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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 10, 1923
Page
2
The Banner notes publication weekly each Thursday from its office on Main Street Rusgeil. Subscriptions cost $1.50 annually in advance or $2.00 outside the city. Dated May 1922 with publisher G McIntyre.
The Manitoba legislature adjourned after 17 weeks with debate over a 1924 income tax exemption structure and proposed wheat board legislation. Premier Bracken and Mr. Jacob attacked lake shipping rates and monopoly power while officials warned the bill would fail to pass. Technical notes on temperance enforcement and jury reform accompanied a broader look at rust spread in grasses versus wheat in Manitoba fields.
The article explains how stem rust affects wheat and barley and identifies which grasses are susceptible. It notes that wild barley, Western rye grass, and wheat grasses such as Western couch are readily rusted, while oats rust the wheat form is not spread to oats and Eastern couch grass is not attacked by the wheat rust form.
The article discusses national symbols such as fleur de lis and the crocus as Manitoba’s emblem adopted in 1906. It extols the crocus as representing strength, beauty, persistence, happiness, and the prairie spirit, linking it to spring and national pride. The piece blends history and verse, praising Manitoba’s identity and the crocus’s hopeful symbolism.
A brief note on promised high paying jobs failing to materialize, suggesting expectations outpaced reality and that the allure of distant opportunities did not translate into immediate gains. The remark contrasts optimism with practical outcomes in the labor market.
The bix provincial Exhibition at Brancon moves its dates forward from late July to July 2 through July 7. Dominion Day opens the fair with a complete midway and grandstand, promising larger crowds and record thrills on each of the six days. The event is promoted as the greatest exhibition in the west and a showcase of Canada’s West.
Winter chatter reports Manitobans leaving Winnipeg to seek jobs in the United States amid booming opportunities. Farmers are quitting the land in larger numbers, while returns from Winnipeg hint at ongoing migration trends to the south.
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