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Newspaper
Davidson Leader
Location
Davidson, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Aug 15, 1918
Page
4
The Leader Printing Office lists subscription rates with arrears at 1.65 for US and foreign, 2.00 for others, and advertising rates: commercial display 25 per inch, local ads 10 per line, contracts for three months to yearly. Also notes rates for commercial readers and government advertisements.
Miss Martha McPhrees, a Canadian nurse from Kellysburg, went to France with Canadian forces. She was scheduled for an England operation when a German air raid on the Red Cross hospital killed three nurses and two doctors and wounded many soldiers. A local farmer confirms the report as a trusted account from the McKeithoes family.
Lieut Raymond Coape Arnold youngest son of Mr and Mrs Coape Arnold of Wolvey Hall was killed in an aeroplane accident in Nottinghamshire. He was alone in the craft when it side-slipped and crashed at 6 am. A verdict of accidental death was returned at the inquest. He was 26, born at Wolvey Mall, educated at Wartse Brothers College Dumfries, served in the South Staffordshire Regiment before transferring to the Air Force last year and gaining his wings as a lieutenant.
Several birth notices from Davidson Union Hospital announce new children born in August. Names include Mr and Mrs Peter D Rerneed of Tugaske a son and Mr and Mrs Jobo Ellie of Davidson a daughter, among others.
A nostalgic poem celebrates summer vacation with a parent’s pride in children. It recalls the joy of days free from school, planning activities, and the close bond between dad and his sons and daughters as summers begin.
In Maryland on opening day of the reed-bird season two Irishmen hunted with large gamebags. Callahan fired a fatal shot but Casey restrained him shouting to avoid accidental discharge.
An unclear fragment from The Davidson Leader mentions a second set of typewriter sheets, suggesting a follow up or related event in the local paper. Further context is unavailable in the snippet.
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