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Newspaper
Cranbrook Herald
Location
Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Oct 27, 1921
Page
3
A Cosmopolitan film The Wild Goose features a sensational scene where a wealthy man drives a car over a fifty foot embedment causing his death. The Paramount release screens today and Saturday at the Rex Theatre and follows a love triangle involving Dinif Manners as the architect's wife.
Louis Leblond of Wasa, farmer, intends to apply to lease 160 acres described as a 40 by 40 chain rectangle starting 20 chains north of Lot 6682 southwest corner. Public notice dated October 22, 1921 in Cranbrook Land District East Kootenay.
The Consolidated Mining and Smelting Co of Canada applies for license to take 250 second feet and store 10,000,000 feet at Skookumehuck Creek to supply power for the Sullivan Mine Kimberley Fort Steele district. Notice posted Oct 11, 1921. objections due within 30 days to Water Recorder Cranbrook or the Controller of Water Rights Victoria BC.
A film review notes Mary MacLaren in a melodramatic plot of infatuation, deception, and a fatal cliff drive with Hastings and Manners as central figures. The cast includes Diana, Hastings, and a tragic ending as Hastings kills himself and the illicit lover. A separate police report mentions customs seizure of narcotics worth 20000 in transit via Vancouver, highlighting Oriental sources.
Tammas Saunby visits the Bonnyburn house and flirts with the hostess while praising her oatmeal cakes and aged cheese. The talk turns to Tammas' travels and the Cranbrook Trading Company cheese he bought, with lively banter about hospitality and Scottish cookery.
In a Scots town Tam shares memories of Doctor Bonnell, praising his honesty, patriotism, and family devotion. He recalls Gallipoli service, wartime relief work, and the Doctor’s unselfish approach. The narrator notes Bonnell’s reluctance to trumpet achievements, his readiness to help, and potential re election, urging support to defend national guidance.
Classic advertisement touts California Fig Syrup as a remedy for constipated children. It promises cleansing of the liver and bowels within hours and urges mothers to use genuine California Fig Syrup with clear dosing directions on the bottle.
An old time ad touts Freezone as a painless remedy for hard and soft corns and corn between toes. A miniature bottle is sold by druggists for a few cents and claims immediate numbing and easy removal without soreness.
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