25 Oct 1918
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Newspaper
Abbotsford Post
Location
Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Oct 25, 1918
Page
1
The document advises avoiding crowds and sick people, maintaining clean hands, proper coughing etiquette, fresh air, warm clothing, and bed rest with physician care. It stresses isolating patients, using separate utensils, and following state rules, noting aftereffects can exceed the illness itself and detailing minimal economic figures.
Older workers over 50 prove adaptable and efficient in trade school training. A 60 year old in New Haven quickly became an adept machinist and boosted output by 20 percent. another hit foreman role after brief training. A 63 year old farmer gained skilled production quickly. Firms in Cincinnati, England, and France favor older workers for reliability and responsibility.
The annual meeting of the Prison Valley Teachers Institute will be held next month in Miselan City. An evening public session features Mr A I Douglas, manager of the Carnegie Warry, Vancouver, delivering an address on literature.
An organized Victory Loan unit met October 21 to outline a campaign in the Hartford-Matueau district. Officials said all commissions would come from light applications, funding Red Cross work across the district. The goal is $50,000 and to rally subscriptions by the campaign's close.
The available text is garbled and fragmentary, with no identifiable people, places, dates, or events to summarize into a coherent news item.
Sunday gatherings and visits fill Abbotsford households as Miss Fraser substitutes for ill relatives. Immigrant officials relocate families from the coast. Red Cross event raises funds with whist games and prizes. Local churches hold services and memorials. families travel to Vancouver and Murrayville for visits and music.
Fragmentary OCR mentions Victory Hand London and Orie Bk, with references to battles and forested areas. Several name fragments appear, including Britta, Valenvighites, and Lagu, but no coherent event, date, or clear outcome is identifiable.
The Kilgard and Strattom groups held a fundraising auction at Strayton School led by Mr Slisurer Le Janie Uliveiced. The event sold dolls crafts and produce with proceeds supporting prisoners of war and a Cross Society dance funded by the evening’s sales. Earnest bidding raised about one hundred dollars and more was planned for future community projects.
Clayburn church held an annual anniversary Sunday with Rev. Logie and Mrs Logie leading morning and evening services. The event featured hymn and solo performances and decorations with flowers and produce donated to a local institution. Community members praised frugal, spirit-filled church activities.
Fragmentary parish notes list names including Amome ties tresnut wore Kev and Miss Percy Wiser. Several references to Robertson, Tan, Van Boe, and others hint at weddings christenings and social events with brief mentions of weather, cattle, and travel.
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