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Newspaper
Nelson Daily Miner
Location
Nelson, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Dec 25, 1901
Page
6
Our Improved Store announces a broader selection of toys and holiday goods with better displays and attentive service. The message cites customer appreciation and public goodwill as signs of progress and invites readers to visit and see the new offerings.
Morley and Laing Nelson announce a showroom push for Mason and Risch pianos highlighting craftsmanship and tonal quality. Local music stores report strong customer interest and potential holiday sales growth.
In Nelson yesterday two vagrants appeared before Magistrate Crease and were remanded until Thursday. A box of Christmas smokes from Kootenay Cigar Manufacturing Co. was gratefully received by The Miner staff. A Cedar Street resident slipped on the sidewalk and broke a hand bone. Marble cargo for federal buildings delays, while city wharf work proceeds slowly at about three planks daily. A team of horses wrecked a delivery sleigh on Hendryx Street. A CP Rail brakeman lost a finger, necessitating amputation. Curling matches and a cantata schedule were altered, with postponement of the Presbyterian church performance.
Midnight mass was celebrated at the Catholic church last night lasting past 1 o clock. Father Ferland led the service with a 20 voice choir under T J Scanlan and preached a sermon on Christmas as the feast of the child and the church, urging patience with children. The service drew a large attentive crowd amid festive decorations. Copper and metal markets showed minor moves, with London and New York quotes noted on copper lead and tin.
An advertisement lists numerous distributors in towns from Montreal to Rossland and promotes Sweet Caporal cigarettes, wines, liquors, beers, and cigars. It urges holiday dining, a Christmas greeting, and offers a dubious investment promise to buy 100 shares in Simil Jie Valley Coal Co Ltd via R J Steel with potential profits by January 1, 1902.
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