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Newspaper
Glenboro Gazette
Location
Glenboro, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 05, 1914
Page
8
The Glenboro Gazette lists advertising notices and stage contracts. It notes deadlines and payment terms, including monthly advertising charges and contractor obligations for the printing office on Railway Ave.
The Empress of Ireland, 570 feet long with 14 500 tons, sank in 14 minutes after a mid sea collision with the Storstadt 30 miles east of Father Point and 170 miles from Quebec. About 1 400 aboard, roughly 400 saved, 1 000 lost. Capt Kendall and Capt Anderson blamed amid investigation. Survivors taken to Rimouski then Quebec.
Mr and Mrs Hannes Peturson of 133 Horace Ave Norwood survived the Empress of Ireland sinking on a pleasure trip to Iceland and Europe. Their brother Rev R Peturson relayed a telegram stating they were living and saved from the disaster. Winnipeg and western communities mourn the loss of 24 of 34 aboard as the tragedy widens old connections.
Creditors of Annie Reavie Thair late of Glenboro Manitoba must send claims with details to Francis Henry Mitchell by July 2 1914. Administrator George Reuben Thair will distribute assets after that date to those with proper notice and non notified claimants will not receive assets. Dated Glenboro Manitoba June 2 1914.
A newspaper feature notes a Gleichen Alberta farmer earning from dairy, poultry, and garden cash flow rather than grain alone. With 12 to 15 cows in milk and eight work horses, the farmer reports monthly cream earnings of 119 and a summer labor bill of two hired men. The piece argues factory growth in Calgary and Edmonton will boost demand for mixed farm outputs, but perishables limit long distance shipping.
Montreal grain dealer James Carruthers says Western farmers should adopt mixed farming to reduce risk from wheat dependence. He notes strong packing firms near Edmonton, growing numbers of pig and cattle raisers, and profits from coarser grain feeds. Railways back farmer education, aiming for national prosperity and population growth as industrial hubs expand. Mixed farming expands domestic and foreign market options via cold storage.
The document argues Western Canada lacks mills despite rich timber in British Columbia and Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba. It cites 1912 imports of paper totaling 8.35 million dollars with most from the United States, and shows export values and potential gains from domestic milling. It urges capitalists to invest in West mills to serve a rising regional market.
Sugar shows the only notable price drop among major commodities in the United States from 1912 to 1913. The article notes sugar costs are roughly one percentage point lower than the prior year, highlighting its unique decline amid an otherwise flat or rising index.
We W. Cory deputy of the minister of the interior warns that unauthorized publication of this advertisement will not be paid for. This notice appears in the official record and governs the payment of any reproduced content.
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