03 Jan 1928
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Newspaper
Charlottetown Guardian
Location
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Date
Jan 03, 1928
Page
1
The Charlottetown Guardian invites correspondents to discuss questions of interest in a readers forum. The column notes the newspaper does not necessarily endorse the opinions expressed by contributors.
The writer notes several candidates entering the race for City Council. He expects a report from the Mayor and current council on the past two years, praising street improvements and smooth city business while questioning the cost of progress. The piece references Denver but is incomplete.
A local citizen argues for steady improvement within financial limits, urging retirement of city bonds as due and keeping debt interest in check. The letter notes decorating city life costs, hopes for economical council actions, and mentions residents Ruby McDougall and Daniel Dunning along with students Stewart Woolner and Sterling Brown returning for holidays.
The pupils of Hunter River School thank Woolner the teacher for his kindness during the term. On their holiday closing they send wishes for a joyous Christmas and a bright New Year along with a small token of appreciation from the class.
On Dec. 13, a person passed away at the home of his parents in Char. This brief notice records a family loss with minimal readable details.
The piece urges voters to hold Liberal leaders to their 1927 promises to improve Prohibition and abolish the liquor evil, warning that Government Control could unseat the administration. It argues electors must decide the plebiscite and threatens that the government should retire if control is approved.
A society etiquette column presents brief Q A guidance on titles dining timing and smoking. Answers advise omitting in law suffix when possible starting meals at service and not smoking while escorting a lady, suggesting appropriate courteous conduct.
Special from London reports 47 outbreaks since Sunday leading to the slaughter of thousands of cattle. Owners have received compensation totaling 1,855,000 dollars.
Reverend William Deathe of Guysboro Nova Scotia died at the Rectory at 2 am after a period of heart trouble and Bright's disease. Survived by his widow and four children Ernest Ruby Raymond Cyril. He trained in Dublin and was ordained in 1912, serving at Guysboro Arichat St. John's Fairview and back to Guysboro in recent years.
Portrait and life sketch praise Dr R V Pierce a pioneer of herbal remedies. He originated Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery whose sales rise yearly and which is touted as a solution for fatigue discouragement and maintained effort. A trial package is offered for ten cents from Dr Pierce's Laboratory in Bridgeburg Ontario.
A state ball at Parliament House, Quebec, hosted by Lt Governor Narcisse Perodeau, featured Their Excellencies Viscount and Viscountess Willingdon and debutante Yvette McKenna. Guests dressed as historical figures filled the mansion, with periods from Champlain to Napoleon represented. over a thousand attendees in a grand, time-warped social spectacle.
An old advertised hair solution promises to restore natural color and shine. TheWyeths Sage and Sulphur Compound is sold ready to use for 75 cents and is said to darken gray hair evenly with a simple dampened brush or sponge application.
Mr. Charles Horton of Howatt's Store Tryon spent Christmas at his Murray River home. Miss Ruby Lord of R T Holman accompanied or associated with the event.
A quick method uses two ounces of peroxide powder sprinkled on a hot wet cloth rubbed briskly over blackheads for seconds then washed off. Pinching or squeezing worsens skin sores. the powder and water dissolve the blackheads leaving skin soft and pores natural.
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