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Newspaper
Wilkie Press
Location
Wilkie, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Aug 24, 1916
Page
4
The Varis Matin and Debats accounts detail German brutality against French Russian and British prisoners. Reported methods include beating, forced labor in factories, starvation, chain binding, rack torture, and asphyxiating coffins. Accounts describe prolonged, repeated abuse and horrific conditions.
A London wholesale provision house received a provincial customer’s complaint about the last two egg consignments. The junior partner responded with a formal apology and a conciliatory note, aiming to resolve the dispute and preserve business.
Engineers plan a series of soundings from a passenger aero car line 200 feet above the Niagara River rapids to estimate depth believed to range from 250 to 1000 feet. A 30 pound weight will be used if needed. No boat can survive the rapids, making verification impossible.
An essay argues that newspapers gain advertiser trust by serving the common good. It warns that harming reader confidence undermines newspapers as advertising mediums and endangers their future value to advertisers.
A special commission under the Interior and a ministry aided by experts will seize food and confiscate supplies held by speculators. It orders nationwide distribution by a controlled railroad service and new bureaus to ensure price fixed allocations in Moscow Petrograd Kiev and other cities. Authority extends to sugar factories and canning plants with stock placed at government disposal.
The article reviews J Russell Smith’s Century piece on Rome’s dry farming via tree crops. It notes Romans thrived with aridity using perennials, especially olives, which access deep or extended water, unlike grain crops. It argues moderns should copy tree crops to endure ten inches of rain or less.
A reflective piece argues the current European war stems from Western civilization’s 19th century flaws. It claims inevitable conflict from commercialism nationalism and materialism and notes Japan’s social and industrial differences as a counterpoint. The excerpt ends with a social quip about a bachelor girl and a seamstress.
A garbled passage from the Richmond Times Dispatch appears to quote a reader about behavior and self control. The OCR text shows incomplete phrases and missing context, challenging clear interpretation.
The Live Stock Outlook in Canada notes beef and pork demand in wartime markets, urges efficient breeding and management, highlights high prices for cattle sheep hogs and eggs, and forecasts Canada’s strong position to expand abroad, especially in Britain and France, with emphasis on quality trade relations.
A western dispatch from Osbourne to the Vossische Zeitung laments German losses and describes the battle as decisive. It warns of ongoing destruction, the perils faced by German forces, and the heavy sacrifices required to endure the weeks ahead.
A Kaiser sermon urges German citizens to make faith central in wartime. He warns against a culture of complaint and stresses inner peace and devout living, urging soldiers in trenches to return spiritually steadfast and to rely on God for strength in hard days.
Vancouver World reports a scheme to release all Australian zinc ores to Britain to prevent German dominance of zinc supply. The plan seeks government help to raise at least fifteen million dollars for UK smelting works. Australia annually yields over 400000 tons of concentrates and 140000 tons of refined spelter, boosting potential market ties with British Columbia.
Sir Rider Haggard, recalled as a famed writer and farmer, promotes Royal Colonial Institute work to settle war veterans on Empire land. He argues England lacks waste lands and urges men and families to establish farms, warning of unrest as five million disbands return home.
New York lawyer James M. Beck told the Pilgrim Society in London that the Kaiser is the most beneficent statesman of modern times. He cited enfeebled Britain and a revived France, asserting the Kaiser’s role in aligning the United States and Great Britain toward common aims.
The article argues that inflated prices harm households as many housekeepers struggle to meet basic needs. It calls for a sisterhood to boost home production and labor, urging collective action to stabilize supply and costs while noting merchants’ resistance and a lack of organized female price regulation. It also links wartime shifts in Canada’s economy to long term readjustment.
The ancient duel in France waned after the war due to casualties and a sacred union of parties. Caillaux and d Allieres had a famous air duel in 1914, and d Allieres later was grievously wounded by shell fragments. Public sentiment shifts toward peace and away from personal conflicts amid German threat.
A London lady complains to her dairyman about silk quality while the Jetstar milkman laments grass feed shortages this time of year. He notes cows are cryin and says they feel their trolle Gory, and wishes the future would prevent tears in the can.
An inmate interrupted religious services led by a Scotch minister at an asylum for the insane. The scene caused surprise as others looked to the keeper for guidance while discussions wandered to movie pictures and distant possessions in Toskin, Assam, and China.
A Berlin sourced view admits the central empires are besieged on all sides and losing momentum. The piece contrasts earlier German triumphs with new fronts in France, Russia, Italy, and the Balkans, warning of growing disillusionment at home as Verdun and other campaigns falter.
A government communique from the High Commissioner in Land outlines Allied measures in German colonies. It notes free trade within occupied Sams, liquidation of enemy firms, reopening of Southwest Africa trade, and tariff rules under Union of South Africa. It adds Cameroon is under friendly occupation for trade needs and partition discussions for administration pending peace.
The Toron ia Globe lauds a Dominion Government plan to provide artificial limbs for amputee soldiers. It argues the policy offers excellent service, combats fraudulent canvassing, and curbs the rise of private interests.
The woman, Violet Erskine, daughter of the British consul general in New Orleans, is accredited with diplomatic rank to the United States. She joins the staff under the commercial adviser and minister plenipotentiary Sir Richard Crawford, with official confirmation by Sir Cecil Spring-Rice.
A Berlin correspondent notes German papers attack women for wartime hardship fatigue. They argue mothers and daughters endure bread and meat shortages, coffee without milk, and rising prices while men fight. The piece lauds women for fortitude and endurance amid rationing and social strain.
A grounded Scot describes the big push near war front lines. He recalls shelling, melee, and charging over the top under smoke. He shares how a fellow soldier saved him before the bayonet fight and notes a comrade left a wife and six bairns back home.
A historical note describes the Loganberry as a hybrid of Antwerp raspberry and Aughinbeugh blackberry, bred in California about twenty years ago by Mr. Logan. It rapidly gained commercial importance in California and British Columbia, noted for rich flavor and wide uses in fresh and dried forms.
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