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Newspaper
Outlook
Location
Outlook, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Feb 21, 1918
Page
2
King divulges details of Barthelemy's supper club and hidden gambling rooms near Barthelemy's house. Officials hear of medical baths exits and late night departures. King claims vast profits and charity donations while warning of an imminent operation by police.
King waits in a room half an hour as officials discuss a high stakes affair. King ponders what hidden stakes and fashionably risky gambles lie behind the developments and who else is involved before the official enters with news.
The venison supply committee under the British Ministry of Food reports a rise of over 30 percent above prewar averages for deer killed in 1916-17. Lord Rhondda praised the committee’s work and urged continued effort to boost venison as a substitute meat amid global food shortages. Letters from food authorities suggest relaxing provincial game restrictions to increase subsistence meat for Allied needs, with discussions of permits and hunting limits across Canada and in British Columbia to release more beef and bacon from domestic use.
Ottawa milk committee report 1917 analyzes high distributor spreads from producer to consumer. It cites delivery overlap and labor shifts as main cost drivers, noting substantial variation across goods and regions and urging reductions to lower consumer prices.
A witty Couries-Journal remark praises a person for returning the dead poet they borrow from, highlighting unusual honesty. The quip implies a literary figure’s borrowed voice is restored.
A request has been made to secure 10000 bushels of seed oats for Calgary grain firms and United Grain Growers. The oats will be bought by the government first and then distributed to interior elevators at Calgary Saskatoon Moose Jaw for further delivery to needy points.
The report notes irrigation investments in Siam significantly improving rice cultivation and output. It mentions shipments and modernization affecting overall productivity.
The article argues Germany was neither militarily nor commercially superior to other nations in World War I. It cites German defeats, limited victories in Serbia, Roumania, and demoralized Russia, and questions any equal foe. It cites W. C. Hoyle noting Australians could supply the dyestuff industry, challenging German monopoly claims.
The article notes strained food conditions in Holland with scarce cereals and reliance on improvised supplies. It mentions dried strawberries for tea and roasted acorns as a bread substitute as people seek new methods to cope with limited staples.
The excerpt discusses vodka in Russia and the impact of prohibition on society. It cites Count Tolstoy’s son and mentions concerns over alcohol as a cause of social troubles, comparing vodka’s harm to other drugs and urging caution against effective prohibition measures.
A foggy tale claims General Allenby fulfilled a prophecy by entering Jerusalem as the conqueror. The legend links the name Allenby to a composite meaning of God and the Prophet, reflecting a revival of ancient religious imagery in wartime narration.
Fragmentary quotation notes a claim that peace terms would end fighting. The text references Germany and a belief in world domination versus downfall. It mentions a person named Bernhar dt and a commentator from Windsor. The passage appears as a garbled excerpt from a wartime article.
Remarkable engineering feat moved a 2800 ton rail bridge across the Missouri River to new piers in minutes. The operation occurred at 4 in the morning with 136 feet of movement completed in thirteen minutes.
In a fragmentary report, Dr J D Kell is associated with a remedy for asthma. The text hints at claimed effectiveness and credits but remains incomplete and unclear about specifics, dates or broader context.
Fragmentary text hints at a debate over a federal wheat raising plan, economic policy and cabinet discussions including figures like Wilson Pox and ALP. The passage is incomplete, with references to lands, price orders, and possible committee actions related to food supply and government strategy.
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