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Newspaper
Abbotsford Post
Location
Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Jul 19, 1912
Page
2
A fragment from the Abbotsford Post announces legal advertising rates and publication details. It notes a per line charge for first insertions and smaller rates for subsequent insertions, intended for government notices and official ads.
Friday July 19 1912 discussion on Dominion party strategies for an upcoming general election. Census hints at westward under representation, redistribution battles, reciprocity unlikely, and the central role of road funding for Fraser Valley settlers as a key issue. Local municipal cooperation urged to improve highways and stimulate settlement and growth.
In Dumfriesshire Scotland a new Magnetic Observatory has installed a device to record global earthquakes. Prince Galitein, a Russian scientist, oversees the trial as the earth’s motion is captured by the instrument located at Bukdalemuir.
The article notes Galitzin’s pendulum refinements using a copper plate to adjust sensitivity and an electrometer by G W Walker for measuring electrical forces. It discusses Donnan’s revival of a universal scientific language, surveying Esperanto and Volapuk failures due to arbitrary rules and poor rational development.
A simple method to create a luminous light using a long glass bottle, phosphorus the size of a pea, and olive oil heated to boiling. Fill one third, cork tightly. In use, uncork to admit air, recork to store. Reactivates after uncorking. one bottle lasts a winter. smaller bottles portable.
The Standard presents itself as Canada’s national weekly newspaper with broad reach across the Dominion. It emphasizes expensive engravings and worldwide photographs, claiming careful article selection and independent editorial policy. Subscription is two dollars per year to Canada or Great Britain.
Montreal Standard Publishing Co Limited operates as a publisher in 1912. The note records its corporate name and status within the local business landscape of the era.
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