Fight or Pay: Canadian Patriotic Fund Appeal to Duty
A wartime appeal urges Canadians to fight or support by guaranteeing families of soldiers. It frames loyalty to Britain, highlights sacrifice at the front, and quotes King George encouraging voluntary service and financial backing to uphold the Empire’s cause. The call emphasizes national duty and the slogan Fight or Pay.
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Great Britain
Canadian Patriotic Fund
Canada
Europe
Iask
What Lyddite Is Made From Piric Acid and Coal Tar
The piece explains lydite as piric acid melted with a yellow dye like vaseline and mentions its manufacture from coal tar via phenol and nitric acid. It notes lydite is a famous high explosive, dangerous when moist, and requires a strong detonator containing fulminate of mercury and tetryl. It also cautions about its acidity and tendency to form unstable compounds with moisture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maxlind
Laneaghire
France
Halloween Night Delights At Hatzic Hall By Women’s Institute
A Friday night program by the Women’s Institute drew a large crowd for Halloween festivities at Hatzic Hall. Attendees included witches, ghosts, black cats, and girls in vivid costumes, with pumpkin pies and candy abundant. Weather kept some pranks to Sunday, while autumnal decorations and Union Jacks added festive flair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women’s Institute
Hallowe'en
Hatzic and
Mission City
Hallowe’en
Hatzie Hall
Halloween Institute Event Ended In Drawn Portrait Puzzle
Festivities featured portrait guessing with numbered photos of prominent Institute members and a key to the puzzle. A novelty display, various games, candy booths, and a whist set entertained old and young. An educational yet lively evening included a dainty lunch, an electrical Malin Street display, dancing, raffles, and palmistry, raising 75 dollars to ease a bill.
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Red Cross Fund
Dorothy Manson
Malin Street
T. Pripp
Lucy Draper
Lindred
Nighttime Bike Theft Mystery From Haney Woods
A Halloween night incident in Haney reports youths stealing a neighbor’s gate and bicycle while the culprits were chased by the gate owner. A lantern revealed the crime. the bike was dropped as suspects fled, leaving a shadowy figure possibly fleeing toward fields with the stolen bike.
Calgary engineer Bates returns home after illness
Mr C M Bates has been in British Columbia since last April and returned to his Calgary home Saturday evening. He is nearly recovered and able to resume his old job as engineer on the O P R. Under the care of Dr Sutherland and Dr Doherty of Port Coquitlam his recovery is praised by Port Coquitlam physicians.
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C. M. Bates
B. Cy
Calgary
Cully
Sutherland
Doherty
Port Coquitlam
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Abbotsford
the Post Publishing Company
Abbotsford and District
J. A. Bates
Ruiter
Lyddite
Ousy Ha'ezic
Drs. Gilbert
Pianna Anderson
British Columbia
Vancouver
Dr. Gheerts
Damien Eide
Hammond Haney
Maple Ridge
Haney
J. H. Jones
Abbotafarl
Matsqui-Sumas Board OF Trade
Chas. Hill-Tout
S. A. Morley
B. C
Wm, Roberts
the Royal Studio
A. McCallum
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