Canada’s Rise Tied To Agricultural Reform And Fair Prices
The piece argues Canada faces growth yet must fix farm policies and price manipulation by large combines. It cites Ottawa agriculture remarks on insufficient farmer education and higher English wheat prices, plus Winnipeg meat price probes showing consumer overcharges and producer gains lag. It warns reforms require unified effort beyond rhetoric to avoid future losses as business expands.
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Dominion
Ottawa
Parthafer
England
Winnipeg
Play the Game and Play Up the Gallery at Hockey Match
The Rivers versus Home hockey game was marred by rowdyism and crowd excesses as spectators mocked players with taunts and bottles. The piece condemns the disorder, urges club and town discipline, and calls for police action to curb such behavior and preserve the sport.
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Henry Newbolt
England
Rivers
United
Wad
Tom
Unfair Credit System Cited By Minister Of Agriculture
The minister notes rural districts abuse credit practices in agriculture. He cites merchants who allow farmers to run up bills through the summer promising to pay after harvest, creating uneven burdens between urban and rural areas.
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Minister of Agriculture
Merchants' cash flow and local credit cited as town’s hindrance
The text argues delayed payments by customers cripple local trade. It notes buyers delaying or sending funds elsewhere to avoid cash flow issues, leaving merchants unpaid for months. It claims widespread debt prevents farmers and shops from expanding, buying goods by the carload, and boosting town development.
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Casea
Local sentiment calls for orderly crowds and fair play
A readers letter argues police should guide crowds and police presence should deter unruly behavior. It defends winter sports including hurling courtesy, urging sportsmanlike support for players and crowd restraint.
Prohibitionists blamed for careless work and court friction
The Birtle Eyewitness critiques prohibitionists and their solicitors as slovenly in their efforts, attributing recent adverse court decisions to this. It warns that without a decisive temperance stand, they will lose ground in the west.
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West
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Pruaeieet
Et. L. Stone Editer and
CPR
Canada
Royae Mac Queen
G. A. Warren
Freed
Wm. Johnson & Son
W. Hassard
W. Todd
F.C. Sparling
Tetor
Echo
A. Malcolm
Haimioda
J. Abbott, Hamida
McNaught
OPE
Sioneer Store
Kelly Island
J.F. Tennant &Co
Aze
LR. Strome Co
BIG
Ross Street
Adams
Woodstock
Jackson
Hamburg
Rushford
Wonder
Winnipeg Rubber Co
Rumley
Nichols & Shepherd
American Abell
Fairbanks Morse
Fairbanks
Morse
Dartmouth
Allison
Hoover
Stinson & Runchey Bros., Hamiota
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