Returned veteran visiting Cumberland offers rare palmistry gift
Sergeant Rosen late of the 250th Battalion Winnipeg has stirred Nanaimo with his palmist and phrenologist work. He plans to split time between Cumberland and Nanaimo offering readings seen as highly satisfactory by locals. He advertises readings and invites donations for a Linen Shower for meat at Islander Hospital on Wednesday.
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Sergeant Rosen
250Th Battalion
Winnipeg
Nanaimo
Cumberland
Sergi
Rosenn
Sergt. Rosenn
Prizes Announced for Firemen's Ball at Tlo-Ilo Theatre
The Firemen's Ball on St Patrick's Day at the Tlo-Ilo Theatre promises a monster affair. A committee is organizing the event and has provided prizes totaling 173 dollars. The top cash prizes of 20 dollars go to the best dressed lady and best dressed gent. Nineteen events are on the programme.
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Tlo-Ilo
St. Patrick’s Day
Shipping Movements at Canadian Collieries Wharf
Shipping at Canadian Collieries coal port Union Bay lists vessels with dates including Dola and Scow on Feb 17 and other coastwise ships like Karl Dauntless Joyful Courtenay Plunger Wairuna Australia J C Potter Ocean Falls Kerb 22 Oregon and Scow and others to Seattle Victoria and Vancouver in late Feb.
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Union Bay
Dola
Scow
Victoria
Beatrice
Coaster
Coastwise
Ekarl
Dauntless
Joyful
Courtenay
Plunger
Vancouver
Wairuna
Australia
J. C. Potter
Ocean Falls
Oregon
Seattle
Kemdijk
San Francisco
Spray
Jessie Mac
Cumberland Motor Works Installs Battery Equipment
Cumberland Motor Works installs a Tungar Rectifier to charge ten batteries at once and cut shipping of batteries for recharging. The firm becomes direct representatives of Willard Storage Batteries and plans a new gasoline storage tank to reach about one thousand gallons capacity, reducing gas shortages.
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Cumberland Motor Works
Willard
Whist Drive and Dance by Women's Auxiliary
The Women s Auxiliary of the G W W A hosts a Whist Drive and Dance in Memorial Hall on Friday March 4. Whist starts promptly at 8 o clock. Novel dances follow the whist. Admission 75 cents for gentlemen 25 cents for ladies. Refreshments served.
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Memorial Hall
Tenders invited to insure City Fire Truck for $3 000
City invites tenders for insuring the fire truck at three thousand dollars. Lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted.
Personal Notices of Moving Figures in Canadian Firms and Cities
Mr James A Ovas of Winnipeg arrives in Cumberland early next week visiting daughter Mrs Ralph Frost returning from Los Angeles Cal. Mr and Mrs John Sutherland returned from Vancouver Tuesday. Mr Thomas Graham General Superintendent of Canadian Collieries Dunsmuir Ltd left for Ladysmith Wednesday. Mr J Walton went to Victoria Tuesday returning Thursday. Mr Peet author of Private Peet and war books was in the city Thursday. Mr J H Stevens of Canadian Collieries Dunsmuir Ltd returned to Victoria Tuesday. Mrs J Newton visiting Mrs Thomas Graham returned to Nanaimo Monday. Mr W A Owens returned from Nanaimo Wednesday. Mr Marks of Canadian Explosives Vancouver arrived Thursday. Mrs C Low of Nanaimo arrived in town Thursday for a few days visit. Mr R L Rideout left for Vancouver on Monday.
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James A. Ovas
Winnipeg
Cumberland
Ralph Frost
Ovas
Los Angeles
Cal
John Sutherland
Vancouver
Thomas Graham
Canadian Collieries (Dunsmuir) Ltd
Ladysmith
J. Walton
Victoria
Peet
City
J. H. Stevens
J. Newton
Nanaimo
W. A. Owens
Mr. Marks
Canadian Explosives
Puntledge Concert and Dance Draws Large Local Crowd
A Puntledge event on Wednesday featured piano solos, songs, sketches, and duets performed by local artists including Miss Marshall Mrs Watson Mr Wilson and others. The evening drew many residents with Progressive whist enjoyed by non dancers and the program praised. T. Mitchell of Vancouver visits Puntledge while a Linen Shower for the Hospital is announced for next Wednesday.
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Puntledge
Miss Marshall
Mr. Gamlen
Mr. T. Mitchell
Vancouver
Mrs. R. Mitchell
Burbridge family welcomes Cumberland daughter
Fehb, 20, announces the birth of a daughter to Mr and Mrs Charles Burbridge of Cumberland.
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Burbridge—Fehb
Charles Burbridge
Cumberland
What We Want To Know And Curious Questions At Hand
A quirky column poses a string of questions about a Leather Medal winner a tired young man and love a young couple starting a home a study of Hin Stani a dry shave a towel and a Cumberland star forward’s quick points the Bachelorettes evening walks and paying cocoanuts with Thursday night excitement.
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Cumberland
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Georgette
Horrockses
Gul Dry Goods & Gents Furnishings
Wm. McLellan
P. O
Singer
Jersey
Wardell
R. M
West Cumberland
Islander
Fletcher Music Cumberland and Courtenay
G. A
T. Mordy
R. L. Rideout
Hinstani
Ramsay
Princess
Goose & Millard
Ocean Products
Sunkist Lemons
Sunkist
Simon Leiser&Co
Paramount Artcraft Pictures
Dorothy Dalton i
Wallace Reid and
Lila Lee
Hawthorne
William S. Hart
Dorothy Dalton
Charles Ray
Canadian Collieries
Dunsmuir
St. John’s First Aid and Mine Rescue Association
First Aid
Peter Myers
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