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Newspaper
Outlook
Location
Outlook, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Aug 16, 1917
Page
4
King notes a chain linking the Amaranth Club Mr Barthelemy and a bathhouse that opens very early. He shadows a constable, returns to Jermyn Street, then to his rooms and schemes with a jade figure on the desk, promising “fun” from the connection.
Hilda presses plans at Down Street as she juggles her affair with George Ellington and her brother’s interests. Ellington senses danger in her world while he remains drawn to her charm yet wary of crossing class lines and hidden motives.
An official explanation describes radical grain conservation in England, rationing horse feed to boost oats for human use. The order limits grain feeding to horses used strictly for trade or business and imposes penalties for violations.
An Italian naval engineer designs a new cargo vessel considered unsinkable and approved by the ministry of marine. The ship displaces 10 300 tons and can carry 5 800 tons of cargo.
In the first half of this year Alberta issued 16 000 auto licenses double the 1916 total, signaling farmer prosperity echoed across the West. Saskatchewan reports 21 000 licenses by May with expectant rise to 30 000 by summer end, while rents and housing demand climb as population grows. Railways and land firms note higher sales, and optimism for continued high farm product prices supports rural prosperity and homestead searches.
Sir J Crichton Browne urges the true mission of women to center on nursing and child welfare at the Hospital Saturday Fund. he warns against overreliance on creches and argues motherhood remains essential. He notes wartime shifts in labor but hopes many women revert to prewar roles in infant care and lactation.
The British Board of Agriculture advisory committee calls for immediate killing of all old stock cocks to trim unprofitable use of food in the United Kingdom. It also recommends slaughter of hens from 1915 or earlier that moult or show signs of decline, with breeding hens exempt, and cockerels from 1918 not needed for stock to be culled as soon as possible.
The Saskatchewan department of agriculture plans a small five by four inch booklet enclosed with Canadian Pacific Railway tickets. It highlights western Canada, especially Saskatchewan, to entice settlers and farmers. Deputy minister FBW Auld oversees careful editing to pack solid information into minimal space.
The exposed clerks parade barefoot on main streets to protest economic strain. Verlin stores pivot to selling wooden sandals with minimal leather, as workers seek frugality and national spirit amid shortages.
About 709 British subjects will be exchanged for more than 6 000 Germans in a final agreement on civilian interment. Civilians will return in batches from camps such as Rublebon Knockaloo and Alexandra Palace with transport delays. Each government bears the expense, and many Germans, including those with British wives, may not be repatriated if they wish to stay.
A quoted Life magazine item presents a man who cannot support his partner’s daughter’s marriage. He fears telling her the truth yet refuses to back away, urging to do his best despite the obstacle.
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