Creston Board Seeks Restored Customs Privileges
At a Creston Board of Trade meeting, officials discussed distributing literature from the Agent General in London to inform inquiries about the district. They prepared a pamphlet and sought authority to issue it, while pressing federal and provincial officials to address drainage and the delay in delivering parcels held at Cranbrook awaiting duty. The secretary will contact Vancouver customs and MP Ko Greene to restore faster mail parcels, and efforts to bring Vancouver businessmen to Creston for half day stops were unsuccessful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Creston
Board of Trade
Cranbrook
Board
Vancouver
Ko Greene
Watt
Localized Price Ranges Noted in Fragment
A garbled OCR fragment lists various price ranges such as 2.00 to 4.00 7.80 to 8.80 and 230 to 4.30 with irregular formatting suggesting a price table or voucher notation. No clear event or entities are identifiable.
Mineral wealth and farming gains discussed at Vancouver board event
Vancouver board of trade members hear about British Columbia as a mining province with large dividends since 1882 and 700 million dollars in production. Talks cover smelting, iron ore, road development, and government support for promising properties, plus notes on agriculture, irrigation, and sheep raising in the interior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B.C
Roesland
Florence
Phompson
Furthter
Thompson
Mr. Thompson
Pacific Coast
Board of Trade
C. H. Mahang
G. H. Cottrell
Consolidated Boards of Trade
Penticton
Fernie
J. S. Carter
C.plr
J. P. Fink
Furtier
Hull
Staples
St. Mary's Prairie
W. J. Blake Wilson
Vancouver Board of Trade
Cranbrook
Vancouver
Cranbrook Board
Interior
Beecham's Pills Featured in Provincial Road and Tourism Talks
Delegates at a Kootenay meeting discuss Beecham's Pills branding and large sales while planning road and publicity strategies. Mr Roe B Beattie urges a trunk all BC route from Kootenays to the coast and praises CPR for transport. Guests note need for improved trunk roads, tourist highways, and better regional publicity to attract investment and visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roe B. Beattie
Windermers
Columbia
Golden
Beatie
B.C
Kootemniys
C. P.or
C. KR
Kootenay
H. C. Fring
Royal Finansial Corporation
Reaud
Big Snap 160 Acres Farm For Sale In Stevens County
A 160 acre Stevens County farm offers 70 acres alfalfa clover timothy and grain under irrigation with water owned by the land. Improvements include a boxed house two story barn cow shed granary blacksmith shop and full farming equipment plus horses cattle chickens and gear. Asking price 14000 with 9000 cash and balance over five years at 6 percent. owner S H Tweedell seeking quick sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stevens County
Prairie press leaders debate public opinion and daily paper dreams
The article recounts a gathering where journalists from Vancouver and local readers discussed the role of the press in shaping public opinion. Speakers praised newspapers as a medium for expression and expected Cranbrook to support a daily paper, with entertaining remarks from B A McKelvie and Douglas Rennger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cranbrook
B. A. McKelvie
Vancouver
C. F. Nidd
Provinces Set October 25 Vote On Liquor Question
Ottawa reports the Canada Temperance Act also known as the Scott Act will be voted on October 25 in the Yukon Territory and the provinces of Alberta Saskatchewan Manitoba Ontario and Nova Scotia. The plebiscite asks yes or no on adopting a provincial wide Scott Act prohibiting importation or conveyance of liquor from other regions. Voting will use lists under the Dominion Election and Franchise Acts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Yukon Territory
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Ontario
Nova Scotia
Wonder Health Restorer touted as universal herb remedy
An article extols Wonder Health Restorer a herbal, alcohol free treatment claimed to aid asthma rheumatism stomach trouble nervous complaints kidney disease skin conditions and piles. It cites testimonials from The Road to Health booklet and urges readers to obtain a copy from Cranbrook Drug and Book Co for distribution details and further inquiries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
Wonder
Wonder Hearth
Cranbrook
Cranbrook Drug and Book Co
W Peters Succeeds Late Richard Marpole
Vancouver dispatch announces FP. W. Peters, general superintendent of Western lines, will become senior officer on the coast of the Canadian Pacific Railway. The change follows the death of Richard Marpole, former general executive assistant in British Columbia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vancouver
FP. W. Peters
Western Lines
Canadian
Paelic Railway Company
Kootenays
D. C Coleman
Richard Marpole
B.C
British Columbia May Yet Have School for the Blind
The July Bulletin from the Canadian National Institute for the Blind in Toronto reports a BC provincial school for the blind could be established within a year. It notes an allocation of $40.00 per year for the blind and cites assurances from BC’s Premier and Minister of Education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Columbia
Canadian National Institute For the Blind
Toronto
Minister of Education
B.C
Train Arrivals and Departures for Western Canada
Times listed for arrivals and departures between Spokane Vancouver Calgary Medicine Hat Kimberley Golden Lake Windermere and Cranbrook with daily and limited runs. Cranbrook time is one hour later for arriving and leaving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Calgary
Medicine Hat
Sun
Kimberley
Golden
Lake Windermere
Spokane
Vancouver
Medvine Hat
Ake Windermere & Golden
Mon
Thurs
Cranbrook
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Nelson
Slocan
Silverton
New Denver
Sandon
Kaslo
Ainsworth
Fred A. Starkey
Pernie
Fort Steele Brewing Co
Walter Harwood
Iernie
Ica
Cranbrook Cleaners and Dyers
V. W. Willis
Dyers of Everything
Hotel Coeur
d'Alene
Ality
Cranbrook Sash & Door Co., Telephone 6H Ltd
KF. M. MacPherson
Undertaker
Norbury Ave
City Hall
Pure Food and Drug Act
Geo. S. Almas
4Th Ave
Saskatoon
Sask
Chas
Parker
Lethbridge and Greenhill
Imperial O11 Co
Drs. Green & MacKinnon Physicians and Surgeons
Oillec
Armstrong Avenue
Morenoons
ORAD
MILES
Hanson Block
Uf Huchcroft
Rowland King
Tie C. M. Fassett Co., Inc
Wall Street
Washington
J. B. Thompson
Beecham
S. H. Tweedell
Wrigleys
W. Peters
School For
W.A. Fergie
Campbell
Manning Block
Ego Vel
Montana
Cranbrook Street
Bank of Comme
Monuments Kootenay Granite & Monumental Co., Ltd
General Stone Contractors and Monumental
Ford Service
Ford
Frank Dezall
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