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Newspaper
Abbotsford Post
Location
Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada
Date
May 23, 1913
Page
3
A brief price list shows infants sandals in sizes 1 to 8 one and a half pairs priced at 75 cents per pair. Child sandals cover sizes 4 to 7 one and a half and sizes 8 to 10 one half to one and a half priced at 1 dollar to 1.60 per pair.
A dense list of meat and fish prices per pound or unit from a grocery listing. Includes pork, lamb, mutton, beef cuts, sausage, imported fish, and preserved pork products with varied per pound pricing such as 20c to 28c ranges, and specific items like salt pork heads and sugar cured meats. Local market pricing details and product names are provided in a period-typical catalog style.
Cucumbers from glass houses appear, 20 cents each, with brisk sales on a sunny market day. Rhubarb and plants go fast, eggs and butter hold steady prices, fish section notes no notable event, and meat stalls feature spring lamb. Abbottsford football team loses 4 goals to nil to Langley, cup holder now Langley. season ends till Labor Day with upcoming Pakengham Cup match at Mission City. A miscellany of proverbs and witticisms follows.
The Central Selling Agency proposes incorporation under the Companies Act with a Vernon meeting. It recommends an eleven member board representing Armstrong Kelowna Vernon Warderby Peachland Penticton Salmon Arm and Summerland. The policy favors cooperative operation where producers receive profits in proportion to goods supplied with a possible five percent annual reserve while central pooling aims for equitable distribution of sales proceeds and large tonnage.
Hamilton Fyfe, Daily Mail special correspondent, revises and republishes his Canada impressions from Montreal to Vancouver in six penny book form. The pieces critique American influence, highlight Canadian humor, population skepticism in the West, and the better educated Canadian university minds. England is OK England, Canada is out, and both nations will need each other for years. those who respond now will be rewarded most.
The Mission City audience on Labour Day hears a defence of Borden as a trustworthy leader who values honesty integrity and public cleanliness. He is portrayed as a British loyalist who acts for all Canadians regardless of race or religion and as a strong proponent of imperial ties and national autonomy within the empire. A new Matsqui bridge project and local clergy moves are noted along with a customs inspector's visit.
Strayed seven month old Grade Jersey heifer found near Wye Station. Owner may claim by paying notice and board. Contact G. C. Kenney, 1 ½ miles east, ½ mile north of Wye Station. December 1.
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