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Newspaper
Abbotsford Post
Location
Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Jun 24, 1910
Page
3
A reflective piece in period voice describes planting, tending, and nurturing a field of thistles and seeds. The speaker recalls folly and pride, noting how care and patience yield growth and blossoms from rough beginnings. The passage intertwines nature and memory with moral undertones.
The piece cites bond investments and a push for horseless carriages, with an Ottawa government cost of thirty five thousand dollars for black draping. It notes fines for editorial critics and the editor’s refusal to resign as justice of the peace amid protests. It mocks royal mourning rhetoric and general public indifference.
In a shoe shop a polite exchange shows a small boy answering a stern question about slippers. The brief vignette highlights a repeated familiarity with slippers and the shopkeeper’s unexpected ritual tone.
The text extols the home as the nation’s foundation with the father as its head and the mother as partner, praising unity, virtue, and the ideal of a harmonious domestic life. It quotes a hymn about a happy home and mentions a crowd of troubles approached with courage and hope.
New Westminster reports the first market cherries of the season selling for four to five cents a pound. Quality is poor and demand lags supply, blamed on worm damage and pest activity affecting trees as the season begins.
An extensive list details fruit and meat prices with wholesale and retail quotes for cherries strawberries gooseberries and other produce. It notes dwindling cherry body and moderate demand, with fowl and strawberry supplies and prices varying by week. Gooseberries and other vegetables show price adjustments due to ample supply.
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