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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 16, 1907
Page
4
A brief item notes a Thursday publication from the office on Main Street in Russell Manitoba. It mentions a price of One Dollar a year and credits Joseph McIntyre as publisher with a fragmented line referencing advance orders.
The Special Parliamentary Committee finds a lumber combine in the West driving up prices by $2-$4 per thousand feet, raising total increases since last fall to $6-$8. Government may lower or abolish duties, or admit free lumber, to relieve consumers and retailers if a Judicial Commission confirms the findings of the committee. The piece urges opening U.S. markets to dealers facing supply and price pressures.
A historical series from the Brandon Experimental Farm shows wheat sown in April or March and ripening between August and September, with yields ranging from 21 to 45 bushels plus pounds. Years include 1895 through 1906, with sowing dates and final harvest weights varying by year. The data imply that later springs correspond to lower yields in several instances.
The act warns licensed billiard, pool and bagatelle room keepers that admitting a minor under eighteen or allowing a minor to remain without parental or guardian consent subjects them to a fine. First offense up to twenty-five dollars, subsequent up to fifty dollars.
A historic notice states a minor’s involvement in billiards, pool, or bagatelle does not apply to certain restrictions. It allows the informant to receive half of any fine, except when the minor is a keeper’s family member or servant or there is reasonable cause to doubt parental consent. The keeper bears proof duty to show age and consent.
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