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Newspaper
Cumberland Islander
Location
Cumberland, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Jun 03, 1927
Page
2
Canada, blessed with vast land and varied climate, has long relied on farming as its core industry. From early hand-cranked reapers to modern power-driven machines, wheat production soared from 10.8 million bushels at Confederation to over 106 million last year, aided by mechanization and the rise of the tractor.
A compact history traces the growth of unions from 1870s Toronto through the formation of the Canadian Trades and Labour Congress in 1883 and the Trades and Labour Congress of Canada in 1886. It notes key laws including the 1872 Trade Union Act and 1915 Ontario Workmen's Compensation Act, plus 1927 labour label protections, emphasizing unions' role in wages, safety, and Canadian national spirit.
A miser keeps coins in five bags of five ten and twenty dollar pieces. He splits the treasure into four equal piles and then takes two piles to make three piles of equal composition. Determine the minimal total amount he could possess under these conditions. The problem requires finding a total that can be partitioned into four equal piles and then reassembled into three equal piles with identical coin compositions.
The riddle cites twenty four blackbirds and one shot kills a seventh of them. A seventh of twenty four is three. So one shot kills three birds leaving twenty one.
A reader recalls choosing a slow stage coach over the railway for a journey from Inverness to Glasgow and notes an ensuing puzzle about travel speeds. The piece hints at comparing time in transit between the two modes and promises a curious deduction from the experience.
The narrator notes traveling from opposite ends of the route and using milestones to judge distance. He says when meeting the Glasgow train they had each covered equal miles to the meeting point, determining their distance from Glasgow at the encounter.
Puzzles and answers appear, featuring a shared word to complete sentences. The page includes earlier puzzles No 285 through No 287 with solutions, and notes on mechanics of a lever and weights.
A dealer buys 44 puppies and 22 rabbit pairs for 132 dollars then sells 39 dogs and 21 rabbit pairs at 2.20 each to recoup 132 dollars. The remaining seven animals would retail for 18.20, a 10 percent return. In a second puzzle, MISS plus TEA plus MISS plus CABINET minus TEAM minus CAB minus NET plus P plus PIT plus HATCH minus THATCH equals MISSISSIPPI.
Vacant crown lands may be pre empted by British subjects over 18 and aliens seeking British status with residence and improvement for farming. Pre emptions require five years occupancy and $10 per acre improvements. Purchase or lease options exist for arable and grazing lands with varied prices. Grazing districts are managed by a Grazing Commissioner with permits issued by stock numbers and associations for range management.
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