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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 03, 1918
Page
7
An old medicine advertisement promises backache relief from Dr Hamilton's Pills and a dramatic scene unfolds with a Parisian master and Marie discussing an inquest into a supposed murder. Papers, letters, and secrecy frame a tension filled continuation.
Marie waits in a deserted grand kitchen while a valet explains her contact will not arrive until afternoon. Jacques tends the room with quiet efficiency as Marie endures tense scrutiny and a visiting stranger nears, the plot thickening under a watchful, austere figure.
George Richer, head of the flag department at the Houses of Parliament, recalls an American flag kept there since 1880 that deteriorated beyond repair. A new 24 by 12 foot flag, matching Britain's size, was ordered for July 4, 1917.
In a convoluted tale Mrs. de Style buys a new hat with money borrowed by her Susans from her uncle who won it in a poker game from her brother, to whom she had lent it after her mother took it from her father and gave it as a birthday present.
A fragment notes steady routines as a husband receives his wife’s thoughts with little perceived change. The speaker reflects on ongoing dynamics at home and a sense of constancy amid vocal input.
London News reports C C frets as Wrens join naval stations to replace men. Officers doubt female capability. a director arrives to oversee both sexes. The piece notes women are conscientious, can multitask, and perform unskilled tasks like cleaning, sewing, and cooking.
A humorous quip describes a patient counting 10 000 sheep and shipping them to market to ease insomnia. The punchline notes after counting the money earned, it is time to wake up.
Mesopotamia Canon Parfit of Jerusalem described himself as Vicar of Mesopotamia and Rural Dean of the Garden of Eden. He spoke of poverty, beggars, and olive oil clad children, while soldiers reported extreme heat and inflated fables about feeding fowls on ice cream. Bagdad’s pontoon bridge plan cost $20,000 with $200,000 raised by coercion. the tax collector kept the surplus.
U S government services repair and clean clothing during June at camps and cantonments. In one month 284,111 pairs of shoes were repaired and 9,150 hats, 71,496 overcoats, 48,631 coats, and 141,420 pairs of breeches were serviced. Nearly a quarter million suits of underwear were processed along with other items. Total pending jobs reached 1,184,033 with half a million garments cleaned and pressed and 5,163,642 pieces laundered per War Department figures.
The largest group of women in uniform forms part of the war effort as army nurses, with a hundred prepared to carry their hospitals with them onto the battlefield.
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