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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 08, 1902
Page
4
A Canadian agricultural notice urges dairy breeders to keep daily milk records per cow to identify top producers, improve feeding and breeding, and boost returns. It cites Holstein, Guernsey, Jersey, and Shorthorn strains, offers record forms, and invites readers to request materials from J. H. Grisdale at the Experimental Farm in Ottawa.
Wheat stocks in Manitoba totaled 3,387,740 bushels at Fort William and Port Arthur on April 28. A year earlier Fort William stocks were 2,450,435 bushels, and two years ago 3,960,734. Estimated stocks across Fort William Fort Arthur Keewatin Winnipeg and interior points stand at about 14,080,000 bushels versus 4,492,000 a year ago, 9,000,000 three years ago, 10,000,000 four years ago, and 6,328,000 four years before.
Robert Wemyss writes to the Nor'West Farmer urging municipal employment of veterinarians. He argues distance and cost deter access to skilled care, leading to untreated or mistreated horse and cattle diseases. He proposes each municipality retain a veterinary surgeon for 250 yearly, making monthly rounds with fees 2 to 5, to curb disease spread and aid farmers and exporters.
A discussion of whether the dead are alive and conscious, if a wireless link exists between earth and heaven, and whether Spiritualism is fact, delusion, or a mix, including biblical stance and related inquiries.
A digest from The Sermon Monthly Magazine of Toronto discusses free copies by request to The Austin Public in Toronto Canada. Items note the Victorian cabinet resignation, an addition to Selkirk asylum, and a large smallpox outbreak at Valleyfield Quebec. Reports include Winnipeg births deaths marriages, Decca India tornado casualties, statements by Gen. DeWet on peace terms, and upcoming legal and political events including forgery trial, CPR trackmen arbitration, and Boer leaders meeting on May 15 to decide on peace.
A fragment from an Ontario advertisement touts Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets as a cure for stomach, blood, and lung diseases. The copy claims patients improve after taking the medicine and suggests it substitutes for a “Golden Medical Discovery.” It references trials and personal testimonies in a dated 19th or early 20th century health ad style.
Tenders will be received noon Thursday May 15 for per day dressing season lands belonging to the Scottish Manitoba Last Ca. Tenders must state parcel applied for and cash a lamp sum for hay, highest tender not necessarily accepted.
The undersigned will offer the S W 4 Sec 6 Tp 20 Ree 27 for sale by public auction on the last Saturday in May 1902 at Stratford School House at 2 o'clock in the afternoon. W McKay, Treasurer, Silver Creek.
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