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Newspaper
Abbotsford Post
Location
Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Oct 18, 1912
Page
2
The Abbotstord Post blends a weekly journal with advertising rates and legal notices. It critiques gender roles and modern change, contrasting a nostalgic rural ideal with the evolving participation of women in public life.
A 1912 commentary discusses attempts on Roosevelt's life and credits his ready speech with foiling the assassin's plan. It notes potential upcoming elections, divisions in the riding, and speculation about Liberal reciprocity pressure. It comments on Vancouver offices and changes in social roles, contrasting old and modern women’s expectations.
A printer mix up merged a wedding notice with a public sale listing. The notice described the marriage of Miss Lucy Anderson near Leonardville, with guests present and lavish gifts listed, then abruptly shifted to a public auction of livestock, farm implements, and household items. The bride and groom planned a honeymoon and will commence housekeeping near Main and Colonel L. B. Brady conducted the sale.
Large attendance and brisk trading marked a Friday Westminster market session with steady gains anticipated in general business. Demand was active across most departments, oils include produce and poultry with higher prices. Potatoes were plentiful with Ridge land at 13 per ton and high land around 15 per ton, suggesting farmers hold back bulk stocks as quick selling drives prices upward.
The approach of Thanksgiving boosted demand for chickens and ducks. Young birds sold from 6 to 9 dollars per dozen, leth goats Leghorns 9 to 11 dollars, live poultry 20 to 22 cents per pound, Pekin ducks 21 cents per pound, and young pigs 4.10 to 7.00 dollars each. Eggs rose to 60 to 66 cents retail, with egg-laying contest specimens at 60 to 80 cents per dozen. Apples from Fraser valley sold 85 cents to 1.26 per unit, vegetables largely unchanged.
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