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Newspaper
Cumberland Islander
Location
Cumberland, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Aug 13, 1921
Page
7
The Ontario Provincial Forester will test if tree belts can halt shifting sands on Prince Edward county beaches. Winds from Lake Ontario drive dunes that invade fertile land. Tree planting has stopped sand drift in France and prairie areas, and officials expect similar results here.
The verse recalls a sleepless household as an alarm clock rings and a late return prompts a blunt summons. A narrator describes neighbors dancing, cats yowling, and a silent entry to answer why someone arrives at daybreak, framed in a newsy regional tone.
A poem lists 27 beauty qualities grouped in threes. It pairs skin tone with features like hands and teeth, eyes with lashes and brows, lips with gums and nails, and extends to attributes such as intelligence, income, and spirit in triads.
H Frank Bird secretary of the Goods Roads League of British Columbia organizes the Port Alberni convention on August 30 31 with the Union of British Columbia Municipalities also meeting. Mayor D R MacDonald and Alderman J Brown will represent Lumberland. Notables from Canada and the U S speak on road issues. Delegates may exceed two hundred with tours and a banquet. Minister J H King will attend.
A famed aphorism notes that a true philosopher avoids argument by mentally declaring the opponent a fool and moving on. The remark emphasizes restraint over debate and the power of composure.
Toby the Chicago Milwaukee & St Paul railroad cat born in Milwaukee kept clear of wheels, slept in the hog cab, and warned of danger before a light revealed a condemned trestle. The engine halted as the headlight showed a chasm spanned only hours earlier, stopping the Pullman cars near disaster.
Two anglers nap in a boat. One falls overboard while the other asks where he has been. The drenched man says he went to check if his bait was alright. Cavin’s ad invites buyers to clear White Oxfords or Pumps at $2 a pair.
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