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Newspaper
Abbotsford Post
Location
Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Jan 17, 1913
Page
2
Legal advertising rate information for The Abbotsford Post is published with 12 cents per line for the first insertion and 8 cents per line for each subsequent insertion. The notice emphasizes a neutral stance and does not align with government positions.
A 1913 editorial questions the U S education system amid high school math gaps and anthem knowledge lapses. It urges measured reform, cites individualism, and notes parcel post growth harming express firms while touching on Fraser Valley watchdog disputes with Vancouver Board of Trade figures.
Regular weekly market opens with quiet trade as cold weather keeps activity down. Eggs rise to 55 60 cents a dozen, poultry prices inch up with pullets at 16 00 per dozen and live weight birds 20 24 cents a pound. Meat and vegetables show little change with pork, lard, beef, and mutton within cited ranges. Potatoes steady at 12 to 15 dollars per ton.
Local market rates show poultry and produce with per pound prices for ducks 18 to 20 cents and turkeys 33 to 35 cents, geese live weight 20 to 28 cents, dressed turkey 27 to 30 cents and other items like potatoes onions cabbage and apples listed by sack head box or per unit with various cents and dollar amounts. Reads like a historical price sheet with wide ranges and unit descriptors for wholesale and retail quantities.
The Canadian farmers creed, printed for advanced pupils, endorses small farms with thorough cultivation and soil feeding. It celebrates bottoming the land with deep ploughing, holds that the farm should own a good farmer, and prizes industry and intelligence as the best fertilizer. It also calls for good fences, farms, farmhouses, orchards, and a tidy kitchen with a clear conscience.
Next Sabbath marks the annual anniversary with Rev G A Wilson of Vancouver BC conducting both services at 1030 am and 730 pm. A Monday night social at 8 pm will include Sunday school and Ladies Aid reports with refreshments. Bible class and choir practice Wednesday night aim for a large turnout and spirited singing.
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