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Newspaper
Cumberland Islander
Location
Cumberland, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Oct 17, 1930
Page
2
The Cumberland Islander laments the credit system and the morbid class of nonpayers, condemning debt avoidance and praising hard work. It notes a Go along the streets of our city and points to future grumblers and idlers. The editor jokes about editor life and weight of toil.
A poetic scene describes October's sky and woodland changes. The speaker notes blue skies, golden scrolls, and violet springs, with autumn trails and leafless trees. A calm lake hosts blue winged teal and muskrats' wake while sight of the loon echoes at evening. The sun slows and the day fades with wild ducks taking wing.
Former Georgia governor and six term U S Senator Thomas W Hardwick endorses Sargon claiming restored energy appetite and better health after years of fatigue constipation and reliance on laxatives He cites improvement from the medicine and its pills with a Cumberland outlet listed Lang s Drug Book Store Adv t
Mrs Minto Thomas Pearse visited Nanaimo on Thursday with her daughter Mrs Thompson from Union Bay. Mrs T Hadden of Arden is staying a few days with Mrs Carter.
Comox Norman Corker visits his parents at the vicarage. Mrs. A. B. Ball and Miss Wynne Ball return from a four month England holiday. Mrs. Harvey of San Francisco visits Sister Joseph at St. Joseph's hospital. Comox consolidated schools close for Alberni teachers’ convention with staff attending. Miss Ferguson of Nanaimo visits H. Ferguson. Over the weekend Mrs. Hopkins of Northey's Lake stays with Mrs. A. W. Corker.
A Vancouver man recalls a Cincinnati call in four minutes to his wife, noting how friends now plan to use the service to stay connected when they forget to write. He implies quick, practical use for family communication across cities.
The Eagles travel to Campbell River on Sunday to face the Tyee B team in the first Upper Island league match. The Tyees’ strength is uncertain after recent additions. The Eagles will select their traveling lineup from a list including Walker, Stant, McLellan, Brown, Weir, Conrad, Hunter, Howay, McFarlane, Campbell, Gibson, Bradley, and Bartholdi.
The British Columbia minister of public works Hon N S Lougheed announced plans to finish Island highways so they will rival any in Canada. Deputy minister Pat Philip told delegates of the Canadian Automobile Association at the Empress Hotel luncheon in Victoria that the work would place Island roads second to none.
A deputy minister cites BC driving figures estimating cars travel over 500 million miles annually, consuming 40 million gallons of gas. With 23 500 miles of roads, about 70 cars per mile pass daily, and a road cost gap of about 1.17 million after taxes. A separate note mentions Miss Margaret Williams visiting Vancouver and a birthday party for Lydia McKenzie with friends listed.
Miss Mable Abrams leaves Wednesday for Vancouver to spend the next month as a guest of her aunt and uncle Mr and Mrs Wm Winbourne.
A detailed cribbage league schedule lists matches among Vets Courtenay San seers Eagles Conservatives Union Bay Oddfellows Athletics and Comox across venues including Veterans Hall Fraternity Hall Eagles Hall and Waverley Hotel. The dense timetable shows dates and pairings such as 10-Vets vs Courtenay 16-Athletics vs Comox 19-Oddfellows vs Union Bay and 28-Oddfellows vs Athletics with numerous other matchups.
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