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Newspaper
Abbotsford Post
Location
Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Jan 16, 1920
Page
3
This advertisement urges the public to test a merchant’s sincerity by evaluating the goods. It praises a local printing office with ready types and paper for perfect business stationery, pamphlets, booklets and other printed matter. It promotes Dodgers, Invoices, Price Lists, Invitations, Receipts, Circulars, Meal Tickets and Menus as examples of quality work.
Ottawa discusses differing legal views on the status of Canada’s wartime and by elections acts. Experts claim by-elections 1919 officials remain barred from sitting, with penalties possible, due to the War Time Elections act and its unsettled postwar status.
Dewdney doings note visitor Dougal McDonald on Saturday and the start of bridge construction across the Dewdney Canal with John McKamey, government road superintendent, and crew. The report covers local moves, sales, and family visits, including Hairsine and family, Skipper taking possession of ranch sold to him, and Frederickson’s outfit joining Hamilton Reade's project.
A correspondent urges the postwar council to fill offices including Clerk, Collector, Assessor, and Road Tax Collector with returned soldiers. The writer also asks the new School Board to hire a returned boy as secretary, arguing ratepayers favor veteran service in public roles.
Old advertisement copy touts A. E. Verchere’s “Syrup of Figs” as a safe fruit laxative for constipated children. It claims a coated tongue, irritability, feverishness, and poor sleep signal need, and promises gentle, quick relief with a teaspoonful to move waste within hours. Contains directions for children and adults. urges asking druggist for bottle with full directions.
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