26 Nov 1914
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Newspaper
Hedley Gazette
Location
Hadley, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Nov 26, 1914
Page
1
A jagged critique discusses Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch and Mr Atkins in wartime sentiment. It contrasts sentimental ballads with practical resolve and recalls Britain’s global reach and duties from Dover to Canada and Australia.
In Coalmont a recent mining strike yielded a highly productive 6 seam of coal with superior quality. Officials note rail and tramway options for export, but favor a simpler overland line that avoids costly bridges. The development signals rising capital and better commercial prospects for Similkameen and regional trade.
Oroville and Penticton announce their engagement as a new transboundary telegraph line nears completion. The Oroville Gazette reports poles set and copper wires strung, linking Oroville directly to Canada, promising public service and business benefits on both sides of the boundary.
An American Smelting staffer in Germany says copper mines work around the clock to meet demand and that Berlin pays about 85.1 pounds for copper ore. The note notes rising copper demand in the east, potential silver and zinc shifts, and a forecast of stronger metal markets as wartime demand increases.
An official of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway says a new gold rush to North British Columbia is likely this winter. Miners once trekked to Omineca for placer gold, and with the railway opening the region near Vanderhoof is more accessible for supplies. Mining men expect rich quartz and placer deposits and a spring start could yield a full summer of work for prospectors.
Officials report increasing confusion amid moves by Gen Guterrez to keep Villa in command of convention troops. Villa advances toward Querétaro and Mexico City. Gen Obregon declares war on Villa and plans northward or toward Vera Cruz. American consular agents monitor evolving positions as Carranza forces shift in the capital.
Local police at Midway detained Otto Werth a well known German resident of Rock Creek on Monday. TheGerman subject and trained soldier had been making shipments out of the country and spoke disparagingly of the English. He was turned over to the local militia and held at the focal barracks. Capt Kirk visited Rock Creek on Thursday to inquire into the matter.
A British soldier in Belgium stopped by his colonel explains he captured a rooster after it refused to crow for Old England. A Scotch paper humorously praises Admiral Jellicoe for commanding the fleet with a pun filled verse about Jellicoe and shellicoe, hellicoe.
Druggist BP Gillespie reports Adler-i-ka a buckthorn bark glycerine mix that relieves constipation and gas almost immediately. The powerful cleanser acts on both upper and lower bowel and is said to be safe with no griping, even used in appendicitis.
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