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Newspaper
Abbotsford Post
Location
Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Jul 26, 1918
Page
2
A fragmentary tally discusses funding for roads and auto licenses, estimating $235,000 yearly from taxes, with questions on who benefits and if funds are misused for Parliament offices in Victoria. It cites a Nebraskan observer’s digressions, plus local notes on renewals, costs, and civic projects amid a mix of unrelated regional items.
In a simple transaction buyers collected goats identified as A and B classes, with a standout Tita goat among them. After paying, purchasers led their goats home without incident, completing the routine sale as usual.
In Kamloops the United Growers of British Caluoria call for immediate removal of the embargo on white labor as a means to raise production. Workers in essential war industries earn up to seven dollars daily for eight hours, while farmers who cannot strike make less than three and a half dollars per day for about 16 hours.
Vancouver area officials and M L A Gerald G McGeer met to discuss funding for road hard-surfacing and better transport between Vancouver and its agricultural districts. He proposed a auto tax on vehicles averaging about 25 per car annually, yielding up to 300000 a year to supplement existing funds for main road improvements.
A pupil rewrites two sentences after a prank with chalk. The lines read The hen never done It and Nature done it, illustrating a conflict between blame and fate in a tense classroom moment.
A dramatic two voice blurb mocks a society belle who died unmarried after being engaged twenty four times. The piece then pivots to a cleanser pitch urging readers to use Knowlton's Danderine to stop dandruff, promise shiny hair, and save it from falling out.
Synopsis outlines coal mining rights across Dominion territories including Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta and the Yukon Territory. Applicants may file for a twenty one year term with a fee of 5 shillings per year and a refundable charge if the application is not granted. Each application requires location description and proof of compliance with surveyed tract requirements.
The notice outlines royalty payments and surface rights for mining, noting a $10.00 rate for surface use and obligations for the operator to pay a stated royalty to lessees. It directs inquiries to the Secretary of the Department in Ottawa or a Dominion Lands agent, with W. W. Cory as Deputy Minister.
A garbled ad blurbs a lemon based beauty routine promising clear skin. It mentions squeezing lemons into a mix from orchard produce and applying a cream to reduce freckles, tan, and roughness, claiming harmless effects and a beautifying result.
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