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Newspaper
Cranbrook Herald
Location
Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Mar 11, 1909
Page
3
East Coast port officials discuss the escapade of an American-born lady living in England who hid lace under her clothing to evade duties on a Swiss purchase. The tale blends humor, danger, and a later claim that Britain imposes no duty on a half cent value of the goods.
A collage recalls varied scenes from late era life from Liverpool to London. A miserly hotel visitor hides £32 in gold with £200 bank credit revealed by a London lodging inquiry. Sir Frederick Bridge lectures at Gresham on ancient instruments while a flute conjures a 6000 year joke. A Burton-on-Trent policeman endures a tooth extraction as part of a court case. A Yar mouth veteran receives a pension and arrears. Chelsea confirms eligibility for old age support. Leeds chemist dies after a friend’s sacrifice, and Didley police disperse a strike crowd with a bagpipe and fire brigade. London court deals with rent debts, and poaching case ends with a trained dog aiding guardians.
April 1 at the Auditorium will feature Miss Florence Roberts in The House of Bondage with a praised supporting company. She comes highly recommended by press and public, making the engagement likely a success in Cranbrook.
A Country Life in America article urges introducing yaks to Canada and Alaska to exploit a vast, unsettled belt from Atlantic to Pacific. It cites Yakus as suited to four months of frost, notes breedability with cattle, and mentions funding and a breeding start from six yaks provided by the Duke of Bedford for Ottawa's experimental farm.
Miss Violet McSorley of Swalt Ste. Marie claims Zam-Buk healed three weeks of bound hands and raw skin after eczema covered from fingertips to elbows. She praises the ointment as safe and effective for eczema ulcers and skin injuries and urges avoiding substitutes.
The British Columbia Southern Railway Company applies to Parliament at its next session for an Act to extend construction time and widen its project. It seeks to extend the line to the 40th parallel and Tobacco Plains, and to authorize a western section to Nelson and Martin Creek. It also requests authority to build and operate a branch from Michel near Kananskis Pass to meet CPR main line near Kananaskis, about 120 miles. Dated Montreal January 13, 1900.
Dominion Lands within the Railway Belt in British Volution are open to homesteading by sole heads of families or males over 18 on a quarter section of 100 acres. Entry must be personal at the local land office, with proxy allowed under specific family conditions. Six months' residence on cultivated land yearly for three years is required or alternate arrangements if a nearby family farm exists. Six months' notice to Ottawa needed to apply for patent. Coal mining rights may be leased for 21 years at $1 per acre, with a 5 cent per ton royalty on merchantable coal. W. W. Cory, Deputy Minister of the Interior.
The 1909 revised edition of 5000 Facts About Canada is praised as a tabloid encyclopaedia of Canada. Frank Veigh of Toronto is the compiler, with 40,000 copies sold. Hamar Greenwood MP calls it an eye opening work. Copies cost 25 cents from Canadian Facts Publishing Co. Toronto.
Notice is given that 40 days after date I intend to apply to the Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works for a license to prospect for coal and petroleum on lands in Southeast Kootenay British Columbia. The claim runs from the southeast corner of Lot 69 80 chains each direction to form a square. Located January 22 1909. Gertrude Elynes Lucatur A Hackett Agent.
Notice No 2 to 7 publish intent to apply for licenses to prospect coal and petroleum across lands in British Columbia and neighboring regions. Each item names license numbers, claimant or locator, district, corner points, chain measurements, and signing dates such as January 22 1909.
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