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Newspaper
Cumberland Islander
Location
Cumberland, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Jul 10, 1925
Page
3
A humorous exchange recalls a janitor asking how someone lost his job after both the boss and the janitor’s grandmother died on the same day. A second joke contrasts dry goods and wet goods as reasons for broken homes. A classmate giggles at a Roman swimmer riddle about crossing the Tiber before breakfast.
A quirky column of comic anecdotes includes Wee Jimmy’s Solomon bed musings and a pun on fragrance as a thief. Another tale has a man from Nanaimo praised as sensible. An English youth misreads Brit spelling and English etiquette at a theatre box office with a push toward hell seats.
A juror jokes that the plaintiff seeks only repayment for presents, not damages for affections. The foreman agrees to withhold payment, and the juror boasts of having courted the same girl, highlighting lighthearted courtroom chatter.
Joseph Henabery notes wet weather boosts murder stories and the rainy night drives the plot of The Guilty One. Agnes Ayres stars with Edward Burns Cyril Ring George Seigman and Clarence Burton in this mystery screening next Monday and Tuesday at the Ilo-Ilo Theatre.
Belted waists irritate more than the usual dress. Full skirts win big over tight trousers. Sensible shoes suit the man’s costume best. Men never go without a hat while women’s hats fit more generously.
The July Rod and Gun in Canada opens with From Fort Francis to Windigo by M. Martin McVey detailing a Rainy River district canoe trip. The issue features Fishing Notes by Robert Page Lincoln, a Dissertation on Angling by D. King Haven, a nature piece The Nomads of Aura Lake by H. Mortimer Batten, and regular departments by Bonnycastle Dale F W Williams Martin Hunter J W Vinson plus Guns and Ammunition by C S Landis. Outdoor Talk offers camper tips.
The Paramount picture Contraband stars Lois Wilson Noah Beery Raymond Hatton and Raymond McKee with a town newspaper theme. A full scale newspaper office was built for scenes at Paramount's West Coast studio printing 1500 copies per hour and using two journeymen printers as the Gibeon Free Press edition is created under watchful camera eyes.
Eleanor Boardman stars in MGM's The Way of a Girl at Iloilo Theatre featuring her claim that feminine dress is healthier and more comfortable than men's attire. She cites experiences from The Silent Accuser and argues men suffer from tight collars, neckties, and tight coats and vests.
The Kennel Department is a comprehensive monthly publication from Woodstock Ontario produced by W J Taylor Limited. It provides kennel related content and features for readers and breeders in the region.
Canada consumed 28 pounds per person in 1924 with total butter use at 254,203,762 pounds. Production reached 298,690,999 pounds, up from the previous year, while exports rose to 22,343,939 pounds, signaling stronger demand abroad.
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