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Newspaper
Landis Record
Location
Landis, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Sep 27, 1917
Page
4
A WWI era tale recounts Belgian playful resistance to German bans on colors and assemblies. Belgians mock peace talks by saying Germans are suing for peace, triggering punitive measures in Brussels including curfews and loud domestic scenes.
Deputy Lor inghoven, cited by Vorwaerts, laments that despite unmatched German successes the war’s fruits remain denied by a hostile world political and economic situation and allied smear campaigns, blaming enemies for cheating soldiers of victory gains.
Food controller Hanna devotes attention to fresh water fish as a material addition to the foods of Canada and the Allies. The question mirrors ongoing concerns about fish supply and price stability.
Toronto Globe editor Victor Ross notes petroleum known as coal-oil shaped ceremonies in Asia and that oil production began in 1858 in Oil Springs Ontario. He warns northern Western Canada may hold vast future deposits while oil’s rapid rise has transformed transport, warfare, and naval construction.
London reports an inquiry into India's raw materials reaching imperial institute. Canada seeks direct trade in Indian cow hides for leather and shellac. A Canadian committee led by Sir George Percy coordinates with Canada's trade department and imperial institute to boost inter imperial commerce.
The Canadian Associated Press reports that new British German agreements on prisoner returns or transfers to central authorities are not expected to impact Canadian prisoners for some time. Many Canadians remain in captivity, including those taken earlier, with lengthy detentions likely to continue.
A passage from Answers in London argues death is painless, distinguishing the moment of dying from predeath suffering. It explains pain varies by temperament, notes unconsciousness may follow severe pain, and claims dying itself entails no horror. The piece cites battlefield and hospital contexts and contrasts sudden versus illness-based death as equally final.
The Dominion Department of Agriculture issued bulletin No. 49 on small cold stops and dairy buildings. It serves as a practical handbook for ice houses and small cold storage systems, with plans and drawings prepared by the public works department. It aims to help farmers country storekeepers milk producers and hotelkeepers build inexpensive reliable cold storage.
A boy or girl can estimate the moon’s size using a cardboard disk and a window. By matching the moon’s outline to the disk from a measured distance 1651.3 inches away and using the Moon’s known earth distance 238,840 miles, the diameter comes out about 2,159 to 2,160 miles and results extend to circumference and surface area calculations.
Robert Morton of Los Angeles unveiled a wireless controlled submarine model named Radio 1 at Eden Dale Cal. The ht ft long craft ran the tank on command and could surface dive fire torpedoes and explode a bow charge. Morton claimed a 50 foot version could traverse mine fields and destroy targets.
Most window glass entering China now comes from American manufacture. Popular sources say the United States supplies the bulk of imports and could provide nearly all grades of glass stocks, expanding the American glass trade in China during 1916.
The article outlines a centralized food control framework for Britain during wartime. It details six departments including food saving, distribution, industries, information, business services, and education, plus central and provincial committees with broad public representation to coordinate conservation, production, and allocation of food for home use and export needs.
The Manitoba Department of Agriculture reports beavers are increasing rapidly, found in old settled districts. Despite sentimental appeal to Canadians, their value and easy capture threaten pests with possible extinction.
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