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Newspaper
Abbotsford Post
Location
Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Nov 12, 1915
Page
2
The Friday November 12 1915 issue notes a prairie exchange changing hands to a new proprietor who promises success. He praises the longtime predecessor who began The Sentinel in 1908 and compares small town newspapers to pioneering homesteaders while outlining the paper’s independent policy.
The Merritt Herald notes Chilliwack farmers donated a car load of potatoes to the Municipal Relief Department for distribution to the needy in South Vancouver. Freight terms from Chilliwack to Vancouver ranged around 25 cents per hundred pounds with a $100 minimum for 40,000 pounds, while the B C H R offered to haul the car to any South Vancouver point for $10. The piece comments on farmer influence in empire building and criticizes tobacco drives for soldiers as charity.
The piece argues Liberal excitement is spurred by an anticipated provincial election before Christmas. It contends the Victoria Times lacked fresh copy last Saturday and relied on the Vancouver Sun to supply the rest, creating a media driven push.
The New Denver Record reports a witty war puzzle noting Bulgaria in Roumania out and Greece undecided. It asks what will happen to Turkey if President Wilson's marriage fails to occur on time.
Lowrey notes the death of Sir Charles Tupper last Saturday, praising him as a famed figure in Canadian history and a steadfast supporter of national development. He credits Tupper with shaping Canada and the CPR, while highlighting his lifelong health discipline.
A humorous verse notes that many creatures loudly announce their traits while humans, despite being nature's greatest creation, pause before advertising themselves. The quatrain from the Galloway Gazette wryly contrasts animal verve with human restraint.
The Dominion Department of Agriculture expands its co operative Egg and Poultry Marketing work from the east to the Western Provinces. Officials including T A Benson J H Hare R J Allen and William Kerr will head operations in Alberta Saskatchewan Manitoba and Prince Edward Island to test and implement the system. British Columbia remains unincluded.
The Deputy Postmaster General at Ottawa reports mail handling at the front will be improved. The notice urges timely attention to addressing mail sent to soldiers serving in the battles. The plan aims to streamline delivery and speed up correspondence for those at war.
The document instructs that all mail to military personnel be addressed with Regimental Number Rank Name, Squadron or Company and Battalion or Regiment, Stam appointment or Department, Canadian Contingent with British Expeditionary Force, Army Posts Office London England. It prohibits mentioning higher formations like brigades or divisions to avoid delays.
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