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Newspaper
Cranbrook Herald
Location
Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Oct 27, 1921
Page
5
A July 18 1920 letter from Mrs. Almas of Saskatoon to Wm J McNeilly reports good results with Hepatola. The writer notes effective posing and the clearing of many stones, claiming the product fully delivers what is advertised.
The Fernie Free Press reports Chas McNab suffered multiple broken ribs when his car overturned on a sharp curve near Elko on Sunday. His wife escaped injury though the car’s upper works and boat were badly damaged. Fred Belanger and family, long residents, depart to Lumberton Wattsburg to reside. Belanger previously ran cedar post and pole work, now seeks other contract driving work with his teams.
A warning advises buyers to look for the Bayer name on every package or tablet to ensure they are getting genuine Aspirin. Bayer packs include directions for colds, headache, neuralgia, rheumatism, earache, toothache, lumbago, and general pain. Handy twelve tablet tins cost a few cents. larger packages also sold. Made in Canada. Aspirin is Bayer’s registered trade mark in Canada.
Rev. J. W. Liteh preaches at 11:00 am on Why am I Baptist. A 12:00 noon sermon to children, Flowers. An 7:40 pm talk Why I Came Out of Skepticism. You are welcome.
British Columbia brewers urged the executive council in Victoria to pass new liquor laws allowing beer sold by the glass in hotels, restaurants, clubs, and other outlets under government permit. A. B. Macdonald touted province’s stake, noted pre 1921 price shifts, and urged stricter licensing, audits, and penalties to promote temperance and curb outflow to foreign markets.
A Daughter of the Law stars Carmel Myers in a Universal photo drama directed by Jack Conway. An adaptation of Wadsworth Camp's Red Book tale The Black Cap, filmed at Universal City, with Charles Arling in the police inspector role. Fred Spalding reports trips to Calgary Banff and Nelson for a new tourist booklet. A shipment of 2,000,000 feet of spruce and hemlock sails to San Pedro from Vancouver Island. Edmonton reports 600,000 acres staked for oil in the Northwest Territories this spring and summer. Patricia showcases irrigation wealth turning prairie land into twenty thousand acres cultivated. Premier Oliver comments on liquor act discussions and Legislative Assembly guidance.
A short notice promotes Michael A. Hargadon’s Random Irish and Canadian Poems with an introduction by George H Ham. The Modern Printing Company Montreal publishes the volume priced at one dollar post free and recommended by Bliss Carman Arthur Stringer and others, including poems honoring Canadian war heroes.
Studebaker cars set new marks in Hawaii and Brazil with Light Six models and in Belgium with a Special Six. J Ness drove a Light Six 236.8 miles in 9 hours 80 minutes on Hawaii’s roads, Brazil saw a 95 mile record in 3 hours 10 minutes by M Santos, and Belgium’s Bineme piloted a Special Six to victory over rival makes in a 69 mile Namur to Spa race plus a hill climb at Spa Melchamps in under six minutes on a 12 percent grade.
Acting as a jury of experts, to determine upon the faithfulness of the English stage settings for Sacred and Profane Love. Elsie Ferguson's Paramount picture at the Rex Theatre next Monday and Tuesday. Sir Gilbert Parker Elinor Glyn Howard Knoblock and W Somerset Maugham praise the settings as flawless and a refutation of a London paper claim that American pictures of English scenes are a feast of absurdities. Conrad Nagel Thomas Holding Helen Dunbar Winnifred Greenwood Clarissa Selwyn and Howard Gaye in support.
Diapepsin claims to end gas indigestion heartburn sourness and stomach distress with a few tablets. The ad touts near immediate relief and corrected digestion allowing enjoyment of favorite foods, noting low cost and widespread use.
Vancouver reports a plant leaf sample showing native platinum believed to be the first found in Canada. The vein was reached 600 feet from surface in the Drum Lummon gold property in the Skeena district between Hartley Bay and Kitimat. A nearby mill, started two years ago, is being expanded to 100 tons per day capacity.
Halifax reports over two million barrels of apples expected from the Annapolis Valley this year, with freight traffic manager F J G Comeau noting the likely greatest yield in history. Inquiries pour in from across Canada and the U S, with about 1000 cargoes planned for shipment to the United States.
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