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Newspaper
Glenboro Gazette
Location
Glenboro, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 27, 1913
Page
8
The Gazette envery Friday workings at Gat htte Printing of CK. Ulway Ave Glenboro Manitoba. Payment terms schedule for insertions. changes due by Monday noon. misprint errors noted. advertiser responsible for errors. contract changes require office notice.
Dr A W Myles of Treherne was unanimously chosen at the Holland Liberal Convention to contest the riding against the Conservatives. About 100 delegates attended representing the entire district. Myles, a 30 year old dentist and Cypress Liberal secretary, thanked supporters and pledged hard work for victory. A banquet for Opposition leader T C Norris followed with speeches from Dr T J Lamont and others.
Cheyenne and Wye riders prepare for the Frontier Days Exposition at the Winnipeg Exhibition from July 14 to 16. The championship honors for lady riders and broncho busting events will be keenly contested with top competitors from the Keen rivalry.
A tale recounts a pair of con men at a social gathering swapping telegrams to feign reading and influence a decision. One pretends ignorance, another with a fake offer claims high stakes. A waiter is recruited to read a false telegram promising a dozen for a dollar per head, causing comic confusion when the men realise the mix up.
In a belittled exchange, Uncle Al vents that his wife and daughters rely on him for housework water coal and fires. He plans to retreat to a cabin for six months to prove their dependence and reveal who truly does the work, as Cynthia challenges the setup and questions who will handle chores in his absence.
The Rev Herbert L Trenchman spoke at a 2 Methodist church in Duluth condemning modern dress as immodest. He cited a Duluth husband who answered his wife’s vanity with resolve about a bobbie skirt and kept to traditional modesty.
In a New York American quip the judge fines a youth ten dollars for pocket picking. The offender has only nine dollars, so the judge orders release and to be kept in the visitors’ till the missing dollar is found.
A witty exchange mocks a volumes set claiming to hold all knowledge. Meek thanks the canvasser but rejects the offer, while others weigh in about a wife’s supposed knowledge. The quip closes with a playful remark about common sense and familiarity.
Pat ambles from the crazy house and claims a yearly edge as the Brandon Fair train looms. He vows to live for one day and jokily warns others they will face their turn. The scene hints at a broader obsession with a single winning morning.
Prov. Mun. Auditor Josefa Vata praises overall accounting for the year 1912 in the South Cypress Treeshank audit to the Reeve. She notes the Revenue Balance matches Assets Liabilities and the secretary’s work is efficient, but urges higher remuneration for the secretary.
Abstract revenue summary shows expense categories like Hospital, Printing, Taxes, and Indemnity with totals and balances. It lists uncollected taxes, cash on hand, and bank balance alongside gain and loss figures for the year ending December 31, 1912.
Fragmentary OCR shows butter and egg prices per dozen, chicken and oats listings, with stray text referencing Northern regions and generic feed terms. No clear events, dates, or identifiable entities beyond generic commodity terms.
The Gazette and Weekly Free Press offer is $1.50, The Gazette and Telegram $1.75, The Gazette and Western Home Monthly $1.50, The Gazette and Nor West Farmer $1.75, and The Gazette and Farmers' Advocate $2.25.
Word reached town Wednesday evening that Geo Atkinson of Portage la Prairie drowned in the river about four miles northwest. He was with boys in two boats when he fell overboard with little warning. A search party went out but failed to recover his body. He was active in Foresters and Elks in Portage and regarded as a respected resident.
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