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September 2014

The Daily Colonist, September 30, 1914

Tue, 2014/09/30 - 3:18pm

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


The Daily Colonist, September 29, 1914

Mon, 2014/09/29 - 8:24am

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


The Daily Colonist, September 27, 1914

Sat, 2014/09/27 - 1:46pm

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

Quite a big update today, lots of interesting things...


The Daily Colonist, September 26, 1914

Fri, 2014/09/26 - 8:38pm

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

• Three British cruisers sunk by a German submarine in the North Sea, 1,460 dead.
• German use of electric searchlights detailed
• [The "Evil subhuman Huns" propaganda machine is in full swing]
• Genuine signs that things are serious...
• Ads that caught my eye.


The Daily Colonist

Fri, 2014/09/26 - 8:52am

#dailycolonist1914 - Let's pretend the paper got rained on this morning. The wife has it in the oven to dry out and I'll read it after dinner tonight...


[Gothic BC] You Say Goodbye and I Say Ello

Thu, 2014/09/25 - 1:14pm

So the "exodus" to Ello is the big deal du jour.  Right now, it all bears a striking resemblance to the initial scramble to Google+ that still hasn't really gained traction. There's no real way of knowing at this point.


The Daily Colonist, September 25, 1914

Thu, 2014/09/25 - 11:38am

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

• [Airplanes you just don't ever see in the movies about WWI]
• Germans faking surrender
• Details of life on the front


The Daily Colonist, September 24, 1914

Wed, 2014/09/24 - 3:44pm

News out of Victoria, British Columbia, 100 years ago today


The Daily Colonist, September 23, 1914

Tue, 2014/09/23 - 8:48am

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

The articles and ads that caught my eye today:

• Canadians keen to be dispatched to front
• Serbian army captures Sarajevo
• Italian saber-rattling
• [Meanwhile, on the moon]
• Smart shoes, sweaters for fall, and good advice in today's ads...


The Daily Colonist, September 22, 1914

Mon, 2014/09/22 - 8:45am

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

• British troops dispatched to China,
• Demonstrations in Italy,
• Nietzsche blamed for everything,
• More...


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