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Newspaper
Cumberland Islander
Location
Cumberland, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Oct 08, 1921
Page
7
A dated October 6 1921 notice by Wesley Willard Official Administrator introduces a collection of humor verses and quips. The items include playful couplets about autos marriages debt and fishing winnings with characters Willie Mr Slowboy and a Gulf City woman referenced in light verse.
A collection of editorial condemnations from major papers led by the New York World decrying Klan methods. It cites growth from 34 to over 500,000 members, widespread influence, and hostility to civil liberties, with Houston Chronicle urging disbandment and a bonfire of regalia.
Paris milliners chase novelty by using an owl toque as the latest fashion. Owls fetch high prices from live two dollars to dead two hundred, fueling a craze. The notes cite Anton Chekhov on love and age and a Washington state orchardist solving codling moths with hard cider. An Italian diamond nickname, a Paraguay plant, and Hudson’s Bay history add quirky context. An optimist definition closes the piece.
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