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Newspaper
Hedley Gazette
Location
Hadley, British Columbia, Canada
Date
May 03, 1917
Page
4
The article discusses Britain's timber denudation and potential reforestation, noting Canada as a growing supplier. It highlights prewar timber values, wartime demand, and the shift from German and European sources to North American imports. Emphasis is placed on conserving Canada's vast but vulnerable resources to support long term industry growth.
The Philadelphia Public Ledger argues that a large unrecognized German minority cannot threaten U S interests, noting that even sizable sympathizers did not peacefully oppose Civil War efforts. The piece dismisses the German scare as a hollow modern fear amid wartime strains.
A French newspaper correspondent in London notes the phrase wait and see. He cites M Coureur ice of The Jovenal de Geneve and translates it into Attendez et volis vertex er qui arrivern. The piece discusses language use in international society resolutions and cabling cost details during wartime.
A humorous exchange shows a suitor pleading for marriage to Basley’s daughter while the father teases about height and social expectations in a breezy domestic scene. The dialogue hints at class and family dynamics in a playful tone.
From France to Queen Mary's Needlework Guild Canada a message expresses deep gratitude for gifts to Canadian Christians in hospitals. Donated hospital shirts socks bed linen handkerchiefs and dressings are welcomed with praise for practical aid and morale boosting impact. Donations to 116 Windsor Street Montreal are requested by May 1 with acknowledgments to be published. Mrs Arthur Dunmond becomes honorary secretary of the Canadian Branch.
The war shifted Canada’s view on finance as Britain and Europe could cut Britain off. Canada borrowed in England and Europe but turned to domestic loans. a fifty million dollar issue oversubscribed and a later hundred million domestic loan also oversubscribed. New York loans emerged cautiously but were limited, with Wes White denying a New York war loan. Aeroplanes ready for delivery are for sale in a Broadway store.
Lord Robert Cecil warned that Americans would withdraw from the Belgian relief commission and diplomats from Belgium and France would regret it. He praised Hoover and the commission's 28 months of uninterrupted aid reaching 10 million people, while noting the neutral partners ran the operation but relied on American leadership.
A Chicago paper reports a carp hound, a dog owned by Dr. Alan Welchswithh and partners, attacking fish at a Sau Vie Island duck pond. The animal allegedly bites and takes carp alive, depleting the pond while neighbors suspect theft and charity robbers in a quirky local tale.
War era revives the hansom cab in London as a common sight after prior decline. Named for Aloysius Hanson, the patent was sold in the 1850s for 50 000 to a company that later failed to pay. The 183d patent date is misprinted. the cab featured no rear seat for the UK driver.
Manitoba's dairy industry expanded sharply in 1916 with total dairy production valued at 4,483,614, up from 3,845,183 the prior year. Butter output rose by over a million pounds, and milk and cheese increased as well. Prices paid to farmers averaged 14 cents a pound for creamery butter and 2 cents for dairy butter.
Investigation shows vast waste in Pacific coast fisheries and Alaska BC losses. Halifax analyst H Williams notes 32 million pounds of lobsters yield only 6.5 million utilized, 23.3 million pounds wasted. Industry now uses about 20 percent of raw material with annual sales near 4 million dollars. Conservation efforts urged to improve processing and conversion of offal into economic value.
The Detroit News reports that the metric system may be universally adopted after the war as English chambers of commerce urge Parliament to enact adoption. If Britain goes metric the United States may follow to align with most nations, leaving Russia and Japan as other holders of their own systems. The metric system has been legal in the United States since 1866 but is not in common use.
Neighbors react as the Jones family moves out, with a glaneforte hoisted from an upper room. A hostile neighbor, long at odds with the family, jeers at the idea of a dramatic exit via the window. She quips that the item should go out "on the instalment system."
A humorous exchange where a client seeks damages for two kisses and a lawyer replies that kisses vary in value and asks for a sample to judge their worth. The dialogue playfuly treats romance and compensation with legal jargon and wit.
At the Saskatchewan Grain Growers Association convention President Mabarg highlighted three topics: prohibition, the returned soldier problem and Liperial organization. He urged provincial rights against centralized imperial control and urged full provincial enforcement of prohibition, noting how treatment of veterans could affect immigration and Canada’s prestige. The Globe notes similar centralization concerns echoed by Canadian and Anzac officers.
A Scots Highland guard raised by the Duke of Athol recruits over two hundred tenants and others, trained in laddish weapons and martial arts, with Queen Victoria once presenting a colors stand. Most members serve in Highland regiments, especially the Black Watch, and the unit has royal approval though private armies remain technically illegal.
A roll of honor unveiled at Dufferin Street St Luke's in London shows ninety two names marking the wartime tribute.
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