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Newspaper
Cranbrook Herald
Location
Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Apr 11, 1918
Page
2
Public health notice from Cranbrook issued April 8 1918 addresses eye strain in children. details call for awareness and school health measures led by local authorities and the Cranbrook Herald.
Miss Smith outlines dairy industry woes at the Women’s Institute urging action on pasture access and pound law reform. She argues cows roaming and garden break-ins raise costs for dairymen and asks for cooperative measures to share herdman expenses and fair enforcement of the pound law to improve milk production during food shortages.
The passage highlights the unquenchable human spirit that drives Allied armies, rooted in the belief that Right must triumph over Might and that the enemy cannot prevail.
The Christian Guardian notes England's wartime economy differs from Canada and the United States, with no new luxury cars for two years and rationed resources. It argues luxuries are unnecessary for national development and happiness, urging radical future limits to debt and consumption for well being.
The Cranbrook Herald celebrates twenty years since its 1898 launch with notes on Cranbrook’s birth, railroad influence, early buildings, and rapid growth in mining lumbering and agriculture shaping the district and city as a regional hub.
The article notes German efforts to break Allied lines fail with no significant gains, Amiens holding, German losses rising, morale eroding, and a likely desperate third assault. It contrasts German calculations with the Allied resilience and hints at a broader editorial mix about BC legislature debates on humane treatment of boys and industrial schooling.
The Windermere Mining Division report details multiple properties under development and shipment. Highlights include the Hidden Treasure sold to a Calgary Syndicate, the Isaac on Frances Creek with eighty eight tons shipped, Sitting Bull and Delosa on Boulder Creek bonded to Seattle interests, and Paradise Mine shipping about twenty five hundred tons since the last meeting.
The excerpt notes Mr Hall of Victoria delivering blunt criticism on a bill in the House while the New Westminster member is described as often aligned with the White side but not always on the right. It laments the legislature’s tediously long sessions and jokes about seed production experts being used, noting lawmakers are paid about six dollars per hour.
The Game Act amendments seek to validate Trapper's Licences to April 80 and set new licences to expire May 31. Licences will not be issued until after the current session. firearms may be carried only by Indians Militia members or those engaged in approved target shooting or clay pigeon events. Police are ordered to vigilantly prevent unlawful firearm carrying or shooting in the district.
Monaca Pennsylvania mother Mrs Frederick Sommers testifies Vinol restored her youngest child’s health and weight. Vinic is described as a constitutional cod liver and iron remedy for weak children with formula on every bottle. Cranbrook Drug & Book Co and major druggists in British Columbia carry Vinol.
The City Council of Cranbrook directs owners tenants or occupants to clear premises of garbage and place it in rear alley receptacles by May 1 1918. Noncompliance invokes health by law provisions. City Hall Cranbrook April 10 1918. Thos M Roberts City Clerk 15 2t
The Corporation of the City of Cranbrook invites tenders for street sprinkling and cleaning of streets and alleys. Specifications available on application to the City Clerk in Cranbrook B C. Tenders due by p m on Monday April 16.
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