Press Advertist Sold Bonds
Before the war bond buyers were marked men with 40 000 purchasers in March 1917. By autumn the number surpassed 1 000 000 on the Victory Loan. Public press advertising educated Canadians about bonds and their safety. The campaign boosted ownership from one in two hundred to one in eight. Officials praised press publicity as key to the loan’s success.
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Ees
Adv
Ofr
Prew
Press of Canada
E. R. Wood
Dominion Executive Committee
Wiksasid
Will Pank
J. H. Gundy
Europe Seeks Meat as Demand Surges Postwar
B M Heide warns farmers to boost cattle herds as Europe and Canada face meat shortages after war. France plans to import pork products from Canada while Denmark and Britain tighten supplies. Export demand remains steady despite stock market selloffs and price stability tied to animal quality.
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B.M. Heide
Europe
France
Canada
Denmark
Great Britain
Germany
Britain
Death of Bernice A Tweedie at 22
Bernice Anna Tweedie died December 13 at her mother's home after influenza. She was 22 years 11 months old. Survived by mother Mrs. Alice Tweedie, three sisters Mrs. Mary Nickason Mia Miriam Haladay Mrs. Mildred Laird, and brother Samuel Tweedie. Interment in Watrous cemetery Sunday with service by Rev J McLachlan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernice Anna
Alice
James W. Tweedie
Mary Nickason
Mia
Miriam Haladay
Mildred Laird
Samuel Tweedie
Watrous Cemetery
J. Mclachlan
Not The Same Through the Smilarity In N Has
A compact note discusses differences in similarity measures for the variable n and how these affect interpretation. It highlights that identical inputs can yield varying similarity results under different methods. The piece calls for careful method selection and clear reporting of metrics.
Watrous Curling Club elects skips and forms rinks
Watrous Curling Club held a meeting Monday to elect skips and organize fourteen rinks for the season. Over fifty members attended, with enough signups to guarantee fifteen rinks. Ice will be ready soon and two games per night will start at 7 with three rinks in operation. A member telephone will be installed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watrous Curling Club
Runaway Match Opens West Run at Majestic Theatre
New York Comic Opera Co resumes after an eight week lay off caused by the Fla Ban. A Runaway Match in three acts will be staged at the Majestic Theatre on Tuesday December 31 with Chicago players and dances. Dick Austin stars in the action and performs The Swede and the Merry Widow sketch to conclude the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Comic Opera Co
West
Majestic Theatre
Chicago
Dick Austin
Canadas
Mr. Austin
Card of Thanks We Thank Our Friends for Kindness
Card of thanks expresses gratitude for the kindness shown by many friends during a time of need with appreciation for support, sympathy, and help received from neighbors and community members.
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Ani
Christmas Hope Amid War Wafts Across Canada
A wartime Christmas message looks to the season as a beacon of peace. The Signal wishes readers a happy and true Christmas in Canada despite sorrow from the war and other causes, hoping the holiday brings joy and resilience.
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Ciifea
Canada
Canadians On German Soil
Canadians on German soil include the Royal Canadian Dragoons Fort Garry Horse Strathcona Horse and Royal Canadian Horse Artillery forming the cavalry brigade. Infantry battalions of the first and second Canadian divisions are listed with many units. The third and fourth divisions remain nearby until Belgium facilities are restored.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Royal Canadian Dragoons
Fort Garry Horse
Strathcona Horse
Royal Canadian Horse Artillery
Canadian Cavalry Brigade
Belgium
Coal mining active in Alberta near Coalapar station
The Rocky Hard Coal Company operates in the Alberta Coal Branch of the Grand Trunk Pacific on a hill 60 feet above rail level with a 400 foot coal face near Coalapar station, 47 miles south of Edson. High quality coal is shipped east to Winnipeg, and steam shovels load coal directly into cars.
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Rocky Hard Coal Company
Alberta
Grand Trunk Pacific
Coalapar Station
Edson
Winnipeg
Social Service Council Seeks Support Appeal
An appeal is made to the public for ten thousand dollars to fund a national building network led by the Social Service Council. Its membership spans churches and groups such as the Medical Council Great War Veterans the W T U and Grain Growers. Support comes from the Lieutenant Governor the Premier the Officer Commanding M D No 12 and other secular and religious leaders.
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Social Service Council
The
Medical Council
Great War Veterans
Grain Growers
M.D. No. 12
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Sir Thomas White
Mooney Order
Watrous
Austin Mackenzie
New York Comic Opera Company
Casey
Mab Vaughan
Austin Markenaio
B. C
Watrous Grain Growers Asso
Holm
J. J. Bradbury
Gect
Curlers Farm
Jno. McArthur
C. L. Young
J. &. Porter
R. Randa
T. Bjorndahl
R. Chamney
R Birrell
E. Bither
A. H. Burke
H. McCready
L. B. Rands
H. &. Hyde
Elliott
G. McKay
M. Bjorndahl
J. H. White
G. Telfer
H. Holm
T. Levi
W.A. Leslie
J. Telfer
C. Evenson
D. Monteith
B. Garrett
J. P. Great
N. McMillan
A. H. Marcon
M. Austin
F. J. Willie
J. Mollard
A. Rands
W. E. Robins
J. F. Clarke
B. Hart
P. Hackworth
E. Austin
J. A. Findlay
H. McLeod
O. H. Smith
al. Bridle
IL —N. Greet
W. Whitmore
G. Trenholm
E. Henderson
V. R. Code
Ole Bjorndahl
O. Haley
W.J. Stephenson
H. &. Woodhead
J. Morrow
H. EB. Agar
BE. Milligan
H. R. Finlay
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