Cumberland Islander Editor and Publication Note
Cumberland Islander is a weekly newspaper published every Saturday morning in Cumberland British Columbia by Edward W. Bickle.
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Newspaper
Cumberland Islander
Location
Cumberland, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Mar 24, 1923
Page
4
Reflections on a County Editor and Newsroom Practices
A Cumberland Islander column laments the press’s struggles with editing omissions and late ads, noting readers blame editors for missing items. It recalls old fashioned boys, shifts in behavior, and skirts concerns about modern youth while praising a few earnest local youths.
Stop Look Listen Safe Crossing Advice From Rail Era
Rural readers are reminded that crossing a track ahead of a fast locomotive is risky yet offers only seconds saved. Public attention on crossing safety grows as railroads and towns invest heavily in grade crossing eliminations. The essay contrasts cautious old-time practice with modern impatience and urges prudence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dobbin
Train Era Temperament and the Hurry Spirit
The passage describes a bygone railway mindset where engineers could delay or proceed with caution when distant trains approached, noting the lack of overhead bridges and underpasses and reflecting on how a modern Hurry Spirit would make engineers act like public executioners in rapid, pressured conditions.
Slats Diary of a Week of Simple Missteps and Jokes
The diary entries recount a week of small social frictions and comic misunderstandings. Slats notes gloves etiquette, a concert mishap with a fiddler, a rebuff from father, a student error confusing nouns, and reflections on Mr Gillem and hotel jokes as routines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben
Jake
Pantorium Due Works Victoria Adverts in Cumberland
Cleaning and dyeing establishment on Vancouver Island offers services for ladies and gents wear and household furnishings. Mr Sutherland is agent in Cumberland to advise on any work. Victoria B C pantorium due works. Phone 8802 M31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vancouver Island
Sutherland
Cumberland
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