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Newspaper
Canora Advertiser
Location
Canora, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Aug 20, 1914
Page
4
The article urges business owners to replace haphazard advertising with a planned budget and track results. By allocating annual ad spend and measuring gains, merchants can grow profits and leverage the paper to reach local customers.
Advertising rates are 18 cents per inch per month on yearly contracts with higher rates for shorter terms. Ads to insure attention must reach the office by Thursday moon each week. Editor A. & Gramam. King George V quotes on national life and war and cash as a factor in mail order commerce. warns small town merchants against extending local credit to compete with mail order houses.
A wartime commentary argues that citizens of Western Canada of German blood face a cruel position. The piece says the conflict is with a reactionary war caste, not the German people, and warns that a war between Britain and the United States would be tragic. It calls for peace and for an end to military feudalism, envisioning reconciliation between British and German peoples after liberation.
Amid European turmoil, leaders urge calm and confidence for all holders of securities and investments. The priority is Britain's sustenance and defense while ensuring Dominion commerce runs as normally as possible. Rural wealth remains barely touched as wheat and tea imports grow in emphasis.
The Board of Highway Commissioners reports rapid progress in 1914 with over 100 road gangs and high standards. Direct rural grants are largely discontinued to avoid method uniformity issues, eight municipalities receive three year contracts, and twenty more have capable gangs used under board payroll. Emphasis is placed on maintenance, road drags, and proactive notices to municipalities to sustain improvements.
The Financial Post notes Britain's wartime fundraising of nearly a billion pounds and its postwar wealth, while Canada’s natural resources remain largely untapped. If Canadians share Britain's heart and industry, they can rebound quickly and strengthen empire ties. Courage in defense tops courage in industry and commerce.
The notice outlines amendments to the Ku Act and age statutes under Rural Municipal No 30 and references enforcement by the metropolitan authority. It notes statutory changes affecting governance and compliance within the rural municipality framework.
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