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Newspaper
Simpson Lance
Location
Simpson, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Oct 31, 1918
Page
9
The essay lauds French women for bearing immense wartime burdens. It compares their sacrifices to those of other Allied women, notes Hun atrocities near France, and cites relief and hospital gaps. It praises French women’s spirit, practical courage, and steadfast patriotism.
A humorous sketch contrasts sailors contending with the Admiralty for lost personal effects after shipwrecks. A paymaster presides over a stern board denying many items while bluejackets vent playful complaints about toothbrushes rings and pocket handkerchiefs as they seek compensation.
A fragmented column notes a man who avoided advertising and politics, then finally advertised, leading to a reputational tale about self presentation and the sheriff sale in a rural Kentucky paper.
A Toronto Star observer notes Edinburgh crowds remain solemn as soldiers depart to face war. He contrasts dour Scottish restraint with memories of Havre in 1914, suggesting cheers fade while resolve grows and patience endures.
Tommy Kehoe, once the youngest recruit at four feet ten and ninety six pounds, recounts how he lied about his age to join the Fifth Battery Liver Regiment. He trained at Camp Oswestry near Cardiff, became a mascot, and finally earned a rifleman’s rank, later serving as a prominent Red Cross worker in Britain.
The article notes Tasmanian natives likely remained unaffected by outsiders until Tasman and Marion’s encounters. It cites small party demographics, estimates of precolonial population between 4000 and 7000, and minimal intertribal warfare due to limited weaponry and mobility.
A garbled dialogue questions fuel mileage and a sibling anecdote. The text shows errors like wan gallon and five hdred feet, making the content unclear.
Evelyn Lyne embodied the V A D spirit as she cooked for 80 to 90 nurses and prepared meals for hundreds of wounded in frontline rest stations. She followed twelve hour shifts under harsh conditions, later becoming an inspector of hotels for the British ministry of munitions.
The piece compares the Kaiser to a praying mantis, citing Lord Buxton’s depiction of a carnivorous hypocrite. It argues the war lord feigns piety while plotting further atrocities, noting ancient and regional myths about the mantis’s hidden danger.
From the Buffalo Express, a deputy from Noyon urges a formal warning to Germany that full punishment and restitution will be exacted for wanton destruction in occupied territory. The piece argues such a warning could deter further devastation as German retreat looms.
A visitor to Laos describes a controversial legal ceremony in which two Phyas claimed ownership of the same slaves. Each selected a champion to dive for him, oath bound, as a crowd watched. the diver who stayed submerged longer would win ownership. The losing diver emerged after two minutes and fifteen seconds, while the other did not surface in time.
A fragmented wartime garden note hints at discreet horticulture efforts. The readable lines mention cultivation and defense themes without full context, suggesting a quiet home-front activity amid broader conflict.
The North German Gazette reports Britain’s grip on Germany’s raw materials and munitions as a stark, brutal admission of German shortages. The Berliner Tageblatt calls it unblushing and insists Germany must seize soil resources and banish comforts to sustain war effort and industry.
The article explains the Murman boundary set in 1826 at the Petchenga River linking to Varanger Fjord, dividing the Kola peninsula between Russia and Norway. It notes Finnish access desires, German influence, and a Allied force of six thousand at Kola to resist a Finn–German advance toward the Kem and Kola railroad.
Convicts plant olives noted for hardiness and low maintenance while disease resistant. Although slow to mature, mature groves are strong money makers. government subsidies sought for ten year support. Olive oil prices rose postwar and berries fetch about 100 dollars per ton.
The readable bits describe a gold find and its value, but details are missing. No clear names, places, dates, or organizations are readable to specify a full incident.
A wartime editor urges Canada to boost agricultural output in 1919. With more tractors and favorable weather, the piece argues for ploughing millions more acres, stressing the need to secure total grain production and conservation to meet national needs.
A British V A D in France trims hundreds of hospital lamps daily in a cold cellar. The lamp work supports a chateau hospital with grim sanitary challenges and a history of charitable aid by English volunteers under fire.
Mr. F. Abraham of the Canada food board warns that cutworm damage may reach ninety-five percent if autumn eggs hatch and larvae devastate fields. He notes an early season reduced losses but urges action to organize for pest control this fall.
Moss proves an excellent absorbent substitute for cotton in medical dressings and wound care, offering rapid absorption and moisture retention while remaining biocompatible for varying wound types and durations.
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