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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 25, 1916
Page
12
Fragmentary local notice from the Pustivation office listing names and a date related to Triureday proceedings. Readable items include a ruler like signature and place Manitod with names Gus Dorian and Joseph McIntyas.
Excerpts recount frontline courage and humor from World War I including a British bomber tossing a bomb in a German cellar, an April Fool football dropped over trenches, and soldiers sharing camaraderie under fire. The piece also notes absurd bravado and a chaplain’s remark about Jack Johnson’s fear.
Winter dairying shows record activity in Manitoba with 30 of 38 creameries operating during winter, exporting butter to Vancouver and Calgary. Butter was produced at Brandon, Crerpwright, Morden, Shoal Lake, Winnipeg, and Souris, all graded under the Manitoba system. Dairy Act amendments debated by the Legislature may follow via the Agriculture department in Winnipeg.
Article discusses the credit system's impact on retailers and farmers, including overdue charges, bad debt provisions, and high retail prices. It notes the farmer's growing bills, the burden of overhead costs, and the perception of merchants as overpricing compared with cash-based mail order houses. It also blends in wartime news items on conscription, coal prices, and political developments.
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