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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 16, 1915
Page
5
The Canadian Courier argues that science exposes industry as exploitative, urging abolition of alcohol and a moral shift. It links public health to national strength, notes labor reforms spreading in Britain and Australia, with calls for higher minimums and government-supported wages to ensure workers’ comfort.
The Field Husbandry Department at Manitoba Agricultural College reports that bare fallow is the common weed-cleaning method for sow thistle, but its effectiveness varies. Cultivating summer fallows in late spring and summer starves the plant by preventing green leaf growth, while neglecting fallow during haying allows leaves to form and roots to store nutrients, prolonging the weed battle. Continuous black fallows in both summer and fall are essential to kill the strongest weeds.
The Saskatchewan Farmer urges near market access for diversified farm goods. It warns production may outpace marketing facilities as mixed farming rises, urging elimination of middlemen and direct routes to Western factory districts to support upcoming industrial growth and increased local demand.
The French steamship Bordeaux was sunk off the west coast with 13 passengers and four crew lost. Roumania is mobilizing further, with $00,000 more ready for action. The liner Hesperian reported 13 deaths stranded at sea. Dr. Montague’s test postpones the conspiracy charges against ex-ministers in Winnipeg. Ottawa says a federal election may occur this fall. German forces arrested 400 prominent Warsaw citizens two days after entering the city, sending them to Germany and leaving families in uncertainty.
Dr. Michael Clark M P argues in the House of Commons that a home built navy costs Canada less than Britain and keeps the money in Canada to raise wages and improve living standards. Sir Sam Hughes cites Canada’s 37 000 troops in France and 40 000 in Britain ready to join. A French soldier recounts a German American plot to sabotage Canadian harbors and a returned physician warns the war may last five to fifteen years. The Roumania chamber chief predicts joining the Allies once the Dardanelles are forced, soon within weeks.
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