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Newspaper
Grand Forks Sun
Location
Grand Forks, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Jun 21, 1918
Page
4
News notes invite Grand Forks fruit growers to attend the July 24 to 26 convention in Nelson focused on irrigation systems and philosophy. The piece also mentions locals traveling, local business moves, soldiers returning, and the hot dry June with scarce rain.
The son of the year is preparing for Dominion Day celebrations while old habits of weather and weekly routines are recalled. Mrs. G A Spink is confined to home due to illness this week. A food conservation message echoes English placards urging restraint to beat the wasteful appetite. The Boundary service is described as slow and unsatisfactory with a critical line about daily meals and the fight against waste.
Christina Lake Pavilion hosts weekly dancing nights during the season with live music on the floor. Refreshments are available and boats for rent are offered nearby, highlighting good roads and access.
A Cincinnati man touts freezone as a cheap foot corn remedy. Apply a few drops to tender corns and the corn dries and lifts away, reportedly without injuring surrounding skin.
The document details revised pre-emption rules including surveyed areas, limited joint claims, and five year residence with $10 per acre improvements. It introduces extensions for health or other causes, mandatory improvements of $300 per year, and forfeiture for noncompliance. It also expands free grant and townsite allotment provisions under related acts with timelines and eligibility, naming Nathan as government official.
A vintage beauty tip describes making a whitening lotion by mixing juice from two lemons with three ounces of orchard white to yield a quarter pint. It claims the blend whitens freckles and enhances softness, advising daily facial massage and noting low cost and long shelf life.
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