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Newspaper
Abbotsford Post
Location
Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Sep 27, 1912
Page
2
A fragmentary legal advertising notice from Abbotsford weekly publication outlining 12 cents per line for first insertion and higher rates for subsequent insertions. Mentions government and a be rt fabliating group, with garbled text about inter ents and main tushy tete.
Friday 1912 report notes the Fraser Valley Publicity Bureau is not yet decided to widen its mission beyond attracting settlers. Calls arise to include welfare issues, factory development, and government assistance. A Haney meeting and Abbotsford Trade representative are planned as discussions continue.
The Western Section of the Archaeological Institute plans a two week summer school in Vancouver and Victoria next summer, led by Charles Hill Tout. A San Diego conference highlighted world class lectures, mound and shell heap excursions, and social events.
Fragmentary OCR text hints at a discussion of marital tension, jealousy, and gender dynamics. It mentions accusations of interest in a home and a woman’s perceived forward love, reflecting a dated view of marriage and reliance within domestic life. No clear persons or events are identifiable.
The conference featured Jeason Hewitt, director of the American School of Archaeology, and plans for Hill-Tout’s lecture tour across Canada in November. He will discuss ancient hieroglyphics and the alphabet’s relation, referencing Minoan scripts and Evans discoveries in Crete.
A meeting of the Farmer’s Institute in Upper Surnab discussed a cooperative selling plan. Major Pottinger proposed a central scheme to improve farmer prices, with publication planned for members. The meeting adjourned to reconsider the plan as high living costs and middlemen profits were examined, noting Vancouver’s demand for top quality farm produce and a central agency without extensive refrigeration.
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