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Newspaper
Abbotsford Post
Location
Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Nov 08, 1918
Page
2
The Abbottsford Post editorial calls on Canadians, especially farmers, to sacrifice and lend support to the war effort by buying Victory bonds to the limit. It condemns concerns about inconvenience and stresses that including borrowing to fund bonds is a patriotic duty to help bring the boys home from the fighting in France.
A letter criticizes the premier for favoring the western Dewdney district with funds while neglecting the area east of the Stave River. Roads in the east are deteriorating, despite a large treasury, as voters hope for change after the next session and better treatment for the eastern portion.
Widespread claim that eastern provinces pay more taxes than western regions while Mission Dewdney and Nicomen Island receive less public spending prompts calls to oust Premier John Oliver and his government. The piece frames an election as a chance to reallocate funds and governance.
The Hon. I. A. Crerar, Minister of Agriculture, calls on Canadian farmers to trim their beef animals before marketing. He warns overweight stock have been slaughtered and notes the British Ministry of Food offers top prices only for bacon from hogs weighing 150 to 250 pounds, with carcasses weighing at least 600 pounds preferred.
As France battles, over a million men are unfit for service and women manage farms. They work fields and vineyards beside men drafted into war, even amid shelling. Food production falls to about one third despite efforts by women, children, and the elderly.
Article extols Knowlton's Danderine as a cure for dandruff and hair loss. It claims dandruff damages hair, causes itching, and weak roots, then urges readers to buy a small bottle from any drug store to restore lustre, strength, and volume.
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