Beautifying the City and a Controversial Budget Debate
The piece lauds W. A. Owen’s boulevard plan on Dunsmuir Avenue with tarvia works and shade trees funded by local property owners. It diverges into a sharp critique of John Oliver’s government, alleging graft, improper purchases, and political fealty, contrasting Vancouver Island projects with Ottawa investment offers and accusing officials of corruption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Owen
Dunsmuir Avenue
Fifth Street
Nanaimo
Owen
Alberni Real Estate Dreams and Local Vignettes
A Port Alberni News clipping reflects on past real estate boosterism and local life. It blends fanciful hopes of Alberni as a Pacific port with humorous observations of everyday town scenes from a printing house and nearby woods, plus brief notes on government liquor licensing and broad economic musings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Alberni
Alberni Canal
Alberni
Pacific
Orient Liners
Narrows
Vancouver
Morals of Oliver government and liquor deals under scrutiny
The New Westminster Columbian mocks Victoria morals while detailing an Oliver government liquor warehouse deal. It accuses the party of plundering public funds to reward allies and punish dissenters, noting the Liquor Control Board’s complicity and large expenditures made during a Legislature vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver
Victoria
Treasury
John
Sewerage Board
South
Vancouver
Pacific Great Eastern
Nicomen
Ottawa
British Columbia
John Oliver
New Westminster Columbian
Lea
Liquor Control Board
Learn to Swim for Self Preservation in Waterways
An editorial argues that learning to swim is a basic precaution for all ages and abilities. It cautions that inability can lead to drowning or murder if a non swimmer clings to a swimmer and drags them under. It urges staying afloat to save thousands of lives annually.
Let Them Have Their Childhood A Call For Protecting Children
A plea highlights every child's right to a happy childhood amid harsh early years. It contrasts life in China and India with urban hardship, urging action so early years remain unclouded and joyful for all children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
India
Build That House and Town Pride Now
A call urges immediate action on housing, roads, waterworks, sewers, churches, schools, and courthouses. It champions bold Canadian leadership and patriotism, insisting men step up in peacetime as in war, with a nationwide push to improve infrastructure and community facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. C
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Cumberland Islander
Cumberland, B. C
Edward W. Bickle
Ben H, Gowen
Canada
Germany
Rabbi Hertz
Lord Bryce
New Zealand
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Great Britain
King George the Fifth
Lloyd George
Fresno Republican
Kamloops
Heaven
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Watson
ChiMren
Grocery Department
Abbey
Holbrook
Bird’s
Plcus
Studebaker
Balance of Weight
Nanaimo, B. C
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