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Newspaper
Grenfell Sun
Location
Grenfell, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
May 21, 1914
Page
1
Professional cards note Chiropraetic services by practitioners in Wolseley Beek area. Advertisement promises relief after tried treatments fail. mentions consultation and analysis by experts. Includes names Garnett Barker and references to Meeter of Chiropreetic.
The text traces Lent etymology, notes on Simeon/Semnel cakes, and Simnel Sunday traditions. It links Simnel to Mothering Sunday rites, bakery cakes adorned with figures of the Virgin, mother and child, and ties to ancient solstice and zodiac symbolism with references to Athor and Horus. It mentions Bury and Launcaster as places keeping Simnel traditions.
Regular town council meeting on May 1 held with Mayor Resborough presiding. Minutes from May 4 read. Accounts presented for electric light and other services. Contracts approved with the Canadian Westinghouse Co. for light centers. Debate over a Grenfell school by law and refusal to read the bylaw. Public scales discussed. committee to report next meeting. Grant requested by Grenfell Athletic Association. council approves 73 toward Victoria Day celebration. Court of Revision set for Monday June 1 at 10 a.m. Licences bylaw referred for alteration. By-law 28 amended. several by-laws read and passed, including hours for horses in public places.
The notice lists worship times for several churches including St Michaels St Andrews Brownbill and TM with morning and evening services. It notes Friday evening service and choir practice at TM and prayer services midweek led by pastors W Arnett and P W Redan with additional preaching and study meetings.
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