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Newspaper
Hamiota Herald
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 02, 1901
Page
1
The Herald marks a first year under current management and announces plans for upgrades including new type, presses, and a shift to cash in advance subscriptions due to higher paper costs. The editor notes growth in circulation and advertising, urges advertiser support, and stresses that business vitality reflects the town’s prosperity.
The New Denver letter reports Sara Bernhardt earning $1 000 a night with a $500 lead, traveling in a special train where each star has a private car. Stops are limited to cities guaranteeing at least 3 000 nightly attendance. The writer recalls a past visit and notes changes in travel and access. Additionally, notes on local school exams, Christmas program results, church arrangements, Sunday school elections, and community visits conclude with a reminder to be careful of window panes this season.
Harvey Chapple of Hamiota spent Christmas at O J White’s. Mrs E W McConnell returns from Shoal Lake where she nursed her seriously ill mother. Rev C Moore of Hamiota will preach here alternate Sundays in the Methodist church. Union Sunday School appoints officers and teachers for another year. Mr Innis, new to town, leads the Bible class. Everyone is welcome.
Calls at J G McConnells and Xmas programs report a pleasant time. Will McConnell shows a new cutter. Griswold tenants move to Scotts farm for five years. School closes for Christmas holidays and Miss Chapps teaches Sunday School. A party incident threatens public action. two young men with one girl ride home. A Montreal banquet quotes Dominion minister Blair predicting multiple railways to the Northwest within fifty years and expanding routes beyond Montreal.
The Hamiota market listing shows Wheat No 1 hard priced at 0.80 and 0.58, Wheat No 3 hard at 0.50, and several quality grades noted as rejected. Butter and hay values appear with per ton and per bushel figures, alongside potatoes per bushel and other small lots.
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