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Newspaper
Cranbrook Herald
Location
Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Apr 07, 1921
Page
5
The Koh-i-noor, or Mountain of Light, traces a dramatic path through history. From ancient rulers to a Turk slave king, it vanished in chaos and reappeared in Europe, finally resting among England’s crown jewels in the Tower of London.
The Trail smelter received ore from various mines during the week ending March 31. Blue Bell and Riondel Central Mine contributed 78?4 tons, while Company Mines added 10 216 tons in total.
The piece recounts Dr. Grenfell's perilous Easter 1908 trek in North Newfoundland to reach a patient with severe leg disease. Amid ice and sea, his dog team sinks through floes, he carves a makeshift shelter, faces exposure, and is rescued after signaling with a dog skin cloak. A bronze tablet honors three dogs Moody Watch Spy for guiding him home.
Creston Valley United Farmers propose a five local cooperative expansion into retailing with a new Er ickson centre setting, aiming to open once capital is raised. A vote carried 20 to 7 despite mixed enthusiasm from Creston and Wynndel delegates, with discussion on using Erickson's existing store or the McCarthy building.
A classroom joke reveals a boy mishearing a proverb as a pun. The teacher presses him to answer, guiding him to the letter B, and he finally supplies beds as the misremembered word.
A. B. Smith notes from Mr. Whitney Griefts that a new cheap powder policy started April 1. Farmers pay full price then obtain a government rebate to 35.00 after form certification. The program aims to prevent stockpiling and restrict use to land clearing with cost limits.
Sergeant Rosen, known as the man with 10,000 eyes, will be in the city from May 1 for one week, bringing recommendations and a growing reputation from towns visited. The Nanaimo Free Press praises his palmistry, noting accurate character delineations and remarkable insights into past events. He is a war veteran and son of a famed European palm reader.
In Ashcroft two men from Spence's Bridge report a dry digging gold strike about eight miles from town on the old Cariboo trail near the Thompson River. They showed about 400 dollars in nuggets, valued up to 25 dollars each, with claims staked as excitement grows.
The Cranbrook Chief Constable warns that all dogs running at large without a license will be impounded. If not claimed within forty eight hours, they will be destroyed. Dated at Cranbrook B C this 31st day of March 1921.
On and after April First, 1921 the Pound By-Law will be strictly enforced within the corporate limits of the city. J. Roberts Constable. dated March day 1921.
Vancouver Island enjoys warm seas from the Japan current and Gulf Stream, with rich grain and perennial blooms. The island covers about 15 000 square miles with Douglas firs on roadsides, Ex Quimalt and Nanaimo Railway routes, and hotels and chalets along the coast. Victoria, the BC capital, features golf courses and a Chinese quarter, attracting American travelers from Seattle for annual visits.
Coast advices indicate the new liquor act will go into force on or near May 1. A three member board to administer the act is to be named. two leading candidates are Deputy Attorney General A M Johnson and J H Falconer of Vancouver, with the third member likely a returned soldier.
An agricultural estimate in Victoria includes a 2000 payment for a survey of Oriental landowners in British Columbia. The survey aims to count Orientals owning or leasing land, with existing tabulations in fruit and truck farming. Data will be shared at the upcoming Imperial Conference amid Anglo Japanese treaty revision talks.
After a match, Mr. Tompkins was seen placing his umbrella to bed and standing in the corner to drip, a peculiarly absent-minded scene recounted by Charlie and Ben.
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