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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 04, 1901
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR shows advertising rates and notices for marriages deaths and advertisements. It references notices of birth and other public notices within a discontinued paper, with unclear pricing and column formatting.
Under the time table of Oct 14 1900 trains depart as follows with express and local routes. Atlantic Express and West trains stop at MacGrast. Details include departures and stopping points for the day.
The MacGregor post office at Rosehill shows mail arrivals and departures on Saturdays with the 10:45 am mail leaving westward. Registered letters and money orders must be transacted a half hour before the mail departure.
Wholesale prices current list Wheat 19 0 Oats 12 14 Barley 186 Flour 19 0 Beef cattle 33 to 34c Mutton 5 to 5 1 2 Pork 6c Veal 6 to 6 5 Potatoes 40c Winnipeg oats 68 to 40c Fort William market notes Butter 12c Eggs 12c beef dressed 4 to 4 1 2c
The Herald letters discuss the educational system, praising its fruits while urging specifics on its faults. Contributors urge open visits to schools, debate teachers boards, and advocate balanced curricula with attention to libraries, separation of sexes, and community support.
The Cynic was invited to point out faults in Manitoba schools amid tax concerns. Local activity lists residents traveling to Brandon and Winnipeg for visits and business. Notices mention spring hints with lotus and several locals returning from bush work as Rev Hastings nears Easter.
In Carberry Manitoba on April 1 John Suddon who vanished from Wellwood two weeks earlier appeared alive. Constable Tidsberry and Detective Foster concluded no foul play and traced his movements to Treherne and MacGregor. The case is considered cleared though details remain limited and hopeful for a quick resolution.
The article notes the United Kingdom's annual revenue at £140,018,000 and future plans to raise £20,000,000 next year through new taxes. It also mentions earthquake shocks felt in Italy, Constantinople, and Odessa, and reports immigration of eighteen thousand Galician laborers into Germany. A New Brunswick resident is described as celebrating his ninth birthday, while Lora Salispury suffers a serious kidney ailment.
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