20 Feb 1917
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Newspaper
Charlottetown Guardian
Location
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Date
Feb 20, 1917
Page
1
The notice lists subscription prices for the Charlottetown Guardian-Evening Daily and Morning Daily and Saturday Weekly. Rates include delivered or by mail options, with Canada and U S A pricing. The date shown is February 20, 1917.
Opinion piece argues that Prince Edward Island must ready itself for summer car ferry service linking to continental railways. It calls for improved roads to Port Borden, extended automobile routes across the south and north shores, and broader promotion of fisheries, tourism, and agricultural education through coordinated government actions.
In our Saturday issue the Guardian credited Professor Reek with planning an agricultural education scheme from elementary to advanced levels that has earned the highest commendation from agricultural authorities across Canada, though caution is urged in crediting departmental officials.
The article praises Sir Robert Borden as Canada’s foremost influence at the Imperial Conference with Premier Lloyd George inviting him. It recalls the 1911 Conservative victory on September 21 and Borden’s wartime leadership defending fiscal independence, while critiquing Laurier Liberals for opposing Britain. Borden’s seat at the conference is seen as advancing Canada’s power in empire affairs.
Sir Thomas White, minister of finance, recounts an interesting story about the administration of the militia department under Sir Sam Hughes. The remarks illuminate governance and wartime policy in the period.
In a wartime House of Commons exchange Sir Thomas White defends Laurier and the government for Canada’s war mobilization. He highlights rising trade and finance, calls for national organization and self sacrifice, and argues the empire must stay united to win the war this year.
A religious ode asks divine strength for soldiers and guardians at gates. It pleads firmness for combatants and comfort for the fallen, hoping God will end war and bring peace through divine justice.
A historical look at thread production from Sea Island cotton. It details breaking fibers, combing to remove impurities, twisting into yarn, combining strands to form six cord thread, and bleaching before market. It also explains thread numbering from No 1 at 840 yards per pound to later adjustments with the advent of sewing machines.
A fragment shows Mrs Blunderby praised by a speaker for compatibility between two nieces. The light exchange uses old fashioned terms. tone suggests social witty banter about marriage and kin.
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