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Newspaper
Abbotsford Post
Location
Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Dec 15, 1922
Page
3
A gouty man sits by the parlor fire as a stranger passes a sleepy watch to warn of danger. The visitor taunts the thief danger poses, noting how a home can be plundered unseen while the resident sleeps. The exchange ends with a hint of a larger plan and a cryptic boast of value.
Aldergrove district showcased top quality potatoes at the Provincial Potato Fair in Grand Forks. Goldsmith earned 317 of 400 points, winning early Beauly of Hebron and Gala Coty in uncertified class, plus Beauty of Hebron in the commercial division.
An instructional overview on proper basketball shooting form, emphasizing rigid technique, gaze on the rim, and the loop shot as the most scientific. It discusses ball and hoop sizes, practice focus, and cautions against overreliance on the backboard or underhand shots for advanced play.
Two schools of thought on highway pavement clash over best material. Rigid pavement supporters stress durability against heavy traffic while elastic or cushioned options gain favor for resilience. States from California to Oregon shift toward resilient pavement amid long costly trials and mixed results.
A lyrical meditation on summer shores and distant gulls, blending joy and sorrow. It traces quiet scenes of a child seeking, a locked door, and the solace found in a lone beach day, weaving life, longing, and love into a reflective poem.
Lord Beaverbrook writes in The London Daily Mirror praising Bonar Law as the most likable man among politicians. He lauds Law as a good deed in a naughty world, noting his respectable motives and disinterestedness, now sinking into the nation’s public consciousness.
The November survey shows wholesale prices of 32 staple foods up about one third of a percent from October. Wheat and cereals rise with Manitoba hard wheat at 7.00 per bushel, rolled oats and cornmeal up, eggs and butter higher, while some canned fruits and nuts dip slightly. The Canadian Grocer reports broad increases across cereals dairy and fats with modest declines in certain canned goods.
In a Vancouver Island legislative session, government members defended efforts to regulate liquor imports and bonded warehouses after a tense debate over a 1921 Spey Royal whiskey purchase from New Zealand. The vote to close export and bonded warehouses passed 40 to 4, amid claims of impropriety and calls for tighter controls on imports. Premier Oliver warned the eight hour bill would raise timber costs but argued the industry could bear higher production costs while labor and government figures sparred over policy and ethics.
The Bellevue Hotel in Proser Valley was razed by a Sunday night blaze from 12:40 to 1:00. Mr and Mrs I Hitchin owned the building with about $7,000 paid prior. only $2,000 in insurance covered losses. Fourteen guests escaped unharmed though many belongings were lost. Fire hydrants froze hindering suppression. nearby Plumridge and Solloway blocks faced danger but saved by quick actions.
The United Farmers Co operative company reports a year of operations with a letter from secretary J P Morrison criticizing farmer loyalty and support. Morrison laments prevalent individualism among farmers and warns that cooperative effort is weak when vested interests threaten the organization. He notes insufficient intelligent and loyal backing from shareholders and stresses the need for farmers to ask what they can do for themselves through cooperation.
The provincial government plans a saving of about $10,000 by removing the county designation on all predatory animals and birds except cougars timber wolves and coyotes.
A speaker asserted that fourteen of the largest B C lumber firms produced products at a loss in 1924, with no return on capital. He argued the B C Manufacturers' Association misrepresented conditions to the government. The hill was defeated on second reading 22 to 18.
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