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Newspaper
Wilkie Press
Location
Wilkie, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Aug 24, 1916
Page
5
The article argues for forming an automobile club to secure better and more uniform highways. It notes many roads are poor outside made stretches, with blind routes and failing culverts, and suggests signs and cooperation with road builders. A club could save wear on vehicles and aid farmers by improving access to markets.
warning to farmers to take precautions to prevent prairie fires this fall. It notes many 1915 fires were caused by stubble fires and inadequate help, with fines paid.
Trustees awarded top prizes for garden upkeep. Grade 1 2 winner Gladys Ramm, 1st. Arley Mallett, 2nd. Grades 3 4 winner Bessie Mallett, 1st. Bramwell Ramm, 2nd. Grades 5 6 and T winner Edith Mallett, 1st. Evelyn Hoar, 2nd. Henry Wallace is erecting.
E Hopkins of Battleford oversees barn work as Mrs Bellamy from Port Hope visits her son George H Bellamy. Elmer Sackville begins two binder tasks on Monday. Jap Hyndman buys a Rumely tractor signaling activity. Local returnees from Camp Hughes Reuben Ramm Billy Crump and Jack Bellamy report good health for Berlin excursion. Frost and rust damage crops. Prof Bolley of North Dakota suggests leaving serop woll matured.
Local residents from Landis Wilkie Scott and nearby areas visit Phippen with updates on family travel and farm affairs. The school reopened with a refreshed interior led by Mrs. Bacchus, while local crews plan wheat and hay harvest activities as 1916 yields look promising.
Montreal professors conducted the first on train wireless control experiment during the National Railway Appliance Association exhibition. Dr Rutherford and Dr PACS demonstrated signals between a station and a train traveling at 50 mph, maintaining contact over eight to ten miles using plate vibrators and induction coils.
The article recalls Hubart Bonnard’s claim that no gentleman would drive a pacer and notes a shift in opinion as pacers gain popularity. It cites Willam, the Indias Whirlwind, bought by C K G Billings for 25000, reflecting rising prices and prestige for pacers versus trotters.
A playful feature explains the dragonfly's tame diet and misunderstood nature. It notes the dragonfly feeds on mosquitoes and gnats, dispelling fear of its fierce appearance and myths about its bite, while highlighting its life cycle from water to air.
A wounded soldier recounts his vivid memory from the British front in Flanders. While on listening patrol near enemy lines he recalls initial impressions and a frightening encounter with a rat amid the creeping patrol, detailing the dangers faced during the advance.
A long roster lists numerous individuals by surname and initials, noting several marked as killed or wounded. The names include Aking Ubaa, Bloxam Geo, Boddy H A Bellamy, Jack A., Biggart Alex, Bowen Smith Eric, Ball Harry, Butt W J Crow John, Campbell F R Cavanagh Gordon, Caligan Andrew, Carpenter M A Conway T Caldwell Frank Card Chas Clark E Coombs Wm Cox Chas Crump W Dawes Alfred Dallas Dan Bonis Ennis W Field G B Fletcher W H wounded, Grantham Jas, Gilson J Gray Dr R G wounded, Griffiths John, Gammon Ed, Gammon Jan Galvin Joe Hall J J Hogg O M Horat Albert Howe E Hobbs Arthur E missing, Hunter Samuel Johnston G V wounded, Justice Robert Johnston Max Kibble Harry McDougal H B McCulloch Geo M McCorquodale Alex McLean Dan Lancaster Chas Macdonald Mia s Hilda Red Crom Nurse MecKenaie T C McMichael Jas McIntosh John McCallum Bud Malartre Geo May Chas O'Brien E Rickett C Rourke Chas Ramm Reuben Rich Ed Rahm J Steele Geo Sample Jas Sample Sharpe Albert Spicer J W Sparks Stanley Sparks William Sackville Spencer Tullock Jas Thorne G Twamiley Chas Tregaskia Arthur killed Tregaskis Leonard killed Thorne Norman Tachit Fred Thompson W S Wheipton G S Ward Verne White H C Whiting Frank Walby J B.
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