This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 10 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Cranbrook Herald
Location
Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Apr 17, 1919
Page
2
The Cranbrook Herald outlines advertising deadlines and calls for broad civic action. It urges unity against anti Allied propaganda, promotes tourism, road and rail improvements, and development of farming, fruit growing, and land settlement in the Cranbrook district with support from local businesses, boards of trade, and city leadership.
A Cranbrook editorial stresses forming a Board of Trade in cooperation with the Red and Gun Club Auto Association Agricultural Society and City Council. It highlights mining lumbering farming and tourism as key industries driving expansion and prosperity in the district.
A damaged OCR excerpt lists miscellaneous payments and names including Cranbrook Sash & Door Co. Ltd with 25.00 and 4.00 amounts, along with numerous individuals such as Doran, Cameron, Bridges, Hoyt, Jones, and Carr. The fragmentary text shows credits and debits with uncertain context and no clear event.
Report claims Doukhobor followers plan a spring trek dressed in white from Nelson to Yorkton, risking land and factory tempers as police monitor. Apostle Peter Verigin signals buyout by soldiers at wartime prices, with photographers warned off.
The Trade Adviser of the Pan American Union argues tourist traffic is a vital gilt-edged export for Cranbrook in 1919. He notes paid tourist dollars benefit peace-time adaptation and urges Canadian regions to capitalize on this form of trade as a rapid return mechanism.
The writer urges Dominion efforts to lure U S tourists by stressing Canada’s climate fishing scenery and attractions. He cites Cranbrook as a likely model and notes wartime travel shifts push Americans to consider Canada and the western United States as accessible destinations.
The piece argues Canada must self-finance as many nations restrict overseas investments until domestic needs are met. It notes the British Chancellor of the Exchequer cited pressing capital needs and warns against loosening limits on foreign investment. War Savings Stamps are praised for safely pooling small savings for national use.
A cooperative study by the Dominion Bureau of Statistics and the Forestry Branch presents 1917 pulp and paper industry data. The bulletin highlights rapid industry growth and its dependence on forests, noting 1915 had 80 active mills and showcasing value of product trends.
The bulletin notes 1917 saw pulpwood consumption rise to 2,104,934 cords from 1,405,836 in 1916 and exports climb to 2017,8h4 cords. Wages rose to over twenty million dollars with 21,400 workers, about 60 percent more than 1916. Free bulletin from Dominion States Union, Ottawa.
In a chat about War Savings and Thrift Stamps, Mrs Brown notes posters urging change in stamps. She learns to track savings by buying Thrift stamps equal to her saved amount, or two War Savings Stamps for larger savings, finding this plan simple and rewarding.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.