Daughters of Empire Organizes Chapter at Lyric Theatre
At a Pas women meeting in the Lyric theatre plans were laid to form a Daughters of the Empire chapter named Sir John Franklin to aid war sufferers. Forty five enrolled. officers include Regent Mrs. Percy Willson and Secretary Mrs. Cameron. Collection needs include knitted garments, sheets, pillows, towels, and other relief items for soldiers.
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Pas
Lyric Theatre
Daughters of the Empire
J. J. Garland
Portage la Prairie
Daughters of Empire
Percy Willson
Sinclair
Leplante
Cameron
Duncan
Viola Finger
O. H. Finger
Relton
Dempsey
John Franklin
Charity
M. Patterson
Toronto Red Cross Committee
Women’s _ Patriotic League
Lord Roberts Dies in France at 82
Field Marshal Earl Roberts died in France from pneumonia after arriving to greet troops. He left England with his daughter Lady Aileen Roberts and son-in-law Major Lewin, having been in good health before a rapid decline after a chill. The death was reported to War Secretary Earl Kitchener via telegram from Sir John French.
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Bulandshabar
Aligarh
Agra
Kanuj
Bantharra
Lucknow
Cawnpore
Khudaganj
Fategarh
Miranganj
Laloo
Umbeyla
Malka
Lushai
Khortel
Whullang Range
Peiwar Kortal
Shutargordon Pass
Sapari Pass
Khost
Kuram River
Kabul- Kandahar
Kandahar
Afghanistan
Burma
Delhi
Ambeyia
Peiwar Kotal
Charasia
Sherpur
Kabul-Kandahar
India
Lord Roberts
South Africa
Kimberley
Cronje
K. G
London
Earl Roberts
France
Sir John French
Earl Kitchener
England
Aileen Roberts
Major Lewin
Ode to Zeppelins in Civilised Times
A WWI era poem praises Zeppelins as noble engines of war. It laments civilian harm while lauding the crew and their feats and envisions medals for valor. Lines celebrate bomb drops on nurses, old men, cows, and civilians.
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New York
Riddles and wordplay from a humorous column
A quirky collection of jokes and puzzling lines includes a rooster crowing on Sunday tricks, Cain and Abel quip, a girl seeking but not finding a stocking hole, a grasshopper and widow pun, a gin versus water riddle, a line about shedding tears for Mary Mack, and a car accident rhyme.
Hoffman Faces Death Penalty as German Spy
Reports from The Pas and Winnipeg detail German captive F G W Hoffman under guard with spy charges at stake. Investigators weigh a trial with possible capital punishment, likened to Carl Hans Lody, as charts and harbor plans surface linking Hoffman to navigation details of Quebec harbor.
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F. G. W. Hoffman
Fort Osborne
Canada
Carl Hans Lody
Tower of London
Winnipeg
Hoffman
R.N.W.M.P
Pas
R.N. W.M.P
Ottawa
Quebec
F.G. W Hoffman
Man
Photographic Department
Harbor Commission
Livernois
Third Social Dance at Dreamland Delights Forty Couples
The Dreamland venue hosted its third social dance on Monday night with around forty couples enjoying a long programme and lively music. The management emphasizes decency and comfort, noting the evening extended past midnight for the Home Sweet Home waltz.
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Dreamland
Sayings of Elbert Hubbard Style Meditations
A collection of maxims on striving toward an ideal city and the Self’s relation to God. It warns that controlling others without love brings consequences and notes happiness from useful effort. It asserts identity shaped by thought and condemns beliefs in Hell for others as a self-destructive view.
Just a Smile Riddles and Jests from Earlier Times
A brief playful verse item containing quips about Eve and Adam, a cure for rheumatism by breaking glass, coat longevity tips, a corset comparison to a watchdog, and a joke about gambling with removed dice. The piece uses light humor to puzzle through everyday quirks.
Tommy Atkins Still An Optimist In The Trenches
A Royal Field Artillery gunner writes home with humor about footballs and the European Cup while in the trenches. He praises British and Franco-British teams, mocks German players, and shares a joke about neuralgia cured by “Palmer's Neuralgia Cure” amid war dangers.
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Tommy Atkins
Royal Field Artillery
Kaiser
Robbie Burns
Crickey
Palmer
Neuralgia Cve
Canadian Officers See Action Near Ypres and Dixmude
London reports three Canadian officers two from artillery regiments and one from engineers have been in the firing line at Ypres and Dixmude. They returned Friday night and three more from Salisbury Plain joined British HQ staff in France Saturday. Several Canadian troops serve across the Channel on lines of communications.
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London
Ypres
Dixmude
Salisbury Plain
France
Valcartier
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Saratoga Billiard Parlors
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Wigle & Arnott Freidman & Cotton
ORR
Armstrong & B. Smith
C. Smith & Wright Haska Af
Rligre
Morgan & Winters
Hamilton &, Lovell
Irwin Seer
Pilgrin & Beatty
Bullock & Fleming
Cane
Barke & Wallace
Dias Wallace
Cpa
Lowe
Ceeds
Delecto Chocolates Srd
Tore Enya
Zeppelin
Tsug
Cain
Abel
Mary Mack
Germany
Hudson Bay Railway
Hudson Bay
Great Britain
Montreal
Halifax
Elbert Hubbard
God
Eve
Adams Express Company
Adam and Eve
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