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Newspaper
Abbotsford Post
Location
Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Apr 20, 1917
Page
2
The Abbotsford Adver ta in weakly newspaper announces a government advertising policy and notes an editor proprietor J A Bates. It mentions Shibbuloti-Neithwr and an application for a government action.
An editorial urges readers to grow a backyard garden to offset high living costs blamed on wartime disruptions. It notes scarce food, German submarine losses, and advises households to invest effort and resources to improve yields. The piece also mentions Brazil's hog and beef policy shifts and ongoing agri cultural momentum.
The Matsqui council approves payment of bills and endorses a Memorial Peace Highway project. Councillor Melander is named delegate to coordinate with other municipalities and government officials. Allocations include 150 on White Road 250 on Huningdon 180 on Sinclair 400 on Mt Lehman with tender calls possible.
A public notice urges shoppers to buy from regularly advertised retailers amid shortages. It argues plural stores vary in fairness, warns against unbranded goods, and notes rising labor and production costs will push prices higher. It stresses value through durable, quality goods and responsible advertising.
The council debated road extensions and gravel repairs including Nelson Road and Mace Road with funds provisioned. Measures on Clayburn Straiton Road and a loan by law were advanced after urgency suspensions and passed through readings.
A poem asserts loyalty to the flag as the supreme duty. It contrasts intimate personal love with public fidelity and urges prompt, unwavering service when called. The speaker stresses that duty must override private interest and become a vital guiding principle for men.
The article surveys Friday the thirteenth as an unlucky date in superstition and religion, noting Friday’s varied associations across cultures. It recalls April 12 1776 Washington’s army reached New York and 1877 marks the first business telephone line in Boston.
Fragmentary verse recalls soldiers preparing for danger with a tin bonnet and khaki paint. The poem praises makeshift headgear as a shield amid shrapnel and trench life. It mentions Dover, decoration, and comrades, praising a simple item as essential protection and morale.
The item blends light social sketches with quotes about youth, education, and family life. It includes a magistrate exchange with two college students facing charges and a series of reflective maxims on opportunity, knowledge, and domestic life in well to do American households.
The dialogue notes Darling arriving while his wife has coerced him into a change, describing a man wearing corsets waxed mustache and manicured nails. The exchange mocks fashionable disguise and gendered performances in society.
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