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Newspaper
Abbotsford Post
Location
Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada
Date
May 24, 1918
Page
4
Admirers plan a provincial banquet to honor Premier Oliver while he is in Ottawa. Liberals from across the province are expected, with invitations extended to leading Conservatives and Socialists. Mission City chosen for his own riding of Dewdney. Red Cross to supply the spread.
The provincial cabinet appointed George F. Pyke, a returned soldier, to the post of secretary of the returned soldiers' aid commission in British Columbia.
A Vancouver Methodist conference adopts a report urging government funding of the patriotic fund, while keeping administration as before. Debates supported mixed funding methods and stronger child welfare, social reform, and evangelism aims. several members criticize current voluntary approaches. Local notices mention business and property changes involving Alkinven, Wells, Knox, and Bary.
The article urges Canadians to raise backyard hens and feed scraps to poultry to offset meat famine. It argues hens produce eggs cheaply, citing Agriculture Department tests showing 14 to 17 cents per dozen eggs, and claims small flocks can boost home food supply and counter high living costs.
A long critical piece argues Americans delay war resolve due to comfort and amusement. It cites reliance on machines and impulses, predicting bondage and humiliation without steadfast beliefs. The author decries sentimentality, wealth, and idle pleasures eroding resolve and clear thinking.
Mr B Morrissay has returned from a journey over the P G B, ending a brief excursion described in local notes. The report notes his safe arrival and return to routine duties.
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