Passing of U S president shocks British Columbia readers
The Abbotsford Post notes the sudden death of the U S chief executive impacts Canadians, especially Vancouver and the Fraser Valley, with reflection on succession and bilateral relations. It also discusses pressures in agriculture, noting fruit markets, price pressures, and the need for coordinated efforts by government, producers, and consumers to protect local BC markets. The piece rails against long school exams as arbitrary and biased, while urging focus on real learning and fair evaluation by teachers.
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United States
British Columbia
Vancouver
Praser Valley
Calvin Coolridge
Harding
Roosevelt
McKinley
Machiavelli
Ani
San Francisco
California
B. C
Rus
Lyajy
Boost Enderby district growth through concerted effort
The piece urges positive action to attract settlers and business, highlighting Buderby as a key sawmill site in the Okanagan. It notes yearly pole and tie shipments, expanding agricultural land, and improving crop output, calling for unified effort via the Board of Trade or municipal government to promote the district.
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Enderby
de Mommouer
Buderby
Okanagan
Board of Trade
Gily
Thats Journal
Praser Valley
Bank of Montreal rural crop outlook across prairie provinces
Reports from districts across the Prairie Provinces indicate generally satisfactory conditions with good average crop prospects though current cold weather may slow developments. Edmonton notes continuing prospects and lodged grain, Calgary cites excellent conditions with most wheat and oats headed out and harvest starting in a few weeks. LeRellridge records extreme heat causing crop damage, while Saskatoon notes wheat progressing well with two weeks before completion.
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Prairie
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Prcirle
Edmonton
Calgary
Lellitridge
Saskatoon
Prairie Weather Notes Signal Mixed Crops Across Provinces
Weather summaries report variable outcomes across regions. Wheat and oats show promise in several districts with strong hay and pasture growth, while some areas face hail damage and sawfly effects on coarse grains. New Brunswick and Nova Scotia crops look favorable with growing potatoes and apples better than average in many locales.
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Canatay Pacific
Reginut
Norte
Marie
Pali
Maritime
Maritime Provinces
Nova Scotia
P. B
New Brunswick
Bettish Columbia
Okanagan
Kamloops
Vancouver Island
Complaints of a Chauffeur by a Sorehead
A diaristic poem lampoons urban streets and potholes as the narrator laments tire wear, rough roads, and missing roadwork. He imagines better street repair, a city roller, and pleas for honest workers. The piece ends noting the Odd Fellows of BR. C. and Washington holding sessions in Vancouver on September 1.
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Odd Fellows
BR. C
Washington
Vancouver
Doubling the108s The grower loses with soft berries
The article warns that shipping first class berries to the prairies faces losses when berries arrive moldy or soft. Such fruit disrupts distribution, harming jobbers who must push poor stock to city markets, causing price drops and unrecovered costs for growers and counties.
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Prairies
Japanese farmer freed after pheasant season amendment
Aug. 6 Maple Ridge court dismissed charges against a Japanese farmer accused of carrying firearms and shooting pheasants out of season. Magistrate Drain ruled the recent Game Act amendment allows farmers with three acres or more to shoot pheasants harming crops at any time of year, a change urged by Fraser Valley farmers amid crop losses from game birds.
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Port Handy
Maple’ Ridge Court
Drain
Fraser Valley
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