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Newspaper
Cumberland Islander
Location
Cumberland, British Columbia, Canada
Date
May 15, 1925
Page
4
The Cumberland Islander notes neurasthenia or the blues as a diagnosable disease caused by overwork and worry. It discusses how both men and women suffer from nerves strained by long hours and social pressures, and prescribes sane living, rest, fresh air, sunshine, exercise, and a change of scene as cures. It suggests self help with will power when possible and resort to health retreats for the wealthy.
A school column urges boys to continue their education amid term end temptations to quit. It warns that boys leaving early for clerical jobs fall behind peers who stay, stressing self reliance and long term effort to build a solid educational foundation.
A defense of local retail merchants as the town’s best business friends who educate, protect, and serve residents. The piece argues merchants align with community interests, provide fair deals, and keep the town thriving by giving dependable service and local accountability.
A quirky Royston trend imagines painting cars to match a wife’s dress. The piece riffs on crime versus honesty, fashion excess, installments, and the oddities of daily life. It ends with a lamp-lit joke about a wet paint sign.
A compact verse notes that constant effort beats single acts. Refrains emphasize continual talking growing and advertising. It contrasts Towser gnawing bone and a steadfast lover with patient persistence winning the trade.
Manitoba plans to finish the Trans-Canada Highway through the province by October first, linking Brandon to the Saskatchewan boundary. Halifax plans to reestablish its Provincial Exhibition this fall under Mayor Murphy after wartime gaps.
Portland prepares for a five day Rose Festival from June 16 to 19, touted as the most elaborate civic celebration in the city’s history. New features include Rosaria a large city pageant with 5000 performers and music by Charles Wakefield Cadman with libretto by Doris Smith, and Merrykhana a world carnival styled parade representing 37 nations.
The report notes a planned section of the crowd ahead of the IHS 1925 Festival with an estimated 25 600 Portland residents contributing daily in the buildup.
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