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Newspaper
Landis Record
Location
Landis, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Oct 31, 1918
Page
7
At Essen's Krupp munitions plants the Kaiser declaresGermany will do all to shorten the war and urges peace on hard pressed citizens. He praises industrial mobilization and thanks workers, noting enemy efforts to starve and destroy Germany while stressing unity and duty.
A fragment describes a Paris street scene where an Irishwoman defends the Union Jack displayed outside a drapery shop. Two men mocked the flag and its price while a salesman replied in strong accents. The anecdote centers on national symbols amid commerce and street chatter.
The article recalls airmen’s mascot culture from early pilots onward. It cites bulldog mascots, fox terriers, a mastiff named Peter, and various talismans like bracelets and rosaries. It notes mascots reflect luck and caution, with several pilots mentioning their pets’ reactions to flight and the risk of losing or harming them.
The War Department announced production of four grenade types at 2,000,000 monthly with officials predicting more than doubling in four months. Rifle grenades will soon reach a monthly rate of 1,000,000. Over 60,000,000 grenades of both hand and rifle types are expected, with more than 18,000 workers in related plants and extensive experimentation on explosive effects and fragmentation.
A yearly Thames outing for London district newsboys ended with a remark about a summer bath. One boy recalled missing the trip in a playful exchange as they gathered by the river.
London faces a mail crisis as over fifteen million letters and parcels are misaddressed weekly. The metropolitan area’s division into Mayfair and East Central districts strains the post office, with 28 million items delivered weekly to about 8.5 million residents and a staff shift to inexperienced women and girls amid wartime pressures.
A Parisian comic booklet riffs on the Kaiser’s private travel notes as a staged divine mission. The mock journey includes Jordan baths and Jerusalem entry, with Thomas Cook orchestrating a fifty fifty tourist spectacle to draw crowds and tribute.
The war revives Whitby jet trade on England’s Yorkshire coast. Demand for black ornaments rises as imports from the Americas and Europe fall. Mining of jet continues at Whitby with older workers, many who began in childhood, still active but few in number.
Rhubarb, known as pieplant, traces its cultivation back over four centuries in whitewashed Regents era gardens. Early growers favored it as a fruit substitute in desserts and sauces.
An eastern traveller contrasts Persia and India under British rule, praising India’s modern infrastructure and wondering if Persia would have prospered similarly. The piece weighs two postwar dates for ending the war, 1919 or 1920, and argues victory depends on continued manpower, Allied unity, and civilian support, with the U S role and Britain’s resolve key to the outcome.
German press announces Helferich, chosen by the German commercial and industrial party, will succeed the murdered Mirbach in Moscow. His rule focuses on economic aims as banking and manufacturing groups seek opportunities in Ukraine and broader Russian trade amid Allied military activity.
A Pretoria report describes a glove marriage where a Boer wife in the Transvaal and a bride in Amsterdam wed by proxy under Dutch law. The groom sent a proxy and his glove to Amsterdam and the ceremony bound them as man and wife despite distance, with an affidavit filed in Pretoria.
Count Reventlow hosts a welcoming event for the ex-Khedive of Egypt in Berlin as German society notes his arrival and honors. The gathering reflects diplomatic cordiality and notable attention from Berlin's social circles.
Ermine is the highest priced fur found in Russia and Scandinavia becoming pure white in winter with only the tail tip black. Sable hides, once abundant, faced a 1913 ban to preserve the species. furs vary by district and are dyed to imitate others. Siberia supplies many furs for lining and apparel, with fox and otter also traded alongside silver fur.
The Earl of Durham speaks to Gateshead volunteers warning against talking with the enemy and urging readiness to fight. He calls for bayonet use unless the Germans surrender and notes the threat of bombs from aeroplanes.
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