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Newspaper
Cumberland Islander
Location
Cumberland, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Jan 28, 1922
Page
4
The Westminster Gazette argues public funds for schools and universities yield broad returns. It cites democracy and equality of opportunity as vital, noting educated citizens boost national income and quality of governance, while praising the link between education and rising living standards.
Eskimo killings and a shocking tragedy in the Arctic unfold as the Royal North West Mounted Police hunt a gang. The Mounted Police are portrayed as efficient, devoted and self effacing, upholding law under the British flag in silent pursuit.
Examination of Ci cnade's figures shows Canada buys too much from the United States and sells enough abroad, causing dollar depreciation. Return cargoes for Canadian ships are lacking while foreign ports offer goods Canada does not produce. A balanced trade would raise the Canadian dollar and benefit national railroads and seaports.
A friend is someone you dare to be yourself with, a person who accepts your flaws and hidden truths. With a friend you feel free, can speak openly, and be understood without judgment or guard.
The article reviews a sermon urging Christians to apply Christ’s living questions to daily life beyond church walls. It warns selfishness as a contagious sickness undermining politics, industry, and religion and calls for a renewed brotherhood to heal society.
Roger W. Babson told the Chicago Advertising Council that schools fail to teach production and distribution. He urged reinserting religion in public schools and argued ethics should be taught as the track and religion as the motive power.
Lady Angela Forbes reports Lord Kitchener believed in spiritualism and trusted a Cheiro horoscope. She recounts a tale where Count Hamon, a friend, predicted Kitchener's death as sudden and a sign appeared when Kitchener went abroad. A blue vase and a crashing hatchment are described as the sign.
A Chicago mail order firm to stockholders notes expanding trade in Canada especially rural areas with limited advertising. It predicts encouraging returns in the 1922 season and includes British Columbia. The report mentions Lillooet Indians’ recent financial troubles tied to government liquor sales in Vancouver.
A Dominion Experi mental Farms bulletin stresses balanced feeding for hens. It argues grain alone fails without animal and mineral foods such as green cut bone beef scrap and skim milk. Regularity and a varied diet including garden crops and sprouted oats support winter flocks and overall egg production.
The London Daily Herald reports November trade figures comparing 1911 to 1920 showing imports down £793,149,778 and exports down £595,116,972, with total trade decline at £1,388,266,750. Exports fell especially in manufactured goods, with cotton yarns and woolens driving losses.
A man entered a grocer shop and handed a paper containing a white powder to the assistant asking for an opinion. The tester smelled and tasted the powder concluding it was soda, while his wife claimed it could be rat poison, prompting a second taste test.
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