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Newspaper
Landis Record
Location
Landis, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Oct 24, 1918
Page
6
The narrative contrasts modern warfare’s hidden front with artillery and command rooms, noting generals command from maps while shells erase targets. It then shifts to India’s education challenges and the long road to self-government, stressing literacy gaps, religious and caste tensions, and the need for progress toward national unity.
A fragmentary account notes a sightless parrot once seen on Macquarrie Island near New Zealand. Discovered in 1410 and described by a Sydney observer, the bird’s nest stood in a strong ledge. The species is now extinct due to introduced and wild cats overrunning the island.
A WWI trench report describes rats overrunning billets in France and Flanders. Rats bite, steal rations, and nest in pay books while soldiers wage a gas war and bayonet a rat nose beneath the no man’s land fears.
The article notes Germany’s torpedoes are stripped to skeletal designs to stretch scarce raw materials for munition production. This replacement sacrifices accuracy and range to save copper and brass, forcing U-boats closer to targets and increasing risk.
A new defence of the realm order bans buying or wearing gold lace embroidery and gold thread by civilians. Sold lace and gilt materials may not be used on civilian or merchant marine attire unless owned before July 1st. Hotels and cinemas and other civilian wearers lose gold braid when uniforms wear out.
A testimony describes a Black servant applying for a cook position and answering a question about service in a dialect, highlighting social norms and curiosity. The scene portrays a mistress’s astonishment at the servant’s confident reply and the cultural context of the period.
The writer recounts riding into Paris with a Red Cross nurse who is English and explains stark contrasts between French and British hospitals. He notes French nurses, stoic wounded soldiers, and the social limits of hospital care, praising French resilience while criticizing isolation and lack of visitors.
The article argues Germany conducted a thorough study of Russia over 20 to 30 years, amassing knowledge of Russian industry, economy, science, and intellectual life to wage war. It claims Germans used this information to align military and cultural strategies, noting German influence on Russian science and thought.
An elderly visitor is shown Carlyle’s windowless sound proof room atop his house in Chel sea with only a skylight. The host insists the room is fine and private, praising its silence and utility as a personal retreat.
A committee is formed to present a sum of 200000 to the adepts who won the Battle of the Piwe. Most of the funds have already been raised and pledged.
A New York professor, returning to Germany, shipped only part of his household goods while his wife hid hams and bacon inside a piano and sofa. Customs found a large cache when the goods reached the frontier. The frau professor faces a heavy fine and possible further action.
Berlin reports failed bid to craft a fitting anthem as 3200 verse sets are reviewed. The Prussian government awaits a decision while contributions from writers and officials dwindle and experts lose hope of displacing the English tune. Beethoven was cited as having used the familiar melody.
The article describes extensive use of smoke in warfare by Allies and Germans to conceal troop movements and artillery. It notes smoke methods from French Tumigene cartridges to smoke shells and generators, enabling screens within minutes even during poisonous gas attacks.
In a fragmentary exchange, Mrs Wayup asks where Mrs de Style bought a new hat. Mrs Blaze notes the puzzle and mentions a clever purchase financed by money from a “Stier gate ee” incident.
The article surveys the history of underwater craft from the Hudson during the American Revolution to early European experiments. It highlights Fulton’s 1801 submarine trials on the Seine, French naval resistance, and earlier designs by Robर्टus Valerius, noting evolving ideas of air, propulsion, and hull forms across centuries.
Fragmentary notes describe a linen shortage and rising prices as demand outstrips supply. Confusing dialogue hints at a family scene with a child asking questions about communication devices, while references to aircraft wings and world events appear in the muddled text.
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