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Newspaper
Cranbrook Herald
Location
Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Dec 09, 1920
Page
2
The Courier blames Cranbrook voters for Dr King’s defeat and accuses opponents of mudslinging while neglecting its own bias. The piece critiques youth delinquency talk and calls for home-based responsibility, arguing churches and schools need strong family backing to shape children.
A speaker expresses unusually bright confidence about the next four years, its exhilaration bubbling over as it blurts out a hidden admission, likened to intoxication by exuberance.
West York MP W Clarke Wallace spoke in support of John McKane and the Conservative party. Cranbrook Club plans a ladies reception next Tuesday. Key City Lodge No 42 announces new officers led by Noble Grand Matt Roerendorf and Secretary A L Dermot. A restaurant opening by L Grant occurs in the Cranbrook hotel block.
The article analyzes BC political shifts, noting a possible Labor surge with weak House support and a Conservative rebound. It cites a voter trend toward Independents backing the government, calls for seat redistribution, and reports on Mackenzie King’s Winnipeg conference failing to unite opposition.
The narrative traces Nova Scotia’s settlement from 1749 when 2600 disbanded British soldiers failed to clear Chebucto forests, to the arrival of Hanoverian ex-soldiers at Lunenburg, later Highlanders at Pictou Harbour, and the 1768 Seven Years War reinforcements. It notes Loyalist influx after the American Revolution, founding Sydney and Shelburne, and a later 19th century land grant surge. The piece credits pioneers for the province’s strength and heritage.
Premier Oliver plans to resign his Victoria seat and may cede the Minister of Railways portfolio while remaining Premier. Cabinet shuffle rumors circulate over who will fill key roles, with possible successors for Speaker and presiding officer to be named. Oliver returns from Vancouver after Liberal victory celebrations.
A narrator describes a Canadian canoe journey on Kootenay Lake in British Columbia. He details a light, responsive canoe packed with gear and supplies, the landscape of firs and rock, and moments of camp life by a fire. The account blends reverence for the craft with reflections on hunting, bears, and wildlife in a secluded, rugged setting.
The region remains rich in moose deer bear and caribou across Nova Scotia New Brunswick Ontario Quebec and the Canadian Rockies. Guides wardens and Hudson’s Bay Company trackers note wild populations exceed yearly kills as Indiana hunters led by Sam and Albert Smith visit Maine’s Canadian Pacific area.
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