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Newspaper
Cranbrook Herald
Location
Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Mar 17, 1921
Page
4
Templeton's Rheumatic Capsules claim to aid rheumatism neuritis sciatica and neuralgia with a healthful remedy sold by druggists for $1.00 a box. Doctors reportedly prescribe it and half a million sufferers are cited. Write for a free trial package to Templetons 142 King W Toronto.
A proposed resolution would allow ministers of the Crown to sit in either chamber when measures affect their departments. The plan aims to reduce delays in handling estimates and questions on departments like Post Office, Labor, and Interior. The move promises a spirited Commons debate if adopted.
The forest branch report to the legislature states 390000 acres of Amber burned in BC during the last fire season. Loss amounts to 226000000 feet board measure valued at 290909 dollars. Damage to young growth and range estimated at 186000 dollars, total forest damage about 485000 dollars versus 895000 dollars in 1919.
Parliament notes praise for the Experimental Farms System and outlines its reach across Canada. The Central unit in Ottawa coordinates twenty branches with multiple stations in every province, plus tobacco stations in Quebec and Ontario and several demonstration sites nationwide. The program aims to advance agriculture through public reporting, demonstrations, and exhibitions.
The Canadian Bank of Commerce publishes a volume of hundreds of wartime letters from staff across many fronts. Sir John Aird notes staff sacrifice, with women at home keeping business moving and 250 personnel making the ultimate sacrifice. Edited by Chas L Foster, the collection preserves firsthand emotion and resilience from trench to hospital.
An advisory notes Bayer is the only genuine aspirin brand and warns against substitutes. It states Bayer tablets carry directions for colds headaches neuralgia rheumatism toothache and more. It mentions small twelve tablet tins are inexpensive and sold by druggists, made in Canada under Bayer.
The trial of James Zitto, a prisoner, opens at the Macleod assizes for the Blairmore murder of Mrs. Olive McDonald last December. Prominent counsel for prosecution and defense appear and many witnesses are to be called. The case has drawn wide interest across the Crow’s Nest Pass. Zitto expresses confidence in acquittal.
The text compares advertising to firefighting, arguing that a constant stream of well focused effort outperforms scattershot methods. It emphasizes practical use, steady application, and judicious planning as keys to success in modern advertising.
The Trail Smelter reports ore shipments for the week ending March 7. Eight mines contributed ore totaling 8,107 units.
The report lists numerous road and trail expenditures by the Fernie, Kaslo and Cranbrook districts, including sums for main trunk roads, bridges, and various settlements. It notes additional spending under the BC Loan Act and the Aid to Mines Act, with totals and district comparisons.
The board of railway commissioners mandates a new surcharge for Canadian passengers traveling to United States points after March 15. Charges vary with distance from the border, reflecting currency value differences between Canada and the United States. Longer interior trips incur higher added costs than shorter border departures like Calgary.
The British Columbia Telephone Company filed with the Board of Railway Commissioners for annual exchange rentals and telephone charge hikes totaling 397000. Proposals include higher rates for Vancouver business lines to 7.60 and residential to 6.60, plus per hundred call charges in measured service and various city by city adjustments across Victoria New Westminster Nanaimo North Vancouver and other smaller exchanges.
The article notes a service connection charge now recognized as standard by most telephone companies. It states a $5 charge for business telephones and a $4 charge for residential lines. Coast city residents plan to vigorously oppose the proposed increases.
Calgary lawyer George H. Ross criticizes British Columbia for pushing liquor legislation ahead of federal action. He urges using Dominion plebiscite options like Alberta to gain full provincial control and notes current import rules weaken government control.
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