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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 17, 1918
Page
2
Hilary hurries to relay a telegram to Mr Langton for Margaret’s ailing mother. Margaret nurses the stricken woman while Hilary recalls shared childish pranks and enduring affection. The pair reflect on love, duty, and a looming departure from Marrigolds as summer nears.
In a hushed cottage scene Thea Hilary and Langton confront quiet peril. Mavis, dying, agrees to marriage as a last solace, Langton pledges lifelong care, and Margaret's secret romance with Hilary strains toward a hopeful but precarious union.
A speaker argues the war will not be decided in Serbia Romania or Italy but in France and Flanders. He says Germany must be beaten there first as American power grows, and that Italy’s assault would only prolong the war. He emphasizes ethical aims over territory or gain and vows to hold the enemy until he yields back all occupied lands.
The article urges Canadian housewives to conserve beef and bacon to support overseas needs. It cites a 55 percent drop in per capita meat use across public eateries and calls for daily vigilance and full cooperation. It stresses using fish poultry and vegetables more and reducing waste.
An unnamed individual at home provides meat rations to two soldiers, describing the act as an honor rather than sacrifice. The gesture highlights civilian support and recognition of service.
The Department of Agriculture Ottawa released the annual report of the Dominion Entomologist for the year ending March 31 1917. It describes regional entomological stations now totaling ten, and outlines investigations across grain, garden, fruit, forests, stored products, and public health pests. Reports also cover wildlife conservation, parasitic insects, natural control, brown tail moth control in the Maritime Provinces, and imported nursery stock inspections. Copies are available from Publications Branch Ottawa and inquiries may be mailed free of postage.
A brief quip on resilience and optimism. The speaker notes that persistent cheer helps one endure life’s toughness and hidden pains. It reflects a stoic belief in quiet strength and personal resolve.
In the Berner Tageblatt tale from Berlin Frau Orchestra Con ductor Losissen waited long for a bread office card. She sat on a table prompting a clerk to dismiss her. She called him a vulgar lout and struck him with a ringing box. The judge fined her ten shillings for indecent behavior and for sitting without permission plus twenty for insulting a government official.
In a rousing Washington style, readers cheer British demolition of German defense with no regard for artillery or air power. The article likens Allied resolve to Far ragut and Haig praise while lampooning outdated theories amid war fervor. The Eiffel Tower is cited for its age and shift from spectacle to wireless station linking Canada across 2,500 miles.
A Canadian airman describes losing direction as clouds spun his compass and wondering if he would land in German territory. With fuel exhausted, he forced a crash landing without a map and feared capture, only to be reassured when French women and children gathered nearby and he knew they were safe.
The Farmers Fair at Bampton has a long history dating to King John’s era and became a premier west country gathering. Wild Exmoor ponies once bred there were bought for Midlands coal mines.
Aileen Sweet of Eastman Quebec describes watery blisters under the skin that became disfiguring eruptions causing itching and sleepless nights. After about a year she says Cuticura Soap and Ointment healed her within three months. Public ad for Cuticura products offers free samples by mail.
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