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Newspaper
Hamiota Herald
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 05, 1899
Page
4
Teachers and pupils plan an event after Christmas to raise money for decorating the new school. They emphasize bright airy rooms, homelike atmosphere, and better surroundings to improve learning and imagination. Supporters are urged to contribute even if unable to attend.
Despatches from General Buller describe a ten hour engagement at Modder River with 8,000 Boers and Krupp guns, where British forces under Methuen fought hay for water and supplies. Methuen is reported wounded and praised for leadership as Canadians arrive in Cape Town aboard the Sardinian.
Paris correspondent reports English hostility to the French queen stirs indignation in France and may trigger serious consequences. Yellow journalism and insults have heightened tensions as journals fear trouble with England and possible grave results.
The Government Dairy School issues a circular detailing winter course dates and openings. It stresses the dairy sector’s promise in Manitoba and urges farmers to adopt practical, proven methods and ongoing experiments for better results.
London dispatches say Gen Forestier-Walker notes progress, with cables silent. Lord Methuen is described as continuing to advance rapidly amid restrained transmission of details from the war office and Buller era leakage concerns.
Winnipeg and Manitoba prepare a provincial display for the Paris exposition under W G Scott and the agriculture department. The exhibit includes grasses vetches grains and samples of wild pea vine for cattle provender. Woods specimens have arrived as eight foot sticks ready for selection.
Charles Davis of Bowerston Ohio credits Dr King's New Discovery with curing a two year battle with severe lung trouble. The ad boasts 25 years of proven power to cure chest and lung ailments and notes guaranteed bottles at Lawson's drug store with free trial bottles. Separately a Souris Coal Company supply delay may close operations in Winnipeg as orders pile up.
Advertisement for a book titled The Life and Achievements of Admiral Dewey by Nurat Hal etem. Claims a 600 page full life story with halftone illustrations and a price of $10. Requests agents with large commissions and free outfit. Published by The Pominfon Com pany in Chicago.
The interior department has purchased a herd of elk for Banff National Park. It is understood that an effort will be made to stock the park with moose, mountain sheep, goats, antelope and other animals suited to the climate and conditions, aiming to increase the park’s popularity and public favor.
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