Union petition to raise taxes for schools and hospitals denied
Mr I A McDiarmid sought a hearing before the House for the Union of B C Municipalities to press higher taxes for schools and hospitals. Premier Oliver rejected the idea, noting prior access and the danger of turning the legislature into a roaming commission. The petition was not acted upon, effectively refusing the hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoria
I. A. McDiarmid
B. C
David Whiteside
Oliver
Mr. McDiarmid
Do You Buy From Mail Order Houses in British Columbia
A British Columbia city with electric lights and up to date stores shows local merchants contribute to community causes while mail order houses in the same town send money out of province. The piece argues merchants create jobs taxes and local credit, while mail order firms offer little local support or return. It asks readers to weigh a merchant's value to the community against the outflow to distant suppliers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Columbia
United States
Tenders Invited for South Half Lot 1 Block 7 Cumberland
Estate of John Robertson invites cash tenders for the south half of Lot 1, Block 7 with a small cottage opposite Telephone Station Cumberland. Tenders due April 4 next, sent to P. P. Harrison Willard Block Cumberland Solicitor. March 5 1921.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Robertson
Cumberland
P. P. Harrison
Willard Block
Flu Fight Promises Strong Defense With Buckley Remedy
A Cumberland advertisement touts Buckley’s Bronchitis Mixture as a preventive and cure for flu symptoms. It claims 100,000 Canadians endorse it, promises relief from coughs and bronchitis, and offers a money back guarantee. Sold locally by R. Fe Frost, 75 cents a dose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Buckley
Shackleton Plans Arctic Expedition To North Pole
Sir Ernest Shackleton will sail in May or June with a crew of about twelve on a new Arctic expedition financed possibly by the Dominion government. The voyage will start from Christiania aboard the Norwegian whaling boat Foca I, head to Hudson Bay with 150 dogs, then through Lancaster Sound to Axel Heiberg Land and Parry Island. He hopes to explore islands eastward while seeking financial backing from Ottawa and support from Montreal and Toronto as he travels to England.
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Sir Ernest Shackleton
Arctic
Foca I
Christiania
Hudson's Bay
Baffin’s Land
Lancaster Sound
Axel Heiberg
Sir Ernest
Parry Island
North Pole
Ottawa
Montreal
Toronto
England
Day and Martin's shoeblacking origin story from 1770 London
A tired soldier and Day met in London leading to the Day & Martin firm. The soldier gave a scrap with a recipe for shoe blacking, Day refined it, bought the soldier Martin out of the army, and the business grew. Dickens mentioned the firm and the recipe remains in use. Immigration to Canada last year totaled 157 870 with Britain sending 75 805 and the US 48 866.
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London
Day
Martin
Day & Martin
Dickens
Canada
Great Britain
United States
Question on buoy laws and blue laws about kissing wives
A fragment ponders legality and morality of personal affection under buoy and blue laws. It asks whose wife may be kissed if the speaker cannot kiss his own wife.
Egg for cheese change in a village shop tale
A small boy brings one egg to a general store and asks for a needle for his mother. The shopkeeper offers a packet of needles for an egg, but the boy insists his mother wants only change in cheese.
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P. O. Box
T. E. Bate
Mumford & Walton
Tion
Gwilt Lumber Co. Puntledge
R. FE. Frost
King W
R. EB. Frost
Ves
Wodake
Frost's Pharmacy
Rexall
Cavin
Slater’s” and “Derby
London Lady
Wm. Douglas
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