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Newspaper
Cumberland Islander
Location
Cumberland, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Aug 13, 1921
Page
3
The article promotes Willard Threaded Rubber Insulation as a solution for insulated or separated battery plates. It claims insulation prevents puncture, warping, cracking, or carbonizing and outlasts battery plates, eliminating wood separator replacements.
The United Agricultural Association re signs Charles M. Hatfield as rainmaker for 1922. A new contract allows three inches of natural May to July rain with Hatfield paid 4000 dollars per inch above three inches, up to six inches, total cap 12000. He would accept 5500 this year due to prior underperforming yields. He will pick a new site about seventy miles northwest to target Medicine Hat and avoid Saskatchewan drift. It ends with a quip about England craving rain and the U S craving beer.
Rev Father R Beaton of Comox leads Thirteenth Sunday After Pentecost with Mass at 9 am Junior Congregation at 11 am and Regular Preaching Service at 7 pm led by Rev G B Kinney BA FRGS
A meeting led by Mrs Pankhurst delegates a resolution for more health facilities to fight contagious diseases and prevent birth defects. Speakers including Rev Archbold and Dr Mac Naughton urged self education, moral standards, and parental responsibility to protect children and society. A local council was formed with officers named.
Sealed tenders addressed to the Department of Public Works are invited for repairs to the wharf at Tofino in the Comox Alberni District BC. Bids close 12 noon Friday August 26 1921 and must use department printed forms with a 10 percent bid security by cheque. Blueprint deposits of 10 dollars refundable if bids are regular.
A bust of George Washington, leader of the American fight for independence, was placed in St. Pauls Cathedral alongside monuments to Britain's notable figures. The piece notes Washington’s pivotal role in founding the United States.
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