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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 09, 1914
Page
4
The Arta based Bamiots Pris Publishing Co releases Tor Mesnes Echo every Thursday. The periodical prints in Jeree and Hi cecta with Man distribution.
A fragmented reminiscence of a 1914 Hamiota bachelor ball recounts jokes and vows about marriage. Jim, the president, admits he aimed to win both a wife and a name but failed, while peers tease and discuss potential brides, with Al Pearse and others cited among the revelry and soft rustlings of courtship.
An old town tale centers on a bachelor society gathering with Queth Johows and Joheny Scott among those present. The speaker urges members to marry before year’s end, while observers including Jim Hanna, Geords A W OH, Bobby B, and Nei Bethune listen as the crowd pledges to uphold society rules.
The article argues British Columbia will gain freight traffic as Grand Trunk Pacific expands eastward from Prince Rupert, envisioning grain shipments to Europe via the Panama Canal. It notes the line’s prairie-grade routes, rich grain zones, and growing dairying schemes in Saskatchewan with new creamery projects at Unity and Melville.
A farmer notes how one four year old cow produced 920 pounds of milk with 35 pounds of fat in a month while a five year old yielded 330 pounds and 19 pounds of fat. He argues individual cow records reveal true dairy value better than herd totals and warns against selling good cows cheaply without such data.
The notice lists church services for the Church of England and local churches. It notes Sunday morning 11 am and evening 7 pm services with Sunday school, Bible class at 2 20, Holy Communion on the first and second Sundays, led by Rev Wood in Pione Loo and Rev Saml Mast in Ellenville, including contact details and times for preaching and union services.
Notary Public and Conveyancer offers money to loan on farm and town property. Located at Office one door east of Hotel Cecil. Phone No. 127.
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