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Newspaper
Lawson Post
Location
Lawson, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Sep 06, 1918
Page
1
Report from the era front notes a shrinking German line as Allied forces press gains across the western front. By late August the Allies claim major advances, captures of Lens Bapaume Noyon and 120000+ prisoners with thousands of guns and village gains, while American reserves await a future move.
In Brampton H W Dawson preserves two Toronto printed bills from 1831 and 1832. One is the Elliott property bill of sale for Brampton town including stock and wagons, with fifteen months credit over one pound and cash down under one pound. The other announces a semi annual stock sale fair at Salisbury's Tavern on Centre road.
The Board of Grain Supervisors for Canada fixes wheat prices for the 1918 crop with No 1 Northern at 2.24 1-2 dollars and related grades listed for Fort William Port Arthur basin stores. Also notes a law against burning or destroying straw with penalties for violators.
A poem folder from 1915 recalls Sergt G L Newton of the 123rd Canadian Pioneer Battalion Royal Grenadiers and his Robin Hood Brampton neighbours. The verses traverse mobilization to embarkation and the voyage to England with places and ships named, ending with a pledge of readiness to continue in the next installment.
Kerrobert Lacrosse Club reports readiness to contest the Corby Cup on September 25 and 27 at Kerrobert. They may play one or two games and are likely to travel for the matchups.
A repair visit to Mr. John Brooks’s Victoria street home yields a copy of the Toronto Daily Mail dated June 4 1874. The note lists a $6 annual subscription and Ottawa dispatches showing May 1874 Dominion revenue and expenditures. Wheat and grain prices are given: full wheat $1 27 to $1 30, spring wheat $1 20 to $1 21, oats 52 to 58 cents, barley 75 to 90 cents, peas 70 to 77 cents, hay $18 to $54 per ton.
Local items report Pte Bill Carey returning from camp after a vehicle purchase and a delayed leave. Nearby families, travel to Hazenmore Sask, and flour substitutes for Canada’s fowl law are noted. Alberta government friction leads to attorney general resignation. Mrs Mapes joins the Rogers Lumber Yard manager in town. Stockbreeders urge disposal of scrub horses to save fodder. Local sportsmen attend the Maple Butte Stampede with strong attendance. Ford radiators repurposed as stills by Canadian-born residents.
The notice discusses a plan to study fuel distribution and a town experiment to produce alcohol for power control. It notes a civic right to investigate science-driven fuel schemes and mentions regional moves and delays.
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