21 Jun 1917
Page 1
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 30 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Dauphin Herald And Press
Location
Dauphin, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 21, 1917
Page
1
A shipment of ladies neckwear features collars for summer wear in various styles. Includes sports checked, pique sailor, satin and striped collars, embroidered organdie, lawn, georgette crepe and crepe de chine pieces. Prices range from 50¢ to 1.25.
House dresses in striped and flowered and check patterns offered in up-to-date style. Sizes range from 36 inches to 42 inches. Priced at $1.25 each.
White drill and white pique along with repp middy cloth crepe and duck angora serge jean cloth offered for skirts or middies at twenty cents per yard.
Crepe de Chene fabrics favored now for summer wear. Available in a range of colors at 1.00 yard.
Feather proof pillows in bright striped ticking marketed at 1.70 per pair.
Holiday season buys include floating pillows for all ages. Numbers head to the lake and children learn to swim while adults seek long lasting body support in the water. Priced at $1.50 and $1.60.
Ladies bathing suits offered in navy and black fabrics including lus tre and serge with white or red trim. Prices range from 2.90 to 5.00 dollars, presenting affordable summer wear.
Navy and black lustres in a fast color satin finish offered for bathing suits. The 42 inch wide fabric is priced at 65 cents per yard and noted for good texture and suitability for swimwear.
A woven white flannelette fabric from selected Manchester yarns with a soft fleecy surface. The material is 386 inches wide and priced at 22 cents per yard, reduced from 25 cents.
A store offers ladies and misses white canvas boots with sizes to fit all and prices cut from 4.00 to 3.75 for first quality goods.
Advertisement notes children's barefoot sandals in sizes 5 104 11 2 with a wide range of fits. Priced from 1.50 to 1.60 dollars per pair, offering a simple lightweight footwear option for kids.
Straw Hats for men and boys offered in all shapes to fit any head and budget. Prices range from 50 cents to 5 dollars, with a hat to suit every pocket.
An ad describes a range of Wash Blouses for boys ages 5 to 12 with good patterns to choose from. Prices range from 50c to $1.25.
The Independent Order of Odd Fellows Manitoba jurisdiction annual report for 1916 notes 98 lodges and 41 members fallen in service. Total benefits paid exceed 27 8802 with allocations for teachers sick benefits widow and orphans special relief nursing and burying the dead. Veterans medal awarded to 283 continuous members.
Dr. Bryant now owns the Overland Country club with a modern car. The Dauphin Auto Club grades culverts, fixes hazards, and urges public support for better roads as Portage la Prairie plans a 300000 scheme with 231 miles of roads and nine bridges. The Manitoba Methodist Conference reports debates over Wesley College finances and conscription policies.
A heavy Tuesday night rain drenched the north country and significantly improved prospects for local crops, bringing relief to farmers worried about dry spells.
The summer CNR timetable, effective Sunday June 17, adds a mixed train between Portage la Prairie and Dauphin. Depart Portage at 9 a.m. on Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays, and depart Dauphin at 6 a.m. on Tuesdays Thursdays and Saturdays.
Allan Watson, a popular young railroad man, married Miss Bertha May Barber at Killarne y on Wednesday the 20th. After a short honeymoon the couple will reside at Dauphin.
War weary readers urged to fund the Red Cross with monthly Patriotic Fund transfers to aid ambulances hospitals surgical supplies and care for wounded in trenches Dauphin executives plan a public campaign to shift existing subscriptions. Also note Home Economics meeting July 6 7 in Dauphin and local donations to Children’s Aid from Seeburn district plus a Saturday sale of aprons by H C Purdy & Co.
The Ladies' Aid of the Methodist church will host a Parsonage shower of comforts for the boys in the trenches on Friday evening in June. A band will perform and ice cream will be served.
The Soldiers' Aid society will hold 4 ten cent tea events at Thos. Scotts store on Main Street south this Saturday June th.
Ill health of Mrs Patterson forces a storewide clearance through July 9. Blooming stock offered at deep discounts including dresses under dollar ranges and 25 percent below cost on cashmere items, children’s wear, corsets, and fabric lines.
Pte Ed Dutton of Gilbert Plains killed. Pte J Sad of Grandview wounded. Pte A J Morcroft of Winnipegosis wounded. Pee W F Riddell of Dauphin wounded. Pte A Harvey of Dauphin wounded.
Wasyl Buardynuk, longtime Sclater resident, died by hanging on Sunday after a period of ill health and despondency. He was 4% years old and survived by his wife and several children.
D. E. McDonald aged 66 67 died at Netherhill Sask from a stroke of apoplexy on the 1th inst. He was born in Bruce County Ontario and homesteaded in Portage la Prairie district before farming on the Wilson River. He later moved to Netherhill and entered the implement business seven years ago. He served on Dauphin municipal council and helped in the Presbyterian church. He is survived by a widow two sons Edward Sturgis Sask and William Netherhill and two daughters Mrs Ed Campbell Dauphin and Miss Nita Netherhill. Sister Mrs D A Campbell Dauphin attended. Funeral from Presbyterian church to Riverside cemetery Wednesday with Rev S A Martin conducting service and bearers Rob Smith George Buchannon T T Malcolm Wm McIntosh Gavin Strang Thos Shaw.
Mayor Bowman and council members discussed tax and electric light accounts. They write off R C Sparling 60 dollars H Shanks 7 50 and W Priestley 6 and J Stevens 2. A by law on street traffic was introduced. Delegations adjourned to June 21. Obituary notice for Mrs J A Barclay aged 39 at Dauphin.
The Dauphin School Trustees Association hosts an educational basket picnic at Wilson River School on Friday the 29th. It aims to engage rural trustees and ratepayers in school affairs with the Minister of Education and Deputy Minister likely attending and possibly Dr. Stuart Fraser from the Provincial Board of Health. Activities include rural pupil education contests, a prize medal, school choruses, a ladies baseball match and various addresses. The event may become an annual district gathering in different locations.
The LODE News reports the Red Cross received 15 suits, 16 pairs of socks, $11, and fabric as part of a bale for Secours National. Donations welcome. sewing takes place Tuesdays and Fridays. A benefit concert was rescheduled to Tuesday evening July 8 with Scotch dances and bagpipes.
A fundraising picnic will be held on Wednesday, June 27 at Hudson Bay Beach, three miles east of Melton, to aid organizing a Fairville Red Cross auxiliary. Local residents are invited to participate and contribute.
At Dauphin on the Mth inst to Mr and Mrs F V Nicholson a son born.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.