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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 25, 1909
Page
4
An office publication notice from Kopeell Manitoba appears with garbled names and dates, listing an advertising publisher and a main street address. The fragmentary text references Thoreau and an office on Main St, indicating a local publishing or advertisement notice with uncertain details.
The committee approves an assessment method allowing value below real worth and a uniform proportion to cap tax increases. It backs statute labor relief, poll tax timing, and two year mayor and council terms. A mail order impact on country merchants is noted, with calls for cooperative buying to counter competitive pricing.
Four hundred Doukhobors will move to British Columbia this spring led by Peter Verigin. They will settle at Robson with land bought last year and bring oxen cattle and machinery including a brick engine. The group totals about 495 when families are counted. The financial report shows 390,000 dollars in goods on hand against 300,000 owed for land and supplies. Voluntary sales and stock movements were also noted.
A reading of the British Daylight Saving Bill shows a 130 to 4 vote in the House of Commons as it seeks to move clocks forward by twenty minutes on four April Sundays and back the same in four September Sundays. Supporters argue it would extend daylight for recreation and reduce costs, while critics fear broader social impacts. The text also notes local measures in Canada for crop reporting and weed inspectors, with penalties for noncompliance outlined.
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