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Newspaper

Cumberland Islander

Location

Cumberland, British Columbia, Canada

Date

Nov 25, 1922

Page

4

Cumberland Islander November 25 1922 issue

Cumberland Islander reports on local Cumberland BC events with Edward W. Bickle as publisher. Saturday edition circulated every Saturday morning with community notices and regional news.

Tell Them About the Fairies

A columnist urges parents to foster courage and kindness in children using positive imagination. They warn against instilling fear and describe good fairies like Truth Cheerfulness Kindness and Obedience guiding behavior. The piece links trust and Christmas spirit to encouraging obedience.

Santa Claus

Slat's Diary An uneven week of small town observations

The diary spans Friday through Thursday with snippets about family outings, a near arrest, class discussions, flirtatious missteps, lodge rumors, school lessons on work pay, and comic misunderstandings about insects and supplies. The tone is informal and confessional with students and parents featured.

Swat the Pessimist Club Forms in Cumberland

The Cumberland "Gloom-Chasers" organize a "Swat the Pessimist" movement. They claim optimists see silver linings, argue unemployment declines and money cheapens, urging ostracism of pessimists to push progress and prosperity.

Cumberland“Gloom- Chasers Swat Wilds

Harold Lloyd in Grandma's Boy at the To Ilo Theatre

Harold Lloyd stars in Grandma's Boy a comic adventure at the To Ilo Theatre on Monday and Tuesday. The story follows a timid boy who gains confidence through a magical umbrella handle and defeats a bully and a tramp to win the girl.

Hides To Ilo Theatre

You Never Can Tell Flapper Dag Vanity Bag

A fragment notes a lively line about a woman labeled as a flapper or a dag using a vanity bag. The tone hints at 1920s slang and social satire in a brief, characterful snippet.

The Age of Man and the Elusive Time of Old Age

A humorous musing on choosing a birthday to declare old age and the foolish idea of aging. The author imagines resisting time, playing games outdoors, and living in a way that defies being labeled old, ending with a rule to live so as not to force editors to censor you.

Pa’s Gentle Hint and College Arts of Exercise

A lighthearted dialogue highlights physical culture from a college home visit. A young woman demonstrates arm work with a rod while dad jokes about straw ends and sweeping. The playful scene shifts to stairs and shoe saving as family banter reflects daily life and rising costs with rain as the punchline.

Dad

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Cumberland, B. C Edward W. Bickle House of Thrift John D Jane Harold Lloyd S Boy Bool and Wilson Man Double Lord Vor White & Son EH. O Raukedal Dunsmuir Ave Cumberland Izzy Papa Sonny Grocery Department Clark Aptha Canada Tillson’s Kage Bulk Sultanas Campbell's Alaska Moirs Chocolates Moir Frost’s Pharmacy Rexall Store BAPCO Tommy Nakanishi Royston Lumber Co.Ltd R. R. No Courtenay
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