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Newspaper
Landis Record
Location
Landis, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Sep 13, 1917
Page
5
In England, a narrator recalls waiting in long queues for sugar and being refused a pound while shops hoard stock. They describe scarce daily rations, sneaking sugar substitutes like dates and marmalade, and the surreal sight of sugar in beds of luxury and charity raffles.
A California merchant sells boots to a Chinese buyer who returns them within two days. The buyer prefers oversized boots and expresses that the pair will wear out quickly, joking about its value and calling the boot cheap when pressed. The tale illustrates cross cultural notions of fit and value in footwear.
A partial OCR fragment mentions a dead lady and scornful tone. The readable text is garbled and lacks clear event details or names.
A report by United States Consul General J J Brittain at Sydney notes satisfactory financial conditions with banks handling large business. It cites ongoing irrigation, rail and streetcar expansion, strong wool production, and a bumper wheat crop despite hail. Foreign trade totals and a booming auto market are described.
A U S Department of the Interior memo urges Canada to conserve fuel by using hydroelectric energy and rationing coal. It argues water power should meet new energy needs within transmission reach, and steam plants should run only to cover loads beyond hydro capacity. The plan aims for cheaper operation amid rising fuel prices.
A visitor to French blind hospitals recalls meeting a man who, blinded by liquid fire, rebuilt his career as a leader in car part adjustment. He now runs a thriving school, guiding many hopeful men in a well paid trade despite shortages of tools and rising prices.
A German newspaper reports the formation of a Society for Ideals with the aim to combat rampant materialism and restore respect for idealistic views of life in Germany. The group's chief objective centers on renewing moral and spiritual ideals amid modern pressures.
Readable fragments describe a conversation with a boss and telephoning, but lack coherent context or identifiable persons, dates, or locations. The text appears to be partial dialogue without verifiable events or outcomes.
News from Petrograd notes Mile. Hatilde Kscheninska, once the czar’s favored dancer, has regained possession of her mansion and estate after revolutionaries vacated it. The palace, baths, and grounds were briefly used by socialist groups, but judges ruled the property hers. Personal valuables suffered thefts, while her public image remained intertwined with court life and imperial romance.
A London Daily Express forecast notes Lord Kitchener foreseeing a three year war, suggests that victory is not yet ours but appears foreshadowed by the enemy’s peace efforts. It claims Allied forces swept through Belgium and Northern France, delivering a decisive though not overwhelming triumph.
In a Detroit Free Press note a woman repeatedly refuses to sing after multiple requests. The exchange hints at a broader media or artistic debate, with context suggesting tension between interviewer expectations and the subject’s stated boundaries.
Charles A. Dana links biblical prophecies to modern aviation noting fifty thousand airplanes hovering over European and American armies. He cites Jeremiah Hosea Zechariah and Isaiah to illustrate prophecies of winged men and birds filling the skies. He praises the Wright brothers as fulfilling Isaiah imagery of wings spanning the land.
British officials warn that German U boats are adapting to nets with wire cutting devices and circular knives to escape nets as Allied shipping suffers. A torpedoed merchant captain sketches the craft, suggesting the weapon could sever nets and increase submarine menace.
Special correspondent Malcolm Ross recounts New Zealand forces at Messines showing officer and private valor. Wounded officers and men kept fighting, a private single handedly silenced a strong machine gun emplacement, a chaplain tended the wounded under fire, and despite heavy losses the company pressed on with bravery.
Danish inventor Seaweed A announces a process to produce newsprint from seaweed. The method reportedly halves the cost of paper making compared with wood pulp, signaling a major shift for the publishing trade.
Report says Socialists fired at Mr Grimm as he tried to urge peace between Russia and Germany using his eloquence. The tale notes the event outpaces Grimm’s fairy tale reputation and hints at rising precocity.
The Monastir road links the Adriatic and Aegean and has long carried ox carts, donkeys, and peasants. now it brims with cannons, fast cars, and troops from France, Britain, Italy, Russia, Serbia, and beyond. Overhead airmen patrol as ambulances keep pace toward Salonika, with Monastir and Oniki at each end as Allied bases.
Westinghouse interests recruit 1,000 men for a new plant to manufacture war munitions by a secret process. Strict isolation, no outside contact, 10 month confinement, doubled pay, and bonuses promised. Only trusted top-skilled workers to be admitted. Recreation provided.
Government deters large Swiss food shipments and recalls a scheme where disbursed cargoes were never delivered. Officials report sizable losses as supplies were diverted to unknown destinations amid wartime control.
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