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Newspaper
Cranbrook Herald
Location
Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Dec 21, 1916
Page
2
The Guelph Mercury laments that more men in the town prefer holding mayoral duties than enlisting for service in the Iron. The Cranbrook Herald reports the note as a reprint from the Canadian paper, dated December 21, 1916.
In Creston the editor Hayes faces backlash from Dick Bevan Ford King after a jokey article, prompting Bevan to withdraw advertisements. The piece notes wartime sensitivities and ends urging local papers to clear subscription arrears by threatening to publish a reader’s name if dues are unpaid after January first.
The piece extols Christmas as a national and local festival shaping life and commerce. It notes Christmas Day on Monday allows shoppers to prepare through Saturday, urges early shopping for all, and foresees rest and happiness afterward with improving organization and broader merchandise. The author witnesses a growing stock of attractive goods this season.
The passage notes gratitude for modern Christmas displays and the large time and money spent to create them. It credits advances in society and urges recognition of advertisers who provide fresh, affordable goods, claiming advertised items are cheaper and higher quality due to efficiency.
In this Creston Review item the well known con netor Bill Bernard travels through Waldo from Edmonton after a hunting trip. He brings a large head measure nearly forty five inches, noted by Cranbrook Herald as a remarkable trophy. The piece jokes about Bernard's popularity and wealth should temperance laws affect Western Canada rail service.
New York papers debate German peace proposals as Germany seeks a deal through neutrals. The Evening Sun notes Allies rearming for tougher war while questioning terms and whether Germany will abandon conquest, reparations, and militarism. A Brooklyn Eagle critique accuses Germany of seeking a peace favorable to Berlin and urges steadfast Allied resistance. The Evening Post highlights a claimed shift in German position and cautious acceptance of a possible change.
Agnes Norton loves Wade Latham, an artist and would be savior of the Norton will case. Latham travels to China for a commission but is jailed by corrupt mandarins. Kwang Lo, a noble sacrifice, helps him escape with a forged sign manual. Latham returns to save the case in America and wins Agnes’s hand in marriage.
The text argues negotiations with Vienna Sofia and Constantine preceded recent events and that German rulers now seek peace. It claims prolonged strain and lack of a decisive victory pushed Germany toward definite peace terms, noting pressure from bankers manufacturers and sponsors to end threats to their interests.
Rumors about soldiers abroad shift with news from the Prohibitionists showing 72 votes cast in France and 600 in England as of December 10. The figures suggest the overseas vote will be negligible and not alter the near 6000 majority as the deadline nears December 31.
A writer argues that victory over Germany should lead to a stern but fair peace based on justice not revenge. The authors of crimes against humanity must be punished, yet nationalities must be respected, and the settlement should heal wounds without fueling a new arms race.
In Cranbrook on December 19 a son was born to Mr and Mrs W McKenzie. Also in Cranbrook on December 17 1916 a son was born to Mr and Mrs D McInnis at the Cottage Hospital.
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