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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 26, 1935
Page
4
Botany connects closely with crop production and national agriculture through research and practical work. Canada’s Division of Botany aids disease control in cereals and fruit, weed extermination, pasture conservation, and seed certification, collaborating with other branches and international networks.
A Port of London Authority monthly notes that the old Westminster Bridge was disliked for suicides and whispered voices. It cites 19th century accounts describing eerie murmurs from alcoves where whispers could be heard across the wall, enabling conversations amid street noise.
In Budapest Sergeant Josef Horvath, stationed at St. Margaret's Bridge Head since 1926, was named the bravest police member and awarded the city’s annual reward after saving 132 people from drowning in the Danube. He recalls only two thanked him. he was once wounded pulling a drowning man and later by a shoemaker’s knife. He plans to save more lives before retirement.
Two large timbers cut on Grouce Mountain near Lake Cowichan BC are intended as masts for a royal yacht. One timber measures 106 feet with a 20 inch top, the other 96 feet with a 22nd top. Both are heart-centered at each end and qualify as mast grade.
Britain reports a record housing surge with 167,379 homes built in the first half of the year and 149,287 completed at a weekly pace of 6,500. The Yeomen of the Guard, arguably the oldest regiment, safeguard the king at St James Palace with a 450 year history.
The piece traces salad history from Shakespeare to modern dietary science, praising salads as essential and noting a Dominion government extension booklet offering over 40 diverse salad recipes. It highlights that salads vary by diet, hotel, and country and stresses accessibility of ingredients for all households.
The defence department states its stock of Ross rifles is not for sale despite numerous requests linked to the Italo-Ethiopian dispute. It remains unclear if gun runners are involved, but the government emphasizes it is not in the armament business.
Maple sugar and syrup output for 1985 is estimated at 6,538,960 pounds valued at 740,149, and 2,250,169 gallons of syrup valued at 2,782,275, against 4,490,600 pounds valued at 576,450 and 1,838,400 gallons valued at 2,464,150 in 1934. The total industry value stands at 3,522,420 versus 3,040,600 in 1934, up 15.8 percent.
Wooden shoes are produced and sold ten times more than years ago in Holland. The rise is driven not by mood but by souvenir demand from tourists. A minority of natives still use sabots for barn work and similar tasks.
An old item notes a farmer on an eight person jury who jokes that seven stubborn men slowed the verdict. A separate blurb mentions Dr. Alred Wegener leading an expedition that found Greenland ice more than one percent miles thick.
The Dominion Fisheries vessel Givenchy reported a massive sea lion display at East Haycock Island and nearby rocks off Vancouver Island. Masters estimate about 28 000 sea lions and pups on the rocks during a summer break in the Pearl and Virgin Rocks sealing hunt area. The annual hunt aims to reduce numbers to protect salmon fishing grounds. this year 623 lions and pups were killed, about 150 fewer than last year.
A fragmentary item records a tense exchange involving Tishman and a signed name on a telephone repair, plus a quip about being Irish and proud, a Scot guest, and a joke about an enthusiastic stew. A hippopotamus stomach joke rounds out the snippet with a hyperbolic food capacity claim.
The City of London nominates its Sheriff for next year in a September election. The honorary post costs about 25000 dollars yearly, as the sheriff entertains judges at the Old Bailey and assists the Lord Mayor. In contrast to Canada, Scotland values sheriffs as judges, with different pay.
The Duke of Kent, on a private inspection of Hampstead and Highgate underground lines, drove a train toward Waterloo to Goodge Street when a danger signal alerted him to a defective train blocking the line. He brake released and halted the train, earning compliments for his skill. the regular driver was in the cabin. Canada marks 68th birthday.
Modern science credits memory to the whole nervous system not just the brain. Hands remember actions like knife and fork use, and mental images aid recall in artists musicians and writers. Fatigue impairs memory, but rest restores it, while repeated practice secures durable recall.
Kameki Shimura, a former schoolteacher in Tokyo, adm itted to living for 14 months by crashing into vehicles and feigning injuries. He would collect 3 to 5 dollars on the spot from drivers, but a recent taxi collision yielded no injury and the paid accomplice refused. A passing doctor and police confirmed the ruse.
Latvia forms several small principalities split Europe. A minor trade exists with Canada, last year Canada exported clover seed worth 9,240 dollars amid this cross border commerce.
The current year is projected to yield about 910 million pairs of shoes globally. This figure reflects broad production trends across major footwear firms and regional markets.
Observations from the summer of 1934 note soil drifting or wind erosion across Saskatchewan during a drought period. Medium textured soils show drift as a rising problem, with humus content not preventing drift. Heavier soils also merit attention due to agricultural value, though no loss in productive power is observed. The Slay soils and drifted materials are compositionally similar, and sandy loam drift differs texturally and chemically from original soil. The Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Committees under the Dominion Department of Agriculture study the issue.
Advice for avoiding lightning during storms. Stay in a downstairs room or lie in a ditch away from trees and poles. Do not hold conductive items like umbrellas or golf clubs. Golfers should drop clubs and lie flat if needed. Cars with rubber tires are safer outdoors, but wet tires change that. Indoors, avoid open windows, cars, telephones, radios, and ensure aerials are earthed.
A dinner in Chicago features Israel Zangwill, noted non Aryan tales writer, who orders ham and quips that Chicago ham beats Chicago tongue. Nearby patrons laugh at his remark in a scene reflecting local wit and celebrity interest.
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