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Newspaper
Cumberland Islander
Location
Cumberland, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Nov 18, 1916
Page
2
The Cumberland Islander, published Saturdays by Islander Publishing Company, Cumberland, Canada, lists contact number 3-5. Subscriptions cost $1.50 per year in advance, with single copies priced at 5 cents and foreign subscriptions to Postal Union countries at $2.00.
A 1916 aviation era editorial urges increased Canadian poultry and egg production to meet unprecedented demand for export and home use. It notes high prices, rising consumption, and a bid to expand Western provinces’ output, with Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta seen as key to a larger trade with Britain.
The Youth's Companion calendar for 1917 is issued to paid subscribers as a practical, unusually artistic calendar. It emphasizes usability with well chosen colors and a striking design, branded as the Practical Home Calendar for everyday use.
Public notice announces bread pricing effective Monday the 80th day of October 1916. Three loaves cost 25 cents and thirteen tickets cost one dollar. Signatories include James H. Halliday and Marocchi Bros.
The Ladies Aid plans an apron sale and afternoon tea in the church basement on the Tuesday after November pay day. Sale starts at 2 oclock to aid those unable to go out later in the afternoon.
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