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Newspaper
Golden Era
Location
Golden, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Jan 06, 1899
Page
4
Advertises Xmas bargains with selections of pictures and frames in gilt and white and gold, priced from three to seven dollars. Encourages saving checks with cash purchases to secure gifts. a five dollar check secures a medallion. Details note varying widths and values for each item.
Just arrived carloads of choice groceries and confectionery furniture hardware crockery and glassware Ogilvie s Patent Hungarian Flour plus new stores selling fast.
George B. McDermot, a general merchant, advertises skating gear including skates and boots in stock for customers preparing for winter festivities and outdoor rinks.
A Hamilton hotel clerk, C E Aikens of the Commercial Hotel, credits Dodd's Kidney Pills with curing his Bright's Disease after two years of illness and failed remedies. He states six boxes restored his health and urges others to try the pills, sold by druggists at fifty cents per box or 2 50 for six.
Lakeside Hotel Windermere Taynton and Gordon props offer good accommodation for prospectors and freighters with first class meals and pace rates.
An old promotional notice claims Paine's Celery Compound regulates the nervous system banishes dangers from first symptoms of rheumatism neuralgia and weak nerves. It urges prompt use to restore vigor and prevent serious diseases by improving blood and nerve function.
Mrs Lake announces the opening of a ladies hat and trimming shop in Golden. The milliner occupies the former J McMillan premises opposite G B McDermot’s store and offers a select stock of hats and trimmings and children’s clothing with inspection invited.
The Victoria Colonist highlights East Kootenay prospects with copper, silver, and lead finds near Windermere and Golden. Major Clahecy develops claims twelve miles from Bear Creek amid a general cheerful outlook for the season. Delphine ore shipment awaits spring navigation due to low water.
Thursday afternoon a fire broke out in Golden near the postal room of a store. C A Warren, bedbound with a cold, discovered the blaze and alerted helpers who contained the flames before major damage. The uninsured building suffered roof damage while stock insured for 1600 with Atlas and 500 with Phoenix and Queen's Insurance. The postal room and mail matter were undamaged. The fire started from a stove in the insil room that burned through and set the wall.
On Saturday night at Mr Joseph Lakes residence Golden, Joseph Skinner C P R staff Donald married Florence Maud Evans Revelstoke. Rev Mr Wright officiated. On Wednesday Rev Wright united Wealling ton Kinnee Windermere with Maria Newton Ontario at the Columbia House. Best wishes to the couples.
A local curling rink defeated Revelstoke by seven points in a friendly Saturday bout. Teams included Revelstoke Griffith Hearn Henderson Brown skip 11 and Golden Hughes Allock Rae McNeish skip 18. An 18 point pants prize from Moore and Mowat Brockville was announced. The district medal contest is set for the 17th. In Bryan and Lee action Allock beat Parnon 10 to 9. Tonight two games feature Parnon Rae versus Warren Henderson.
A Groton woman recounts recovery from a severe lung illness that doctors could not cure. She credits Dr Kings New Discovery for her cure after trying the medicine for coughs and colds. She praises the product and notes its price and guarantee sold by druggists.
At Field around 6 pm diners serve eastbound passengers while the CP Railway Hotel sits on a small plateau under towering Mount Stephen 14 000 feet high. Outstanding scientific interest centers on fossil beds and a natural bridge, rarely noted in guidebooks, with Emerald Lake as a possible extra attraction for visitors.
Lumber workers from McLaughlin's camp of the Columbia River Lumber Co have struck in town after McLaughlin, a top foreman, was discharged. Burns from Peacock's camp was installed, prompting a meeting where workers demanded reinstatement or promotion to foreman. The dispute remains unresolved and workers remain off the job.
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