Pollock Wins Merrill Cup in Historic Local Golf Showdown
In a famed match Pollock defeated Bob Lock to claim the Merrill Cup after a tough 36 and 45 hole semifinal run, with Emily Jackson as runner up. Pollock’s seven stroke handicap and steady play across 117 total holes earned him top honors as the trophy returns for another year.
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Bollock
Aith
W. K
Nading
Rolls
Princeton
Sproule
Miss Jackson
Pollock
Martin
Boblock
Esplit
Falkirk
Napolean the Mule and Abu Driver Story Fragment
A humorous dialect piece recounts a mule named Napoleon balking at Broad Street while an old worker named Abu tries to coax him. In a rambling phone chat with Marse Henry, Abu describes failed attempts, minor antics, and a plan to return to work once Napoleon moves.
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Abu
Abe
Marse
Henry
Marc Henry
Tin
Tin, ‘Twis' ‘In Tuil
New York
Reports of German Atrocities Stir Wartime Debate
A letter from Mrs Russell Brown of Kingston Ontario recounts horrific German cruelty in occupied Belgium. She describes a Belgian family’s horrors including mutilation and murder as alleged by contemporaries. The letter aims to counter claims that German atrocities are myths.
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Ware
Alderstint
Russell Brown
Kingston, Ont
European war cost estimate tops fifty million daily
The London Economist cites official data and a Swiss computation to estimate Europe’s daily war outlay at about 50 million dollars. It breaks down Germany and allies with about 2.1 million soldiers in France and neighboring areas plus reserves, landsturm, and recruits, totaling a daily expense over ten million pounds across nations.
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London Econommist
Europe
Avis Ab
Germany
Aris
Lonr
France
Bel- Alvin
Alsace
East Pruissin
Phorn
Crow
Lobe Reidy
Sute
Novourden
Henkel Stiles
Austedt
Russia
Pines
Switzerland
Traly Wee
Witness Weekly stands for unity and reform in Canada
The Montreal Weekly Witness touts three generations of service to temperance education and rural welfare, praising editor John Redpath Dougall. It emphasizes independence from predatory interests, strong farming coverage, family interests, and its Farm and Poultry Department. Subscriptions offer trials and reduced rates.
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Witness
Gand
Montreal
Thale Ways
Dougalls
John Redpath Dougall
Métiteens
Canada
Jol Dougall & Son
Moetrend
Single Spoonful Boosts Bowels Advised by Gillespie
Hedley readers are urged to try a simple Adleri ka mixture sold by F M Gillespie druggist. One spoonful cleanses both upper and lower bowels and relieves constipation, sour or gassy stomach. promotes instant effect in many cases.
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Hedley
F. M. Gillespie
Anglicans to Build New Hedley Church on Webster Street
Hedley Anglicans plan a new 30 by 10 foot frame church on Webster Street between Scntt and Daly Avenues. The project, supported by Hon. L. W. Shatford through the building committee, will be electrified, furnished, and serve as worship and reading space. Estimated cost around $600 with Boel and Brus handling the contract.
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Hedley
Webster Street
Scntt
Daly Avenues
L. W. Shatford
Mos
Messrs
Boel and
Brus
Grain Distribution For Farmers By Order Of Minister
By instruction of the Minister of Agriculture a distribution of superior grain and potatoes will be offered to Canadian farmers during winter and spring. Samples include spring wheat white oats barley and field peas from Ottawa with potatoes sent free by mail. Each farm may receive one grain and one potato sample, applications must be signed and separate, and no printed forms accepted. Early requests preferred. late applications may be delayed.
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Quebec
Ontario
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Gentral Experimental Farm
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JAS. Glarkechmak' Heoley
B.C
Herbert G. Freeman
British Columbia
N. Thompson
Western Canada
Cammell Laird & Co. Ltd
Sheffield
Eng
Beatty Street
Vancouver
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Miners’ and Millmen’s Union
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Hedley Loan
Fraternity
N. P. Mine
M. Stevens
R. Wier
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A. M. A. Sreelman
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Hedley Lodge
Fraternity Hall
Knowles
W. M. Scot
J.l.masters
Oroville
North Main Street
R. P. Brown
Land Surveyor
Penticton
P.O. Drawer
P. W. Gregory
Land Surveyor Star Building
Ernest
Silcox
Landa
Htc
Great Northern Hotel
Hedley B.C
John Jackson
Hilliard
Topley
W. K. Pollock
London Economist
Hotel Similkameen
Hedley, B.C
F. J. Dollemore Proprietor
the Gazette
Similkameen Hotel
American Nesligee Co
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