Local Briefs Reflect Winnipeg Visit and Community Happenings
A. Lobb of Winnipeg is in town today. F. J. Lange of Denzil is visiting. Mrs. Champagne has placed an order for a motor car. Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Leeder returned from the East. Cash wheat was $2.82 in Winnipeg with outs at .71. Mayor Phillips toured Edmonton Calgary and Macleod last week. A pioneer landmark is being removed near the rink. The Willing Workers meet at Miss Risdale’s home next Thursday and host the weekly tea Saturday. W. Waters of Battleford listed among the killed in action. presumed a North Battleford man. Rev. R. T. Othen led services at Waines school house and will continue summer services. Tickets on sale for a dance at the Provincial Hospital next Thursday evening. D. D. Tracksell and family returned from California praising scenery but noting fewer opportunities at home. three days were spent in Victoria with Dingle and Prixk. The Battleford firm’s meat business is noted as prosperous with about six hands.
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DD. F. Tracksell
California
Tracksell
Victoria
Messrs. Dingle and
Prixk
Battleford
A Little Knowledge: Odd Misprints On Exam Puzzles
A humorous column mocks exam question misprints with garbled wording. It parodies science and history trivia such as planets and geometry, noting playful errors like wrong terms and scrambled phrases to hint at common student mistakes.
Suave salesman courts mogul with talk of typewriters
In a private office scene the young salesman presses the magnate about typewriters and satisfaction. The magnate dismisses the pitch noting only one typewriter mattered to him, a slim brunette he married and has ignored others.
The Lethbridge Livestock Credit Scheme
A historic account shows how Lethbridge Alberta fostered rural prosperity by a farmer credit plan. Local merchants funded a $150 stake to form a bank backed credit system for livestock loans, yielding 75 percent loan repayments and inspiring wider adoption after 1916 Bank Act amendments enabling lien based lending.
Wine Rationing Measures In France During War
The French government requisitions wine for army use and reserves vast quantities, including over 200 million gallons and 40,000 from Algeria, to support military needs. Officials believe daily wine allowances reach troops, while wartime ordinances emphasize practical benefits over decadence.
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London
General Cadorna described by Lord Northcliffe at luncheon
A vivid portrait of General Cadorna as a lively, quick moving commander with a glittering gaze and calculated resolve. The piece compares him to Pierpont Morgan in belief, and notes his personal involvement in the final battle, climbing the deadly hill with Alpine vigor and study of war.
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General Cadorna
Northcliffe
Des
Cadorna
Pierpont Morgan
The Sausage Mystery in Devonport Food Control Angst
A clipped note debates meat safety and pricing under the Food Controller. The maker of the sausage is questioned as a mystery, with concerns about why sausages sell for 8d while costs appear only 4d, sparking market confusion in Westminster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myster Ae
Devonport
Prestminster Gazete
Unclear OCR fragment on World War II naval warfare methods
Fragment discusses German U boats sinking unarmed merchant ships and mentions ruthless destruction. It references the French cabinet and Paris newspapers, but overall text is garbled and cites no concrete events or dates.
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Nethod
Germa
Mary
Hutory
New York Times
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Wrigley
Canada
R. L. Guild
Mrs. Cooper
Plymouth Rocks
A. Finch
Plymouth
America
W. W. Smith
Che Battleford Press
A. Lobb
Winnipeg
F. J. Lange
Denzil
Mrs. C. A. Leeder
East
Phillips
Edmonton
Calgary
Macleod
Miss Risdale
Society
W. Waters
North Battleford
R. T. Othen
Waines School House
Lord Raleigh
Louis XIV
India
Deng Co
King Street
North
Guthrie & CO
King George Hotel
Bert Parry
Prop
Webb Bros
Pollard
Dingle & Co
Gentral
Ihene
Princess Theatre
Clara Kimball Young
Thomas Dixon
Nine Reel Show
Fox
William Farnum
Edwards Sheldons
the Nigger
Mutt and
Jeff
Prongua Cash Store
J. K. Hammond
Dougla Nee
Tilasbe
Douglas & Company
Nape
Galvin Lumber Vds, Ltd
H. S. Stewart
M.A. Holliday For
St St
Masse -Harris Warehouse
Barres Ymouth Recks
Lobb & Clark
Builder’s Supplies
International
McCormick Lines
McLaughlin
Dinant
Bank of Hamilton
RK. M
Lethbridge
Alberta
New York
Chicago
United Mers of
Dominion
Seema
Paris Coibes
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