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Newspaper
Cumberland Islander
Location
Cumberland, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Apr 29, 1927
Page
3
A collage of short humorous vignettes and slang bits from a local page. Q&A style lines, fables, and sailor banter mix with punch lines about life, work, and discipline featuring nameless locals and a London business man noted for a golden wedding.
Montreal reports the national forest crisis with 1923 losses cited and 1927 risks warned. The Canadian Forestry Association urges public responsibility as fires threaten wages and reforestation. Officials praise protection services while promoting forest recreation and sustainable management to sustain ongoing wood supply.
The text argues Canada must cut losses and boost productivity to faithfully fulfill its role as the Empire’s main source of soft wood. It calls for conserving forest wealth and aligning depletion with annual growth to sustain supplies.
The article describes Borden condensaries packing Eagle Brand and St Charles Milk with strict daily cleansing and sterilization. St Charles evaporated milk contains only country milk and moisture lost. Eagle Brand condensed milk adds pure cane sugar with no other additives.
The Automobile Club of British Columbia conducts an accident survey drawing national attention. The Montreal Herald discusses the province’s investigation of Compulsory Liability Insurance proposals. Victoria engineers will begin surveys for a viable Campbell River to Sayward road route.
Blue Funnel Line vessels on Orient to Vancouver and Seattle routes will refuel at Vancouver now, resuming a prior practice. Fuel is brought from Vancouver Island mines by barge and loaded alongside, a method claimed to be more economical than shore bunkering.
Hen No. 6 at the University of British Columbia farm Point Grey presides over a world record pen. Eggs and stock from the hen have generated about 2900 dollars for the university with 1625 dollars sold and 1275 dollars in reservations. Prof B A Lloyd notes the hen’s value and the demand for hatching eggs from the 300 egg members of the group.
The Nanaimo city council weighs a plan to ban imported ice cream and to require firms selling in the city to establish local plants. This would bring their milk and ice cream under city inspection under the Milk By law.
Notice from the Provincial Elections Act announces a Court of Revision in Cumberland B C for the Comox electoral district on Monday May 16 1927 at 10 a m. The session will revise the voters list and hear objections to registrations and listings.
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