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St. Croix Courier
Jan 10/1924
Mr. Devernish [sic] manager Algonquin returned home from England.
St. Croix Courier
Jan 17/1924
Scheme to Develop Tourist Traffic in New Brunswick by emphasizing hunting and fishing. Tourist Association Saint John. Last year Maine raised 51 million in tourist revenue. New Brunswick only 3 million. CPR makes woods and lakes across Canada accessible to gamesmen.
St. Croix Courier
March 6/1924
11th Annual Convention of Canadian Good Roads Assoc. to be held at Algonquin June 24 to 27; hotel to open a bit earlier as a result. First time in New Brunswick. Every year different province. Hon. J. L. Perron Minister Highways for Quebec will motor down from Montreal.
St. Croix Courier
April 17/1924
Mrs. Devonish [sic] entertained at a card party.
St. Croix Courier
April 24/1924
Drawing. The Gilbert W. Ganong Memorial School as it will appear when completed. (future middle school)
St. Croix Courier
May 8/1924
Editorial on relative merits as national anthem of "O Canada" and "Maple Leaf Forever." Some have objected that "O Canada" because it is "French."
St. Croix Courier
May 8/1924
Special Issue titled "For Automobiles." General update on latest advances, common remedies for common problems. Ads. Muddy roads still common enough to cause sticking.
Mrs. Devonish [sic] takes short trip to Montreal May 22.
St. Croix Courier
June 12/1924
Rapid Growth of Motor Vehicles in Maritimes. From 169 in 1908 to 37,667 in 1923. Growth of trucks also.
An interesting report has been issued by the Highways Branch of the Department of Railways and Canals, Ottawa, of Motor Vehicle statistics. The rapid growth of the automobile has been very remarkable. There was registered in 1908 in New Brunswick 104 motor vehicles, and in 1923, the number registered was 16,829. In NS in 1908 there was registered 65 motor vehicles, and in 1923 this number had increased to 18,884. Prince Edward Island, in 1913, had 26 autos and in 1923 there were registered 2454, making the total number registered in 1923 in the Maritime Provinces 37,667.
Total vehicle registration in all nine provinces last year 585,079, an increase of 13.58 percent over that of the preceding year, 1922, which registered an increase of 10.9 percent over 1921. Canada now takes third place in the total of motor vehicles of the different countries of the world: Great Britain having taken the second place formerly held by Canada in this regard. (increase in registrations in US last year 23 percent, and eleven different states registered an increase of from 30 to 41 percent)
A feature of the registrations of motor vehicles in Canada last year was the increased percentage of commercial trucks, amounting to 18 percent, compared with an increase of only 13 percent in passenger vehicles. The importance of the motor truck, as an auxiliary instrument of commerce, is being realized to an greater extent in all provinces.
St. Croix Courier
Aug 7/1924
Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Elliott Clarke of Somerville arrived on Wed. last by motor car and are guests of Miss Marjorie Clarke's at Seaside Inn.
St. Croix Courier
Aug 14/1924
Little Rose Mackay celebrated her 10th birthday last Saturday by giving a delightful picnic to her friends. Devonish still in town. W. C. O'Neill and Earl Caughey in university—O'Neill at Mt. Allison or St. F. X. or Acadia, Caughey at UNew Brunswick. David Caughey Grade 5.
St. Croix Courier
Sept 11/1924
Algonquin closed Sept. 9 after successful summer.
St. Croix Courier
Sept 18/1924
Surveying for Tidal Project. (This subject has been in the news for at least a year, and will continue for at least a couple of years after this)
St. Croix Courier
Oct 2/1924
Kennedy's Hotel closed after successful season.
St. Croix Courier
Oct 30/1924
Mrs. Devonish gave delightful tea. A. H. Devonish. Dec. 25 still in St. Andrews.
St. Croix Courier
Dec 25/1924
Highways of New Brunswick to Appear on Silver Screen. Armchair automobile features scenic tour of province. A very fine pictorial of the highways of New Brunswick, those finished, those in course of construction, has been completed by upper Canadian Laboratories for Saint John parties and will be shown throughout the province.