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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 27, 1918
Page
3
Foster endures harsh weather and disorienting moorland as he presses toward Hawick. A rough track, a distant house, and a shadowy figure behind a dyke heighten the tension before a sudden encounter signals new danger on the road south.
He examines a clearly drawn map of rough country and Border hills. He prepares to cross Bleak uplands avoiding factories and mining towns, buys supplies, and sends letters to Peebles while Daly is kept on his trail. He disguises himself in old clothes and sets off into the wilds.
Foster travels from Peebles toward Yarrow and the misty moors, avoiding Daly and possible pursuers. He crosses bogs toward a distant fell as a damp, lonely landscape unfolds with marsh pools, moss, and distant hills. He aims to stay ahead and reach safer ground.
The Indian and the Plough highlights how Ontario Iroquois and western tribes like Blood, Peigan, and Blackfoot contribute to food production. Government reports note 1916 yields of wheat and oats, with large market sales and substantial farm equipment purchases, all without government funding.
The Chicago Herald quotes Lloyd George stating that the nation with the last hundred thousand dollars will triumph. It argues money alone cannot win but the favorable economic balance supports the United States and allies, pledging resources for victory and future strength. The text stresses dollars backing liberty and justice.
A Canadian wartime advice column urges women to focus on local waste reduction and home management. It promotes four forthcoming booklets on canning, drying, and cooking, notes sugar and glucose cautions, and shares practical tips from experts, including a famous turnip recipe.
Practical cultivation notes from the department of agriculture Ottawa on growing cauliflowers onions and melons in Canada. Advice covers transplanting spacing damping off root maggots tar discs moisture needs hotbed methods and timing for late plantings and short seasons to maximize heading ripening and yields.
Western Canada supports diversified farming with grain livestock and bee keeping expanding yearly. Manitoba yields rising honey output reaching about one million pounds last year. Alberta beekeepers report strong honey sources with examples of 1400 pounds from twenty colonies and 600 pounds or more from others, aiding family income.
A wartime piece argues for widespread use of potato flour to stretch wheat supplies. It cites Senator Colby promoting substitutes, notes potato flour bakes into wholesome loaves, and claims Canada and the United States can meet Europe’s wheat needs by embracing potato-based bread.
The article notes 35 000 veterans back from Europe and 20 000 to 25 000 Canadians in English hospitals. Training requires large centers and limited courses, with 175 occupations open if training occurs with employers. Government seeks employer cooperation, urging fair, non charity driven support from retailers and manufacturers.
Land Titles offices in Edmonton and Calgary report a sharp rise in farm land sales across Alberta. Provincial figures show activity this year not seen since the boom days of 1913, signaling a resurgence in land transactions despite broader market concerns.
A Norristown factory discharged a girl after she refused to buy a bond and the other workers refused to work with her without an explanation. The superintendent fired her when she did not provide a reason.
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