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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 14, 1918
Page
2
Foster battles a hidden assailant on a moving Pullman car after leaving the platform. He tumbles from the train during a struggle and crawls through a frozen wilderness toward a distant water source, planning to reach the Winnipeg-bound line before dawn.
The venison supply committee named by the British ministry of food increased deer killed during the 1916 17 season by over 30 percent above pre war averages. Lord Rhondda urged continued effort to supplement beef and mutton as Canada eyes temporary relaxations of game laws to boost meat supplies for allies.
The Free Press reports Ottawa’s milk committee findings from November 24, 1917, detailing how the distributor's spread raises consumer prices. The survey cites 275 to 650 cents per quart differences, blaming delivery overlaps and labor shifts. Recommendations aim to cut milk and other basic goods by reforming distribution methods.
A historical note outlines transportation and distribution costs for peaches. It lists a Montreal to Winnipeg railway distance of 1416 miles and notes manufacturer and distributor price points. The fragment mentions carriage costs and consumer pricing ranges, with figures in the 72 to 100 cent per unit area and 287 to 300 as totals.
A. E. Wilson, commissioner for the Dominion government, seeks 109 100 bushels of seed oats for prairie sections in need. The government asks first chance to buy all oats fit for food, with purchases diverted to Calgary Saskatoon and Moose Jaw elevators for distribution to needy interior points.
American engineers broaden irrigation work across Siam to boost rice acreage. In the year ending March 31 1917 Beans Dominion canners United States received 24855 tons from Bangkok at manufacturer's price. None shipped direct.
The piece argues Germany failed to prove military or commercial superiority in World War I. It cites the Marne setback, German defeats on multiple fronts, and Germany’s alleged dye industry monopoly. W C Hayle of New South Wales is quoted noting Australians could supply dye materials, challenging German control.
A London newspaper letter from a renowned Dutch scientist describes severe food scarcities in Holland. He notes dried strawberry leaves for tea, roasted acorns for coffee, and digested sawdust used as bread, warning that real items and early substitutes are vanishing and more substitutes or going without may be necessary.
Hazlewood Social Service Depart ment cites Count Tolstoy interview to argue prohibition strengthens society. The piece asserts banning vodka reduces harm, noting Russian woes are not caused by prohibition and that illicit drugs remain minor by comparison.
A New York Sun correspondent links General Allenby’s entry into Jerusalem to an ancient Moslem prophecy. The tale claims the conqueror would enter on foot and bear a name combining Allah and nehbi to mean God and the Prophet.
The Kaiser offered no peace proposals and stated he would stop fighting only if granted the lion’s share of all assets. This remark appears in a periodical discussing the commercial appeal of the conflict.
In a Bernhardt line for Germany the record notes the stakes as world domination or defeat, arguing it will not be achieved. The Windsor Record presents the sentiment as part of a broader commentary on German prospects and global power dynamics.
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