mbarrick | The Daily Colonist, September 18, 1914

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

Editorial summary covers what's going on in the war in Europe
Diplomatic tensions between Germany and Italy becoming extremely strained
White Star Line ship Megantic appropriated for troop transport
Canadian government bans all immigration from China, reportedly at the behest of "various Chinese societies asking that Chinese immigration be restricted in view of the over-crowded condition of the labor market."
Cowichan Fall Fair in Duncan "unusually good" this year.
Some more beautiful illustrations from fall fashion ads
A great snake-oil ad for an "Indian Herbs Extract" to sure asthma.\240

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