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Newspaper
Cumberland Islander
Location
Cumberland, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Sep 09, 1917
Page
3
Tickets go on sale at the Box Office on Wednesday September 12. Mail orders should be addressed to Ilo Ilo Theatre Cumberland and will be processed promptly.
Vancouver Sept 3 The executive of the British Columbia Federation of Labor may call a general strike after a provincial convention. Delegates representing nearly all labor groups voted 56 to 8 for the policy with 3 not voting. The body also backed fielding labor candidates in federal elections as a protest against conscription, while avoiding conflicts with Socialists.
A poor girl marries an aged millionaire. A friend questions the match. The bride answers that if one were starving and given a massive banknote regardless of its date, she would accept the wealth without regard to its origin or age.
A patient complains a $25 bill for a headache, while the doctor insists the charge reflects an incipient brain fever diagnosis. The exchange highlights a clash between perceived value and medical assessment in a humorous professional exchange.
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