Manitoba settlers endure harsh trials and present challenges
The Birtle Observer discusses Manitoba settlement hardships, arguing editors lack experience in frontier life. It cites floods, waggons, prairie fires, extreme cold, and famine risks faced by farmers, criticizing untested guidance and praising Manitoba resilience. It notes mislabeling Toronto as York in Upper Canada.
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Adams
Baptist Confession of Faith
Toronto
York
Upper Canada
Light of other days and a view of old Canada
A reader shares a sixty year old Upper Canada journal from St. Catharines noting mail routes from Ancaster to Port Talbot, no railways or steamers yet. The piece recalls a New York governor’s fifty pound reward for William Morgan and a prank injuring a professor with porridge.
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J. M. Lawrie
St. Catharines
Upper Canada
Canada
Ancaster
Port Talbot
London
Russell fair exhibit shines with top grade grains
The Birtle No. 2 Agricultural Society held its third annual exhibition in Russell on Oct 9 drawing large turnout of settlers. Wheat and grain showed strong quality with many class prizes awarded to M Young O and M Land Co J McAlister D T Wil ton and others. A clergyman and a JP narrowly escaped a mill accident and Dr Morrison faced a river crossing scare as ice and sand threatened horses and buckboard gear.
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Russell
Morrison
Assiniboine
Mr. Orr
Peices
Murdoch Wins Twelve Prizes at Mountain Fall Show
Mr Janes Murdoch of Preston Southern Manitoba earned twelve prizes in sheep classes at the Fall Show of the Agricultural Society of Mountain. He has long focused on sheep raising and views this rural enterprise as highly profitable in Manitoba.
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Agricultural Society of Mountain
Janes Murdoch
Preston
Manitoba
Murdoch
Reverend Hogg Thrashes 1000 Bushels Wheat and 500 Oats
The Rev. Mr. Hogg of Binsearth demonstrates farming skill by thrashing 1000 bushels of wheat and 500 bushels of oats. Grain along the Assiniboine River suffered less frost than in other areas.
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Hogg
Binsearth
Assiniboine River
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