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Newspaper
Cranbrook Herald
Location
Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Jan 04, 1924
Page
3
An advertisement claims Pape's Dianepsin instantly corrects digestion after meals. It promises relief from sour stomach indigestion gas and heartburn with a tablet, guaranteed by druggists for a few cents per package.
A promotional note explains Bayer Aspirin as a trusted remedy for headaches lumbago neuritis and neuralgia. It notes unbroken tablets with clear directions cost a few cents in small boxes or bottles of 24 and 100 sold by druggists. The Bayer trade mark originates in Canada and imitators using similar marks face enforcement actions.
The Premier mine plans another 1 percent dividend in January and expects a strong year with expanded equipment and development. Since 1921 dividends totaling 5 million dollars equal the par value of share capital, with major control by Guggenheim Keith Untermeyer interests and local owners Woods Trites Wilson backing expansion and other ventures.
In Cranbrook, British Columbia, Peter Kopisevitch of Yahk petitions for separation after Rosie Chopek left him at the church, charging an unknown Lothario with causing her departure. His filing comes nearly a year after the marriage on February 3 and notes lack of wedded influence since. A separate Fernie news item notes liquor-store business figures for Christmas week.
The Herald invites letters on public interest with signature as proof of good faith. Opinions are those of correspondents and not necessarily endorsed by the Herald.
Thomas H. Bronsdon denounces a faction within Cranbrook Rotary for allegedly coordinating with railroad workers to influence city elections in 1924. He accuses agitating Rotarians of secrecy, misusing ratepayer funds, and betraying civic trust while defending honest municipal governance and urging voters to oppose the alleged cabal.
Fernie plans a senior hockey team separate from the City League to train against an all star City League selection. The club will enter BC Allen Cup play with the East Kootenay Championship decided in a Cranbrook Kimberley league playoff. Fernie Hockey Club remains aligned with the BC Amateur Hockey Association and will not concede a different playoff path.
A playful comic item features Pucklets The Puppy sitting on ice then leaping to walk away, with feisty quips about digs and a mock tile line. Reader letters mock city life and local quirks amid humorous asides and late night musings.
Isabel Ecclestone MacKay, a noted Canadian authoress, travelled by rail to Lake Windermere B C for the David Thompson Memorial celebration. The Gol den to Windermere branch train halted frequently at Briscoe station provoking light banter about delays and even Crisco as a joke.
C T Bibb predicts rapid mining district development north and south of Revelstoke will spur a good motor road between Golden and Revelstoke connecting Calgary and Vancouver. Silver lead and zinc found across the district with American capital taking up claims. CP railway may electrify north of Golden and a Keyistoke to Golden highway is discussed. Gold placers were first mined in 1866 about 70 miles north of Revelstoke.
The Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy will hold its next annual meeting in Vancouver from February 13 to 16. A program is being prepared with four topics on iron and steel in British Columbia mineral associations and mining conditions. A separate obituary notes the death of O A Abbeys thirteen year old son after a sawmill accident and two amputations.
A frontier menace is described as more dangerous to national prosperity and sanity than government ownership, arguing that private power unchecked harms the public good.
Dr King federal minister of public works said he could not announce a definite plan but would cover ground on the coast and inspect public works projects during a Vancouver visit. Premier Oliver joined him briefly but offered no comment on further steps. The report ends with an obituary note about a local leader.
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