Oyster Season Opens with Fresh Fruits and Tobaccos
The oyster season has commenced and the shop offers a wide assortment of fresh and dried fruits along with pipes cigars and tobaccos at the old reliable location.
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Newspaper
Hamiota Herald
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 11, 1900
Page
1
The oyster season has commenced and the shop offers a wide assortment of fresh and dried fruits along with pipes cigars and tobaccos at the old reliable location.
The piece urges thorough seed cleaning and planting only the best, especially on new land, to avoid noxious weeds and smut. It warns against rushing seed treatment and notes smut control as yielding good returns, with guidance on bluestone treatment or alternatives. It cites 1896 immigrant and settler figures for Canada and notes a War Office contract to Mark Workman.
Canada to buy 000 grey freeze overcoats 20000 khaki serge jackets 20000 trousers from England with a quarter million dollar value and 300 extra workers for three months. Elevator Commission urges law on weights grades and security to curb farmer losses and allow railroads to supply cars and flat warehouses to ease grain shipping amid farm grievances.
The report urges that farmers receive car loading at legal right rather than privilege, proposes free loading platforms, and favors laws to regulate the grain trade. It calls for prosecutions under the law to be funded by public money and enforced by a warehouse commissioner.
Proponents boast over ten million trial bottles given away and claim thousands cured of asthma bronchitis la grippe and throat chest and lung diseases. Call at Lawson's drug store for a free trial bottle. Regular sizes 50c and 1.00. Every bottle guaranteed.
Thos Kidd remains confined to his house due to rheumatism. Miss Wilcott returns from Brandon after two weeks with her sister. War bulletins are no longer being issued. Question rises about pay. Farmers plant seeds as merchants take a holiday. A concert aiding the India famine fund urged. Thousands are starving daily. Miss Brooks returns to Rapid City by Monday’s train after visiting Mrs Todd.
The week has been the finest in memory for the area with multiple relocations. Rev D Sutherland visits Winnipeg for a week with family, Dr Gordon moves into the former McKee house, McKee relocates to Shoal Lake, Devlin family plans to move to Minnesota, John Johnson sells his blacksmith business to Alport, Walter Barrie returns from photographing in lumber camps, workers from Aske Middleton return home, and mountain snow reveals more green timber.
The town sees eighteen bedroom capacity in stories high and ongoing construction. Ross and Sellwood are building an implement warehouse while Lang and Cusack erect new houses. T Davis, long-time station agent, moved to Macdonald and Mr. Clinton takes charge. Reverend Eaton slipped into a water-filled cellar Sunday night but avoided injury. the cellar is fenced to prevent repeats.
Dr. King's New Life Pile offers relief for sick and nervous headaches by purifying blood and boosting health. Thousands testify to its efficacy and the product is sold for 25 cents with a money back guarantee. Available at Lawson's drug store.
Lost liver and white Setter last seen in town in January. Anyone keeping the dog after this notice may be liable to prosecution. E B Saltwell Shoal Lake offers reward.
For terms and prices apply to Wm Smyth, Oak River. The note lists several score values by compass directions and dates, indicating a local deal or auction structure with specified figures.
Tenders will be received by the undersigned until May 1 for the erection of a fire in the Village of Oak River. Plans and specifications available at Hess & Cochran's store Oak River. Lowest tender not necessarily accepted. R. C. Cochran Reeve Wo. Smyth Councillor Oak River April 7 1100 For sale land description Sec 27 Tp 15 Range 2 west J. W. Lyons Guelph Ont.
Thos Rivers plans to buy grain in Winnipeg on his return work and S Hunter and Miss Cule travel for Winnipeg. Three more elevators including Lake of the Woods and Ogilvie are reported to be built this summer. The season’s final ball drew a large audience despite bad roads, and R McLeod of Winnipeg will open a Miniota barber shop. H Turner contracts a hotel build to Lougheed of Beulah for a 40 by 40 structure set to begin next week.
Farmers urged to visit McRae and Flewwelling in Hamiota to inspect solid steel Scrubbers and Power units. Proprietors will explain operation and assure quality after inspection.
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