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Newspaper
Hamiota Herald
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 05, 1900
Page
1
An advertisement touts a health tonic sold for 50 cents at Dr Law son’s drug store with a promise every bottle is guaranteed. The fragment implies a sales pitch for a patent medicine, typical of early 20th century classifieds.
The Hamiota Herald lists rates for office contract transient and special notices with minimum terms of three months. Rates: 12c for first week and 6c for each subsequent week for office contracts. 2c for each subsequent insertion of special notices. no notice under 60c or over ten lines. church socials with admission charged follow transient rates.
Nor'-West Farmer warns Northwest farmers to secure high quality seed now before spring warmth causes heating or mustiness. Warns against soft or partially heated grain and stresses testing for germination power. Points to tight grain supply and probable higher prices in April, urging early purchase.
Advert says a 20 cent box boosts strength and ambition by aiding the stomach and liver. Claims include a keen clear brain and a new feeling, sold by Dr. Lawson.
On the evening of the Mthday of December the community will hold a Christmas tree event without a tree. Young people's meetings move to Sunday evenings instead of Friday. A winter minister is not yet secured, with talk of inviting Rev. C. Moore from Hamlets to help.
Lavinia notes a December 20 Xmas tree and farmers replenishing wood supplies. David Moffatt leases his farm to Neil Bethune for years. Saunders and Charbonneau return from hunting with game scarcity reported. Orrwood records a runaway as a couple’s cutter loses contents after a bold alley. Seven miles home on snow. School meeting arouses interest. two trustees elected Walter Lief and R Haggard due to Moffatt resignation. School closes for winter. Gunning re-engaged for New Year. Miss Tench leads a Christian Endeavor talk. choir improvements urged for better meetings.
Nominations produced a full council slate by acclamation except for the reeve position. Messie Cochrane and Hedley compete for reeve while remaining councillors are acclaimed.
Victims suffer stomach liver and kidney troubles plus women feel loss of appetite poisons in the blood backache nervousness and fatigue. J W Gardner of Idaville Indiana says Electric Bitters are the remedy giving new strength and appetite and improved health.
A clubbing arrangement offers the Herald and the Western Home Monthly together for 3.00. The Western Home Monthly is a new magazine with local stories, household departments, kitchen lore, fashion chats, and children content. The offer requires prepaid Herald subscription to activate.
Weather remains fine and farmers continue wheat hauling with many aiming at Shoal Lake as best market. Mr. Mitchell and others have visited the bush, while a local schoolhouse gathering led to a shift in the young people's differentiation from common practice.
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