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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 23, 1915
Page
7
Clyde Ashley urges co operation between farmers and local merchants to counter price domination. He argues mutual benefits from frank talks, shared boards, fairs, and agricultural events, noting towns depend on farming prosperity. The piece promotes integrated rural commerce to reduce dependence on large firms and improve local economies.
The piece notes San Marino and other small states like Luxembourg Monaco Liechtenstein the Isle of Man the Isle of Man and others sending soldiers to fight as larger powers wage war. It highlights San Marino 9500 residents joining Italy view and a long quirk about a historic non ratified war with Austria since 1866 and legends of Saint Merinus and Saint Leo.
Twelve years ago the car was a plaything yet now it serves as a battleship on wheels. It carries officers along the pattie line and transports ammunition and food from base to front for unheard of distances. Engines drive rapid fire pieces operated by gunners while ambulances move surgeons and wounded swiftly, yielding an unexpectedly low death rate given the scale of the conflict.
Wife Henry urges landlord to assess rain damage to ceiling fearing further harm to the home and concerns about leaving children in an unsafe living space.
W J Black president of Manitoba Agricultural College returned from a two day Chicago conference of bankers and farmers under the American Bankers Association auspices. He was the sole Canadian attendee and spoke at a banquet on Western Canada development. He said US bankers see closer ties with agriculture boosting farmer wealth and nation prosperity. Conference noted loans to farmers for college attendance and interest in good roads with attendees from 29 states and editors Henry Wallace and C J Goodwin among guests from leading farming papers.
E Gordon Lee traces the jitney omnibus to the west and cites its five cent fare and various origin theories. He credits California with pioneering the idea and notes the rapid disruption jitneys caused in American urban transport, beginning with Oakland and Los Angeles ventures.
The Journal of Commerce notes three rules: subjects cannot trade with alien enemies without license. insurers cannot be sued for enemy goods during war. contracts made before hostilities may be enforceable after peace, while during war recovery is suspended. It explains how alien enemies, neutrals, and British subjects are treated in fire insurance during and after conflict.
Hon. G. Howard Ferguson announces a wide mobilization across government services to save Ontario farmers from migrating west to wheat states. The plan targets Temiskaming districts for rapid settlement this winter, using district agriculture reps and colonization officials to track farmers considering moving.
Two county women read a pool sign claiming 25,000 gallons in and out every hour. One dismisses the figure as nonsense noting there aren’t that many women in the entire county. A local humor piece captures a small town reaction to inflated water usage claims.
A.M. Martens Co of Toronto releases a study praising Canada's vast territory and rich resources. The volume argues Canada can rival Europe in natural wealth, highlighting agriculture in Alberta Saskatchewan and Manitoba, growing industries in manufacturing fisheries and mining, and vast timber reserves. A copy is available from A H Martens Co in Toronto.
A London special portrays Germany as ruined by the war after a year of brutal fighting. It argues Germany’s navy is crippled, economy devastated, and territory shrinking while Britain’s sea dominance grows and Allied nations rally to defeat the Kaiser’s aims. It notes American public opinion brands Germany as murderers and highlights vast war costs and sacrifices by the Allies.
A call stresses that those concerned with national progress should keep this in mind and seek knowledge. The statement underscores civic duty and informed citizen engagement as essential to growth and prosperity.
The seventh annual milking records report from the federal Department of Agriculture details 413 cows registered in 1940 across Holstein Ayrshire Jersey Guernsey French Canadian and Shorthorn breeds. Top yields include Holstein 23717 pounds milk 940? pounds fat and Shorthorn 19535 pounds milk 540 pounds fat with other strong results across breeds.
Critics say incapacitated soldiers including those blinded receive only one dollar per week, deemed insufficient. militia officials defend the policy as part of a broader plan for incapacitated veterans who may enter convalescent homes or receive extra allowances if they stay home. Government studies on further aid are ongoing.
Manitoba has performed well in recruiting with Alberta leading at 13 percent of Canada’s enlistment. Saskatchewan and Manitoba follow with about 2.78 percent, while British Columbia shows roughly 2.58 percent. Winnipeg Telegram notes these figures from reliable statistics.
The minister of the interior recommended granting a ten year lease of a portion of the cornery land at Battleford Saskatchewan formerly used for connection with the Indian Behawl to the Seventh Day Adventists of Saskatchewan. The lease may be renewed for a further ten years at the minister's discretion.
Russia plans a double track railway from Petrograd through Petrozavodsk to the Arctic Ocean with an all year link to western seas via Ekaterina in the Gulf of Kola. The system, operable in 24 hours between Ekaterina and Petrograd, will run parallel to a current road from Archangel to Vologda. Mallet locomotives of 64.2 tons, coal or oil fired, are under construction at Golutrin for Arctic service.
A Windsor Castle charity sale for the British Red Cross included an American flag embroidered on white silk. Lady French had bought the piece in Paris for 35 dollars. bidding opened at 150 dollars and rose to 1,250 dollars paid by Queen Mary, with proceeds aiding Red Cross relief for the sick and wounded.
Wapcon Ohio resident W L Biddle broke the world record by growing 58.65 bushels of wheat per acre on 811 bushels from a ton and five twelfths acres. The previous record was 55 2/3 bushels per acre held by Dewey Haines of Arcanum Ohio.
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