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Newspaper
Lemberg Star
Location
Lemberg, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Oct 11, 1918
Page
2
The article praises French women for enduring horrors of invasion and war. It notes their unyielding spirit since 1914, their role in keeping the country going, and their practical courage and patriotism amid fear, loss, and hardship.
A derelict ship tragedy exposes the No. of items allowed by the Admiralty for sailors claiming losses. Officers may claim six dozen handkerchiefs or a toothbrush, while rings and slippers are disallowed. A board reviews these peculiar allowances and denials.
A fragment from the Ky. Clipper notes a town man refusing to advertise debt then finally placing an advertisement as a sheriff sale. The piece satirically comments on political discourse and the social weights of debt and publicity in a rural community.
The Toronto Star recalls Scottish stoicism as Edinburgh crowds and soldiers pass by without fanfare. It notes dour restraint, pride in sons, and a long war record of sober, silent endurance as civilians and troops approach danger.
Tommy Kehor, a veteran now active with the Red Cross in Britain, describes how he joined the Fifth Liverpool Regiment as a bugler at age seven. He faced disbelief from officers but was ultimately accepted as a rifleman after extra measures, driven by a belief it was a vital war contribution.
Fragmentary notes describe Tasmanian natives living isolated after Bass Strait separation from the mainland. Accounts by Furneaux Cook and Le Vasier report small groups, gender and age patterns, and limited early contact with Europeans before colonization and intertribal conflict.
Reportedly not. description is garbled. No clear vehicle model, fuel type, or event details available.
Wartime service stories highlight V A D workers like Miss Evelyn Lyne who cooked for 300 to 800 wounded on railway rest stations in France starting October 1914. The twelve hour shifts, harsh conditions, and relentless work forged enduring memories as she later became a hotel inspector in England.
Lord Buxton likened the Kaiser to a praying mantis in a vivid wartime comparison. He described the kaiser as a carnivorous hypocrite who hides malice behind piety while seeking victims. The analogy links religious gesture with deadly intent and suggests global manipulation of perceived virtue.
The readable fragments reference a named individual and an implied marriage or partnership issue but lack clear details or context to determine event, date, or location. The text remains ambiguous with no verifiable facts or outcomes.
The article notes Noyon endured near total destruction from German shelling and mines between 1914 and 1917. It highlights damaged landmarks including the cathedral and Calvin’s birthplace, calls for a formal Allied warning of punishment for wanton destruction, and urges harsher terms upon Germany at retreat to deter further devastation.
A visitor recounts a Lao ritual where two phyas claimed the same slaves. Judges failed to agree. a water trial was held to determine ownership. Both rivals dove into the river, flowers and leaves adorning them, and the clock measured their dives. One diver surfaced after two minutes fifteen seconds. the other vanished and was later found alive with a slight time edge over his rival.
A fragmentary item notes discreet horticulture and a quizzical wartime query about success. The text hints at observers, evaluation, and potential attention from a publication named Washington Star, but the readable portion is garbled and partial.
A German wartime article cites the British naval power forcing Germany to exhaust its raw materials and shift to wartime production. It quotes that every ounce of wool and raw resource must be used, even at home costs, with drastic economic and social sacrifices to support the army.
The Murman coast history shows Norse and Russ rivalry over Lapps, boundary fixed at Petchenga River in 1826, splitting coastlines between Russia and Norway. Hitler era tensions emerge as Finland seeks sea access and Germany plans Arctic operations with Finnish White Guard under General von Der Goltz, while Allied troops land at Kolored to deter a northern German advance.
Convict labor backs olive cultivation in South Australia with hardy trees and low maintenance. Despite slow maturity, established groves yield good profits as oil prices rise. A government subsidy proposal aims to pay growers per acre for ten years to boost plantings. The term Gone pickin olives refers to light sentences used to mobilize labor.
The text notes an early record of platinum discovery in Russia tied to the Urals and gold finds, mentioning initial attention and the value of the metal during those early explorations.
The article calls for higher agricultural output to feed armies and civilians through the next crop. It argues Canada must boost total production to meet intensified food needs and notes weather and machinery aid, with tractors available to labor up to twenty four hours a day to raise millions more acres.
A young English V A D in France tends 200 to 300 lamps daily in a cold cellar to prepare hospitals at night. The work supports a chateau hospital and nearby monasteries, demanding hard labor despite patriotic motives as stretcher bearers aid wounded.
Mr. F. Abraham, chair of Camace board’s home gardens and vacant lots section, warns the destructive cutworm’s fall life stage offers the best control. He urges plowing every town lot this fall to curb the pest before winter and to prepare for spring vegetables and cereals, noting looming labor and food shortages.
Sphagnum moss proved an excellent substitute for absorbent cotton in bandages for wounded soldiers in Europe and at home. Red Cross officials in Toronto requested and Prince Rupert citizens recently organized a collection to support the effort.
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