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Newspaper
Cumberland Islander
Location
Cumberland, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Dec 11, 1915
Page
5
A stylish man asks his girlfriend what she would do if they swapped roles. She replies with a sharp critique of his appearance and behavior. A town girl paid 25 cents for a beauty receipt and received a curt, cautionary reply urging her to mind her mother and stay home nights.
A Court of Revision and Appeal under the Taxation Act and Public Schools Act will be held at the Cumberland courthouse on Wednesday December 29 1915 at 10 in the forenoon. Dated Cumberland BC December 10 1915.
$100 reward announced for information leading to compliance. Notice states that on December 1, 1915, an application will be made to the Superintendent of Provincial Police to renew the hotel liquor license for the Union Hotel in Union Nelson District British Columbia.
Bill, overwhelmed by a remembered Christmas moment, sacrifices fear to help Farmer Dale by battling a haystack fire. The Dale family, grateful, offers him a free room long after the blaze is quelled, and his dreams drift toward the dreamlike upper room where humble helpers share peace on earth.
Crabshaw argues sex instruction is needed to help children understand plays when they visit theatres. The exchange frames the debate on whether schools should provide such instruction for literary context.
The advertising manager storms over a page error showing Mme. So prano's cold cure testimonial beside an announcement noting she has a sore throat and cannot sing. The mix-up triggers frustration as readers see conflicting claims about the performer.
In court the prosecutor confirms a handkerchief is the stolen item but the judge notes many similar handkerchiefs exist. The exchange suggests there were two stolen items.
A teacher notes a grammar mistake on the board about the sentence The toast was drank in silence. Tommy rushes to fix it with a corrected version The toast was eaten in silence showing a child’s quick, humorous spelling correction.
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