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Newspaper
Cumberland Islander
Location
Cumberland, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Jul 09, 1921
Page
6
A retort by Sir William Gilbert to a pompous guest at a dinner party follows a witty exchange about calling him a cab. The scene shifts to a hall farce where servants and a saint day misinterpretations evoke humorous wordplay and charges of vagrancy are mentioned in a garbled courtroom moment.
The jaw bones are shaped for chewing stress and protected by a thinmuco periosteum. Teeth sit in alveoli with a double membrane that nourishes both bone and root. up to 250 pounds per square inch pressure. loss of teeth overloads remaining teeth and can inflame and erode jaw bone.
At a Vancouver Island school trustees convention in Duncan, a proposal was made to amend bylaws to create provincial divisions and a Vancouver Island division. The resolution urges boards to hire only when a satisfactory release from the last employer is shown, aiming to stop teachers jumping to other boards and causing vacancies.
A lofty poem extols education as a beacon against ignorance and violence. It portrays education as a bridge, gate, stair, and shield powering truth, wisdom, and humane progress. The speaker honors learning as essential to preventing failure and conquering war.
Fred Barnes of Victoria hosts a secret blind pig at his Lake Hill home. A drinking party arrives to celebrate but finds Barnes tending a pig pen with ten piglets and ten more newborns nearby. They joke about obtaining a government liquor permit as his wife is away.
A Willard dealer advertises complete battery care including recharge and repair services. It touts Threaded Rubber Insulation as a cost saver and source of worry-free operation.
Lieut.-Col. F. A. Robertson and T. M. Harnett met in Vancouver to plan for winter unemployment relief. Robertson notes few aid applications came in before January last winter, suggesting many men secured work early. Government and the Returned Soldiers' Commission aim to discuss employment measures this summer to prevent winter shortages.
The Accredited Herd Plan began in the United States with a conference between cattle breeders and the Bureau of Animal Husbandry. It led to extensive testing and accreditation, allowing cattle from accredited herds to move freely between countries. Ottawa regulations and compensation schemes support official slaughter and carcass sales under this program.
The article surveys comets cited by Kepler and traces how Jupiter captures wanderers from space. It notes various comets including Pons-Winnecke Lexell Donati and the 1744 comet with six tails and a seventeen month visibility. It remarks on orbital periods and extremes in distance.
Manufacturers in the province anticipate a sharp lift in provincial goods sales from June 20 to 25 during Made in B. C. Week. Extensive plans are in place and farmers and others across the province are offering valuable cooperation to ensure the event's success.
A gent at the stationery shop teases Miss Brown about a wedding after she buys a hundred sheets of paper and twenty five envelopes. The exchange hints at a forthcoming marriage without confirming details.
A listing offers 614 acres of land for sale with 214 acres cleared located two miles from Cumberland. The ad emphasizes proximity to Cumberland and the amount of cleared land available for development or farming.
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