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Newspaper
Cranbrook Herald
Location
Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Jun 29, 1911
Page
2
A collage of brief satirical notes from Canadian papers mocks modern culture and legal quirks. Items mention a Chinese edition of Uncle Tom's Cabin with a fan dance scene, odd Sunday cream selling loopholes in Ontario, and playful quips about royalty, motorist mottoes, and bank holiday false notes.
A short Nelson News item notes a playful novelty phrase in a line of text. The quirky reference to Cinder Sundaes sparks curiosity about local language tricks and cultural flavor.
The New York judge denounces high-heeled shoes as barbarous and health damaging, predicting an uprising against the fashion. He argues the trend deforms women and cites Chinese fashion shifts as a hopeful sign, urging female support for a sensible crusade.
A humorous meditation on wisdom and baldness. The thinker argues skulls hold brains and grow with youth, claiming some people learn a lot yet forget, causing the brain to expand the skull as wisdom increases. The passage humorously links memory, learning, and brain growth.
The text explains how scalp tension loosens hair sockets and leads to hair shedding. It notes that in a wise person, all hair falls out and the scalp shines as sockets disappear. Caution is urged when such a person is found and attention to his statements is advised.
A first of its kind operating room enables surgery in a partial vacuum and a second vault surrounds the patient with compressed air to keep lungs inflated. The system, built in New York, aims to reduce organ collapse and shock during complex operations, and is installed in a new wing of the German hospital.
Calgary hosts an industrial exhibition from June 4 to July 7 with flights twice daily by Strotel's aeroplane, Brennan's mono-rail car demonstrations, moving pictures of the Coronation, and other high class displays. The company pays freight on Alberta exhibits and offers prize money totaling twenty nine thousand dollars to boost racing events.
The event marks a debut in Canada at the Ontario Jockey Club meet in late May expected to draw about one hundred thousand visitors and be the best exhibition in its history.
Hon. T Mayne Daly C K C police magistrate and juvenile court judge of Winnipeg and former minister of the interior died early Saturday in Winnipeg. He began as Stratford Ontario lawyer, served as first mayor of Brandon and represented Selkirk in the House of Commons in 1887. Daly later practiced law in Rossland before returning to Winnipeg as magistrate.
Miss Hazel Mleener of Minneapolis will appear at the Presbyterian church in Cranbrook on Monday evening in a program presented by the Ladies Guild. The performer, a Conservatory of Music graduate, is backed by local talent and ranks highly in Minneapolis musical circles.
In a Vancouver proceeding the judge questions two men in a cut and thrust exchange over a debated theft claim as Ned Shuter defends fashion choices. The ruling also orders hotel dining rooms to close between midnight and six am after July first, banning exhibits and music in cafes.
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