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Newspaper
Golden Era
Location
Golden, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Feb 13, 1897
Page
2
The Golden Era, a weekly paper issued Saturday mornings, serves the Beat Kootenay district with mail routes to East and West, Wintermere, Fort Steele and upper country. Subscriptions are 32.00 per year in advance. Ads due by Thursday noon for inclusion. payment via the publishing company receipt.
Proprietors announce improvements planned for The Golden Era to raise paper standards and possibly increase size. They aim to showcase mining and commercial activity in East Kootenay and attract capitalists, urging support from local business people and residents.
Editorial urges cheaper government fees, better title security, and organized business voices in Golden. It calls for a local board of trade and mining bureau, improved mail service, roads, and a Fort Steele money order office, to spur district development.
Missouri legislature considers a bill to curb overcrowding in street cars. It requires seats for passengers with legal fare and offers half fare and commutation tickets when no seat is available. Conductors issue tickets only when cars are crowded, and seating swaps affect rebate eligibility.
A man recounts suffering from kidney disease for two years and finding relief after using a South American liquid remedy. He claims pain ended within days and full recovery after two bottles, attributing the cure to the product advertised by CA Wartin.
Local mining notes report extensive development by Anglo Canadian Mining Co on Jubilee mountain and Ottertail district claims. A Toronto syndicate will begin operations in spring after purchasing International lamp for 10000. Several new companies form to develop East Kootenay claims, with Vancouver firms advancing Sunday mine near Ottertail. The Alberta and Kootenay Development Co forms in Golden, with 76 000 treasury shares sold, listing directors from Calgary Golden Banff Palliser Field and others. The Bald Mountain group near Donald reports 100 feet of tunneling with good results, and the Giant and Hidden Treasure workings see transfer of ownership to capitalists in East Kootenay. The Gold Range Exploration Co passes through Golden en route to Toronto to float B C properties.
Discussions invite parties holding mineral claims to consider disposal options either for cash or through development agreements. The forum invites proposals and outlines terms for potential transfers or joint ventures.
A Mer rickville Ont lumber merchant Mr E Er rott suffered nervous debility and was restored after using South American Nervine. O A Warren sold it locally. Weather exposure in canons caused severe colds. J O Davenport of Fort Bragg Redwood Co notes Chamberlains Cough Remedy sells well and aided his own cold. Langly Co and Vancouver Victoria act as wholesale agents.
In Madrid on February 2 serious strikes and broad riots broke out. Demonstrations formed before the town hall, windows were broken and many arrests made. Municipal authorities resigned unable to quell the disturbances and martial law has been proclaimed.
Mrs. Jno De Firs of Cit narrates fifteen years of back pain and bed confinement from rheumatism. After two South American Rheumatic Cure bottles, she regained mobility and health, shopping and going out with husband reporting improvement for the first time in years. Remedy sold by U. A. Warren.
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