Market Report From Morning Trade In Salmon and Plants
A fair sized sockeye salmon appeared two months early on the market at 16 cents a pound, with later prices at 30 cents a dozen as demand cooled. Vegetables moved slowly while poultry stayed steady. Hatching eggs sold at 60 cents and one dollar per setting, duck eggs at 75 cents a dozen. Florists saw brisk sales of rasp berry canes, currant bushes, roses, pansies, cabbage plants and dahlia bulbs. Berkshire and Yorkshire piglets eight to ten weeks old sold for 5.50 to 7 dollars each.
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Berkshire
Yorkshire
Do You Long to See a Skeletons Procession
A reflective piece questions reader appetite for sensational news. It warns that newspapers tempt with scandal while noting no local misfortune occurred. It suggests readers may find their own stories in editors books and challenges them to consider privacy and pride.
Fruit and Farm for March marks new ownership shift
The March issue of Fruit and Farm announces a relaunch under new proprietor John Nelson, with Maxwell Smith retiring. The magazine widens scope to all agricultural activity, features an updated staff, plus a rich contents list including art, articles on British Columbia agriculture, a Woman's Department, and extensive illustrations.
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Fruit
Fruit and Farm
Fruit’Magazine Publishing Co
John Nelson
Maxwell Smith
Nelson
Canada
Vancouver ‘News-Advertiser
Agriculture
Clive
Astitipe Wooley
W. 2. Scott
Bare ’Island
H. F. Pullen
Bella Coola Valley
F., Edmonds
Inland Empire
John Ridington
B.C
H. B. Stone
C. ‘E.lawrence
Pither
Gordon Head
Brilliant
B. C
F. M. Logan
B.S.A
Kathleen Ferguson
The Insulting Letter From The Milwaukee Sentinel
A poem excerpt from The Yaunt of Men by William Elery Leonard. The speaker recounts gratitude for an insult that stirred old blood, reclaimed manhood, and aided him in pursuing ambition, leaving behind indulgences and distractions.
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The
Milwaukee Sentinel
You
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William Elery Leonard
The Biggest Toad in the Puddle of Ambition
The essay argues that a universal urge to dominate fuels conflict and social strife. It describes ambitious individuals who seek to rise above their peers, becoming counselors or arbiters, while others shrink to smaller “puddles” and spark disputes. The piece notes gendered paths of power and ends with a reflective quip.
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Wiman
Firearm licensing rules under new provincial act
The regulation requires nearly all residents to obtain a license to carry firearms, with exemptions for Indians and Canadian militiamen on duty. Farmers and prospectors have license provisions, minor penalties for under 16, parental supervision, six months residency, and three license types with set fees. Non transferrable licenses cover hunting, trapping, and deer, under Game Protection Act restrictions, plus a ban on certain pump and automatic shotguns.
Fraser Valley publicity bureau renamed and redirected
At a New Westminster meeting last week Fraser Valley Publicity Bureau members voted to rename it the Fraser Valley Development League and to campaign for a canal from Pitt River to Burrard Inlet. The group originally aimed to publicize Fraser Valley lands and assist settlers but now backs cant propositions.
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Fraser Valley Publicity Bureau
New Westminster
Bur ‘Eau
Fraser Valley Development League
Pitt River
Burrard Net
Fraver Valley
C. P. R. tunnel at Rogers Paka planned long project
The C P R tunnel at Rogers Paka will be 28 000 feet long and take five years to complete working from both ends. It will lower the summit by five feet shorten the line by three miles and remove 22 000 feet of curvature. A man will be far from home in the C P R has one of its many accidents when the train is halfway through the angel.
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Rogers Paka
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McElroy & Co
Essendene Ave
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Harron Bros. Embalmers and Funeral Directors
Vancouver
Granville St
North Vancouver
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Wye
Abe
Cohoes
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