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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 02, 1909
Page
12
The Banner notes publication on Main Street Howell operated weekly every Thursday from its office on Main Street. Joseph Mointy is listed as publisher with a line showing ownership and contact details for readers seeking notices or notices to publish.
Wm H Crerar reported weeds along a sidewalk near E M Williams' office believed to be Perennial Sow Thistle. A Manitoba Agricultural College reply urged rapid removal to prevent spread, noting the weed is already widespread in southern regions and could threaten western areas if not controlled.
The article notes how speed and mobility aid criminals from bank robbers to smugglers using vehicles like automobiles and airplanes. It cites Orville Wright’s belief in high flying planes and discusses customs officials fearing aerial smugglers could evade detection if aircraft reach miles high and long distances.
The article argues rheumatism cures rely on lowering uric acid via diet, with drugs only in severe cases. It lists Mass General Hospital’s recommended foods, including Graham bread, corn, rice, milk, eggs, beans, most vegetables, fish, cheese, and alkaline waters, while avoiding red meat, starch, potatoes, white bread, and sugars. It also stresses ample water intake and a daily pre-breakfast warm or cold drink to stimulate digestion.
Advice notes that plain water often moves a constipated person and medicated water may help. It stresses keeping bowels and skin open to remove uric acid and wastes, suggests a hot bath, and cites The Delineator August issue as a source.
The Ontario government plans to build the Kenora court house as its own contractor using day labor after tenders proved too high. Winnipeg carpenters threaten a strike seeking a ten cent hourly raise or 45 cents for the wage period, arguing that boosts should have been set before contracts were let to avoid eroding contractor profits.
A historical essay defends slavery by arguing it framed health and welfare through treating enslaved people as property. It claims animal health laws could have been mirrored for humans, suggesting slaveholding would have accelerated disease prevention and veterinary-style care for people, linking progress to property status.
The report states Canada smoked 360 million cigarettes last year, down from 400 million the year before. It attributes the decline to restrictive legislation enacted in 1908, which allegedly prevented up to 40 to 60 million cigarettes from being consumed by youth.
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