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Newspaper
Simpson Lance
Location
Simpson, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Oct 31, 1918
Page
12
An advertisement claims Dr. Hamilton's Pills cure biliousness by fixing constipation and liver function. It asserts temporary relief is avoided and promises permanent cures, with a 25 cent box available.
Tense parlor scene as Foster defends himself and denies wrongdoing while Mrs Featherstone and Alice press for truth about Lawrence disappearance. Feathers tone shifts from suspicion to wary trust as they demand concrete evidence of his innocence.
The boys and girls clubs of Western Canada promote food production and farm life for youth. Calf, pig, poultry, and potato clubs are active across prairie provinces with contests to spur effort. Saskatchewan reports over two thousand children entered in fall competitions. Alberta and Manitoba show similar activity.
A clipped satire mocks the Kaiser as a pretender of gentleness while condemning Allied bombing of Frankfort and English towns. It portrays him as a manipulative actor turning tragedy into spectacle and calls for a standard of wartime courtesy.
The Canadian government dispatches forty airplanes and a sea unit to Pepea nna in response to rising tensions. No further details available.
The article traces Bennett and Henderson power engines in early steamers, notes the Savannah's 1819 voyage, and details the Royal William’s Canadian build, capacities, and trials. It covers Captain McDougall’s 1833 voyage to England, the ship’s durability issues, and its eventual sale and roles, plus the Cunard mail contracts and Allan family steamship ventures shaping transatlantic travel.
The steel frame enables 700-foot buildings with uniform wall thickness, unlike brick which would waste floor space. In a 12 story, 100 by 50 foot building, steel frames yield about ten percent more usable floor area than brick walls.
The department of commerce reports manufacturers used 1.5 million more pounds of wool in August than July 1918. The figures align with set consumption standards since January 1, 1918.
The London Times reports Signor Galli, head of the Italian embassy in London, describing Italy’s coal crisis. He notes severe northern winter conditions, hospitals lacking coal, railways and munitions also short, with trains sometimes halted by fuel gaps, gas limited to eight towns, and widespread darkness. He warns that olive wood cutting is insufficient to cover needs.
At the war’s start Britain used 300 to 500 ton submarines, now she fields underwater ships of 4000 tons armored and armed with six inch guns.
Fragmentary quotes discuss war interventions and peace, mentioning aviator fans, baseball times, and bombing the empires in cryptic dialogue. The readable text hints at global conflict themes without clear events or names.
The federal cabinet will draft regulations under the war precautions act to define flags allowed in processions or on buildings. Only British Empire flags including the Numinian flag, allied flags, and the papal flag may be flown without prior defense minister approval, with others needing permission.
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