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Newspaper
Cranbrook Herald
Location
Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Oct 03, 1924
Page
6
The article urges BC residents to prioritize British Columbia and Empire goods to support local industry. It notes 10,000 BC shoppers with a $7,000,000 consumer capacity crossed the line last year to buy south of the border, highlighting cross-border purchasing patterns.
The obituary honors Mrs. Bailey, long time Victoria resident since the 1880s, noting her family ties to Ma Folingay Smith and her years in Yale before moving to Victoria. It recalls her California voyage, residence at Yale, children born there, and the Vigilante era's impact on early life, with remarks on her husband Mr. Bailey and family.
Fragmentary memorial recalls a river voyage with a leaky canoe and straw repairs, a stormbound night, and the first GPR train arrival that drew townspeople to Emory’o Bar. It notes the Bailey family moving to Victoria after flood and pox, a bridge disaster on May 24 and the death of Mr Bailey with many survivors and descendants listed.
The second conference of coal operators and miners in district eighteen at Calgary failed to yield a settlement. Operators demand a $2.17 war bonus wage cut, miners insist on no reduction until profit is restored, and no compromise was accepted. Attendees included Lewis Steckett and J Gould among operators, William Sherman and Robert Livett among miners, with labor and operator officials also present.
American consuls in Canada have been instructed to discontinue giving letters of introduction to travelers bound for the United States. The guidance restricts movement from Europe and Britain, with specific residency requirements for Canadian migration and limits on entrants from Eastern Europe.
Litigation in the exchequer court concerns the Sin clair Hot Springs expropriation for the Botenas National Park road project. Defendants claim half a million dollars for therapeutic value. experts from medicine and engineering testify. Government offered 22 000 and the matter proceeds with witnesses from Vancouver, Invermere, and London company ties.
A vintage notice offers a $1500 in cash prizes for a word puzzle. It asks how many d s you can make from the letters in the three words SHEFFIELD SKIN SOAP. A $500 first prize and rules are circulated by Sheffield Laboratories in Aurora Illinois.
A vintage ad touts Danderine as a 35 cent tonic that revitalizes lifeless hair. It claims to correct falling hair itching scalp and dandruff, restoring strength color and youthful beauty. It promises rapid results after toning neglected scalps and highlights ease of use in drugstores.
In its first operating year the Lethbridge Northern Irrigation district has put about 30,000 acres under irrigation out of 105,090 possible. Some farmers irrigated over 200 acres. Vancouver: The Spillers interests have expanded to include the Vancouver Milling and Grain Company plant. The amalgamations yield a large Vancouver elevator, a 600 barrel flour mill, and major Alberta Pacific Grain elevators pending completion of a Calgary mill set to be Canada’s third largest next spring.
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