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Newspaper
Cranbrook Herald
Location
Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Oct 15, 1908
Page
7
The Herald states its business grows at the expense of giving people news. It claims leadership in circulation and dominance in Nelson, asserting the paper’s reach and prominence in the region.
A Birmingham wedding ending in a near tragedy saw William Gould, a polisher, jailed for two months after a dispute with his bride escalated to violence. The aunt received a forehead wound. the bride pleaded for mercy, while the deputy stipendiary noted the groom’s bad record.
The text explains alkali soil formation from weathering and mineral dissolution, with salts accumulating by evaporation especially in dry areas. It covers leaching, under drainage, and remedies such as deep plowing, mulching, and heavy manure applications to reduce capillarity and reclaim alkali patches.
The article describes rotting stumps with saltpetre and fuel, noting holes drilled in the stump, saltpetre packed in, and sap aiding penetration over a year or more before pouring soul oil and lighting. It warns burning is often incomplete and laborious. It favors dynamite for cheapness and speed, with mechanical stump pullers as an alternative.
The text explains applying land plaster or ground gypsum to neutralize carbonate of soda, then using one or more methods. Rates range from a few hundred pounds to several tons per acre depending on carbonate. Sugar beets and mangles are highly alkali resistant and recommended first as they improve the soil in a few seasons and aid cereals and grasses by removing alkali. they are cover crops that help prevent alkali rise.
A reflective piece on BC rural presses as public institutions. It argues communities neglect paper support, noting editors incur favors from advertisers and readers alike. Strong entities include British Columbia, newspapers, editors, advertisers, and local communities. It urges local funding to sustain informative district reporting.
Canada records show rising manufacturing output and employment, with increased wages and productivity from 1900 to 1905. It notes union affiliation, conciliation acts, and large capital investment in manufacturing, plus rail accidents and regional production data across provinces and major cities like Montreal and Toronto.
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