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Newspaper
Lawson Post
Location
Lawson, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Jul 19, 1918
Page
6
Fragmentary quote contrasts high living with wartime sacrifice. It likens economic ease after conflict to cleansing fire, suggesting a switch from austerity to simpler pleasures. The text mocks lazy attitudes and hints at societal change after war.
The article portrays Nellie McClung as a forward looking, outspoken advocate for equal rights and practical food reform. It covers her views on education over compulsory rationing, supporting farmers and the farmer’s wife, and promoting conservation and union delivery to alleviate high living costs during wartime.
The third Liberty Loan in the United States reached 4 176 019 650 dollars oversubscribed by 39 percent. It was funded by 17 000 000 individuals about one sixth of the population, effectively one member per family. The effort reflects wartime support with drives to the Red Cross and other war causes.
The piece argues Allied anti submarine efforts are reducing losses as U S shipyards output rises. Charles M Schaab says April to May production reached 20 million tons annualized 5 million tons a year and June 1 targets 16000 tons daily. If sustained the submarine menace could be ended though German countermeasures remain a risk.
An Ontario embargo on beans triggers price finessing by dealers. Early stock sold for 16 to 17 cents per pound, but once imports halt prices jump to 22 cents. The practice shows how scarcity is exploited for unearned profit, prompting calls for food control action.
In Saskatchewan towns prizes reward youths for war garden work. Yorkton offers a wrist watch, boots, and a baseball bat to the top boy under fourteen and a wrist watch, boots, and tennis racket to the top girl under fourteen, for producing potatoes beets turnips and carrots on a 500 square foot plot within the town. The plots require half potatoes and half beets turnips and carrots with the youth in charge of cultivation and maintenance.
Only 70 of 1700 spinning and weaving mills in Germany remain at high pressure. In boots and shoes 1400 factories merged into Wa. In oil 15 factories formed from 720 works. Silk sector drops from 45 to 2500 units.
An analysis praising Britain's resilience during four years of war. It highlights political steadiness, reforms in industry education and social policy, and increased intellectual openness. It notes Britain reorganizes under pressure, maintaining parliamentary leadership and liberal traditions while preparing for radical shifts in global power.
The paper explains severe challenges including damp rooms, open windows, and uncertain printing capability. It states readers deserve no excuses and hopes the issue will reach them despite deteriorating conditions and ongoing publication efforts.
The article notes 6.08 inch calibre shells twenty inches long weighing 200 pounds and carrying under twenty pounds of explosives. It claims a phased diaphragm splits the shell into two unequal cavities connected by a perforated diaphragm, with two peep bee-like vents enabling communication between pockets, explaining repeated explosions and the possibility of two guns firing.
A Toronto gathering discusses a voluntary rationing system. The meeting aims to settle the scale and rules, with committee involvement guiding Canada’s approach to rationing.
The order in council restricts import of luxuries including sporting goods such as rifles and ammunition for war use, a long list of fruits and vegetables, processed foods, perfumes, and precious metal wares. It requires licenses from customs for non essential items, with details covering nuts fruits berries and several other product categories.
A Vienna Zeitung editorial praises Britain's steadfast resolve at the war’s start, noting England’s familiar toughness and self sacrifice. It contrasts English grit with early mockery and asserts Britons will bear burdens and fight heroically to defend their aims.
The piece contends memory grants new dignity to present values and urges living in a way that preserves a noble legacy. It notes great past acts, like Thermopylae and York, cast a continued influence on future generations and moral progress.
The act defines minimum weights for potatoes including a bushel and peck and sets barrel and bag weights. In Quebec a bag is now 9 pounds with prior weight changed. Offenders may face fines up to 23 dollars for first offense and at least 50 dollars for subsequent offenses.
The article explains a method to stop a horse from kicking at the manger. A ten inch leather band is strapped to the leg, usually above the knee, with a chain that tightens when the horse kicks. The horse soon learns the link between kicking and discomfort.
Mrs J A Angee of Galt California describes a garden seed nest egg plan. She writes about planting a nest egg of seeds in a box then placing it in soil. The method includes using lime fertilizer to aid the young plants.
A Boston Transcript excerpt states Ayres married a li made man to suit his needs and to make extensive alterations. The note hints at a forged or altered arrangement in a social or business context.
A Chicago Evening Host column urges blunt talk on World War II stakes. The author warns America can lose if guns shells planes and reserves are not increased, and calls for action over comforting myths.
Weather signs rule shows how to predict rain and wind from dawn red skies, cloud movement, rainbow patterns, and winds from star directions. Ancient notes warn red morning sky means wind or rain, two rainbows mean rain, and thunder from the southwest signals a stormy day.
A garbled passage reflects on postwar power dynamics involving Austria, Germany, Italy, the United States, and Britain. It mentions military victory, economic blocks, and dependency on cotton, wheat, and metals from distant regions, highlighting uncertainty about reconciled peace and national demands.
A recent screening displayed a skeletal figure performing basic actions such as walking picking up objects eating and drinking. The living observer saw only a faint silhouette while the bone details appeared eerie yet surprisingly graceful.
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