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Newspaper
Fort Macleod Gazette
Location
Fort Macleod, Alberta, Canada
Date
Mar 07, 1902
Page
4
Published at Macleod Alberta every Friday afternoon by Wood and McLachlan. Subscription price is 1.50 per year in advance or 2.00 per year when not prepaid. No subscription is stopped until all arrears are paid, unless the publishers choose otherwise.
The article argues a strong demand for drafter horses and pure-bred draft mares in the western market with high prices as seeding approaches. It urges buyers to invest in first-class bred mares rather than grading up from mixed stock, noting stallion influence and breeding policy as key factors.
The note extols practical farm prep including tools, organized nail boxes, seed catalog study, and careful flax sourcing. It warns against city agitators, urges independent farming, and mentions rising twine prices from a firm in Elton with an option secured.
May 1st on 100000 pounds of high grade twine will be prepared to book orders at an early date and give their patrons the advantage of protection afforded in this option against a rising market. As the twine is all guaranteed this option will afford the consumer an opportunity sold.
A bill before Dominion legislators on behalf of the C P R Company requests expanded powers to own lands outside the Dominion, amend director qualifications, issue more debentures for ships, extend property dealings, build hotels and utilities, irrigate lands, establish parks, aid land settlements, and obtain railway powers of minor scope.
The Canadian Pacific weather record shows Macleod posting the highest February 27 temperature among towns from Fort William to the Coast at 36 degrees above zero. The entry lists numerous towns with conditions and temperatures, highlighting Macleod’s heat amid widespread cloudiness and light winds.
A probable clash between the Northern Commercial Company and the North American Transportation and Trading Company is described as possible along the Yukon river. The dispute may push freight rates down for river transport to Dawson City.
A Morganton Tennessee mother, C D Isbill, reports a severe head sores outbreak on her daughter that Bucklen’s Arnica salve completely healed. The ad claims a guaranteed cure for eczema tetter salt rheum pimples sores ulcers and piles. Available for 25 cents at R B Barnes' drug store.
The Department of Agriculture at Regina announces a series of agricultural meetings in this district. Lectures on agricultural topics and the Hail Insurance Ordinance will be delivered by W.R. Stewart, president of Verritoria Horze Breeders' Alan, with H. Drummond and Norman M. Ross also attending. The briefing is from Stirling, North-West Government Offices, Regina, dated February 17, 1902.
F. J. Green of Lancaster New Hampshire credits Electric Bitters with curing his long standing indigestion and nervous debility after other remedies failed. He reports his wife also stays healthy and praises the tonic as superb for female troubles. The couple endorses the product and notes a 50 cent price with satisfaction guaranteed by R. B. Bardes.
The passage discusses selecting furniture for various rooms such as living room, parlor, bedroom, and kitchen. It notes that items shown are furniture and emphasizes practical considerations for furnishing different spaces.
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