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Newspaper
Cumberland Islander
Location
Cumberland, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Aug 13, 1926
Page
4
A mixed bag of wordplay and arithmetic puzzles fills Puzzle Corner. It includes clues about a foreman and three workers paid $3.30 total for 101 days, a moral about a plant ers’ strike, enigma phrases about worms and swallowing, plus No. 170 to 173 brainteasers on prices, substitutions, and letter puzzles.
A lone speaker describes riding a gale through the quiet night, conveying a sense of movement and solitude with maritime imagery and a stark mood. The line evokes wind, darkness, and a journey across a calm, tense sea at midnight.
The Victoria Branch of the Canadian Labor Party announces backing for J B Armishaw a Sayward farmer with a long labor movement record as the party seeks a single Federal Farm-Labor representative for Vancouver Island They urge electors to unite and fund his campaign noting his prior 1921 run in Comox Alberni and his strong standing among agricultural and industrial workers.
Farmer- Labour candidate J. B. Armishaw leaves Victoria to launch a vigorous campaign in Comox Alberni. He will be aided by Canadian Labor Party speakers as the party attacks election costs and parliamentary spending.
Mr Thomas Menzies superintendent of the Department of Neglected and Dependent Children will represent British Columbia at the American Humane Association meeting in Portland Oregon August 23 to 26 He will speak on Giving the Neglected Child a Chance The Canadian delegate from Alberta Mr K C McLeod Edmonton will also take part Menzies aims to gain information on child welfare practices across the U S to apply in the province.
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