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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 14, 1916
Page
2
After a violent assault, Mabin frees a wounded man and learns he hid a clue in room nineteen at the Hotel Mandeville. She tends his head wounds, seeks police and doctor help, and wonders if the attacker was Fryer, the man she planned to meet.
In a domestic exchange, she notes a sixty a month raise enables a pricier flat while he questions paying more rent. The couple weighs comfort against higher housing costs and asks whether to request a rent increase.
The Canadian railways plant trees and shrubs to control drifting snow and sand. At Vaucluse Quebec 3500 cottonwood 1000 jack pine cuttings survived well, with rows aligned to tracks. Norway spruce caragana and lilac are used as windbreaks and snow breaks with rapid growth expected.
English destroyers trap submerged enemy submarines in wire nets around the British Isles. Death bubbles rise as crews perish, and a delaying wait precedes crane lift and disentanglement. The doctor describes the grim scene and the horrors not spoken aloud.
Margarine is coming into general use in Europe as butter prices rise for the poor. Originally from beef fat and offal with oil, it is now made mainly from nut and seed oils plus the soge bean and cotton seed with skim milk. Physicians call it wholesome. Canada forbids artificial butter to protect dairymen.
The quote humorously contrasts a recruit told he is too short to enlist with a reply about an officer being acceptable. It highlights military recruitment wit from Life magazine.
The article outlines new military insignia for all wounded in the current war. Officers and enlisted personnel will wear gold braid stripes on the left sleeve to signify each injury. Strips are two inches long for each wound and placed at specified positions on the sleeve.
At prize day the head boy recited "Friends Romans countrymen" to the crowd. A mother mocked a pupil, quipping that the boy would borrow anything, remarking on "Jones' bar" as a jab at the student’s effort.
A father explains to his son that a patriot’s pride comes from the heart while a jingo’s pride shows in the head. The witty remark contrasts genuine national feeling with bluster.
The article traces the potato from noble suspicion to staple food, noting its royal and social mentions. It covers origins in the Americas, early introduction in Britain and Ireland, and its evolving status as a common, versatile crop used for food, alcohol, livestock feed, and industry. It highlights cultural anecdotes and concludes with ongoing plant breeding and diversity.
Scho London was a sea man colony before the war on Charlotte street. Belgians have lost their country but gain revenge in Charlotte street with cafes named after Belgian towns. Belgian soldiers on leave are seen drinking coffee in these establishments.
In a clipped dialogue Brid asks if the furnace has gone out while a voice replies it did not come through here. The exchange hints at a domestic concern about heating.
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