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Cumberland Islander

Location

Cumberland, British Columbia, Canada

Date

Feb 05, 1926

Page

4

Puzzle Corner Hidden Geographical Names

Each clue hides a geographical name. The calmest man becomes irate reveals an island. The only animal taken was a lame rabbit yields another island. Anna polishes the silver when company is expected points to a city. The unselfish hero bleeds for his country names a city. Will Douglas go West if we give him a ticket hints at a city. When we told her to go she neatly removed her bonnet and cooked dinner hides a city. There came to my room a hare pursued by hunters marks a city. I am her stalwart champion for ever identifies a city.

Anna Douglas

Puzzle solutions and excerpts from a puzzle column

This column presents riddles and brainteasers about decimal money values and wordplay. It includes two fill in the blank puzzles about Chinese restaurant wording and currency conversion to farthings, plus a stanza about a Chinaman sign and rates in cents. It also references previous puzzle answers about fish length and place names.

Puzzle No 48 Uncle Rueben Visits A Skyscraper

Uncle Reuben and Mary Ann stroll through town when he stops at a tall building to look up a likely young nephew his sister Mary Ann mentions. He seeks the nephew whose mother asked him to locate him, adding a town visit mood.

Rueben Mary Ann Reuben

Lease application for lands on Denman Island Henry Bay

Jean Treanor of Calgary declares intent to lease lands on Denman Island in Henry Bay. Description starts three chains north of the wharf then three chains to low water mark and fifty chains northward. Dated January 8, 1926.

Jean Treanor Calgary Alta Henry Bay Denman Island Wharf

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