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Newspaper
Cumberland Islander
Location
Cumberland, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Apr 07, 1917
Page
2
The Islander is a weekly Cumberland B C publication listing a subscription 2.00 per year in advance and 5c for single copies with foreign postal Union rates. The paper provides contact telephone 3 5 for inquiries and subscriptions.
The article urges Red Cross workers across British Columbia and Canada to locate and stockpile Sphagnum moss for surgical dressings. It notes historical use, current British Army adoption, production estimates, and the need for trained preparation under provincial Red Cross supervision, with university and botanical collaboration.
Public notice informs all in arrears for city taxes in Cumberland that a delinquent tax sale will occur in September 1917, with date to be announced later. Residents are urged to protect their interests. City Clerk A Mackinnon signs the notice.
The Court of Revision for the City of Cumberland will sit in the Council Chambers on Monday April 23 at 7 30 p m to revise the 1917 assessment roll Objections must be in writing and mailed ten days before the sitting date Dated Cumberland March 21 1917 ALEX MACKINNON C M C
The Methodist Church lists morning worship at 11 oclock, evening service at 7, adult Bible class at 1.380 p.m. Sunday School at 2.30 p.m. Choir practice Friday at 7.30 p.m. Ladies Aid Society meets first Tuesday each month at 7.30 p.m. Rev. Henry Wilson is pastor.
For sale 83 acres near Cumberland adjoining Main Road priced at 18 dollars per acre with easy terms. Interested parties contact G. J. Hardy in Courtenay, British Columbia.
A BC Telephone Co. inquiry asks whether callers should place lips close to the mouthpiece and speak softly or stand six inches away and raise their voices. The note implies guidance on proper speaking distance for clearer long-distance conversations.
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