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Newspaper
Nakusp Ledge
Location
Nakusp, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Nov 08, 1894
Page
2
Aged 50, former Quebec premier Mercier dies after a lingering illness. The obituary notes he was a prominent Dominion political figure. The piece also mocks editorials and discusses various local issues and postal subscription complaints.
The article protests poor postal service harming publishers and markets the Kaslo Claim a relic of journalism. It notes global interest in the controversial blue sheet and claims the editor faced local hostility yet produced one of the finest sarcastic works.
Timetable notes leave Nelson on Mondays at 4 p.m and Wednesdays at 4 40 p m Thursdays at 4 p m Saturdays at 5 40 p m connecting Saturdays and Wednesdays with Nelson Fort Sheppard Railway for Kaslo and Lake points Kaslo to Nelson departures Sundays at 8 a m Tuesdays at 3 a m Thursdays at 9 a m Fridays at 3 a m connecting on Tuesdays and Fridays with Nelson Fort Sheppard Railway for Spokane and points south
The schedule shows departures from Nelson on Tuesdays and Fridays at 7 a.m. and from Kaslo on Tuesdays and Fridays at 3 a.m. Bonner's Ferry to Nelson and Kaslo departs at 2 a.m. on Wednesdays and Saturdays with notice of possible changes. Inquiries at the Nelson BC offices.
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