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Newspaper
Glenboro Gazette
Location
Glenboro, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 17, 1908
Page
4
The Gazette lists subscription costs and advertising rates for transient notices, birth, marriage or death notices, and contracts. It sets pricing per line for notices, with specific charges for missing payments and changes, and notes payment terms and error liability.
Local reports say a boiler exploded on a threshing engine at Opawaka Man injuring several men. Fireman John Moher died from his injuries, Wilfrid Irwin remains critical in hospital, while the cause of the blast is unknown. Moher had only arrived in the West in August aboard a harvesters excursion.
H Hazelwood reports a broad selection of fresh fruit including grapes pears apples peaches and plums with daily shipments and a white seal guarantee on quality. Advertisements note prices and preserving fruit and a promise of best value this season.
A Manitoba Fire Prevention Act notice by Fire Commissioner A Lindback asks haystack owners to protect open stacks with an eight foot wide ring at least twenty yards away and require three workers present when lighting rings. It warns penalties up to two hundred dollars or twelve months in jail for negligent or deliberate prairie fires and urges adherence to prevent losses.
Thanksgiving Day is fixed for Monday October 16 to aid commercial travelers and others who spend only Sundays at home. The change, decided earlier, shifts celebration from Thursday to Monday in future years.
Deer season runs December 1 to 15 while Grouse Prairie Chicken and Partridge fly October 15 to 31. Ducks are allowed September 1 to November 30. Non residents must obtain a license from the Minister of Agriculture and Immigration to hunt or shoot any noted animals and avoid legal penalties under The Manitoba Game Protection Act.
A study finds that hot tempered individuals are not necessarily more virtuous or morally proven than calm personalities. The research analyzes behavioral traits and social outcomes across diverse groups and cultures.
A traveler in a railroad dining car asks whether he has twenty minutes to wait or until eight. The reply clarifies neither. the passenger was told twenty minutes to ate and his train has just departed.
In Stockton, at 3 p.m., and in Glenboro at ? p.m. unspecified time shown. No further context or details available.
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