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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 03, 1912
Page
7
A lone lighthouse keeper endures a five day storm at Bird Rock nine miles from shore. For eleven days she stays at the light and fog signal, fearing sleep, tolls the bell as a ship appears, and finally signals to guide the vessel to safety. Her sense of duty remains steady despite exhaustion.
A reminiscence by W H Belford recalls Ontario stagecoaches as late as recent times. The author describes a tew to Campbellford journey by stage, comparing the ride to English literature and to Rob Sawyer and Tom Pinch experiences.
An appeal to the Privy Council from a King's Bench order in Quebec challenges the claim by Angus Corinthe and others to an Indian seigniory, alleging the Seminary of Saint Sulpice of Montreal holds grants from Louis XIV. The long running dispute over the Lake of the Two Mountains title pits French crown grants against aboriginal and prescription rights, with Indian claimants seeking absolute ownership or qualified French title.
A petition from Meay and Carenin townships in Lake St. John district asks approval to kill bears and wolves in the park portion bordering the townships. Signed by the mayor and residents, the request notes animals threaten sheep and cattle and proposes nightly hunting parties to patrol the area.
A London publication uncovering Mrs Morden in high society circles and noting restraint and etiquette of Englishwomen. The piece references Canadian context and Vancouver as a point of comparison.
An English view extols Sir Thomas Shaughnessy and the Canadian Pacific Railway for transforming Canada. It highlights vast fleets, miles of track, and a force of 12,000 crews, noting Strathcona driving the last spike in 1885 and Vancouver’s growth to a 100,000 population, proving Canada a nation.
A Vancouver satire notes a surplus of unattached men and a shortage of women. Restaurants serve many single men who reminisce about home cooking as housing costs force long delays in marriage prospects and even a budding millionaire can struggle to find a place to live.
Workers uncover a remarkably preserved skeleton likely from an American soldier killed in 1812 battles near Toronto. The find recalls the War of 1812 when Canada faced invasion by U S forces, with the site tying to a past engagement and British defense.
A Canadian firm is linked to a notable tombstone inscription. The firm head died and at his grave the epitaph reads Here lies Abraham Biank founder of the Firm of Biank Biank & Co who for many years rival.
A 1909 Ontario commission led Parliament to authorize a 900 acre Guelph farm for utilitarian reform of about 500 convicts with terms over five years. It features a limestone quarry, a three story administration building, dormitory, sellhouse, and fireproof structures for 600 inmates. A macadam road and a concrete bridge span Speed River built by inmates, while the dairy herd, limited supervision, and strong sense of honor yield few escapes.
H H MacLeod, chief engineer turned general manager of the C N R Western lines, is praised for intimate knowledge of 1500 to 2000 miles of track. An American steel executive urged his appointment after observing his dealings with Boards of Trade and town councils. Sir William Mackenzie appointed him general manager a month later.
An expedition sails from St John s toward Baffin Island to seek placer gold in black sand and pebbles. Captain Robert Jones of the Canadian Arctic expedition has joined the party and expects to reach Pond s Bay by August with winter huts planned. A second group also targets the same district with a related objective.
The Labor Department report shows the July price index slipping from 137 to 135, the first decline in months. Grain, fruit, vegetables, and hay costs fall while hides, metals, boots, lumber, and furniture rise slightly. Retail potatoes and sugar drop, eggs rise slightly, meats stay firm. overall consumer impact appears limited but hopeful.
A Galician candidate stood for the Saskatchewan Legislature at the last provincial election. His candidacy set a precedent in Canadian political circles. Galician settlements in the Canadian West have become thriving farming centres.
A church at Richmond and Tecumseth streets in Toronto serves regular services and mission work in a once dense area. The non sectarian parish runs from Bathurst to Brae and Arthur to the bay with 26 000 people in 2.49 percent of houses. Forty young workers mapped conditions while Rev Iman led surveys. Seeds, gardens, prizes, and monthly garden judging accompany home garden schemes. Various clubs and classes support mothers, children, and youths with plans for a model laundry and intact support services.
The Toronto registrar Peter Ryan famed for the Farmers Bank enquiry tells an old St. John’s Ward picnic joke. He wove a tribute to shared oppression and named the Black Prince and the Black Douglas in a quip with a Scotch alderman who retorted that Black Douglas was Scottish.
July saw forty six disputes reported in the Department an increase from June and July nineteen eleven. About seventeen thousand employees were affected versus fifteen thousand in June and nineteen thousand in July of last year. The Garment Workers strike terminated in July resuming operations after two months of idleness, while few of the disputes commencing in July notably disturbed industrial conditions.
An Ontario institute lecturer returning from the hinterland urges farmers to embrace mixed farming. Dairying and stock raising are praised as key to soil fertility and national prosperity, with Oxford and Leeds counties highlighted for success. The piece notes rising demand for food, rising rail reach, and a shift from dairying to grain in some regions amid labor issues.
The article notes sawdust flour from mills is now used in dynamite linoleum and other products. Pine and spruce sawdust are ground and cleaned, sold for about 12 to 13 dollars a ton, and used as an absorbent for nitro glycerine in dynamite and as a filler in linoleum.
The Star Weekly describes a twenty author series on Canadian figures such as Sydenham Papineau Cartier Mackenzie Ryerson Baldwin Lafontaine Hincks Brown Howe and others. It highlights the era 1425 to 1850 and praises the Durham report as a classic with enduring significance for Canadian history.
Customs receipts for the Montreal port averaged about $200 per minute in August. By August 19 the total duties on imports reached $1,691,863, versus $1,207,42 for the same period in 1911, according to R. J. White, chief collector.
Henry Laurence of Langenburg Saskatchewan enjoys his pipe at a young age. The small feature notes his habit with a light tobacco mix to reach a high feeling.
A reflective piece cites passages about straight and crooked paths from biblical and literary sources. It contrasts moral choices with road maps and rail lines, warning that choosing the wrong way leads to ruin while the straight path offers life and safety.
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