Soldier Settlement Board Loans to Canadian Farmers Reach 75 Million
By August end the Soldier Settlement Board of Canada reported 19 181 settlers on land receiving 75 530 675 in loans. Funds covered land purchases 41 638 275 encumbrance removal 2 151 275 and permanent improvements 3 705 462. Alberta leads with 5 554 settlers followed by Saskatchewan 4 628 Manitoba 3 170 British Columbia 2 867 Ontario 1 359 Quebec 448 New Brunswick 486 Nova Scotia 387 Prince Edward Island 282.
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Soldier Settlement Board of Canada
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
British Columbia
Ontario
Quebec
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Prince Edward Island
Dominion
Soldier Settlement Board
Soldier Settlment Board
Wheat price outlook mirrors uncertainty and bear expectations
Market wobbles since opening with wide daily swings and unclear direction. Experts debate whether prices will fall as harvest deliveries usually push gains down. some say current wheat costs in 1919 could still yield modest profits only if prices rise to compensate.
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United States Department of Aericulture
United
Theorth
Land confiscation under German conquest the loss of homes and lives
A speaker recalls German occupation actions including land seizure and slavery of Belgian women, fearing for his family, praising fallen neighbors from Russell County, and vowing to ensure future generations do not forget the sacrifice. He emphasizes life liberty and property as core rights men fought to protect.
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Cana
Belgium
Russell
Name for new town site proposed as Berrington
In a 1920 letter to The Banner Taahbel's Taahbel’s 1. Sharman suggests naming a C P R extension town Berrington to honor living and fallen soldiers. He notes original owner Mr. Berrington served overseas and cites Wellington and Washington as precedent.
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Berrington
Wellington
Washington
Taahbel
Sharman
Joseph Sharman
War talk and crowd sentiment at a city restaurant
A restaurant scene captures anti war feeling with patrons shouting Damn the Kaiser while a lone dissenter objects. The piece reflects broader discontent in the United States over peace terms and the Covenant of the League of Nations.
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United States
Unanimous Vote Supports Plan To Prevent Future War
The passage argues that preventing a repeat of the devastating war is essential to safeguard civilization. It notes the life lost of a young man and millions of others and warns the world to avoid ongoing disorder that this generation may not witness ending. The vote on the plan was unanimous, affirming that the man was right.
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Lode
Leaders Need Real Public Servants Not Wealthy Politicians
Angusville column laments scarce great men entering public life due to commercialism and abuse, urging shift in attitude toward trust and honor in office. Notes local notices on illnesses, threshing, deaths, and community changes amid a broad rural Manitoba page.
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J.W.R
False Fruit Packing Stop Demanded by Dominion Inspector
Dominion fruit inspector T F Bain vows prosecution over false packing in the fruit trade after sampling berries from Vancouver Island. He cites boxes with a fine top layer and inferior, very small berries beneath as evidence of deceit.
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T. F. Bain
Dominion Fruit Inspector
Canada Faces Heavy Fire Losses and Tax Shift
Conservation reports fire losses for the year may surpass all but 1918, with May totals at 11.56 million and a projected 28 million for 1920 if trends continue. The text urges resistance to a proposed direct tax to cover fire losses, noting rising costs passed to consumers and insurers’ charges.
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Canada
Henry Drayton
Lev Adu
Why Green Goods Cost More Says Vendor
A Japanese vegetable vendor explains high prices by saying buyers must pay costs as everyone needs money. He recounts his 7 year old son’s appendicitis and a hospital bill of 250 dollars plus two weeks stay at 35 dollars per week and 10 dollars for the operating table. He asserts doctors charge high to make money.
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Los Angeles Times
Professor Shaw urges hog raising for farmers in Saskatchewan
Saskatoon agriculture professor A M Shaw says farmers who can raise hogs should, as hogs use farm waste profitably, but warns against large scale side raising. For the average farmer one sow and a litter suffices with certain profit. bigger herds risk expense and loss. He cautions many men go in too fast and lose money.
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A. M. Shaw
College of Agriculture
Saskatoon
Christ Church notes Sunday services and choir plans
On the sixteenth Sunday after Trinity morning Holy Communion at 11, Evening Prayer at 7, Sunday School at 2 30. Girls Guild urged to attend next Sunday's service for corporate communion and blessing of new choir stalls. W A group net about 75 from a sale at I O O F Hall and the choir begins Harvest Festival music practice tonight.
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Christ Church
G’rls
Manitoba
Girls’ Guild
W. A
Boys' and Girls' Club Fairs Schedule
The district fair circuit lists events in Rossburn on Sept 24, Angusville on Sept 26, Binscarth on Oct 4, Dropmore on Oct 5, Shellmouth on Oct 6, and Russell on Oct 7. Local youth organizations promote community activities across six towns.
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Rossburn
Angusville
Binscarth
Dropmore
Shellmouth
Russell
Harvest Festival Services At Trinity Church
Service at Trinity Church next Sunday in the afternoon at 3 p.m. The Harvest Festival is scheduled for Sunday October 4th.
Harvest Festival Services at School House Sunday
Harvest Festival services are planned at the School House on Sunday September 26. The event invites community members to attend and participate in a morning or afternoon program.
War Dead Names and Dates From Local Notice
A local list records soldiers killed in action with dates ranging 1916 to 1918. Names include James Bel, Albert Hall, Richard Hallam, Ira Leslar, John Thompson, A H Teulon, and Frank White noted as presumed, with a concluding motto quoted as R. J. P Thley died that we might live.
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James P. Bel
Albert Hall
Rchard
Hallam
Ira Leslar
John Thompson
A H. Teulon
Frank White
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