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Newspaper
Abbotsford Post
Location
Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Apr 06, 1917
Page
2
The Abbotsford Post is a weekly journal serving Abbotsford and vicinity. Distributed by Mort Publishers Company, it notes advertising rates available on application and lists J. A. Bath as proprietor and publisher.
A historical article advocates urban poultry keepers forming associations to promote thrifty pullets for profitable winter egg production. It proposes publicizing pullet suitability, organizing hatching and rearing via local cooperatives, and arranging spring deliveries. The Dominion Live Stock Branch offers travel costs and support for associations purchasing 300 plus pullets, with Ottawa coordinating for nationwide effort.
A fragmentary editorial ponders how inactive youths labeled slackers reflect on citizenship in Canadian cities. It questions whether education or stricter measures under acts like Milkin would address the issue, noting concerns about a future social order and recalling mentions of Cowichan and Harald.
An aging agricultural note explains soil work for potato crops and contrasts good cultivation with failures in wheat regions. It recounts an expert’s planting method, trench fertilization, and careful spacing steps to yield healthy vines and tubers. The piece emphasizes loose soil, manure, and precise trench fertilizer mixing for best results.
The article argues that cattle hog and sheep prices influence farmers differently. It notes some stockmen consistently miss the best moments while others buy at peaks. Success comes from watching markets and conditions to profit from stock holdings.
London reports a 94 year old woman's death ending a 73 year confinement to bed sparked by a forbidden engagement. She began the illness at age 21 after her father opposed the match and she never left her bed except to travel to read at Scarborough or Cambridge. Her illness persisted with minimal outward symptoms described.
Reading fragment mentions a short period of eleven days and references pining or longing themes. The text is severely garbled with no clear people, places, or events to identify.
A man in a municipal court was fined for wearing the national flag on his coat. The judge warned him that the penalty would rise to twenty five dollars if he refused to prove the flag was genuine. The incident references a prior sentence and centers on patriotic display.
A letter from Mrs Ivers Bulkeley reports on prisoners of war in August 1975 and the Canadian Red Cross appeal. It details 279 prisoners needing food support, estimating monthly costs from 3069 to 4185 dollars, with current subscriptions and shortfalls from fundraisers. It urges adopters to recruit more supporters to sustain meals.
The Hohenzollerns trace descent to a ninth century count who held a castle at Zallern. Emperor Sigismund in 1445 elevated Frederick of the junior branch to elector of Brandenburg, founding the Prussian line. In 1849 other branches ceded territorial rights to Prussia and the imperial status arose with the Germanic Confederation.
A colonist notes that Ohne wed a Habsburg princess and that a son could be born who would be heir to the Holy Roman Emperors, reflecting dynastic concerns of succession and power.
The Dominion plans revenue of about 230 million dollars for the fiscal year ending March 21 1917. This exceeds the previous year by around 40 million and marks the highest revenue in Canada’s history, amid wartime conditions. The March 31 target is cited as a turning point toward continued prosperity.
For the year ending February 28 Canadians show a trade surplus with exports totalling 1 028 960 000 and imports 724 995 000. The eleven month value reaches 1 771 995 000, up from 1 098 945 000 last year, marking a favorable balance of over 300 million. Meanwhile a pair of light anecdotes show a mother scolding her battered son after a fight and a street scene about a dancing partner stepping on toes.
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