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Newspaper
Milestone Mail And Lang Recorder
Location
Milestone, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Jun 29, 1916
Page
3
The Milestone Mail lists subscription and advertising rates in 1916. Roy G. Ashwin, publisher, notes price structures for Canada Britain Empire and advance payments. Rates include one cent lines and small adverts with incremental per-insertion charges.
A by law to raise 6000 for a cistern fire hall and equipment faces opposition. The vote is set for Monday July 17 with 638.11 already spent this year on rink costs. The piece argues for strong fire protection, citing recent fires and comparing Assiniboia’s larger proposed spending.
Hog prices hit 11.65 per cwt in Toronto for fed hogs. Shipments of bacon continue to Britain despite high live hog values, indicating solid British demand. Canada could build a lasting bacon trade with Great Britain, provided ample supply to sustain prices during and after the war.
Britain imported over £25.4 million in bacon in 1915 with Canada supplying £3.82 million. Canadian hog supply and pricing affect British demand, while Ireland and Denmark compete for bacon markets. The article notes Allied progress in the war, Canadian casualties near Calais, unsparing Russian advances, and calls for more volunteers as the war escalates. It also mentions the disolution of Neal Institute Company of Regina and offers advertising wisdom for merchants.
The note suggests placing more than twenty full page ads weekly while varying each issue. It emphasizes updating the advertisement each edition to display different content.
The group invites volunteers to attend a shower and donate unbleached cotton suitable for making a shirt for a helpless soldier. The event emphasizes practical wartime support and community service.
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