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Newspaper
Cranbrook Herald
Location
Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Feb 29, 1924
Page
4
The piece outlines subscription pricing, advertising deadlines, and publication submission rules. It comments on party workers listing voters and argues for citizen rights to vote free from entanglements, urging engagement of the broad electorate to protect franchise.
Twenty years ago the Cranbrook Herald reports the Crows Nest Coal Co earned a profit of 310000 dollars for the previous year with a 10 percent yearly dividend. A plan to extend the telephone line from Fort Steele to Wasa is noted. R B Beattie plans a significant extension to his store. A large influx of St Eugene wine machinery is expected daily for Moyle. Mrs Arnfield, mother of Mrs J T Sarvis, died on Tuesday and her remains were sent to Ontario for burial.
Volume twenty six notes a quarter century milestone for the Herald. The piece defends the paper as a straight business, praising its commitment to news and advertising, and pledges further efforts to serve the province and western readers with value, urging continued support from its audience.
The piece argues that ignoring the strike risks renewed conflict and calls out the strikers for intimidation and sabotage in camps. It praises disciplined actions within the city and urges early action against syndicalist methods to avoid public backlash and stronger opposition to the I. W. W.
A correspondent notes the difficulty in rural areas to maintain proper up-to-date voter lists. The article highlights that while registration is simple in principle, legal phrasing and political contexts complicate it. Parties have often tried to compile lists with generally good motives, but dead timber remains on the rolls.
The Pro vincial Party alleged gravity in Megers Bowser and Sloan handling of campaign funds, but the charges were suddenly dropped at the royal commission sitting this week. Large sums were involved and the move raised questions about precedence of evidence and possible weakening of McRae supporters. The Ottawa session resumes with Redistribution as a key issue and potential blandishments to win prairie support.
Readings from Exodus Isaiah Romans Philippians and Ezekiel mark a Sunday devotional theme on obedience kindness mindsets and divine promises. The excerpts urge humility, forgiving one another, living righteously, and trusting God to keep statutes and heal lands.
The commissioner’s report on the Mounted Police criticizes the force, detailing 28 charges that all failed and revealing a weakened effort against narcotics traffic. The inquiry eroded trust, delayed anti-drug work, and may allow new addicts to emerge before a fresh crackdown begins.
In Courtenay BC a 14 000 acre Vancouver Island soldier settlement near the town faces collapse as 50 families struggle to pay clearing and land costs. Government pays initial costs but demands repayments or eviction, risking a loss of up to a million dollars and unsettled settlers. In New Westminster Liberal member David Whiteside predicts early provincial and late Dominion elections this year.
TENDERS will be received until Monday March 3 for the purchase of all assets of the Kitchener Timber Company Limited at Kitchener British Columbia. Assets include 160000 feet of sawn lumber double cutting band sawmill boarding house and bank house equipment logging gear three teams of horses and harness and interest in a log flume and dam. Highest tender not necessarily accepted. Cash terms. D St Denis trustee.
The time for receiving tenders for the Kitchener Timber Company property has been extended to March 20, 1924. Signed by D. St Denis as trustee.
An old time narrator contrasts horse travel with pneumatic wheels and carriages. He recalls hoofing it as essential, noting the ease of modern transport brings discomfort and risks, while praising endurance and the grit of earlier journeys. He warns that luxuries like velvet and springs may invite trouble.
The Moncton Transcript notes Canadians returning home from the United States finding greater respect for law and order in Canada. While wages may be uneven for some workers, employment is steadier and strikes or lockouts are less disruptive.
An old style advertisement touts Cascarets as a pleasant laxative and bowel cleanser. It promises relief from sickness, dizziness, headaches, sour stomach, and biliousness with one or two tablets. The copy targets men, women, and children with 10 cent, 2 pack, and 60 cent sizes available at drug stores.
McGill University announces Annual Local Examinations in Music Theory on or about May 7 and Practical exams through May and June at centers across Canada. Open to all pupils through teachers, the exams gauge standing and progress and prep for McGill diploma and degree programs. For details contact Secretary of the Faculty of Music or local secretary G E Bower Box 488 Cranbrook BC with entries due by April 12.
A vintage ad praises genuine California Fig Syrup as a quick relief for constipation wind feverish breath coated tongue or diarrhea in babies. It claims the syrup moves poisons and bile without cramps and urges asking a druggist for the real product with clear directions for infants and children. Mothers are warned to say California to avoid imitations.
British Columbia lands rules outline pre emptions by British subjects after 15 years, with aliens permitted upon intent and residence. Details cover per acre values, five year occupancy, must improve land, and Crown Grant eligibility. Information provided via Land Series Bulletins and Land Commissioner forms.
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