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Newspaper
Battleford Press
Location
Battleford, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Oct 11, 1917
Page
2
A narrator recalls the Chateau scene with Langton and Mrs. Lloyd as Hilary sleeps uneasily. In the night a digging sound in the wood near the chalet unsettles him, yet he resolves to stay brave and awaits tomorrow to uncover the digger.
Bright autumn morning at the Splendide sees Hilary breakfast with Mrs. Lloyd and Kitty then stroll through a picturesque village. He notes a digging sound in the wood and hears locals discussing a mysterious haunting tied to Monsieur Dufour’s clients, while rumors of a ghostly figure persist.
Readable exhibits highlighted a pen labeled Western Ewe No 10 Fleece Ib s and her four lambs showing a Southdown sire and Shropshire yearling sires. Two lambs each year from one ewe could yield about 35 dollars per year and over 70 dollars across two years at current market prices.
Farmers and merchants in Starcross join a home town movement after Bill and Dan lead a public meeting. Debcred cites Hampden County Improvement League, detailing its dairy horticulture and marketing reforms, youth and women programs, and credit exchanges boosting local economy and solidarity.
Die Morgepost in Berlin reports authorities aim to outlaw street smoking as tobacco stocks fall. The measure targets public spaces to curb consumption and bolster market confidence amid the drop in share prices.
In the Sulu Archipelago island of Isilan a U S Navy party devised a gag by placing a magneto based telephone within a hollow coconut to create a talking coconut. The natives, curious then frightened, demanded its destruction and later rejoiced as the coconut was burned. A native family bought twenty four electric fans.
A Boston Transcript excerpt notes Rastus missed marriage because the woman refused to lend him money for the license. The dialect hints at financial constraint affecting the nuptials.
The Fisherman notes that many sights are familiar to visitors while many new arrivals join the scene in Boston.
A Globe summary notes the shift in war governance from monarchs to democratic participation. It argues the war spirit must mobilize citizens at home, not just governments, as Lloyd George and Balfour discuss democracy’s role in shaping a new world.
A Buenos Aires dispatch reports German espionage activity during a U S visit, outlining an e bureau financed from Germany housed in a German nobleman's residence and a secret wireless device found on Uni States Street. The Argentine president ordered a national inquiry confirming German links and indirect communications via Madrid.
Report describes German authorities prohibiting public and semi public dancing amid strict controls. A Berlin party attempted a dance by a lake. inspectors halted the gathering and dispersed participants as authorities cited legal restrictions and public order concerns.
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