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Newspaper
Abbotsford Post
Location
Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Oct 25, 1912
Page
2
Legal advertising rates listed for the Abbotsford Post weekly edition with charge 12 cents for first insertion and 4 cents for each subsequent consecutive insertion. The issue notes publication details for the Abbotsford and surrounding riding district.
The article discusses how the Liquor Act of 1910 affects interdicted individuals and the challenges of enforcing prohibition together with calls to improve notice and identification. It notes New Westminster rulings, potential amendments, and a suggestion to provide free stamp pos devices. It then shifts to provincial land settlement policies, costs to clear timbered Fraser Valley lands, and remarks on McBride government aiding settlers and plans to open new areas for habitation.
The English Women’s Social and Political Union reports that its interview with Prime Minister Sir Robert Borden signals strong momentum for women’s enfranchisement in Canada. They urge adding qualified women to the voters list for Dominion Parliament as a step toward universal suffrage and note Canada must not lag behind Australia and New Zealand. The piece also notes Thanksgiving Day markets and various price movements in New Westminster normals.
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