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Newspaper
Abbotsford Post
Location
Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Mar 01, 1912
Page
2
Legal advertising rates listed for the Abbotsford Post show 12 cents per line for the first insertion and 8 cents per line for each subsequent insertion. The weekly journal publishes advertisements related to local interests and court matters, with notices issued by the Post Publishing Company.
An 1912 editorial argues against Hindus bringing families to Canada, warning it would create a separate Asiatic colony and endanger the white race. It emphasizes keeping the Pacific coast free of Oriental influence, urges Ottawa representatives to act, and notes rapid provincial election developments and Liberal party shifts in Vancouver with McBride’s optimistic policy and railway expansion.
Local seller lists a 200 egg incubator and brooder for sale in Sumner Kentucky area near Kentucky and Ohio border. Item appears secondhand with unclear contact details and location hints including Converse and Barlow references. Potential buyers should verify model, operating condition, price, and pickup arrangements.
Government outlines extensions of the Canadian Pacific Railway from Kamloops to Vernon and Kelowna, plus lines to Lumby and Vancouver Island. A Fraser River bridge at Hope is planned with a $200000 grant, and a $35000 per mile guarantee. start this summer with completion by July 4, 1940. The proposal includes Vancouver to North Vancouver via Howe Sound and a BC land program with grants, taxes, and bond guarantees to spur inland connectivity and trade.
In a jury case in East St. Louis Hannah Rebecca Vowell sought divorce after her husband Jorge Vande Venter admitted spanking her at 2 a.m. on July 5 to quiet a four hour verbal tirade about a neighbor and her baby. The jury refused divorce and ruled the act lawful for husbands in the courtroom influenced by a controversial claim of spousal rights.
Friday morning at the New Westminster market attracted many visitors as spring signs appeared in vegetables fruits and flowers. Eggs fell from 40 to 30 cents per dozen wholesale while beef carcasses veal and pork showed limited arrivals mutton was scarce and wholesale meat prices rose slightly. Live birds traded from 12 to 22 per pound with breeding stock up to 12 dollars per dozen, and garden seeds remained in good demand as fish prices varied near the usual levels.
Nathaniel Curry of Conda's is described as a dynamic head of Canada Car and Foundry, later leading The Canadian Car and Foundry Company as its President. His career spans carpentry, railroad work, and founding Rhodes Curry and Company, with leadership roles in Canadian industry and multiple major firms. He hails from King's County Nova Scotia, born March 26, 1851, and has held director and presidential positions across several corporations and clubs.
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