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Newspaper
Cumberland Islander
Location
Cumberland, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Dec 17, 1921
Page
7
A collection of aphorisms on action over mere boasting, the value of effort, and honesty. It argues that visible success comes from improving what exists, not fearing discovery, and that determined effort beats laziness despite convenience. It includes cautions about choosing the lesser evil and the futility of crookedness.
Traffic rules in the district will switch at 6 am on Sunday January 1 to align with provincial and North American norms. Drivers must exercise extra caution as many vehicles will share turns and pass to the left while proceeding in the same direction.
In Vancouver a new club system lets hotel bars convert into clubs with a ten cent signature for entry and beer sales only. Americans flood in as jitney bar owners and hotel men seek charter rights, with provincial action delegated to Victoria. Clubs are Sunday closed. locals cite past bar culture and Moderation League ties in funding political support.
Syd V Bloy, returning on the Casco from a perilous voyage, seeks six men for a fur hunting expedition to Siberia funded generously. The crew, chosen from sixty replies, will voyage via southern waters to pearl while winter approaches. A secret cache of valuable furs is claimed and a fortune awaits, though risks include past gunfire from Reds and a November hurricane near wreck.
The Stage Manager declares readiness to run the curtain while the New Hand questions the phrase and jokes about being a bloomin squirrel in a playful exchange.
Vancouver report says George L. Pengilly, a chauffeur, sues Mrs. Wilfred Moody Colville for 5000 claiming a car crash caused facial paralysis making him unable to smile. He alleges she drove the car into a tree and threw him out. she counters he was intoxicated and she took the wheel.
Entries open to all district players for single and double 7-up, domino, and prize categories. First prizes include a large turkey for single, two large chickens for double, and another large chicken for domino. Entries close Sunday December 18 at noon with drawing immediately afterward. all welcome with no favors.
A poem by Elizabeth Hadden extols sympathy and a kind word brightening days. The piece contrasts urban strangers with everyday friendliness and urges heartful leisure from self. An aside cites a Parisian scientist claiming a single house fly lineage could reach four thousand trillions, threatening other animal life if unchecked.
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