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Newspaper
Abbotsford Post
Location
Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Jan 07, 1921
Page
2
The Abbottsford Post is published by J A Bates and Buiter as proprietors and members of the Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association.
Friday 1921 notes voters face platforms from reeves and councillors. Proposals include crushed rock roads to homes, high municipal and school taxes, maintaining bank credit, and limiting trustee spending. A push for good weather in longer months and a resign-if-unpopular rule is floated. Church of Toronto is contrasted with perennial candidates McInnes, Martin, Bryan, Taylor who keep running.
The Liberal wrap up of the provincial elections notes Bowser’s long Vancouver tenure. He faces a lengthy term as a city representative with a record unmatched by peers, having served seventeen years and chosen to continue in the same riding. Vancouver voters have repeatedly shown support, validating Bowser’s political staying power.
Vancouver Island boards of trade aim to preserve Campbell River Falls and educate the public. They will start with members of parliament and invite Victoria MPs to visit Island Highway beauty spots during the coming session. If successful, other districts may follow suit.
Residents of Comox Valley push to extend markets for their products and feed west coast industrial workers. They argue Vancouver Island centers like Victoria and Nanaimo are not ideal due to proximity of their own districts. They contend a rich, productive district needs nearby markets, suggesting Fraser Valley with two transcontinental railways to reach prairie buyers would better serve Melville soldiers.
In this era of strong organizations a man’s individuality fades if he joins many groups such as church, poultry, dairy, secret societies, councils or school boards. The text notes one man attended fourteen meetings in a single evening during Toronto’s recent mayoral election, illustrating crowded civic engagement.
Public health notice warns consumers to seek genuine Bayer Tablets of Aspirin with the Bayer Cross stamp. It notes Aspirin has been physician prescribed for nineteen years and proven safe for headaches toothaches and other pains, with packaging in boxes of 12 and larger Bayer packages made in Canada.
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