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Newspaper
Cranbrook Herald
Location
Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Jul 11, 1901
Page
2
Fragmented text reflects editorial commentary on local press, politics, and figures such as John Houston and Archdeacon Pentreath. Mentions South East Kootenay resources, potential BC political shifts, and community church growth led by Rev. Beacham and Archdeacon Pentreath’s visit.
The Mineral City column reports the mine running steadily with shifts restored and ore output rising. A major boxing bout in Moyle draws crowds while Rider’s Aurora mine crew prepares to rejoin work. New courthouse and sawmill progress, waterworks fittings delayed, and community events include elections, a lodge meeting, and a bazaar at Gregor's hall.
Work has begun on a telegraph line to Kimberley by the GPR. The line will benefit residents of Kimberley and the tinting companies in the surrounding area.
Bentley returns from a Decnbridge visit with Mrs Bentley and family. J R Pollock hosts his mother and sister from Portland, Oregon. A ball in Waldorf hotel dining room. Kanouse runs a fine dining room. Charbonneau loses the little finger in a yard coupling. W Blakemore to conduct English church services until the new pastor arrives from the east. Services planned for Sunday as usual.
An OCR read lists lodge officers and titles such as Bank Treasurer Warden Conductor and Chaplain. Names include G. FP Gilbers Noble Grund-M Rochendorf J Morrow and HL Parsons with roles like Recording Secretary and Secretary. The fragmentary text names several other officers and ritual positions.
A lengthy excerpt blends kitchen scene dialogue with social codes and manners, including Christina and Mrs. Bond er and references to coffee bread and toast. The piece also shifts to a scientific note about fish species, naming shore and deep sea varieties and noting ongoing discoveries.
A historical sketch recounts Horn I Vain’s fifteen year involvement with British maritime exploration. It covers his service in the British Navy, trips with Captain Cook era voyages, and repeated winters in the Pacific’s Sandwich Islands. It notes his death on May 10 in Surrey, ending a restless era of discovery and arduous labor.
Sketch traces Robert Bond Premier and Colonial Secretary of Newfoundland from born in St John’s to education at Queen’s Col to Speaker of Assembly and party leader. Notes his long cabinet tenure 1900s, 1905 trip to Washington for reciprocity talks, Halifax dispatch on fisheries, and role at Ottawa Conference. Describes praise by A. A. Dia for tact and leadership.
Curious sighting near Sarnia shows a tilted ice surface over Lake Turon with open water streaks and rising and sinking ice plates visible from Port Gratiot and Point Edward. Observers note a Woodstock Daily Press view on the ceremony and question modern relevance of old rituals as spectators ponder self-respect and tradition.
A plant known as devil's club, common in British Columbia forests, bears venomous spikes that break off in flesh and cause painful wounds. The sharp spikes can embed and cause extended irritation. Local observers note its defensive nature and cautions for hikers and workers in the woods.
Mrs. Mason frantically trains Christina to replace Lena as a kitchen helper. Christina learns to fry potatoes, manage utensils, and follow orders while Mrs. Mason integrates her into the household with promising dinner plans and an eye on future employment.
Fragmentary text references a public notice involving licenses and property, with scattered names and locations. Key entities are unclear due to OCR errors but indicate a formal legal or civic action pending. The readable bits suggest a site or conduit related issue and named individuals or officials.
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