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Newspaper
Cranbrook Herald
Location
Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Jul 22, 1915
Page
2
Advertising rates listed for display ads 25 cents per column inch and help for banding notices or classified ads 10 cents per line. Provides names of Cranbrook Herald staff and business manager with editor details.
Alberta votes prohibition by a large majority while J A M Aikens leads the Conservatives in Manitoba. The Fernie Ledger suspends. Cranbrook plans a Fall Fair and Patriotic Fund drive. The suggestion emerges to fund a machine gun for the 64th battalion, needing large donations to reach the target.
The Dominion immigration office at Union Station reports over 100 requests for farm laborers from various farming districts. Funds shortages stall processing as orders have piled up since May end after transportation privileges were cut, despite efforts by Agriculture and Labor departments to promote production and employment.
A column from Cranbrook fillets ministers Burrell and Crothers, mocks political system, and threads light humor through local notes. It recalls social jests, moon talk, lemon patches, lodge officer installs, and a July banquet with Key City Lodge No 42.
Sumner county social survey shows 78 percent of farmers patronize mail order houses, spending 28.85 yearly to foreign concerns. The county totals indicate about 200 000 dollars spent on mail orders and nearly 4 million dollars lost to home merchants, with limited local advertising cited as a factor. The survey, conducted for health purposes, gathered farm income data from itinerant tradesmen and mail order activity.
The Cranbrook entrance exams crown Gordon Argue with 653 of 700 as top scorer among 3,366 candidates, 2,394 passing. Governor General adds 10 extra medals to total 20. Notable passers include Helen Briggs 626 and Alex Mennie 626, with numerous Cranbrook and St Mary’s convent students listed across alliance and high school categories.
Calgary celebrates a sweeping temperance victory as polls close and results show a large majority for the temperance party. Streets along Eighth Avenue and First Street stream west with crowds blocking traffic, yet police intervene never. The city roars with ecstatic, orderly jubilation as results firm up the party’s triumph.
A group in Cranbrook plans a new society mirroring anti establishment sentiment. The prayer mocks local leaders and press, warning of a future where reforms erase joy. A New Orleans critic held a public grumbling event suggesting halls as annual outlets for dissent.
A large crowd bid farewell as George William Frederick Carter left Cranbrook by train for a Montreal vacation. Joseph Ryan led the tributes urging a great trip, the Cranbrook Masked Mascots sang, and Sheriff Hunt gave a benediction with rice and rose petals.
The Overseas Club announces the Empire Day deficit is cleared after last Friday’s dance with 55 couples present. Next Tuesday July 27 the club hosts a monthly dance at Maple Hall at 9 p.m. Membership urged for British subjects, with details of a forthcoming public notice. Two members killed in action in France are remembered as the club mourns and vows vigil.
Classified notice offers a large dry warehouse for rent at $5 per month via W. J. Atchison. Also advertises a first class Democrat wagon for sale by Joe Belanger. Local city listing shows two items and a small price note.
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