Old Timers of Fernie Elect Officers for Their Association
Fernie district old timers meet for an annual gathering with fifty two members present. Elected for the coming year are Hon. President H J Johnson President Dr Bonnell MP Vice Presidents Arthur Fenwick Aubrey Snow T Lapelle Chaplain A C Liphardt Physician Dr Corsan Secretary Treasurer J A McLean. Canada houses over four thousand elevators with capacity of 225 million bushels and new facilities are added regularly.
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Fernie District
Old Timers Association
H. J. Johnson
Dr. Bonnell
M.P
Arthur Fenwick
Aubrey Snow
T. Labelle
A. C. Liphardt
Dr. Corsan
Sec.-Treas
J. A. McLean
Aspirin warning about genuine Bayer tablets
A public notice warns buyers to require the Bayer name on any aspirin. substitutes are not aspirin. Bayer boxes contain directions for Col ds Headache Neuralgia Rheumatism Karache Toothache Lumbago and Pain. Tiny tins with twelve tablets cost a few cents, with larger packages from druggists. made in Canada.
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Bayer
Canada
Prices, output, and metal markets in 1920 mining report
The 1920 mining output held value near previous year despite a price drop across metals. Copper production rose while unit prices fell, zinc output surprised due to Consolidated Mining and Smelting at Sullivan mine, and coal production hit near record levels. 221 mines shipped ore totaling 2,178,187 tons, with 3,851 workers below ground. many idle mines concentrated in Slocan and Boundary districts.
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Europe
Consolidated Mining and Smelting Co
Sullivan Mine
East Kootenlay
United States
California
Crowsnest Pass
Department of Mines
Slocan
Boundary
Moderation in Fernie Under Government Control
Fernie Free Press notes a jail crowded with intoxicated men holding government permits and argues control harms local brewers by favoring big coast breweries. It warns clubs will seek cheap imports from Lethbridge as government stocks falter. It also extols Canada’s water power, citing Ontario Hydro and Niagara Falls as key assets and projects like the St Lawrence scheme to boost output.
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Fernie
Veterans’ Club
Lethbridge
Canada
Ontario
Wapta Lake Camp Promises Alpine Trips and Rustic Comfort
Wapta Lake Camp near Lake Louise offers access to Wapta Lake, Yoho Valley, Emerald Lake, and Field with Swiss guides and scenic hikes. Guests may stay in 24 by 14 foot cottages, enjoy a central dance hall, and use motor launch transfers from Hector station. Rates run about $5 to $5.60 daily with weekly options.
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Yoho Valley
Emerald Lake
Sherbrooke
Ross Lakes
Wapta Lake
Lake Windermere
Wapta
Lake Louise
Canadian Pacific Railway
Kicking Horse Canyon
Lake O'Hara
Dominion Parks Authorities
Alpine Club
Canada
John S. Sargent
Rockies
British Columbia
Great Divide
Yoho Falla
Hector
Chateau Lake Louise
Canadian Pacific
Rockie
Wapta Lak
Victoria Glacier
Abbott Pass
Lefroy
Lake Oesadrong
Cataract Creek
Burgess Pass
Columbia Valley cattleman buys Ayrshire herd
In Invermere on July 9 a dispersal sale of the Shannon Brothers Ayrshire herd at Cloverdale saw major sale to Lawrence Mitchell of Twin Creek Ranch twelve miles south of Golden. Mitchell backs the Columbia Valley dairy drive, aiming to map the area as a standard dairy breeding district with rising prospects for a local creamery. The region now hosts thirteen purebred Ayrshire herds linked to R O P tests, with no tuberculosis reported. climate dryness favors the breed. The Shannon Brothers herd began in 1909 with stock bought from Robert Hunter and Sons of Maxville Ontario.
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Herald
Invermere
Shannon Brothers
Cloverdale
Lawrence Mitchell
Twin Creek Ranch
Golden
Columbia Valley
Mitchell
Ayrshire Breeders' Association
Kootenay
Columbia River
Mitchell {S
Robert Hunter and Sons
Maxville
Ontario
Ore shipments to Trail Smelter for week ending July 7
The list shows ore received at the Trail Smelter during the week ending July 7. Mine Tous Surprise in Republic, Washington is listed with 67 units from Company mine.
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Trail
Tous Surprise
Republic, Wash
Victoria British Columbia Idaho discuss Kootenay Flats reclamation
Governor Davis of Idaho and Hon. T. D. Pattullo discuss joint plans to study reclaiming 75 000 to 100 000 acres of Kootenay Flats along the border near Creston. Provincial and Idaho engineers to lead preliminary survey with $2 000 state funding and cross border cooperation. A broader plan awaits full data before action. Also reports from Midlothian Gowganda suggest a promising gold discovery with multiple minerals in commercial quantities nearby.
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Kootenay Flats
Creston
British Columbia
Idaho
Davis
T. D. Pattullo
Victoria
W. F. Swendsen
Idaho Commission of Reclamation
International Boundary Lands
Dominion
United States
Mr. Pattullo
Pattullo
Toronto
Midlothian
Gowganda
Porcupine
Canada
SORMER COLUMBIA VALLEY RESIDENT ELEVATED TO BENCH
Invermere July 9. Victoria announces that Thomas Archdale Pope of Penticton is appointed stipendary magistrate for Penticton. Pope previously lived here on a ranch named Westcliff above Wilmer and served for years as a civil service surveyor in India. His family roots are in Scotland.
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Invermere
Victoria
Thomas Archdale Pope
Penticton
Westcliff
Wilmer
Pope
India
Scotland
Graves of Soldiers in B C to Be Marked
Col H C Osborne arrives in Vancouver to outline a program by the Imperial War Graves Commission to mark all unmarked graves of Canadian Expeditionary Force soldiers in British Columbia with granite headstones set in permanent foundations. The plan follows his Dominion tour assessing burial sites for Canadians serving overseas.
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H. C. Osborne
C.M.G
Imperial War Graves Commission
Vancouver
Dominion
Osborne
British Columbia
Ontario To Go Dry Next Week After Vote
Ontario moves to complete prohibition after an overwhelming referendum. Importation of liquor into the province will cease on July 19 and a formal proclamation will follow. The Sandy bill enacted by the Drury government aligns with federal action to make Ontario bone dry and restrict liquor movement within the province.
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Ontario
Drury
River and Rampart Gain Fame in Movie Scenarios
Miss Priscilla Dean leads a company of about thirty in British Columbia filming near Cranbrook at Bull River with scenes of exterior action. Rampart sequences follow main Bull River work as the troupe makes several Cranbrook to Bull River trips. Dean praises scenic potential and Universal Film Company backs her with top directors and an all star cast.
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Priscilla Dean
Cranbrook
Bull River
Rampart
Dean
British Columbia
Universal Film Company
Canada’s agriculture seen as key to national growth
The Canadian agriculture sector is described as central to the country’s future. It employs the majority of the population, with about 730,000 farms. In 1920 field crops value reached 1.456 billion dollars from over a billion bushels, contributing to farm wealth estimated near 7 billion dollars in 1917. Grain crops set records, with 1920 yielding a billion bushels. wheat output 289 million bushels and oats 556 million bushels.
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Canada
Census Bureau
Liquor Permits Slow in Kaslo District
Up to now demand for permits under the new government liquor control act has been very low in Kaslo. Hewat, who issues permits at Kaslo, reported only one permit request between the 16th and 21st in the Kaslo district. Also notes a sharp rise in 1919 insurance business to about half a billion dollars with net death claims around 16.93 million dollars.
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Re Hewat
Kasto
Kasle
Freezone Promises Quick Corn Relief from Druggist Ad
An advertisement touts Freezone as a painless corn remedy. It claims instant pain relief and easy removal of hard or soft corns including those between the toes, with a small bottle costing a few cents sold by druggists.
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Geocors
Fowler
Wantmore
Fernie Free Press
Columbia Valley Cattleman
Ayrshire
MacDonald
Macdonalds Tobacco
Laheot
Sormer
CEE
B.C
B. River
Kaslo
Creston Review
PB. L Fowler & Co. Ltd
Calgary
Alberta
Lylog
Uount
Columbian Valley
Lake Wapta
Canadien Pacific Railway
Moctor
Yoho Valter
Kickine More Canyon
Yoho Batts
Sooningalow Camps
Edmonton
Medicine Hat
Macleod
Pacific Coast
Lake Wapta Camp
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