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A farmer faced steady turnover of hired help last summer. He posted a gate notice offering a peculiar job with odd perks and demands, hoping to attract a reliable worker who would stay long term.
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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 16, 1920
Page
6
A farmer faced steady turnover of hired help last summer. He posted a gate notice offering a peculiar job with odd perks and demands, hoping to attract a reliable worker who would stay long term.
Fire escapes were used in Paris ay lope aca as 1761. The longest ship canal is the Suez at 87 miles while Keil and Parama follow with 40 miles. Haroness McDonald, widow of Sir John A. McDonald, dies in England. Snow disrupts Buenos Aires electrical works after centuries without snowfall.
Classified items list real estate and miscellaneous ads from Rossburn Shellmouth Rusveil and Russell. Items include a studio building and lot in Rossburn offered by Geo A Meeres, a child’s cat and go cart for sale in Shellmouth, a millinery apprentice position with Miss Whitmore in Rusveil, and a prompt farm listing service by J McIntyre at The Banner Office Russell.
A notice proposes naming a new town near Hunters on the Canadian Pacific extension. A prize of a lot in the subdivision will go to the person submitting the most suitable name. Each entrant may send one name with a clipped copy of the notice to L Boultan, Barrister and Solicitor, by a stated deadline.
A brief lost item notice reports a vehicle missing on a short road between Binscarth and Russell. The finder is instructed to leave it at the C P R station in Russell.
Public notice lists land parcels described as three quarters of section 31-24-28 and the southeast quarter of 24-24-29. For further particulars contact N. B. Adams at Tumbeil P O Man Ol4o.
A man offers a 500 reward for the return of a lost pocketbook with $10 and an excursion ticket from Toronto to Russell, found in Russell. A separate ad offers 19.00 reward for locating a missing one day old spring foal with white face and hind feet, seen July 1. Contact Chas Hara, Silverton P. O.
Applications invited for the assessing of the Municipality of Boulton for 1921. Assessing to be completed within the year. D. R. McDonald, Reeve.
Tenders due Sept 20 for 19 cords dry wood and 15 cords green wood to be cut to two foot lengths and piled at the Minnis ka School. Dry wood to be delivered by Nov 1. M T McLennan secretary treasurer. Also miscellaneous notices of rooms for rent and sales follow.
For sale a fire half section of land 200 acres activated with good pasture and hay land balance. House 12 by 18 with lean to kitchen bay 24 with loft and other outbuildings. Good water. This is a good buy at the price shed for it. For particulars apply to Mcintyre at The Banner Office. The Banner offers printing services and inquiries are welcome.
Immediate call to place an advertisement in The Banner when items are for sale or animals are lost or strayed, promising effective results from these classified cards.
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