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Newspaper
Cumberland Islander
Location
Cumberland, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Mar 22, 1913
Page
2
Easton pursues Violet in the fog when a car crash drives him into a river rescue. A small man in a chain reveals himself, saves him, and guides Easton to safety before leading to a private room to share secrets. The encounter ends with plans to reveal more at Easton’s flat.
Dr Szekely Perenes outlines a hair implantation procedure using gold wire hooks and folded hairs inserted into the scalp after cleansing and anesthesia. Each session implants 200 to 400 hairs, requiring 25 to 40 sittings per strand, with 10 000 to 29 000 hairs needed to cover a head. Inflammation around a chair is removed and treated promptly.
A former captain in a royal regiment, fallen on hard times, is forced to resign and enlist as a private. While asked to hold a horse, he jokes that he once held the king's commission, prompting a stern counter.
An ad touts Parmelee's Vegetable Pills as reliable in any climate and useful for the dyspeptic. The pills promise lasting freshness and strength, resisting staleness unlike many others on the market. A joke exchanges a thirsty man asking for money to buy a corkscrew after a case of beer is gifted.
Rapid business growth prompts Grand Trunk Pacific to relocate Edmonton freight offices to larger, more pretentious quarters. The old building will house Grand Trunk Cartage and present foremen as the transition proceeds.
Deafness cannot be cured by local applications. The only cure is constitutional remedies. Ear condition arises from inflamed mucous lining of the Eustachian tube. Catarrh causes most cases. Hall's Catarrh Cure offered with a $100 reward for uncured cases. Toledo firm promotes its medicine with circulars and a 76 cent price.
A Kansas Farmer article argues livestock should be the core of farm income not a side line. It contends feeding corn to hogs boosts profits and soil fertility, urges gradual move to pure bred stock, and notes high priced land favors livestock and pure breds.
A fragmentary notice from a local scene shows Mrs Pry asking about house noises as Willie and his father argue. Willie replies that Ma told pa he was “just like him” in fighting, and the two are now settling the dispute. The text preserves a domestic moment with names Pry and Willie in a rural setting.
At the second International Congress of Farm Women in Lethbridge the drive to honor the first farm woman of the golden west with a bronze monument was approved. A fund of 150000 dollars was planned within a year, with committee members from Oklahoma City and Manitou, and a popular 10 cent subscription method. The event also highlighted Dry-Farming week exhibits by farm women and home economic societies and organization efforts for state and foreign aux il iaries.
Fifty years ago Samuel John Moreland began in a Gloucester shed turning crude matches into a growing empire. Today a seven acre, rapidly expanding plant churns out England's Glory and John Bull matches at twelve million an hour, using automated splint cutting, dipping, and packaging to supply households and smokers worldwide.
A hiring ad brings a sturdy Irish applicant to a bookshop where a top shelf Dickens display tempts with a week long sale. A heated exchange follows as the son argues Dickens can earn sixteen shillings while the shop touts value from a quality dealer.
Reports from the west state great excitement at Kitselas near the railway with rich free milling ore assays up to 700 dollars per ton. Several claims staked and a company plans a trial shipment soon as railway access improves. spring activity expected.
A woodman guide meets his insurance foe who notes he is a certainty not a risk. A shabby ex-college chum, now a waiter, proves quick to retort and hints at pride in not eating there. A wry exchange follows about marriage and competition for first place.
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