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Newspaper
Cranbrook Herald
Location
Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Jul 26, 1906
Page
3
The column extols patience and duty while condemning excess in money and time. It urges focus on work not recreation, warns against politics as a distraction, and highlights motherly guidance as essential. It contrasts ideal homes with wealth’s hollow comforts and praises a virtuous family life.
Contractors and sections named for the North Star branch from Cranbrook to Kinberley are listed as Heal & McRae, Chant & Stay, Peter Lund, Leitch & McDougal and M. M. McCarty. Government agents issue build notices while hotel plans advance and a local accident involved a long-bladed knife.
A garbled passage describes a fire tragedy linked to a family and legalities about pork consumption. It notes a net loss of 1500 dollars and mentions Vancouver and Chinese toast related to a fire incident. No clear names or dates are discernible from the text.
The Ottawa parliament discusses a bill to bar members of parliament from practicing for remuneration before house committees or as a member of the house. Amendments disqualifying and punishing MPs for taking fees are debated, with penalties from fines to imprisonment and evolving definitions for senators and commoners.
Spokane fair management will extend the relay race to ten days starting September 26, the third day of the fair, with daily events except Sunday. Premiums rise from 1000 to 1500 dollars, expected to attract many entries to the exposition grounds during the Spokane fair.
A listing of stock quotations from Beale and Elwell and others in Cranbrook B C alongside a public land purchase notice. Roy C Myers declares intent to buy lands in South East Kootenay B C comprising 36 acres more or less, with a 60 day filing window dated May 8 1906.
Notice under Rail 1903 to the Board of Railway Commissioners in Canada. Canadian Pacific Railway seeks authority to constrict operate and maintain two branch lines from its Kimberley branch to Lot 2593 Group 1 East Kootenay Division. Map and references deposited in the Nelson Registry Office on April 9 1905. Dated June 27 1906. Signed D C Drinkwater Secretary.
C P R offers low rate excursion tickets from Rossland Trail Nelson and nearby points to eastern cities. New Haven for Knights of Columbus meeting at 83 dollars with select selling dates in May. Other routes include Winnipeg Port Arthur Fort William Duluth St Paul Minneapolis Omaha Kansas City St Louis and Chicago with 52.50 to 64.00 depending on city. Tickets valid 90 days return, first class, may include Great Lakes travel and meals, dates through August and September. Information from J S Carter Nelson B C.
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