Invermere Notes May 21 Inland civic moves and homes
Miss Shaw leaves District General Hospital for a larger Alberta institution in Drumheller. Thomas H. Walker of Cranbrook hospitalized in St Eugene for appendix surgery. his mother Mrs. Walker travels to Cranbrook. Gus Erickson builds a bungalow overlooking Lake Windermere. Joseph Heath, formerly of Creston, constructing a villa-style home on a Windermere lot.
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Herald
Invermerh
Gus, Erickson
Canadian Pacific Railway
Lake Windermere
Joseph Heath
Creston
Villa Lota
Canadian Authors Association Eyes Homegrown Literature Growth
The association urges Western and Eastern readers to exchange books to boost Canadian authors. It argues a thriving national literary culture will keep writers from seeking fame in New York or London and notes authors like Arthur Stringer returning to Canada.
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Canadian Authors’ Association
Montreal
Basil King
A Leacock
Arthur Stringer
Frank L. Packard
Bliss Carman
Archibald MacMechan
Robert Stead Madge Macbeth
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West
New York
London
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Game is plentiful in upper country says Edwards
M Edwards reported from the city after a trip to the upper waters of the Kootenay river with Assistant Forest Ranger Gibson. He counted 72 elk and over 40 blacktail deer in three days along with other game in that district.
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M. Edwards
Kootenay River
Gibson
Edwards
Fernie
Record fruit crop predicted for British Columbia regions
C A Cotterell of the Canadian Pacific Railway reports the interior of British Columbia will likely yield a record fruit crop this year after touring the Okanagan and Kootenay districts.
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Vancouver
British Columbia
C. A. Cotterell
Canadian Pacific Railway
Okanagan
Kootenay
Analyzes Results of British Columbia Elections
The Ottawa Citizen analysis notes Vancouver and Victoria elected multiple seats by block or single-member systems. Liberal voters achieved most seats, Conservatives and independents fewer. In rural constituencies, many winners claimed only minority support, raising questions about British democratic principles and representation.
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Vancouver
Victoria
Liberal Party
John Stuart Mill
Edmund Burke
House of Commons
H. H. Asquith
Citizen
British Columbia
One-Man Macdonald Business Survives as Large Canada Firm
A long running Canadian enterprise, W. C. Macdonald Reg’d Inc, is described as a huge business operated by five office staff. The article notes the firm’s size, history and the taciturn leadership of the late Sir William Macdonald, asserting the one-man business form remains effective.
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Imperial Tobacco Co
Macdonald Company
Canada
Macdonald Institution
Sir William Macdonald
Diamond Dyes promises easy home dyeing with rich, fade resistant colors
Say Diamond Dyes take no other dye. Unless you ask for Diamond Dyes you may get a poor dye that streaks and fades. Every package contains simple directions for home dying or tiling any new color into garments or draperies of any material. No mistakes. No failures.
Spirit of Macdonald Tobaccoan Founder Lingers in Firm’s Conduct
The late Sir William C Macdonald founded the tobacco firm in 1858 and built a vast Canadian enterprise. His approach shunned modernities yet yielded immense wealth and philanthropy. The current owners Mr Howard and Mr Walter Stewart run the business as independent manufacturers. No truth to rumors of sale.
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William Christopher Macdonald
Macdonald
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Lord Strathcona
Canada
William
Howard
Walter Stewart
W. C. Macdonald
Reg'd., Inc
Sir William
Stewart Brothers
Dominion
Sir William Christopher Macdonald
Fire prevention plan aims to curb Western Canada forest blazes
Western Canada forestry authorities announce measures to control fires in reserves. Six aircraft to operate in Southern Alberta with two daily flights in normal weather, one north and one south. Additional staff and gear ready for increased flights during fire danger to protect grazing lands for cattle and sheep.
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Calgary
Dominicon Forestry Branch
Canada
Alberta
Aspirin Warning on Bayer Tablets circulates in Canada
The notice warns against substitutes and urges looking for the Bayer name on any aspirin package. It lists common uses such as colds headaches neuraglia rheumatism earache toothache lumbago and notes handy twelve tablet tins cost a few cents. Stresses Bayer as the trusted manufacturer and that aspirin is made in Canada.
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Bayer
Canada
Marysville man fined for illegal forest burning in May trial
Lauchie Meachen of Marysville was found guilty by Stipendiary Magistrate John Leask in Cranbrook for setting fires during the closed season without a permit. He received a ten dollar fine plus costs, as officials vow greater enforcement to curb forest fires this year.
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Lauchie Meachen
Marysville
John Leask
Cranbrook
Forest Act of
British Columbia
Coats
Old Timers Association of Fernie Elects Officers
A Fernie meeting on May 13 elected officers for the Old Timers Association. Mayors Henderson chaired as the meeting opened. New officers include Hon. President William Fernie, President H J Johnson, VPs Arthur Fenwick Aubrey Snow Frank Labelle, Physician Bonnell, Chaplain Corsan, Sec Trens James McLean, and an Executive Committee led by S Graham and others.
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Aubrey Snow
Frank Labelle
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Dr. Corsan
Sec.Trens
James McLean
S. Graham
Dan Alton
G. G. Henderson
C. J. Digby
Lewis Foisy
George Cody
Robi. Schram
Jas. Johnson
Edward Duthie
Victor Lelonde
R. Duthie
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British financiers plan big reorganization of Forest Mills BC
Frederick Benson, a London banker, and British financiers arrive in New York en route to British Columbia to reorganize Forest Mills Revelstoke district. The company, previously in voluntary liquidation, aims to resume operations with a $100,000 loan to settle logging liabilities and restart the big mills as the British group broadens pulp and paper investments including Revelstoke and Nelson plants.
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B.C
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New York
Frederick Benson
British Columbia
Revelstoke
Forest Mills
Benson Group
Benson Party
Nelson
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