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Newspaper
Abbotsford Post
Location
Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Apr 19, 1912
Page
2
A fragment from a local Abbotsford journal outlines an advertising rate card and a humorous meeting poem. It mentions a secretary pro tem and a request to publish verses, noting the Post 138 as a path to fame. The piece evokes a community gathering with tea, carpet, and a plan to publish verses.
A tale from Oklahoma shows a customer and a dealer clashing over mail order pricing and terms. The customer pays cash, postage, and money order fees to acquire a saw from a Chicago dealer. The dealer insists on cash only, charging a few cents extra for express, with two weeks’ wait for delivery. The scene ends with the customer submitting to the mail order hurdle and paying $1.67. Also notes Ladies Aid meeting at Mrs Garley’s home with a homegrown poetess delivering lines.
A examination of Chinese dynastic cycles outlines ancient revolts from the Xia through the Manchu era. It notes persistent uprisings, Kubla Khan’s era peak, Ming restoration, and Manchu edicts such as the pig tail, highlighting repeated provincial sparks of rebellion shaping imperial rule.
An ornate Erard designed piano linked to Napoleon and Josephine draws attention in a historic tale of artistry and high value. The piece features Van Beers paintings, bronze fittings, ivory platings, and a famed Louis Quinze minuet. A famed Napoleon gift to Josephine connects to its later auction.
The article warns that nervousness in growing children signals health issues. It urges vigilant but firm maternal guidance, condemns scolding and excessive sympathy, and prescribes addressing ill health with a nourishing diet ample sleep and outdoor exercise to foster will power.
Mr Cameron gives his wife a set of cards marked for use and for show. He explains they attach to sofa cushions chair-backs and walls to prevent visitors resting heads on furniture, ensuring a comfortable home during Christmas and always.
Tangier reports the French warships Leon Gambetta and Edgar Quinet arriving after a Spanish vessel entered the port. Salutes were exchanged with the Spanish cruiser Cataluña. Locals are described as restless amid prevailing sickness and misery.
An expert urges teaching table manners as soon as a child can sit and use a spoon. Good manners at table separate well bred from ill bred people and turn meals with others into a festival rather than mere appetite. A child whose home education neglects etiquette endures mortifying mistakes in company.
Montreal City Treasurer Rov Robb has earned the right to retire after nearly fifty years of service. He faithfully and efficiently managed the city's finances, untangling and organizing the Commercial Metropolis' complex fiscal system despite indifference from some Finance Committees and rivals seeking profit from confusion in the department.
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