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Newspaper
Cumberland Islander
Location
Cumberland, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Jun 14, 1924
Page
4
A country newspaper notes that goodwill is the intangible asset worth more than cash, created by honest service. It warns that grave eroding factors include rude clerks, neglectful salespeople, and inferior substitutes, urging courtesy fairness value and prompt delivery to preserve goodwill.
The text urges any honest businessman to demand courtesy, square dealing, unquestionable values, and prompt delivery. It warns that if a store fails these, customers will abandon it and that good will, once lost, cannot be regained.
The piece argues that summer drives businessmen to relive youth through golf, baseball, and club rituals. It portrays the aging collector as still fueled by boyhood energy, noting how wives tolerate late returns and how time off helps him work harder afterward.
The note argues that ancient Egypt around 5000 B C was led by women and hair was bobbed, but the writer says this is not news and echoes today’s conditions. It asserts Isis as queen of the world and cites women’s influence, then shifts to a remark on salesmen as harvesters requiring service and advertising.
The timber industries of British Columbia dominate provincial revenue. Lumber products are insured multiple times from stump to retailer. Total industry investment nears 190 million dollars with insurance premiums running high. About a quarter of BC’s population depends on timber for livelihood and life and property insurance for workers provides major revenue.
Communication from the Timber Industries Council of British Columbia outlining industry updates. The bulletin highlights policy positions, regional timber production notes, and forthcoming meetings aimed at coordinating forest sector interests.
The article argues that a thriving local newspaper and steady advertising are essential to prosperity. It recounts how consistent publicity helps a business and urges Cumberland to adopt a proactive ad strategy to lift the entire community. The piece notes newspapers sell advertising and misstatements prompt accountability, urging higher civic initiative.
Native Redman long valued Little Lake Manitou near Watrous for its mineral waters. Early white settlers learned of it before the railways and tours now bring Saskatoon travelers to this ideal Rust Saskatchewan watering and recreation spot with sandy shores water chutes and family fun.
The quote collection attributes opinions on genius from Buffon Nietzsche and Edward Goldbeck. Buffon links genius to endless patience, Nietzsche to intensity of consciousness, and Goldbeck to business genius as the gift of simplification.
J Sutherland promotes The Largest and Most Up-to-date Dry Cleaning and Dyeing Establishment on Vancouver Island. Cumberland agent will advise on work including ladies and gents wear and household furnishings. Pantorium Due Works Victoria BC. Phone 3402.
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