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Newspaper
Abbotsford Post
Location
Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Feb 22, 1918
Page
2
A fragment from a weekly Abbotsford journal announces advertising rates for legal notices. It states 12 cents per line for the first insertion and 8 cents per line for each subsequent insertion, and notes the publisher as Post Publishing Company with a local shibboleth reference.
A 1918 column discusses wartime production and food costs in British Columbia and across Canada. It links higher costs to wages, raw materials, and railway freight, urging government action to regulate distribution and freight charges. The article analyzes specific canning cases and calls for a tribunal to oversee pricing and distribution efficiency.
An article argues the high cost of local food delivery from Winnipeg to distant areas. It notes the disparity in expense between transporting salmon and pork and beans and suggests wartime efficiency drives could halve prices with better logistics at both ends.
A reader denounces constant farming advice in the valley as hot air from graft-prone figures. He mocks mightily the practical farmers who would contradict these tips and recalls a past remark about helping Oliver quit mosquitoes in agriculture.
Tenative protection works cost estimates from provincial engineers were reviewed by Reeve J A Evans and M L A Barrow with others. The plans will be discussed at a public meeting Saturday at 2 pm in Chilliwack city hall to gather ratepayer input on protecting Vedder Crossing.
New Westminster reports possible start of ploughing vacant lots as weather improves. Concerns raised about disturbance on Columbia Avenue while crews work. The Dominion Canners Limited is expanding, seeking new branches across the province.
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