory, while a Bleker designed building from Louis XVI's era links local history to national milestones.
Parmelee's Vegetable Pills use mandrake and dandelion as sedative purgatives. The pills claim to cleanse purify and improve digestive secretions and aid dyspepsia and liver and kidney ailments with a concentrated, harmless action.
The French adopt the Greenwich meridian and abandon the Paris Observatory obelisks. One 1736 obelisk sits on private property, two more from 1736 stand at Monchecourt and Gollainville under Cassini orders, and another was found recently at St. Vrain in Seine et Oise.
The Prince of Wales told a Royal Patriotic Fund meeting as chairman that parliament must grant pension allowances larger than in previous wars and greater than those of other European nations. He cited Boer War casualties at 44 876 and British losses in the present war at 549 476 to illustrate the duty to care for those who sacrificed everything.
A leather boot is produced in four minutes passing through sixty three hands using fifteen machines, showcasing a rapid shoemaking process and streamlined assembly.
A government backed report led by Edwin Samuel Montague proposes expanding public savings through many war savings associations run by trades, fraternal groups, councils, and other bodies. Five percent interest will be paid, with flexible instalment plans supervised by a central government committee. A new post office savings form would convert shillings sixpence into twenty shillings after five years. The treasury has approved the recommendations to take effect immediately.
A U S settler near Warner bought adjoining land at twenty dollars an acre and planted a single wheat crop that paid for the land, its operations, and left a substantial profit. His crop exceeded eighteen thousand bushels and he plans to expand with sheep and livestock.
The Alberts government imposes a 1 percent tax on privately held vacant lands not improved or occupied in the province. It aims to raise revenue and spur cultivation, noting 8 million acres valued at $70 million were held idle. In 1915 the tax yielded $700,000 and is not a war tax nor charged to resident farmers improving their land.
Lord Rosebery cites a London Spectator letter contrasting Frederick the Great with the Kaiser’s era. The text quotes an indignant description of Prussian troops looting, vandalizing homes, and the murder of a woman, urging shame for such atrocities.
A quotation challenges the claim that Sir Walter Raleigh first smoked tobacco. It credits William Middleton and two captains, Price and Koet, with introducing public smoking in London, drawing crowds from across the city to watch.
For years Mother Graves' Worm Exterminator has ranked as the most effective preparation manufactured and maintains its strong reputation in pest control.
A New Orleans gentleman advertised for house chores. A Black man answered and replied to a question about marriage with a humorous line asserting his wife’s unemployment and his own need to shift for himself.
Motorist answers he has owned the car one week and faces a speeding case. The judge questions whether he can still afford the fine of twenty dollars.
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