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Newspaper
Cranbrook Herald
Location
Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Sep 04, 1902
Page
4
The Herald announces a new flat rate of 7 percent per line for first insertions and a reduced rate for subsequent insertions for church and society locals. No tickets or compliments accepted, and business will be conducted on a cash basis going forward.
Local notices recap a busy week: McDonald visits Moyie, Ross resigns as stipendary magistrate, Father Ouelette officiates funerals, unions celebrate Labor Day in Fernie and the Boundary, and various travels and events across Cranbrook Moyie Calgary Banff and more.
Mr. Ross surveys claims at Perry Creek, as the Perry Creek Mining Co. increases its workforce to seven men. The ad touts high quality, lasting plug tobacco with premium sale tags valid until January 15, 1904, and guarantees refunds if unsatisfied. The Empire Tobacco Co. also advertises packaging for Canada. The Aberdeen Daily Journal defends Canada against Kipling’s snow image, praising Canadian landscapes and urging awareness of Canada’s wealth and potential.
Miss Himma Leitch visits friends in Frank while George Leitch and Miss Law attend the fair in Calpary. Bank staffer I. Smith leaves for Nanaimo, Cranbrook’s beauty noted. Local clergy Rev C J Brenton visits for Kings College. Several residents plan trips or search for work as town life buzzes.
Notice invites sealed tenders for alterations and improvements to Christchurch Cranbrook. Tenders due up to Saturday September 13th with formal submission to the undersigned.
Dr J Beatty Crozier author of History of Intellectual Development is chosen as one of 300 empire representatives in a ten guinea Grosvenor Press volume. He represents the department of philosophy and Canada, a distinction celebrated by his countrymen.
A narrator recalls a watchdog's welcoming bark near a pear tree as a gun-wielding owner approaches. The dog’s loud greeting is blamed on canine ignorance, while the scene highlights lingering colonial era epistolary customs and old fashioned sand blotting practices.
Cancer mortality among sailors is 44.5 per 100 000, compared with 12.2 per 100 000 for miners, indicating a markedly greater risk for sailors according to the report.
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