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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 21, 1904
Page
5
An East region notice outlines daily mail times with departures from MacGrozer post office and multiple routes. It lists towns such as Pine Creek, Brookdale, Wellwood, and Rosebill, notingTuesday and Friday activity, and specifies evening and morning windows for arrivals and departures, including a 7 pm cutoff.
Grow the best few varieties with higher quantity and vigor. Two early sorts are offered including heavy crop good keepers and extra for fable. Columbia Red and Pingree white netted are priced at $1.00 per half bushel. Su gay at Macgregor.
The Natural History Society of Manitoba urges all ages to vote for a native flower to become Manitoba's floral emblem. A vote form is printed for recording choices, with schools and parents encouraged to participate. results will be announced soon after neighboring states. The notice also records council finances and maintenance matters from Ward councils, with meeting notes dated May 1904.
The undersigned offers painting and paper hanging services with ready stock at affordable rates. Located one door north of Joe Murcatroyd, the contractor invites calls to arrange work and estimates.
Wanted a man to represent Canada's Greatest Nurseries in the town of MacGregor and surrounding country. Must take orders and promote plant stock locally. Prior sales experience preferred but not required. Apply at local offices with references.
The Rev Stewart will conduct services at Bears vague meeting at 7 30 p m and at Pathhead 3 p m. Prayer meeting noted with various times though the text is garbled.
The notice lists services for Rev W H Cassap at Cuthbert’s and Wellington churches. Evening prayer and sermons occur Sundays at 3 alternating, with Holy Communion on the first Sunday of each month at 1. Prayer meetings and notices reference Mr J M Stodent in charge at Hesehill and other locations.
A bath house stable reports consistent daily trade throughout the year with steady patronage. The owner cites reliable business flow and notes good reasons for selling the property, including market conditions and ownership transition.
A fragmented OCR read mentions Tata Nong and Fegeleae with racing hints and a cryptic reference to a winery and fire wood. Details are unclear but the item appears to be a brief local record noting a namesake race or event tied to a winery. Further readable context is needed for precise facts.
Mr Campbell of Union Oil is in the village last Tuesday. Chas Robertson and Miss Stewart wed last week at the parsonage with Rev Neville officiating. E C Wheeler family reside at the station house. J G Carew ill with typhoid fever. Herbert Lamb visiting Aunt M Edgar. Miss Richardson recovering from a cold. School reopened under Miss Gahan. Jas Willet traveled to Carberry Tuesday. Bruce Oswald passed Winnipeg Tuesday evening. Mr and Mrs B Peterson welcome a baby girl. H Buel Carlyle, recently here, returned home. J D Hunt visited earlier this week. A Robertson paid to Alexander on Monday. R F family left the district for residence near Didsbury. Mrs D F McFarlane to Marquette next week. A Stone named new post office clerk, replacing M Mitchell. Farmers anxious to seed. snow and frost delay field work. J Mellon of Portage in village selling tough stones. Miss Jessie Edgar ill with la grippe this week. Hotel and assing 90.
Pathhead residents note Mr. George Scott’s return from Meadow Lea on Friday and good school attendance despite the poor road conditions. Mrs John Harkness is visiting her sister Mrs T Hunt for the week.
Regular meeting notes from Macgregor April 1 1904 record adoption of prior minutes and passage of a by law approving a loan of 85000 for the Austin school district. Discussion of railway crossing action with N Railway and annual grants for hospital and sidewalks. Treasurer to prepare arrears list and appoint a councilor for sidewalk grant requests.
A Sunday school overview discusses Luke chapter ten and Jesus appointing seventy evangelists two by two. It emphasizes prayer for harvest workers, support for missionaries, and steadfast service in towns receiving or resisting their message, with caution against temptations and anger among workers.
A user from Freestone New London reports a severe cold leaving him hoarse and nearly unable to speak. After trying several remedies, Chamber's Cough Remedy single bottle cured him, and he praises the product and urges all druggists to stock it.
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