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Newspaper
Abbotsford Post
Location
Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Jan 05, 1923
Page
2
The column laments rising costs and political complexity, urging forthright cooperation among fruit growers and merchants. It critiques forgotten men, taxation, and government policy while stressing health and money as true blessings and urging organization to strengthen local livelihoods.
An American professor presents the figure of the Forgotten Man as the citizen who pays for government actions driven by better organized groups and partisan projects. The piece critiques the imbalance between those who pay and those who benefit or decide policy.
The average weekly family budget in Canada for November rose slightly from October due to higher prices for milk, butter, cheese and sugar. Costs for meats, bread flour, oats, beans, evaporated apples and potatoes fell a bit while coal and wood dipped and rent decreased. The overall weekly budget including fuel and rent averaged 21.60 in November 1921, with notable historical peaks and lows cited.
A compact guide notes two priorities for winter motorists: preserving the vehicle’s highly polished finish and retaining heat energy from the motor. It warns against hot water for cleaning, advises lukewarm rinse, and highlights heat as essential for efficient winter operation.
George M. Murray spoke at the Pirute Presbyterian Church Brotherhood on the mission of the press. He traced press history from censorship to liberty, praised figures like Dickens and Greeley, and noted the rise of steam, electricity, wireless and radio in journalism. He urged university training and ethical public opinion to guide the press. An engaging discussion followed.
English engineers favor minimum twenty four foot main trunk highways according to Frederick C Born yer, investigating transport in Britain. The best roads are asphalt and tarmacadam built on an old bed with two inches of bituminous concrete and about 1.25 inches of sheet asphalt. Granite was tried but unsatisfactory.
Victoria reports rumors of personnel changes in the Liquor Control Board. The aging regime may be discarded and new appointees favored by the Manon liquor administration are expected soon. Names include John Taylor once a Liberal candidate in Cranbrook, A N Mouat now Comptroller General, and Major W J Reddock of Kamloops.
A poem celebrates Dad winning the cup after a long wait. The speaker, Nell and the family, recounts his dedication at school and home, his golf hopes, and the joyous, if chaotic, reaction when success finally arrives.
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