The Daily Colonist, August 27, 1914

[mbarrick]

#dailycolonist1914 - News out of Victoria, British Columbia, 100 years ago today:

• Lots of drum-beating, flag-waving stories about troops dispatching from Victoria and Vancouver
• Speculation about Turkey [Ottoman Empire] joining the war
• British holding their line, German defeats, Russian and Serbian victories
• Great little article that in summary says "our propaganda is truth, Germany's propaganda is all bizarre lies."
• Some interesting ads - while many things are better now, some are not - Canada Life Assurance promises to raise life insurance premiums and defer billing for current policies held by anyone signing up for military service. Imagine a financial institution being that ethical today!\240And then there is fashion, which was decidedly better then: New fall hats at Finch & Finch, with a wonderful illustration.

http://www.britishcolonist.ca/dateList.php?year=1914

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