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Newspaper
Lawson Post
Location
Lawson, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Oct 04, 1918
Page
12
An observer describes brutal trench warfare and mechanized artillery on the Western Front. The piece contrasts mathematics guiding gunnery with the human cost and chaotic frontline scenes as soldiers, medics, and airmen operate amid massive artillery barrages and retreating lines.
A historical survey traces submarine ideas from ancient divers to 17th century inventors and 1801 experiments by Fulton. It notes earlier vessels, leather boats, air restoration concepts, and early trials on the Seine and in English Channel contexts, ending with postwar channel travel via air and tunnel prospects.
The article notes hesitation over how to pronounce the French generalissimo Foch's name. It states he pronounces it with a soft digraph in Hoche. The Foch family hails from Tarbes where ch is often soft as in local place names.
In a Home A Yoong household a married couple quarrels over dinner and sleep. The man complains dinner is undercooked and the wife, waking from a long nap, suspects a burglar in the house. She urges her husband to investigate, but he dismisses the idea. Pearson's Weekly reports the discord and suspected intrusion.
The Westminster Gazette describes a French scouting plane caught in a pan storm with a twisted machine gun turret and damaged observer’s gear. The aircraft returned safely to base after enduring the storm and a harrowing flight.
A mother explains martyrs to her son by painting a dramatic scene when the boy interrupts with a child’s innocent remark about a lone hungry lion. The moment appears in a Vancouver Province article and recalls a child’s simple humor cutting through tragedy.
The works hospital, led by a works matron, handles all accidents promptly to prevent blood poisoning. Most injuries are minor due to guarded machinery, with the ER acting as a home away from home offering rest, tea, and a quick return to work.
Fishing craft and man submarines off the New coast will be replaced by the agency fleet corporation at the request of the food administration. Construction will begin immediately on 75 vessels to be started on the Atlantic coasts and in the Gulf of Mexico to increase salt water production.
A Swiss lawyer pleaded for leniency for his client accused of burglary, arguing the suspect had spent a long period in Germany. The defense frames global views on the matter as applicable for a long time to come, per Baltimore Americas.
The Prussian government considers composing a new anthem to replace Dig Im Siegerkranz the English tune of God Save the King. Since 1915 German officials urged substitutes as many tunes and verses were sent but the music section of the Ministry of War and Arts remains hopeful.
A defense of the realm order bans gold lace ay thread and embroidery on civilian garments hats or dress of officers unless owned by the wearer. Doorkeepers will lose gold braid as uniforms wear out. Gold brocaded fabrics veils trims and handbags are also to disappear from women's wear.
The War Department touts prunes as a top item on the soldier’s menu valued for fruit tonic and confection use. Army supply plans forecast a year ahead to match the new crop and kitchen staff joke about a long war while noting evaporated milk usage of 1,612,313 cases in seven months.
The piece argues that British people undervalue their own abilities and should stop looking inward to see what they can accomplish abroad. It cites rapid wartime work as proof that Britain can match and exceed German efforts, despite errors from urgency.
In a western London suburb novel plan changes a public bath into a war kitchen. The pool now hosts cooking operations with minimal changes and sanitary conditions kept. Gasoline limits boost demand for horse drawn conveyances while prices rise. redecorating pre petrol era vehicles increases costs.
A narrator recalls a rugged fishing trek from Banff to the Bow River on a stubborn quest for big trout. He details boyhood casts and shifting fortunes, recounting a near miss with a twelve-pound landing net, a broken gut, and at last a three-pound three-line catch.
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