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Newspaper
Prince Rupert Journal
Location
Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Aug 15, 1915
Page
2
The notice lists newspaper rate cards for the Prince Supert Journal, detailing daily and weekly editions, delivery areas, and pricing plans. It specifies charges for prepaid yearly, six month and three month subscriptions, and monthly rates, plus foreign circulation pricing and advertising rates.
In the absence of reliable battlefield updates a wartime press notes stricter censorship may fuel speculation about Allied losses and progress. Editors suggest censorship is necessary though it may delay or obscure strategic moves and leave readers uncertain.
Correspondence from The Journal argues for open discussion on prohibition during the war. It favors local option over provincial prohibition, noting the fishing boom in Prince Rupert, hopes for a road to Cold Storage and a city dock, and warns about enforcement depending on local sentiment.
F H Du Vernet argues for local option and a government dispensary system to curb the drink evil during wartime. He links temperance to national economy, merchant debt relief, and local prosperity, predicting stronger calls for prohibition across British Columbia and beyond.
A near inlet structure, moved adjacent to the Cold Storage building, will be converted into a bonded warehouse. It will be fitted in first class shape and provided with reading matter for the convenience of the men.
Dominion land notices outline a twenty one year lease for coal mining rights across Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta Yukon Northwest Territories and parts of British Columbia at one dollar per acre. Maximum 2560 acres per applicant with in person applications to district agents. A forty five cent fee accompanies each application and royalties of five cents per ton apply on merchantable coal.
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