28 Mar 1896
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Newspaper
Golden Era
Location
Golden, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Mar 28, 1896
Page
1
A note from Calgary reports a modest price drop in the Grocery Department of Hudson's Bay on Stephen Avenue. Readers are urged to send a card to receive more information on the subject and the savings.
Limited offer: the company will mail at no charge one of its Illustrated Catalogues and Price Lists to any person who sends their address.
Our Town Golden on the main line of the Canadian Pacific Railway connects with steamboat navigation on the Columbia River. It is the mineral and commercial center of British Columbia, headquarters for gold smelting and timber industries, and a distributing point for the Columbia and Kootenay Valleys rich farming country.
A snippet notes that the first of April is very close, suggesting forthcoming events and foreshadowing recent occurrences. The tone preserves a discreet, period voice with emphasis on looming dates.
A long town page records bachelor plans for a musical event in Alexander Hall around April 10, plus requests for a loaned piano and praise for Mrs. Carlin’s new daughter. It notes Gun and Curling Club activities, a Kamloops visitor, and town committee meetings about a Kicking Horse bridge, fire protection grants, port of entry plans, and road improvements. Saintly church progress ends the survey with a grand opening and address by Rev Glassford.
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