Recruiting Camp at Comox to Become Permanent
Comox is planned as a permanent recruiting camp equal to any in the Dominion. Engineers are on site and recruits will arrive daily. Lt. Col. J. W. Wooden has organized staff. four companies will recruit at Comox, Prince Rupert, Kamloops and Fernie with battalion instruction at Comox.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comox
Dominion
H. S. Clements
Ottawa
Cumberland
J. W. Wooden
102Nd
British Columbia Regiment
Prince Rupert
Kamloops
Fernie
Comox-Atlin
Geo. K. McNaughton
Edward W. Bickle
It does not pay to advertise say merchants
A short moral compares advertising to a boy pumping a pump. The boy keeps priming and pumping until he quits, while merchants who stop advertising lose momentum. The piece urges local pride and persistent promotion to keep business moving.
Postmaster Candidacy Declined in Cumberland Note
Robert Rushford, Lance Corporal and wounded WWI front-line soldier who served at Ypres, declines Conservative Association of Cumberland’s offer to recommend him for Cumberland’s postmaster position following Frank Parks’s resignation.
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Cumberland, B. C
Islander
Conservative Association of
Cumberland
City of
Robert Rushford
Rushford
Frank Parks
Ypres
Abe & Co General Store to Open on Dunsmuir Ave
K Abe and Company plans to open a general store on Dunsmuir Avenue occupying the premises recently vacated by the Ideal Store. The move signals a new retail option for local shoppers in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. Abe & Co
Dunsmuir Avenue
Ideal
Preacher from Toronto to Speak at St George’s Church
A Toronto preacher Rev A. K E Armstrong B A will occupy St George s Presbyterian pulpit Sunday at 7 pm with an invitation extended to all to hear the visitor from the East. Also notes a Cumberland Conservative executive meeting and Cumberland postmaster recommendation for John W Cooke. Pay day in local mines set for Saturday Dec 18 with statements distributed Thursday Dec 16 from 10 am to 5 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
A. KE
Armstrong B. A
St. George’s Presbyterian Church
Provincial timber sales report October Victoria BC
The timber statement shows October sawlogs for British Columbia totaling 52 162 364 feet board measure plus 123 733 lineal feet of piles and poles and 14 859 cords of ties shingles bolts and fence posts. District breakdowns include Vancouver 30 252 786 ft Cranbrook 9 589 487 ft Nelson 5 401 713 ft Island 4 257 155 ft Prince Rupert 1 687 105 ft Vernon 746 248 ft. Timber sales imply about 7 656 000 ft sawlogs with estimated revenue of 10 817 dollars.
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Victoria
B.C
Department of Lands
Vancouver
Cranbrook
Nelson
Island
Prince Rupert
Vernon
Local Community Spirit Boosts Small Town Life
The piece argues that a vibrant local patriotism benefits small cities as much as large ones. It warns against selfishness and urges wise loyalty, cooperation, and support for local businesses and institutions to strengthen the adjoining region.
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Holy Carpet
Cairo
Mecca
Mahomet
West Cumberland
John W. Cooke
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