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Newspaper
Estevan Progress
Location
Estevan, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Aug 15, 1918
Page
2
The article lauds Britain's enormous wartime mobilization, citing enlistment milestones across the empire, Canada and Dominions. It highlights air force growth, naval and army expansion, and the sustained Allied effort against Germany with figures on recruitment, aviation, and maritime power.
The estate in Germany seized under wartime measures has been challenged by Mrs Lily Bosch widow of Anlalpuuts Huseh of St. property. Her return to America with counsel signals a bid to reclaim a fortune said to total several millions of dollars. Bosch has four children in the United States and two daughters in Germany, one married to a German army officer and another to a German hostess.
Public notice from the German clothing department warns people to walk barefoot. The message notes rising bare feet among the public and urges compliance to protect wool stocks. It also asks schools to set an example and refrain from ridicule.
A doctor at a fast end clinic tended an injured woman after a bite incident. The patient claimed the wound was not from a horse nor a dog, remarking it involved another lady. The exchange revealed confusion over the animal involved.
A family exchange centers on a new evening dress just arrived. The mother explains it is for a dinner with ladies and gentlemen, while Edna suggests playfully pretending their father is a demon.
Forty crop boosters from the Manitoba department of agriculture toured the province in April and May to spread the gospel of greater food production. Reports indicate that male farmers adopting larger acreages in 1919 were secured through these efforts to aid settlement and income growth.
London correspondent Ray mond & Boles describes Britain at war with food scarcity. Women and old men till soil while gardens bloom nationwide. sugar and butter are rationed, bread limited, meat scarce, and meals smaller yet more costly than in the United States or Canada.
A vivid Surrey Downs scene shows German prisoners calmly walking under guard as they help fell trees, while contrasting their treatment with that given to British POWs. Two NCOs head the line and a lone rifleman with fixed bayonet keeps order. The prisoners appear healthy and content, showing little inclination to escape.
An office considers candidates for a senior clerk post. The engaged boy had no letters but impressed with clean appearance, punctuality, neat dress, orderly behavior, and quick, respectful answers. His quiet interview contrasts with others who brought testimonials. The merchant notes such conduct as the strongest recommendation.
A garbled exchange features a waiter contrasting a man earning about a thousand dollars with a guess of ten thousand dollars. The snippet includes a line about a dime tip and a brief reference to The Lamb, suggesting a broader scene or quote.
An air crew recounts a moonlit raid dropping bombs on a German troop and ammunition train on a loop line behind enemy lines. The crew describes close cooperation with the pilot, volleys of fire at the locomotive, and rapid retreat toward friendly lines as they faced a machine gun dueling from the derelict train.
The Canadian council for scientific and industrial research reports on briquetting Saskatchewan lignite to cut coal imports. Carbonizing lignite yields coke suitable for briquettes with high heat value. A binder from Greece may aid production, with by products like tar and ammonium sulfate.
The article argues that a country’s agricultural stability hinges on remunerative revenue and government aids to maintain soil fertility and farm viability. It emphasizes economic incentives and soil conservation as essential to sustained production.
A soldier recalls crawling into no man’s land to listen under enemy wire. A German patrol approaches the shell hole and the two British troopers ambush him with bayonets, killing him as he starts to retreat. The narrator notes nerves, the distant concert from home, and the fallen German with badges later missing.
The Kreuz Zeitung outlines Germanys WWI aims to seize vast African territories including Togoland and Southwest Africa to form a Central African empire with colonial rails roads and stations. It envisions a large German native force aided by colored auxiliaries to defend Europe while denying enemies access to African troops and colonies.
Acting commissioner Dr. R J McFall presents a cold storage stock report showing continued overseas demand for beef and other goods. Egg holdings are extremely low indicating stock is cleared. cheese has fallen since last month while beef moves rapidly. Export control by allied provisions export commission is cited as reducing high prices and limiting old stock buildup.
Readable parts show a brief, cryptic exchange about understanding and marriage. The fragmentary dialogue mentions a girl and a prior alee before marriage, suggesting a personal or domestic moment without clear context.
Allied and American naval officials warn memory of German crimes will linger after the war. Adm Benson notes unreliable reports on Russian fleet and German gains, while Britons vow never to consort with Germans. The piece reflects on retribution, peace terms, and lasting anti German sentiment.
The article discusses blending alcohol with gasoline to create a practical motor fuel. If feasible, this could help breweries affected by alcohol laws continue operations by supplying industrial alcohol from waste streams. Norway Sweden Spain show alcohol use in autos. sugar mill wastes and vegetable byproducts offer sources.
German authorities intensify expropriation of copper from public and private buildings to aid munition production. Brandenburg Gate, Prince Albrecht’s palace, churches, synagogues, museums, hotels, restaurants, stores, and mansions lose copper roofs and essential fittings.
France imposes three meatless days weekly and halves dairy animal slaughter to two thirds of March 1917 average. In Paris beef prices rose, with recent reports showing about 43 cents per pound.
Fragmentary text notes a shift in French currency toward a new value and references the broader impact on American interests amid a period of economic transition.
Professor W. Clarke of Queen's University outlines a bulletin on price fixing. He notes evasion of government price controls by moneyed buyers and widespread evasions in Germany. He argues evasion raises scarcity and production suppression follows, giving dairy farmers incentives to churn butter and fatten stock if prices are capped.
The illness in German industrial districts is due to hunger and exhaustion, not Spanish influenza. Westphalia and Rhineland report deaths and hospital overload as the potato ration drops to one to two kilograms weekly while the new crop is not yet distributed, hindering work and farm activity.
Italy leads Europe in motorcar exports with eight months of 1917 showing a 1134 percent rise from 1915 and a 964 percent rise from the same period in 1916. The note adds a plant growth claim for acetylene exposure, asserting plants reach twice their size under high acetylene gas.
A brief note highlights a company aiming to grow by treating ownership as a sideline venture. It emphasizes practical steps to build income without disrupting core operations and signals a cautious approach to expansion.
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