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Newspaper
Grand Forks Sun
Location
Grand Forks, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Jun 02, 1916
Page
8
A review highlights Independent Brand counter check books made in Toronto as top choices. The selection emphasizes durable paper and practical layouts for everyday accounting and budgeting tasks.
A terse note mentions a two year contract to handle hooks and invites a call to see samples. The fragment references pricing and service scope without specific names or locations. The readable text implies business interests and sample demonstrations are available on request.
The Sun reports writs will be issued July 5 with the general election date to be announced. The prime minister avoids a definite date but expects it before September. James J. Hill, rail financier and western empire builder, dies in St Paul after a brief illness and surgery. Great Northern system halts five minutes during his funeral. Copper UIT mine samples from Franklin camp show promising ore for assay.
Inspector Miller of Belstoke visited the school on Wednesday and observed classroom activities. The brief report notes his walkthrough and subsequent discussion with staff.
Examined high school entrance candidates in Christina Lake Iife and Hill Top areas. Rev P Hayman of Grand Forks led a service in Billings and visited Cascade before returning to Grand Forks. V Holmes appointed to Cascade Presbyterian Church will preach Sunday. Several visitors from Christian Lake, Laurier Washington, Spokane and Deep Creek were noted. Miss Lindsey rushed to Grand Forks hospital for appendicitis.
The Grand Forks Fruit Growers Association is in liquidation. All creditors must send their claims by July 1, 1916, to the liquidator J. A. McCalcum, after which assets will be distributed among proven claimants. A creditors meeting will be held June 8, 1916, at the Board of Trade rooms, Grand Forks, B.C.
The Sun is described as the largest and best newspaper in the Boundary country with a price advantage, claiming a broad live subscription list obtained and maintained on merit without questionable methods.
An ambiguous note from the Boundary era praises stable readership and rejects elaborate schemes to attract or retain subscribers, claiming the approach avoids resorting to drastic measures to grow the paper’s audience.
A short, old verse by Henry J. Gunterman from Cascade BC urges children to honor their mother. It emphasizes a mother’s sacrifice and daily prayers and calls for avoiding alcohol to protect her heart.
A wartime notice outlines required dress details for personnel at pre front and immediate delivery points. It lists regimental numbers unit designations and appointments, including Canadian and British contingents. The document warns that omissions by higher formations cause delays.
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