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Abbotsford Post

Location

Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada

Date

Oct 24, 1919

Page

2

Ontario Elections Reflect Pouring Change In Prohibition And U F O Rise

The Abbotsford Post notes Ontarios recent elections stirring public debate on prohibition and party politics. Women voted for or against temperance. United Farmers Organization gains power. The piece contrasts provincial trends with British Columbia and hints at a Liberal split between Borden and Mackenzie King while dubbing Ontario voters as seeking a former government.

Ontario Unis Pitur Vine He Yoling United Farmers Organization

Sequence of the Election Seals Proportional Representation Debate

An incidental outcome of Labour gains will be putting proportional representation advocates in an awkward position. They argued Labour could not win a fair share of seats under present conditions, but that assumption is decisively challenged. The pro PR side will seek a fresh, equally cogent argument in short order.

Friends of Proportional Representatio

Liberals Pick Leader William King in PEI Victory

The Liberals elect parliamentarian William Lyon Mackenzie King as their new leader after winning in a Prince Edward Island constituency. He faces the task of restoring the party to its prewar status amid no United Farmers opposition.

William Lyon MckKenzie King Prince Edward Island King Liberal Party

What Do They Want In The World Of Protests

The editor notes that public opinion always overestimates trouble while the world itself recovers from its digestion. He suggests people seldom know what they want, often answering with trivial desires like a large armchair. The piece observes repeated questions about socialist, anarchist, and revolutionary movements.

Liu World Chak Alexander Black Mark Lemon Punch Lemon Polshevists

No Jokers in the Senate and Price Hikes Amid Probes

A tirade laments a “joker” in the United States Senate causing comment and notes a mishmashed remark on Gibraltar and Britain. It cites shoe price hikes tied to wartime hides, and suggests investigations drove the rise. The piece mocks political and fiscal issues with sharp phrasing.

United States Senate American Statesman United States Britain Gibraltar Morganthau

Parable for Future Generations continues in provincial politics

A new leader and his aide seek to discredit the former administration by a broad probe for graft. The railway project tainted by old ties surfaces amid public uproar as figures from $15,089 to large sums emerge. The quiet governor dies, and the Oppressors face harsh scrutiny while engines lag and public funds are debated. To be continued.

Ugo France Victoria B.C Chen

Does Popying It Over Pay Markets Bulletin

A markets column laments faults in BC fruit shipping and grading practices. The writer praises improved varieties like Wealthy and Gravenstein from Kootenay, but condemns poor packing, misgraded onions, and nonmarketable apples. He vows continued objections to protect market reputation.

Markets Bulletin B.C B. C McIntosh Gravensten Gravenstein Kootenay Prairie Fromielowna

Sugar beet and fruit juice urged to ease sugar shortage

A New York authority links rising sugar demand to prohibition and urges British Columbia growers to expand sugar beet production and by product factories. He notes U S consumption up 400 000 tons in nine months and calls for practical steps to reduce reliance on imports, despite higher production costs.

New York U. S B.C

Creation Myth Fragment Recounts Nature and Humankind

An old fragment describes a creator finishing beasts and insects then assembling scraps Into a composite figure named HOOSTER. It speaks of jealousy and love, a velvet mantle, and a steel grasp, presenting themes of equality, justice, and human choice in association.

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