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Newspaper
Wilkie Press
Location
Wilkie, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Jul 01, 1915
Page
3
A notice listing Sunday public worship at 1 a.m. and church activities including a school and class at 8 a.m. A Wednesday prayer meeting at 7 p.m. invites attendance and participation. The fragment emphasizes compulsory attendance at the events.
The article corrects reported results from Picnic at Wilkie and games Wilkie Cut Knife 5 4 not 6 2, North Battleford 8 6 not 3 6, and says Clean Wilkie football had no scores. It also clarifies a 101.00 payment on an engraving plate and that an SS. plcase sale dates differ from June 22 to July tat.
A Unity Courier letter claims unfair treatment by Wilkie officials on Wilkie Sports Day. It alleges Unity failed to enter despite being invited, cites miscommunication over entry fees, and notes Unity players arrived late with a possibly incomplete squad.
A 78 page booklet by the British Columbia Fruit Growers Association offers about 225 tested recipes using peaches plums strawberries raspberries and other fruits plus data for housekeepers. Copies are available free from F. Smith Market Commissioner 642 Tenth St Sundyside Calgary Alberta.
A soldier describes life in the trenches with brief notes on comrades Perry and Eric Smith. He mentions attachment to Hemiquartera and Grenade No. 2nd Brigade, 1st Canadian Division, BR. E. Force. He complains about censorship and the war's unfamiliar pace, preferring moments away from shellfire.
The writer recounts arriving in Plymouth and passing up the coast to Shorncliffe, describes the cheering crowds, the rough journey, and sleeping under canvas with English regiments nearby. He notes unfamiliar English scenery, long marches, and the mix of Canadian and English troops in training.
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