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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 05, 1918
Page
2
A Seattle Post Intelligencer quotation urges Americans to build democracy at home beyond wartime victory. It calls out profiteers and class tensions from rich magnates to laborers, arguing lasting democracy requires self reform and steady effort.
A Reuters dispatched from French army headquarters describes extensive German vandalism in Chateau Thierry after occupying the town near the Marne. Homes with tapestries, pictures, and fine crafts were smashed and wrecked. mirrors broken. carpets torn. and interiors soiled. The correspondent notes the destruction is beyond shelling and likens it to lunacy.
Its Wisdom Equals Its Rarity Fooh's tactics perplex even his countrymen. He appears to be a rare leader who implements plans first and publicizes them afterward, a pattern noted by the Detroit News.
The pills are described as entirely vegetable, reviving and salutary for digestion. Simple in composition, they suit the weakest stomach and are said to improve sluggish digestive function.
Western Canada reports brisk building activity this year with Moose Jaw Saskatchewan issuing permits by July 9 valued at more than twice the same period last year. Other cities in the region also show strong construction, suggesting continued high activity.
Newfoundland's conscription law has filled the regimental ranks and kept the draft's autumn call for fishermen. Women work on farms while fishing boats lack replacement labor. Resistance surfaced but evaders were rounded up and many chose enlistment over jail for failing to register.
An endorsement promotes Mother Graves' Worm Exterminator as safe for delicate children and without danger to the constitution, claiming potency against vermin.
On Dundas county farms the conservation commission tests cultivation methods to curb wild mustard. Comparing fields with corn and grain shows reduced mustard where land was cultivated rather than just plowed. Test on your own farm and compare grain yield and weed levels before adopting new practices.
In South Dakota and Warrick County Indiana volunteers from towns close shops and drive to fields to cut and shock wheat. They work after town hours, assist farmers, and may redirect wages to the Red Cross. County agents and defense councils organize the effort through USDA farm help specialists.
The ad-copy describes asthma as a tyrant and promises immediate relief with Dr. J. D. Kellogg's Asthma Remedy. It claims sufferers can say goodbye to attacks and regain life with the remedy on hand.
Canada food board reports June statistics for Western Canadian fish trade. Inland shipments total 175,149 pounds while export shipments reach 467,000 pounds. Fish on hand amount to 569,458 pounds, giving four week marketable catch of 1,240,175 pounds for the Prairie Provinces.
A resident from Woodlands Middleton Nova Scotia certifies long use of Minard's Liniment in the family and praises it as the best liniment for horse care. The testimonial is signed by W S Pineo.
The United States Shipping Board awarded the Chinese government yard at Shanghai contracts for four cargo vessels of 10 000 tons each and took options on 80 000 more tons. The program may cost about 30 million dollars. About 35 tons of steel will be shipped from the United States and engines and equipment will be built in China. Deliveries begin six months after steel arrival.
Cleaning machinery is being installed in grain elevators erected this year. Four seeds taken from grain will be available for farmers to use as stock feed, saving hauling costs to the lake front.
Prosperity is widespread in northern Alberta Saskatchewan and Manitoba with crops fifty percent ahead of last year. Wheat and rye advance in early blade stages while grazing is excellent. Hog numbers triple last year and land breaking expands, aided by recent rains and ready equipment.
A by law used by Cabri Saskatchewan demonstrates the updated standard for Western Canadian towns. It requires all main street buildings to be constructed of brick stone or cement.
An advertisement touts Putnam's Corn Tractor and Putnam's Extractor as painless fast solutions to corns. The product claims to shrink corn with few drops and uproot it completely, costing a quarter in any drug store.
Alberta hog prices have stayed above U S markets for many months yielding higher margins. Lower production costs and abundant hog foods like oats barley and alfalfa boost profits. Disease losses are rare and recent prices range from eighteen to a hundred dollars per hundred, up four to five dollars from last year. If a man refuses to set an example he is foolish to expect good opinion.
Lord Leverhulme spoke on the value of merit and belief that ability will receive its due reward whether in the field or factory. He recounted a cannibal chief who supposedly turned a missionary into Irish stew, then noted the chief had to leave the royal table. He concluded with You can't keep a good man down.
Mothers fear cholera infantum and stomach troubles in hot months. Baby's Own Tablets are promoted to prevent or quickly aid stomach and bowel illnesses in infants. Sold by medicine dealers or by mail for 25 cents a box from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co. Brockville Ont.
Farmers of Western Canada disposed of flax cars with Winnipeg sales showing up to 5 627.76 from Champion Alberta for a car carrying 1 466 bushels. A Lethbridge Alberta car netted 5.25 after costs, while a Harris Saskatchewan car likely realized the top figure at 6 475.
A historical note states that the United States experiences about two dollars in fire losses for every inhabitant annually. This figure reflects broad fire damage costs across the nation and underscores the impact on households and communities.
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