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Newspaper
Cumberland Islander
Location
Cumberland, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Jun 21, 1924
Page
4
Ten sturdy trees narrate they have escaped human attacks and now endure in a secluded mountainside paradise. They describe their height straight trunks, lake reflections, protective rocks, and a calm coexistence with moose deer trout bear and fox. They proclaim peaceful sovereignty in nature’s refuge.
The Humane Education and Anti Vivisection Society reports most candidates from Vancouver and districts, Victoria and districts have replied to a questionnaire urging legislation to abolish animal vivisection and defend medical freedom. Names from multiple districts are listed, with the BC University Board of Directors also replying affirmatively.
The piece opens with a reflective poem about a ghost town once thriving from a mill and timber, then shifts to a public notice under the Provincial Elections Act listing election agents for candidates in the Comox district, Courtenay and Cumberland BC, dated May 30 1924 by Returning Officer T H Carey.
Vacant Crown lands may be pre empted by British subjects over 18 and aliens declaring intention to become British subjects with conditions of residence occupation and improvement for agricultural use. Purchase and lease options include minimum prices 5 and 2 50 per acre for arable and grazing lands. Leases for grazing and industrial purposes up to 640 acres and grazing permits issued by district allocations.
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