26 Dec 1918
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Newspaper
Battleford Press
Location
Battleford, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Dec 26, 1918
Page
1
A sharp mock campaign rejects divine right and kingship, urging readers to seize the New Year with resolutions against idleness and excess. It contrasts war’s toll with wartime leaders and moral reform, urging practical acts over empty ceremony.
Minutes record Dec 16 meeting with Reeve Parvish and councillors discussing hospital funding and deficit sharing for Wilkie emergency hospital, seed grain regulations, land reassessment, and school access issues. Adjournment set for Jan 6 1919 with reader remarks on civic virtue and government honesty.
In Prongua district fall socials bloom with moonlit skating as the Grain Growers meet at the schoolhouse to elect officers and plan winter programs. Notices urge attendance at the Jan 4 school meeting and discuss Homemakers, Ladies Aid, and Women’s Auxiliary activities while local travel changes affect the Wednesday GTP train after Jan 1.
The article argues food management will be more complex next year as Canada faces bigger claims from veterans and allies. It highlights 75 million Belgians to 40 million neutrals on rationing, noting subs have been eliminated but wartime savings must continue.
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