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Newspaper
Lawson Post
Location
Lawson, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Oct 18, 1918
Page
5
A thoughtful essay on home life stresses that true happiness comes from a mother's sacrifice and love. Wealth is not essential. affection, patience, and a supportive partnership build a peaceful home. Mothers should foster joy over nagging, make home the family Mecca, and start with a smile to elevate daily life.
Ottawa reports demand for husky team handlers from users in the province. Hunters and trappers skilled with dogs are eyed for the Serenian Expedition routes in the northern area. Prince Albert winter mail once relied on Qu Appelle and Humboldt trains.
Despatches indicate a possible early British election though no formal pledge exists. The expected split would be Lloyd George unionists and official Liberals versus Asquith supporters aligned with Laborites, with peace advocates unlikely to gain traction. Businesses fear wartime mandate disruption unless a fresh mandate appears necessary.
Police report a brutal homicide with signs of robbery and a savage struggle. The victim, a strong veteran said to be Rankin, was identified by several veterans but Rankin later surfaces alive in the city with the engineer corps, casting doubt on the initial identify and heightening the case’s sensational mystery.
Russian born soldier Pilip Konowal is in Vancouver wearing the Victoria Cross for a remarkable feat with allied forces. He reportedly killed 52 Germans over two days of combat.
The Austrians and Germans push efforts to throw a new army into Bulgaria and keep the railway to Constantinople open. A successful Allied capture risks the fall of Constantinople and German troops falling into Allied hands. Turkish fear of a German battleship in the harbor is noted as a restraint. The crescent banner may soon be replaced by Christian insignias.
A farmer near Wallerk named Bert Moline died last Tuesday after eating crystals he acquired at a neighbor’s house thinking they were candy. The death is attributed to strychnine poisoning.
A Gaudry family in the southern provinces endures sorrow as the father dies, a daughter succumbs after a Spanish influenza attack, and another daughter is near death from the same illness.
The explorer Stefansson, long stranded in the Arctic, has reached Seattle after years of hardship. Once presumed dead, his expedition faced near ruin. He discovered the Blonde Esquimaux and advanced understanding of regions beyond ice barriers. His mother, a resident of northern Saskatchewan, awaits his inland visit.
An order in council in Saskatchewan requires isolation of all Spanish Influenza cases. Buildings with cases are to be placarded and a strict quarantine maintained. The Timothy Eaton building in Regina is to be completed by November and used as headquarters for the great western trade carried by the company. Sir John Eaton, head of the company, spent last Monday in Regina in connection with the task.
The plan provides neon relief to farmers in drought regions. Relief is split among the Federal Provincial and rural municipal authorities. About one million bushels of oats are needed at an estimated four million dollars with seed supplied by the Dominion Government for easy distribution.
Barney Belcourt received a death sentence for the murder of Mrs Beattie near Theodore Saskatchewan. He attacked the mother then abducted and killed the young daughter witness. The execution is set to take place at Regina jail.
A strange and tragic affair is reported from Calgary where a group of youths were involved. Details are scarce but the incident has drawn local attention and prompted an inquiry into the events and circumstances surrounding it.
Official denial confirms Sir Arthur Currie remains in command of the Canadian troops. The report of his retirement is untrue as his men praise his leadership and the unit shows prodigies of valour amid Allied forces. In private life Currie is a real estate and insurance broker in Victoria British Columbia.
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