07 Nov 1918
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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Nov 07, 1918
Page
1
Jubilant message proclaims the war to be over at 2 p.m. today after four years of conflict. The text celebrates Allied terms accepted by Germany and calls for nationwide thanksgiving and rejoicing. The tone mirrors a historic front-page alert announcing peace and relief.
Mrs Fisk travels to Holland for winter with daughter Mrs J. S. Croasdate. Cars from Pleasant Po and Sidney, and one from MacGregor, transferred stock. Miss Minnie Campbell visiting Reeve and Mrs D. Le a brother Second Lieutenant Eyres wounded knee. A. M. Donald family moved to town from Look up the M. Advts reference Soldiers on Harvest Leave and Military Service Act. Alex Hay and Mrs Berry relocate. Bert Mansell buys new battery shop gear. Dr Kobrinsky offers $1 refund for inoculations and free inoculation for those unable to pay. Mrs Jack Smith learns her son Billie died in France. Ben Smith continues on active service.
The plan aims to boost business by selling Victory bonds. It promises lenders a sound return of five and a half percent and stresses that Canada borrows and spends within the country, benefiting farmers and the overall economy.
Canada passes two hundred ten million in Victory Loan total with Manitoba subscriptions of sixteen thousand five hundred dollars. Local district reports ninety thousand raised and bonds include several four and five thousand figures. Campaign aims to raise one hundred thirty thousand to win Governors General’s flag as Premier Borden’s words urge universal effort to show Canada remains “in it” for liberty and memory of war dead. The appeal invokes Vimy and Flanders fields to rally public support and spread the Victory Bond epidemic.
The readable fragment notes discuss financial concerns and budgeting priorities. It highlights requests for funds and a call to reconsider expenditures amid broader fiscal planning. No clear person or organization is fully identifiable in the surviving text.
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