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Newspaper
Cranbrook Herald
Location
Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Apr 13, 1922
Page
5
An old advertisement claims CORNS 86 cents buys a bottle of Dander ine that cures dandruff and hair loss after one application. It boasts hair regrowth with new life brightness color and abundance.
An urgent plea asks campers fishermen and hunters in British Columbia to join the frost rangers in preventing forest fires. Details cover safe camp fire practices cigarette disposal and avoiding embers to protect forests and employment in the province.
Ottawa reports Fiji Islands grant a 12 percent preference for ad valorem tariffs on Canadian products and a 60 percent lower rate than the general tariff on most goods with specific duties. The free list is limited, making the preference effectively apply to nearly all commodities.
An advertisement urges women to use Diamond Dyes for dyeing or tinting worn clothing and fabrics at home. It claims simple directions for wool, silk, linen, cotton, or mixed goods and guarantees no spotting fading streaking or running.
The augmented choir presented a strong Esther cantata with well balanced choruses and notable solo work. Mrs B Paterson excelled as Queen Esther with powerful interpretations, while Mr J McDonald and Mrs H Kinghorn delivered standout solos. The event featured broad solo distribution and received warm audience applause.
The Cranbrook City Council discussed a proposed grant for the Cranbrook Musical Society and approved $50 per month for six months with expectations of public service. A Water Loan By-law was passed, and finance committee accounts totaling about $11,418 were approved. Reports from city departments were filed and minor issues discussed.
The council debated paying the new city hall assistant at the same rate as her longtime predecessor. Superintendent St Wig advocated giving preference to day labor on reservoir work for ratepayers, a view the council upheld. The council adjourned about 11 p.m.
The Hudson's Bay Company landed 628 reindeer to bolster Inuit and Labrador herding. Canadian authorities ensured healthy stock via Ottawa Health of Animals measures with Dr. W. A. Watson inspecting before embarkation. The shipment aims to cultivate a reindeer industry benefiting Canada’s northern communities.
Official readings from Cranbrook to Vancouver show improving business activity in the interior. Shipments from mines rise and lumber and pole trades pick up as freight moves increase. railways plan to hire workers for track work once conditions permit.
Railway notes from Calgary report LD Coleman of Canadian Pacific expects coal shipments from the Druimheller area to start in the next weeks. Freight traffic in the West shows improvement versus last year, with job gains in Sudbury by April 15. Winnipeg elevators have ample space for grain and wheat handling ahead of navigation opening. Montreal issued CP earnings for 1921, with net income up though passenger and freight tonnage fell from 1920.
Hope springs in the common yearn for greener spaces as seed catalogues spark garden planning. The writer muses that if quarter of visions of flower beds and crops came true Cranbrook could become a city beautiful.
Advertisement touts Rheumatic remedies and a free trial from Templeton Toronto. It also jokes about the annual income tax forms and the burden of personal property tax, noting doctors and druggists endorse the remedies while laments over tax paperwork.
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