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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 20, 1909
Page
4
Empire Day Observed in School Activities
Tomorrow Friday Empire Day will be observed in schools across the British Empire. The staff and students have prepared a patriotic program and invite all interested citizens and parents to attend and support the school’s efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Empire
How Much Longer Discrimination in Canadian Rail Rates
The article notes a court test of whether Canadian railways may discriminate in passenger and freight rates. It discusses towns near Toronto denied commutation books by G T and CPR, the 2c per mile cross border rate vs 3c on the boundary, and locals paying 3c a mile to Brandon while Americans pay 2c for similar journeys. It questions how long Canadians will tolerate such unequal treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
G. T
C.P.R
Canadian Railways
Ontario
Michigan
Sarnia
Windsor
Brandon
Protect the Fish Warns of Depleted Dominion Lakes
Dominion officials acknowledge lake fish depletion as a commission studies evidence. They warn that continued waste risks history repeating with the buffalo. In the district, wagonloads are taken in close season, cutting next summer’s supply by thousands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion
Health by law notice warns immediate compliance
Health officer issues a by law enforcement warning for houses to comply at once or face prosecution. The notice follows a prior reminder that many neglect the duty, despite scolding attention to the important sanitation matter.
Guard Against Diwa and Lanes Cleanliness Plan
In urging passage of better by laws and barrel waste disposal, the letter notes the box system helps health but relies on public participation. It suggests arranging periodic scavenger collection with Mr Heeder for a fee and cites a Ottawa baby dying from grey rat blood poisoning to spur action against the pest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diwa
Heeder
Ottawa
Steamship Owners Fear Higher Hull Insurance Shifts Wheat Trade
Montreal shipowners in the wheat trade warn that British and American underwriters imposing a one percent hull insurance levy on vessels using the Welland canal and trading eastward will divert most grain traffic to Buffalo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Fort William
Hull Insurance
Welland Canal
Buffalo
Victoria Day plans and Canadian leadership
The weather remains cold and cloudy as Victoria Day nears. Karl Girey is set to remain governor general for six years. Western grain growers press for government ownership of elevators and propose grain act amendments to aid farmers. The federal agri department released a map of shipping markets and elevator storage across three provinces, aiding settlement. Winnipeg delegates report strong support for holding the Centennial fair in Winnipeg in 1912, with advertising potential and encouragement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karl Girey
Canada
Lord Dufferin
Western Canada
Federal Agricultural Department
Winnipeg
Great Staples Sale Highlights Men's Wear and Fabrics
A sale listing touts deep cuts across clothing and fabrics with discounts on washing prints Ginghams and shirts. It promotes mens suits from seven to eight fifty dollars and black striped and light shirts reduced from 90 cents to 55 cents, claiming modern stock and genuine reductions.
Men’s Working Shoes Go On Sale At Reduced Price
Regularly priced at 2.25 and 2.50, men’s working shoes are offered at 1.75 during the sale, highlighting a strong discount for labor footwear.
Big Cut Prices Offers House Furnishings Line Sale
An advertisement invites bargain seekers to buy all lines of house furnishings at the big cut prices promising hundreds of shoppers will attend.
Coat price cuts from three to six dollars
Advertisement notes large discounts of 25 to 40 percent off regular prices and accepts Batter and Eggs as payment if cash runs out. It highlights coats priced from 3.00 to 6.00 dollars as savings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crossley
Brussels
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B.C
I. R. Strome Co
J. R. Stalker
J. S. Rosey
Rosser Ave
Hotel Hamiota
East Hamiota
W. Forsyth
Walter Whyte
de Laval
A. Malcolm
John Nairn
Life Insurance
Hamiota
Man
W.todd
F. C. Sparling
Hibbert’s
James Hibbert
Prop
J. F. Jordan
Hotel Cecil
Best Hotels
Gutteridge
B. R. McNaught
Ogilvie’s
Lorimer & Tennyson
The
Imperial Elevator & Lumber Co
R. H. Lawton
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