16 Feb 1911
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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Feb 16, 1911
Page
1
A garbled shopping table fragment lists items like mixed pickles, syrup, baking powder, dates, flour, pepper, rice, tea, and mentions Gold Standard and Tartar. The OCR text is incomplete with misspellings and stray numbers, offering no clear narrative or event context.
Local office promotes counter checks with a variety of samples and a satisfaction guarantee for residents needing new checks.
The Orange lodges across Canada plan a monument for Alexander Muir author of The Maple Leaf Forever. His Mount Pleasant Cemetery Toronto grave is marked. Echo seeks school children in Liawiota district to contribute to a memorial fund with a safe, small effort.
Overheard dialogue reveals two girls arranging plans for a sleigh ride with Harry and Clarence. One implies using money to secure tickets to a concert on a Tuesday night, hoping Harry will propose or be influenced, with talk of engagements hinging on the outcome.
A reader from Oak River submits a poem praising the craft of verse and expressing the hope the author will reveal their name for acknowledgments. The message notes publication value and asks the poet to come forward for good faith credit.
A fragmented poem salutes homeland loyalty and labor pride, recalling military memories on the Plains of Abraham and Queenston. It asserts enduring spirit against tariffs and annexation while valuing birthright and mothers’ guidance. The text blends historical references with calls to resist loss of freedom.
At noon Tuesday a fire alarm from Rd. L. Stone's residence prompted a quick response by the fire brigade led by Mr. Kerr and Mr. Stoma. A basket of clothes and washing utensils burned, but the house was saved with only surrounding woodwork damaged and a five gallon coal oil can burned. the goods were fully insured.
The Blanshard Council met February 6 1918 with Reeve Cardales and Councillors Wells Winstone McIntosh Henry and others present. Auditors report and postal duties were discussed along with municipal debt sale and hall committee appointments to manage local projects.
Rev. Mr. Hanna of Lenore attended a Presbyterian gathering at the home of Mrs last Tuesday evening with about thirty five young people from the Coward Bible Class. The event featured a reading by Miss Hill and a short program with games and social time. Mr Jas Kirk Jr presented a lady's toilet set as a gift, and Mrs expressed gratitude while promising to do what she could.
Auction notices list sales of various items with names like John Rob and John Barr, dated around mid month. The fragment mentions a schedule and participants across multiple items, indicating a local sale event with bidders and lots.
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