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Newspaper
Cumberland Islander
Location
Cumberland, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Jul 13, 1928
Page
4
A letter to the Canadian Medical Association at 184 College Street Toronto notes that doctors will not answer diagnostic questions. It discusses summer vacation effects on school routines, praising holiday freedom and rest as beneficial for both children and adults, and asserts that rest improves later work.
Pursuant to section 163 Pro Provincial Elections Act the names of agents nominated to contest the Comox electoral district for the British Columbia Legislative Assembly are published. William Law’s agent is A D MacDonald of Granite Bay Fisherman and George Kerr MacNaughton’s agent is D R MacDonald of Cumberland B C.
To aid student progress parents should ensure sufficient rest. Avoid late nights and provide a regular sleep schedule with open windows. Awake hours vary by age but a consistent nine to eleven hours is beneficial. Healthy habits like outdoor play milk and fruits support growth.
A 1926 report notes 4814 infant deaths from diarrhoea in Canaan and urges mothers to feed babies naturally. It stresses prompt physician supervision, strict feeding according to orders, and temperature-based clothing to guard against sudden changes. Delays in treatment risk fatal outcomes.
Visit Jasper National Park and Prince Rupert on a combined rail and steamship tour with possible side trips to Anyox and Stewart. Stops at Jasper Park Lodge offer golf tennis boating swimming mountain activities and dances. For details contact E W Bickle Cumberland BC via telephone 35. An advertisement notes Listerine cannot cure a skunk of halitosis.
In a Cumberland Islander letter, H. H. S. criticizes Dr. McLean for quoted politics and mudslinging while praising his apparent strength. The writer questions Old Age Pensions and maternity benefits positions, cites debt figures, jail closures, and political posturing before urging restraint and retirement. The letter includes wildlife anecdote by F. H. Wilson and a bird-education note by E. D. Watts.
Edward Hodgson, longtime extension coal field locator for the Dunsmuir interests, has returned to British Columbia after years abroad. He says he secured two large concessions in Mexico and plans to start operations after land-title checks. He will study Saskatchewan and Alberta geology for oil and eye gas wells in Southern Alberta and mining near Victoria, noting strong American capital waiting in the Peace River region.
Mr Hodgson notes heavy banditry in many Mexican regions and declines in interior mining. He blames church-state clashes for instability and warns Canadian readers the Catholic clergy often view the sixteenth century. He says the government seeks reform via education and industry to reduce indolence, but expects no stable government for a generation.
Creditors of the late Mrs Janie Maxwell Cumberland are asked to lodge claims with the executor by July 20 1928. Galloway solicitor for the estate is based in Courtenay British Columbia.
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