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Newspaper
Tisdale Recorder
Location
Tisdale, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Jan 12, 1917
Page
4
Mr. Meyrick, the Squire of Silverdale in Sussex, witnesses a fatal accident at Breakback Hollow. The cart bursts and the scene fills with injured and dead, as workers and a seasoned old rustic aid in the grim emergency under a wary, burly stranger's direction.
A tale contrasts two farmers choosing between a fertile good farm and a poorer plot. One man, young and energetic, values speed and potential profits, believing hard work proves fertility. The other favors safety, planning to pay off the better farm first and build stability. The narrative links farming success to character, not just land.
A playful exchange from the Washington Star features Lotta the heiress and her fiancé. He boasts she is worth her weight in gold to all his creditors, sparking blushes and witty retorts from the aging heiress.
A husband and wife wake at midnight to what begins as a burglary warning. The wife urges the man to stay upstairs while she confronts the disturbance, revealing the intruder is a mouse. The odd scene ends with the couple deciding to stay put.
Readable lines describe a gentleman offering a prize to a shepherd group and a murmured invitation. The text preserves style but lacks full context or clear actions, with scattered fragments mentioning a pocket and a sentiment about a man who runs.
Norwegian captain Anton Amunisen testified about a German submarine raid off the Casquets on October 2 last year. He described being stopped by a submarine, its crew firing on a sailing vessel and sinking it, then engaging a British transport. The submarine disappeared after the encounter and asked the captain his origin and cargo before sinking.
In a dialogue the first girl asks if she would marry a rich man and the second replies she might refuse if he was not rich, reflecting social attitudes toward wealth and marriage.
The Naval Service Department opens entries for officers in the Naval Air Service. Hundreds of Canadians with service may be sent to England if they pass the hospital tests, with a six month Brising course. Apply to Naval Secretary Ottawa for full details. Arrangements with Militia Department allow transfer of surplus militia officers to the air service.
A fragment recalls an unexpected meeting with Mr Goodleigh and a mention of being in a weak state last evening, with a brief aside about tipping and a Boston Transcript reference.
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