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Newspaper
Cumberland Islander
Location
Cumberland, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Oct 29, 1926
Page
5
Reports from all provinces show the Family Herald and Weekly Star of Montreal at $1.00 per year is sweeping the country. The big weekly journal is praised as a marvel of the newspaper world despite the prior price reduction from $2.00.
Vacant Crown lands may be pre empted by British subjects over 18 or aliens declaring intent to British. subject to residence occupation and $10 per acre improvement for five years. Purchases of vacant lands for agriculture range $5 per acre for arable and $2.60 for grazing. Homestead leases allow up to 200 acres unsurveyed with dwelling requirement. Grazing and industrial leases up to 640 acres.
The article highlights the Family Herald and Weekly Star as a complete farm journal and family magazine at less than two cents weekly. It notes the publishers seek improvements, the paper’s high quality, and urges readers to subscribe at the Islander office as winter approaches.
The November issue of Rod and Gun highlights a robust fishing department and other outdoor reading. It includes two fiction pieces McLean of the Hudson's Bay by William C. Millar and The Blue Buoy by B. G. Robbins, plus An Eventful Snipe Shooting Trip on the St. Lawrence tidal flats.
Fishing Notes highlights include J. W. Vinson on Cuckoo Owls and Cuckoos. F. Merrett Ozark Ripley and R. H. Moore contribute, plus a robust Queries and Answers section. Guns and Ammunition by C. S. Landis and Outdoor Talk by W. Motley cover Woodcraft Sign Language.
City finances appear sound with general account at 8175.64 and savings 265.62. School Board shows 845.58. Alderman Potter notes a burned cedar at the refuse dump threatens life and railroad, ordering felling after railroad traffic confirmation. No other committee reports received.
Aldermen praised the Fire Chiefs' convention in Fresno and expected a detailed report from Chas Parnham. City clerk Cope warned fraternal groups borrow city hall chairs and return them damaged, leading to a $5 deposit to borrow chairs.
A humoristic quip exchanges between a boy and a lady about an arrow lost and a joke about police. A judge and a lawyer comment on settling disputes out of court while a Notre Dame juggler appears in the interlude.
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