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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 11, 1906
Page
4
A small publication notice from the office on Main Street Russell Manitoba appears in a 2 year old issue. The notice references a weekly Thursday release and advance publication details for local readers.
The upcoming municipal election ballot asks if a municipality should own and operate its own telephone system and connect to government lines. A yes vote would let councils approve large spending to build systems, with property owners surrendering future control of telephone expenditures. The piece urges voters to consider other government aids and cautions against unchecked spending.
In a Weekly Sun letter the writer decries railway and parliamentary corruption tied to North West land deals. He alleges Sir Thomas Shaughnessy and Mackenzie Mann used politics and land grants to enrich a small syndicate, with public lands and cash gifts totaling tens of millions flowing to the parties and railways in exchange for favorable terms and legislation.
The Presbyterian church faces a call from its Home Mission Committee to supply 75 ant fields. Officials urge swift action to meet the ministry’s rural outreach project.
The North Western Manitoba Teachers Association plans a convention at Hirtle on October 16 to 17 with a full programme. Sessions include president's address, primary reading, discipline, Irish education, composition, memory, and co education. A note urges teachers to obtain a standard convention certificate for free return. Other items mention Dominion Express trial, railway expansion, and new line projections.
The text extols Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery noting glycerine and eoden ingredients enhance medicinal properties, act as demulcents and nutritives, aid digestive and systemic health, and help lingering coughs bronchial throat and lung affections. It claims cures in long standing coughs and some chest issues, with disclaimer it won’t cure advanced consumption. It invites readers to request the small book of extracts and consult by letter.
Fragmentary OCR shows rates for ads at uniform centa per word and space for notices. It mentions celery, horse age categories, banners, memorial carts, and design options while urging readers to advertise in The Banner for publishment and promotion.
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