Train Plot Involving Carmen And a Risky Ottawa Run
Foster plots to flee with a packet to Ottawa then Montreal. A stranger on the North Woods express tests trust while a plan to mislead Daly unfolds with high stakes.
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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 07, 1918
Page
6
Foster plots to flee with a packet to Ottawa then Montreal. A stranger on the North Woods express tests trust while a plan to mislead Daly unfolds with high stakes.
Foster debates a suspicious traveler on a train to Ottawa. The man offers a coat and pretends to be a patriot while planning to reach Montreal. Foster fears an impostor but remains cautious as the stranger promises to repay dues and telegraph from Windsor.
The piece argues candy is a luxury during war and urges Canadians to curb cane sugar use to aid Europe’s hungry. It notes sugar is vital for soldiers and civilians, urges choosing alternatives like chocolate and fruit nut candies, and cites sugar refinement and dietary advice tied to Hoover’s wartime message.
A column mixes marmalade tips with thrift and bread crust warnings. It gives sugarless marmalade recipes using dried fruit and oranges with honey, notes bread crust waste in Canada, and urges household economy and wartime substitutions as urged by Mrs. Thrifty and The Housewife.
A small teaspoonful of Bovrii added before meals enhances digestion and assimilation, making meals more efficient and saving food. The note emphasizes improved nutrient use and reduced waste from incomplete digestion.
The article argues that poultrymen should focus on selecting the best hens and culling poor layers to raise overall production. It recommends rigid selection at the pullet year end and breeding from top birds, plus early hatches and strict culling to maintain a profitable flock.
A Regina Leader note advises tensing every muscle to stimulate breathing and circulation to avert a cold. It recommends staying still yet feeling muscles work as if rushing to catch a train and using deep breaths when chilled.
In a Civil War scene the general staff discusses Major Smith wounded. Jackson quips that if true it must be by an accidental discharge of duty, reflecting his blunt humor and stern discipline as recounted in The Southern Bivouac.
In Saxmundham petty sessions England Reverend William Dabney rector of Knodishall faced charges for possession of a sugar sack in breach of the food control order. His car broke down revealing sugar from a local grocer. Dabney pleaded ignorance of the order and was fined 15 plus costs. the grocer was fined 2.
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