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Newspaper
Cumberland Islander
Location
Cumberland, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Feb 26, 1916
Page
2
Published weekly by Islander Publishing Company Cumberland British Columbia notes subscription fees of one year in advance at 1.50, single copies five cents, foreign subscriptions to Postal Union countries at two dollars, with contact telephone 3-5.
The 1916 report shows a half cent per imperial gallon duty on imported fuel oil into British Columbia, with a removed seven and a half percent war tax. Barrels and cents calculations reveal insufficient protection for coal miners. The piece contrasts 90 cents per barrel coal vs 17.12 cents for apples, urging unity and safer payoffs through cooperation while stressing town growth and first aid safety in industry.
The statement calls on ordinary workers to treat safety responsibilities as their own just as managers do, stressing collective obligation and daily accountability in safety efforts.
Our first showing of Ladies Models and Misses Hats and Children’s ready-to-wear hats will arrive from the East next week and be on display Saturday March 4 at Campbell's. The edition cites fashion as a civic priority with style linked to progress.
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