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Newspaper
Cumberland Islander
Location
Cumberland, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Oct 05, 1912
Page
3
A jumble of vignettes touches on a hired girl dilemma and pa midhig, hints of Roman amphitheatres in England, and a whimsical exchange with a minister Garza. It notes telegraphic links between Fort George and the Grane Trunk Pacific line and observes Windsor’s long royal history in Berkshire England.
The Rev C H Grundy argues early marriages suit morality and society, urging parents to help youths meet eligible partners and prepare financially. He dismisses state coercion yet promotes readying for marriage and cautions against bachelorhood. He notes his matrimonial bureau has sent 140 letters and aims to pair couples through correspondence.
This piece outlines thrifty soap jelly wash methods for keeping blouses bright in heat. It covers dissolving soap in water, color-safe additives like salt alum and ox gall, and drying gloves with soap to prevent stiffness. It advises careful handling of white veils to avoid damage.
A wife suspects her husband of an affair after daily muffled endearments from an office boy who calls home. She explains she’s been away at bridge and has the cook answer the phone, missing the voice behind the messages.
The Fresh Air Fund receives a $100 cheque via a grateful family. A new five survey party of 18 men led by Mr F G Ashe operates southwest of Lillooet for the Pacific Great Western Railway, with work near West Vancouver and at Hove Sound, as Chief Engineer Callaghan directs. Minard's Tiniment Co advertises a testimonial about rapid healing after a horse bite.
Every farmer and stockman should keep Dr Thomas Electric Oil on hand as a family remedy and as a potent horse and cattle medicine. It serves as a superior substitute for sweet oil for animals affected by colic or distress.
A casual street exchange shows tension as two men vocally decline interaction with a woman nearby. One warns another not to approach, claiming the woman is his wife and that they do not speak.
A quirky note recalls Miss Belle giving Jones apparel, first the mitten then Buck. The fragment hints at social chatter and varying viewpoints amid lighthearted speculation.
Farrington, chief clerk in the trainmaster’s office at Ottawa, becomes chief clerk and secretary to J. P. Kirkpatrick, Grand Trunk Pacific Superintendent at Regina. Warrington heads west with McRoy Delisle, now joining Kirkpatrick’s office. The exchange follows routine railway staffing shifts amid discussions of patriotism and loyalty.
A Dakota woman reports thirteen years of misery from coffee and credits Postum with restoring health. She describes nervousness, vision loss, and improved reading after quitting coffee and switching to Postum. The letter promotes Postum and mentions The Road to Wellville and the Canadian Postum Co. in Wisitan.
A University of Pennsylvania English professor cites Sir Ellis Ashmead Bart letts remark in the London Times about China policy. The English teacher warns against a delusive concert of powers that sounds pleasing yet hides inaction and misleads groundlings.
A former teacher recalls contracting Barber's Itch at Shippegan and being cured by Dr Chase's Ointment after one box. He notes it also healed two pupils quickly and urges use for persistent itching or sores, praising the ointment's soothing power.
Twenty coffee experts testified in Judge Landis court in Chicago that Mocha coffee is not a true geography based product. They argued the term Mocha has become a trade name rather than a place, misrepresenting origin and age of the coffee.
A mother leaves a heated debate to show how to drop a lobster into boiling water. A boy asks to drown a worm. A student laughs loudly, trying to apologize, while the teacher questions the honesty of the remark.
A well known physician notes a walking stick can reduce round shoulders in young men. The stick fosters proper arm retraction and chest expansion, while pockets cause nervous hands and a slouched posture. For effectiveness the stick should extend to the hip and be carried at proper length.
In a Chicago Record-Herald excerpt Clarice and Vance face a fatal fall after a staged romance proposal. The scene notes a failed tryout leading to a dramatic plunge from midair, with Clarice’s reply reflecting pain and loss as authorities investigate.
A fragmented note mentions Minard’s Liniment claimed to cure diphtheria. A stray reference notes Governor Wilson traveling to Seagirt and a wife’s visit to see Gert, suggesting a personal or civic context without clear details.
A Richmond household faces a sly typo and a run of mishaps as a colored cook breaks multiple items. The mistress laments the broken thermometer on the porch while joking about weather, revealing domestic humor and miscommunications in a local column.
An American and a Scotsman swap tall frost tales and gravity jokes about north Scotland and a frozen sheep. They reference Queenstown Ireland once called The Cove of Cork, noting Queen Victoria’s 1849 visit and a wise man quipping about coins.
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