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Newspaper
Cumberland Islander
Location
Cumberland, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Jan 15, 1921
Page
4
An urgent appeal notes millions in China die daily from hunger and famine. A Relief Committee of Chinese and foreign residents seeks help through Cumberland donors, citing prior generosity to starving Europe and urging continued mercy.
Post-prandial discussions urged closer trade ties between Dominions and Britain while noting Britain’s mercantile strength. The piece notes currency shifts and import flows between Britain Canada and the United States. A second item explains cobalt dyed cloth changing color with moisture and its use in barometer flowers.
The piece reports on Hon. N W Rowell saying US non participation in the League of Nations did not impair Geneva assembly and Canada enjoys equal voting rights. It recounts Edison arriving in 1869 penniless in New York and securing a $300 monthly salary after fixing a stock ticker. It ends with a father's admonition poem praising the beaverdam builder and damming as diligent work.
In a ramshackle Fifty seventh street studio without elevator, musty and creaking, doors on loose hinges, the place feels depressing. Yet clients seek him because he makes the best pictures and commands the highest prices.
W. H. Vanderbilt of Newport was fined recently for hot footing his horn. A social gaffe of this kind is rare in society and politics. A Chicago girl cashier fooled robbers by concealing the company’s pay money in her stockings, suggesting the robbers will alter their “Hands up” order next time.
A compact look at Vancouver area players and clubs with notes on coaches, transfers, injuries, and past results. Mentions include Eagles Eye Wilson, Andy, Heck Smith, Adam Bell, Jimmy English, Bill Walker, Bob Brown, and others in Metropolis Nanaimo Victoria and Cumberland leagues.
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