Cumberland General Hospital Certified Correct
Auditor G. Curwen verifies Cumberland General Hospital records as correct and compliant with standards.
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Cumberland Islander in Cumberland, British Columbia
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Newspaper
Cumberland Islander
Location
Cumberland, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Jan 29, 1926
Page
3
Puzzle Corners Long List of Riddles and Word Games
Puzzle items ask for a fish length from a riddle. Geography class questions use islands rivers mountains for metaphoric answers. A speed-train puzzle compares two trains 132 ft and 88 ft, with times given. A decoy word-reform challenge instructs forming one word from each line’s letters.
Board of School Trustees Report On Year Accounts
The Cumberland B C Board of School Trustees notes the Night School Account shows 21.35 and confirms all year accounts settled by the Treasurer. An arrears of School Taxes for 1925 from the City of Cumberland increases Accounts Receivable. Secretary A MacKinnon signs the report with figures 35,789.58 and other amounts listed.
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Department of Marine
Workmen
City of Cumberland
B. D. Pickard
Chas. J. Parnham
Rosea
Cumberland
Kavatorlad
Royston
City of
Puzzle on the Great Pyramid height by steps and blocks
Lord Chumley notes that each ascending step narrows by one block and counts 28 920 blocks along this side from bottom to top. With each step 2 feet high, compute the pyramid height in feet and await next week for more puzzles and answers.
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Lord Chumley
Answers to Last Week's Puzzles
No. 85 states 61 scholars in the class and solves by adding 1 to the least common multiple of 3 4 and 5. No. 86 lists eight letters forming licensed silenced and declines. No. 37 has John skating a mile in 4 minutes to James' 10, two and a half times as quick, with John winning by 6 minutes. No. 38 lists Oneida Oswego Revenna Utica and Butte. No. 39 gives the word THYME.
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John
James
Oneida
Oswego
Revenna
Utica
Butte
February Rod and Gun Magazine Preview
The February Rod and Gun issue showcases improved appearance and content with features by A. Bryan Williams and Raymond Thompson. It includes complete stories, outdoor sketches by F B Doud, a Nocturne of the Prairies poem, James Frise’s outdoor flavored cartoon, and Rod and Gun in Canada monthly from Woodstock Ontario.
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A. Bryan Williams
West
Raymond Thompson
Big Woods
Canada
F.B. Doud
Prairies
David Howarth
James Frise
Rod and Gun
W. J. Taylor Limited
Woodstock
Ontario
Name Game Sparks Parish Record Tale in Ontario
Antoine, a resident of an Ontario town, asks Father Murphy to record his second son's name as Jack. He recalls his first son’s name was written as Tomass, prompting concern that "Jack" might be rendered as "Jackass" on paper. The tale reflects community needs and spelling quirks in parish records.
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Antoine
Ontario
Father Murphy
Pere Murphee
Sam
Tom
Tomass
Dis
Jack
Jackass
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G. Curwen
Puzzle No
Dan
Corporation of the City of Cumberland
W. H. Cops
R. J
SBLFB
Auditer
Cumberland, B. C
Royal Bank of Canada
Yours Truly
A. Mackinnon
R. J. Selfe
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