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Newspaper
Fort Macleod Gazette
Location
Fort Macleod, Alberta, Canada
Date
Jun 28, 1901
Page
1
Advertisement notes ladies plain black cotton hose with Balbriggan feet and double gussets and ankles plus ladies cashmere hose for summer weight. Offered at only 35 cents per pair, highlighting value for shoppers.
James Fulter of Lethbridge passes along letters from Charlie Ross now commanding the Canadian Scouts in South Africa. The Pretoria letter from April 23, 1901, recounts battles, captures, deaths, promotions, and plans to reorganize with pack mules, reporting minerals, farming failures, and prospects for land in Rhodesia after the war.
Cape Town May 4 1901 note arrival and recruitment among Canadian South African police. account of a night at a Free State station with an armoured train stolen headlight used for poker by officers. mentions Distinguished Service Order and plans to return to Pretoria. discusses plague among natives, active building, shipping, pack train efforts, and names Warren Jeff Davis.
An old advertisement touts Dr White’s Electric Comb as the only patented comb in the world. It claims instant relief from headaches and states agents wanted. Available in ladies 60c and men 40c sizes, fine 35c. U S stamps accepted. D N Rose, Gen Mgr, Decatur Illinois.
The Macleod race meeting in July stirs nationwide interest as the biggest event yet in Southern Alberta. Manitoba thoroughbreds and the best in Manitoba and the North-West are expected to race, with Montana likely to contribute a strong stable. Plan to attend and don’t miss the year’s most attractive spectacle.
Friends in Lawrence Kansas recount how Mrs. L Pease endured seven years bedridden due to kidney liver trouble and nerves. She credits three bottles of Electric Bitters with restoring mobility and vitality. The remedy aids headaches backaches nervousness sleeplessness melancholy fainting and dizziness. Sold by R B Barnes Macleod for 0 Containing Sc. Satisfaction guaranteed.
A Bow Street report says a gentleman asked for a warrant against London Sun proprietors for obtaining money under false pretences. He claimed he bought a copy due to a placard reading Botha's surrender. The magistrate refused the warrant as the purchase fell outside jurisdiction. He planned to renew at the lord mayor's office tomorrow.
An advertisement promises a cure for all ailments with Dr White's Electric Comb sold on a written guarantee. The promo notes insufficient hair as a personal deficiency and warns about upcoming fees if not used. Gec. D N Rose, General Manager, Decatur, Illinois, is solicited for orders.
J Merriman former Cape Colony treasurer and Boer delegate in Southampton says British workingmen now see they were tricked into the war. Camps were misnamed prisons and refugees rather than refugees, with little reward for fighting. he doubts the visit’s outcome.
A railway strike aftermath saw an engine overturn an embankment after a partially opened switch on the Crow’s Nest line. Engineer Hugh Brock sustained serious injuries as the locomotive derailed following a signal indicating safety. Local investigation expected.
The First Locomobile in the Territories arrives for W F Cochrane and is set up Tuesday. After a smooth test drive that night the steam powered vehicle is shown to crowds and praised for its finish and comfort. A trial run on Wednesday covers several directions from town as Mrs Cochrane and party head to the Rancho 82 miles away, expected to take about two hours with a 40 mile per hour ford possible. The steam engines drive sprockets to the hind axle, reverses at the driver’s right, and a 12 horsepower rating with 160 pounds working pressure.
A westbound CP railway engine derailed after plunging through a bridge near Morley. Neither the engineer nor fireman were seriously hurt, engineer sustaining a slight hand injury. Bystander reports say floods threaten Calgary and northern areas with washed-out bridges and culverts. Prominent visitors include Alexander McDougall of Fernie and F B Smith of Crow’s Nest, while Geo Casey of Butte, Montana, visited Blairmore’s Gibeau mine before heading back west.
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