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Newspaper
Melfort Moon
Location
Melfort, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Nov 06, 1918
Page
7
Fragmentary OCR shows a small Saskatchewan notice referencing Maitort and Cerrot River Valley. Readable fragments indicate a local public notice page item with place names and regional context.
The piece outlines advertising rates for legal reading notices and notes the British Empire subscription price. It quotes Canada's Finance Minister Sir Thomas White on a wartime loan program funding exports, claiming the 1917 Victory Loan aided industry and detailing projected exports of wheat cheese butter eggs and condensed milk to Britain.
Canadians weigh the idea of shared prosperity as new data highlight income gaps. Analysts argue collective action could broaden access to services and lift living standards, while critics warn against overreach and tax burdens.
Banks will lend subscribers up to 90 percent of their investment to spur participation in the 1918 Victory Loan. The loans carry 8 percent interest and mirror the Dominion Government rate. Banks may issue cash at the same rate, allow monthly repayments, and safely hold interim securities or the bonds themselves for one year.
In bold wartime rhetoric the piece urges readers to buy Victory Bonds to support the war effort. It contrasts calls to fund the military with warnings against wasting funds on frivolous spending. The slogan lines fuse patriotism with urging citizens to invest to back Allied forces.
The notice lists curfew hours for Melfort and ruling on store closing times during the Spanish Influenza. It also includes sale ads for two classic cars, location information, and a set of strays with descriptions and contact details.
Auction details list a stable sale in Melfort set for 1 p m with N J Coburn listed as contact at 5 W 64616 and a five unit quantity mentioned.
Notice states a two year old red heifer with broken horn and white hind feet was impounded in the pound kept by J Butler on Sesknichewan Avenue Melfort on October.
Tax collection for Star City will occur at Starkey's Hall on Monday and Tuesday, October 28 and 29, and again on Monday and Tuesday, November 26 and 26, and Monday and Tuesday, December 30 and 31, to collect for the municipality.
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