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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 24, 1918
Page
1
A Dominion Department of Agriculture booklet outlines apple use in shipments and households. It praises apples as king of fruits in fresh dried evaporated or canned forms and notes pectin drives many manufactured products. It advises cooking in granite vessels and offers a free booklet with 16 apple based recipes.
Sale register notes a farm stock and effects auction with E D LeClerc McNutt and AR McIntyre listed as auctioneers. Items include farm equipment and implements and are set for Tuesday November 12 with Dan Gallant of Augusta acting as contact or promoter.
Historian John Mausfield cites winding paths to high ranks from humble roles as the war reshapes leadership. A brigadier general rose from stable boy to carpenter to top commander. The government now controls New Zealand wheat at 141 dollars per bushel, signaling broad wartime reach.
Threshing is well under way in this vicinity. H McIntosh of Winnipeg visits home here. Precautions against Spanish influenza are observed. Rural schools closed. Thanksgiving service postponed. Sapper W A Anderson returns from France and will visit Winnipeg Tuxedo Home. Casualty list notes Emer Stewart wounded in left foot, John Allen wounded in right thigh, Leslie Davidson wounded elbow, Arthur Smith shot in head, Frank Petre with shattered arm. Nut coal contract set at 1365 per ton from Horstone Bros. An order to Rushton Proctor for a new cylinder head at £46.00 is planned.
The text records Miss DBcile Langford spending Thanksgiving in Shellmouth village. Larry Langford, on holiday in Langenburg, has returned home. Margaret McFadyen and Kate McFadyen with Alan McFadyen of Winnipeg visit Mrs L McFadyen. An unclear line mentions taxes for boys at front and a note about Eust Aour hat.
The notice explains Victory Bond values and exchanges for arms, oats, shells, and grenades. It also reports a newborn in the McFadyen home, the death of Pte Bert Wise in France, and concerns over Spanish Influenza. Teddy Langford is wounded and sent to England. Threshing continues with above average wheat samples entering the British America Elevator amid a poor summer.
Town Council approves paying electric light and local accounts including insurance and W J Dig and W Forsythe amounts. Authorized to secure a hospital house and to grant H P Hinch a pig keeping permit. Clerk empowered to modify tax rolls. Also mentions a bulletin on cooking and marketing chickens by Prof. Herner of Manitoba Agricultural College with guidance on shipping live or dressed poultry and free copies from Manitoba Publications Branch.
The district prepares for the Victory Loan campaign starting Monday with canvassers visiting homes next week. Local schools churches and clubs report influenza closures and mild sickness, while Mrs Richards from Montreal plans to return east. Pte Yeung of Rossburn dies of wounds. a large sale is announced at Dahrouge's.
National Fish Day on October 31 promotes awareness of Canada’s fish wealth in seas and lakes. The annual fisheries value is shown as $52,000,000 versus meat costs, with calls to eat fish to combat high living costs and revitalize the industry.
The cathedral bell rang in Lille last Friday marking its return after a four year absence. Officials note a change in policy with both United States and Canadian governments no longer demanding Galess Sundays.
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