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Newspaper
Cumberland Islander
Location
Cumberland, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Dec 06, 1919
Page
6
Poem describes a dark river journey through a desolate land toward a mystical shore where loved ones await. The speaker laments earthly loss, finds solace in memory, and asserts the soul’s persistence beyond life as dreams guide onward to a hoped deep of love.
At a Union Bay party in honor of Mr and Mrs George Booth a hat trimming contest among men drew praise for Thomas Hudson whose design made Mrs Booth look especially becoming. Baroness Lea Lemaire in Paris denounces extortionate dress prices and backs reforms.
A local improvement plan calls for permanent underground work and street construction to be carried out by returned soldier labor to prepare for houses, funded by the whole area. King Victor Emmanuel of Italy may visit the U. S. next summer and possibly Canada amid Italy's army reductions. An organized clothing theft gang operates in Vancouver. In Nanaimo Cumberland, B C on Oct 8 1919 Judge Barker orders Wm Phillips estate administration with claims due by Dec 16 and debt payments required. Wesley Willard is official administrator.
S Davis announces mechanical shoe repair on Dunsmuir Avenue with rubber heels and quick service. The same notice promotes job training in electrical, mechanical, mining, steam engineering, ship drafting, navigation, agriculture, stenography, auto work, languages and more through International Correspondence Schools Nanaimo, B C. J H Milsom is listed as manager.
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