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Newspaper
Cranbrook Herald
Location
Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
Date
May 19, 1921
Page
2
Cranbrook British Columbia May 19 1921 Empire Day events aim for a record turnout Tuesday with a first class program and veterans taking ownership of the patriotic anniversary. Weather is hoped favorable and the public urged to participate to ensure success.
The University of London institutes a new Bachelor of Commerce degree marking a push to systematize business as a core science. The article emphasizes business as the oldest human activity and calls for formal study of commerce as civilization’s cornerstone.
A Minneapolis Daily News note questions how much theory can alter fact and argues for full German war reparations. The Indianapolis News warns against plans that could divide allies and stir domestic dissent, urging continued unity in policy toward Germany.
The Vancouver Sun reports remarks by Madame Veuve Pelletier about American ladies taking maidless wilderness tours guided by a man. She says the guide acts as a male maid, a setup seen as a potential cause for divorce suits and scandal. Local notices note visitors from Yahk Waldo Bonner's Ferry Fernie and a school board reveal of new school applications from Mission district and Wattsburg.
Trans-Canada Limited trains 7 and 8 between Montreal Toronto Vancouver resume service on May 22 1921 with standard sleeping cars. Cranbrook westbound arrivals 12 10 p.m. and departures 12 20 p.m. Eastbound arrivals 4 10 p.m. and departures 4 20 p.m. Kimberley branch daily 8 00 a.m. to 3 10 p.m. Lake Windermere branch 9 00 a.m. to 3 30 p.m. Soo-Pacific Express trains 13 and 14 between St Paul and Vancouver resume June 6 1921. For particulars contact Ticket Agent J E Proctor Calgary district passenger agent.
Twenty years ago Peter Matheson improved the Mast Kootenay hotel while Jas Hunter A B Watts and Tom Turley fished at St Marys Lake in constant rain. Cranbrook bachelors won acclaim with 140 guests at a bright celebration on the 24th. G J Bury has been named general superintendent of Lake Superior division as rail traffic suffers heavy rainfall and track failures.
Official counts from 71 of 81 Ontario ridings show a strong dry province, with Rev. Ben Spence of the Ontario Alliance releasing figures indicating a sweeping dry majority across the province. The tally remains pending for the final ten districts as results come in.
Edward Crane of Kinburn Ont describes an arm injury from a horse kick while using a disc harrow. He treated the wound with Zam-Buk, recovered quickly, and endorses Zam-Buk as a universal healer for eczema ulcers burns and other skin conditions. Available 50c a box or eight for 1.25 from Zam-Buk Co Toronto.
Mr Horie and wife of Yahk visited the city last Saturday. Donald Young underwent an appendicitis operation at Cranbrook hospital Thursday night. the case was critical and surgery occurred within hours of arrival. Mr J M Michels of Calgary supervised erection of a new advertising device outside Beattie Noble Drugstore on Monday. A large Tourist Information Bureau sign spans W M Harris’s office, built by Ross Carr. Harris reports tourist traffic and a signed register for visitors.
A Cranbrook editorial letter forwards a pamphlet from the Minister of Agriculture Victoria detailing the most effective gopher control method after extensive Manitoba Agricultural College trials. The Farmers Institute secretary urges publication in the Herald to aid farmers facing gopher infestations.
Manitoba Professor urges school children to kill gophers in annual contests to reduce crop loss. He promotes local bounties and coordinated landowner action, arguing April kills are most effective. The method includes poisoning oats with strychnine and additives to attract and eliminate gophers.
The text advises mixing poison with oats and forming pellets to place in gopher holes. It promotes deep placement to ensure gophers ingest it and die in the hole, reducing danger to birds and hawks. It notes the law requires poison be used in gopher holes.
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