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Newspaper
Cumberland Islander
Location
Cumberland, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Aug 14, 1920
Page
3
The Railway Association of Canada publishes a statement opposing high freight rates, arguing railways must serve all Canada now and always. It rejects exploitation and pledges to keep Canada with cheap, fast, reliable railways for tomorrow.
The James River launch of the Maryland at Newport News Shipbuilding showcases an 82,000 ton dreadnought with eight 16 inch guns and a full crew potential. Hog Island deliveries for the year ending March 31 total 586,876 dead weight tons with the Quisconck christened by Mrs Woodrow Wilson and a ship record of 60,000 steaming miles before dry docking.
The Globe reports from Clinton Ontario that the Ashfield Township farm of ex Reeve Charles Stewart hosts the so called largest steer in the world named Sir Douglas Haig. The Shorthorn measures nine feet six inches in chest and girth ten feet six inches, with an estimated weight around 8500 pounds, claimed heavier than the Chicago world's fair steer.
Saskatchewan approves a federal plan to fund vocational training in public and high schools with about $50,000 annually to the province. Regulations create three year courses in commercial training home economics industrial work and agriculture with separate day and evening class tracks. A local board of three employers three employees and four citizens will administer the program. Regina leads by appointing the first vocational training board for high schools.
A fragment from the Life column cites a judge remark on an address request and a quip about driving a man to drink. It notes a 30,000 average daily working force and vast material use, emphasizing the merchant marine’s reliance on the navy and ships, crewed beyond the ships’ power.
Ontario farmers report strong poultry profits with an average of 2.04 dollars yearly profit over costs per hen and 52.9 hens per farm. The Poultry Division of the Experimental Farm in Ottawa offers simple accounting forms to help farmers track operations and improve returns.
Last week a massive bush fire swept Green Lake and Vasseaux Lake areas, lighting the night with a thousand fires. Flames reached from Bald-face Hill to Dog Lake, reflecting on Vasseaux Lake and drifting smoke toward Naramata, rekindled after a false extinction. The blaze, likely sparked by lightning, burned for days.
A proud father sent a telegram to his brother declaring a handsome boy is his nephew and receiving a puzzled reply saying the young man is an impostor. The exchange highlights a playful family ruse and humor in early telegram humor.
The article argues that removing the luxury tax on electric heating appliances makes them cheaper to use for ironing toasting cooking and similar tasks across Canadian communities. It notes the proposed legislation would tax an economy rather than a luxury and discusses rust protection for steel and iron appliances with nickel coatings as the best option.
The extract presents Invictus by William Ernest Henley, praising resilience and personal sovereignty. It emphasizes an unconquerable soul amid hardship and the narrator’s claim of mastery over fate and fear.
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