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Newspaper
Cumberland Islander
Location
Cumberland, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Feb 20, 1915
Page
2
The Islander, published Saturdays in Cumberland British Columbia, lists subscription prices at one year in advance one dollar fifty cents and single copies five cents. Foreign subscriptions to Postal Union countries are two dollars.
Boards of trade on Vancouver Island push a petition to protect the coal industry from fuel oil competition. The Nanaimo Board of Trade argues crude oil imports hurt local coal, urging government protection and noting coal’s regional employment impact on Vancouver Island.
Fragmentary text describes death by vehicle and a comparison to older lethal methods, mentioning an automobile scene and a falling aeroplane as a stark illustrative example in a disjointed style.
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