Warm tribute to Canadian soldiers and local tales in Cranbrook Herald
The Cranbrook Herald recalls home news and wartime letters praising Canadian troops. It notes two nephews in the medical corps, Lee Victor Cond at No 2 General Hospital France and James Cond near frontline duties, with Joseph Cond awaiting 18th birthday eligibility. The piece reflects regional sentiment and optimism for the war’s end.
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Herald
England
Medical Corps
Lee Victor Cond
Canadian General Hospital
France
James Cond
Peter Woods
Cherry Creek
Joseph Cond
Wycliffe
Cranbrook Herald
Leo Victor
We Will Win War Editorial Text on War Unity
A wartime editorial declares We Will Win War as a unifying slogan and expounds who is in the “we” including Allied soldiers and home front workers. It argues victory comes from will and right, not might, and notes wars will persist while humanity endures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
New Zealand
South Africa
India
John Bull
Little Island
Ireland
Red Cross Society
Women's Institutes
Women's Institutes, the Women Munition Workers
Legion
Berlin
Ermans
War talk and a wartime dance at Cranbrook Auditorium
In Cranbrook a morale boosting piece links a lively post dance crowd to wartime resolve. It reflects on children’s joy and the human urge to fight, tracing a long history of conflicts from the Civil War to the present Hun threat and predicting future struggles.
Canadian Boys Honored In Local Letter Verse
The Herald received a letter from Mrs. Francis Bartholomew of Mountain Home Wycliffe BC containing several verses she wrote and which were printed in the publication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Bartholomew
Mountain Home
Wycliffe, B.C
Social life in Cranbrook enriches a community
A Herald visit to Cranbrook highlights the value of sociability in village life, praising neighbors who welcome guests and share hospitality. Mr. C. B. Garrett and editor stay with Mr. Wm. Essie, enjoying a sociable weekend that underscores rural life’s charms. The piece cherishes communal bonds and the simple comforts of home life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cranbrook
C. B. Garrett
The
Herald
Wm. Essie
Mre
Hasie
Essie
Valley Described as Scenic Home to Rich Resources
The writer details a peaceful stay on a farm in a fertile valley ringed by trees and mountains. The valley offers grain vegetable and fruit potential and ample grazing land. Neighbors Mr Morrison and family join for a sociable evening as the group distributes treasures of sociability before preparing the next issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Marys Prairie
Mr. Besle
SAY 1, ¢ MADE CUTLERY WHEN YOU CAN GET IT
A World War I era anti-German goods propaganda piece urges Canadians to stop buying German cutlery and razors. It mocks captured officers and brutal war crimes, calls for domestic and Empire sourcing, and stresses using local iron ore for industry.
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Curtie
Local paper duty to reflect district life and spirit
The newspaper should express the life, progress and aspirations of the district it serves. A paper that fails to do so is dead, and a town that does not support such work is likewise dead to growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lfe
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W. A. Myers
British Columbia
Aberdeenshire
Scotland
Clydesdale
Electric Street Railway
Auto
Huphrates
Goliath
David
Windermere District
Agkukurai Asi'n and Farmers Institute
Invermere
R. Randolph Bruce Ivermere
B. C
A. G. Cuthbert
Sullivan
Kimberley
Sullivan Mines
St. Httta’s College For Girls
Calgary
Alberta
Dominion
Rees
Shibley
B. A
Fernie
Fernie District
Patriotic Fund
Fernid
Edey
Raworth Bros
Pont Omee
N'S Institute
H. BH. Leama
Ecy
Mra
J. W. Burton
P.O. Boz
Treome Bakery
Hobt
Norbury Ave
Opp City Hall
Gurd & Spreull
W. F. Gurd
Cranbrook, B.O
Drs. Green & MacKinnon’ Physicians and Surgeons Office
Armetromg, Avenue
C. F
Kev
Cut Loney
E. H. McPhee
F. BR. Miles
Hanson
Tito
B.C
Cranbrook Cottage Hospital
A. Crawford
P.O
Garden Ave
Knights OF Pything Dranbreek
Fraternity
Carr, C
H, Collins, K, FR
Maple Hall
Meted
Chas, & Parker
Lothoeldge - Giese Gaal
Joe Marapore
F. M. MacPherson
Undertaker
Newbury Ave
City
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