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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 21, 1904
Page
8
A Macgregor Athletic Association reorganization meeting at Stanley House Friday evening named officers led by Hon Pres Rott Lyons MP and Pres N Holmes. Plans include baseball and football with football as leading activity. B Beaman to attend Winnipeg meeting on league formation. strong committees appointed for baseball and football operations.
Market prices in Nov 1 issue show various grains and staples with wheat listed at 100% and other commodities priced per ton. Local items mention Morrison’s Austin trip, Geo Hay sale on April 25, and Synod meetings, with community events in Macgregor including church notices and a racquette club meeting. Reports on wartime news indicate Japanese advances, and a large Toronto fire caused about ten million dollars in damages.
Board of thanks from Mr and Mrs Jno Peffer desires neighbors and friends for kindnesses during bereavement. Birth notices list daughters born to Anderson Macgregor April 13 Holmes Austin April 8 Peterson Austin April 8 Jinsen Sidney April 9 Walden Bagot April 6 Cross Macgregor April 11. Sale of Cham Chamberlain stomach and liver tablets for quick cure.
Advertises Perlain’s Stomach and Liver remedy to aid dullness after meals and loss of appetite. Claims to improve appetite, invigorate the system, regulate liver and bowels, with relief for bad taste, torpid liver, constipation, headache, and bilious feelings. Sold at 25 cents per box by druggists and dealers.
Dr C J Walker of will visit Macgregor on the list Mondays and Tuesdays each month for the practice of his profession. Rooms at the Stanley House.
Members of Nor k Agria Society No. 2 held in Mr. Cairns office, Macgie Jr, on Saturday April 2 at 1 oclock. They elected two delegates to attend a Manitoba Agricultural College directors meeting in Portage la Prairie on May 10. Veaux, W. B. Gitnor, President. Secretary.
A dense early 20th century advertising roundup lists rival herb tablets wood and fuels, boots and shoes, spring suits and harness, clothing, mill products, wall coatings, and a range of groceries and household items. Vendors include McLeod Beaver, Sam Rourke, McCarl and Southworth, Morrison, Lake of the Woods Milling Co, Flanagan, Holmes, A D Campbell, Pete Martin, Glover, and J Deacon, with offers on prices and immediate availability in local shops.
The article outlines the Metric System fundamentals, detailing metres, centimetres, litres and grammes with their decimal divisions. It explains the gramme as the weight of a cubic centimetre of water and notes the kilogramme as a thousand grammes sharing a decimal framework. It highlights the alignment of linear, area, volume and weight measures under one unit system and previews Britain and colonies adopting the metric standard for uniformity and precision.
The text notes several weight systems used in commerce and industry, including avoirdupois, troy, and apothecary measures. It explains the pound weights, grains per unit, and points out the ton’s differing meanings in Great Britain, Canada, and shipping contexts, with a nod to the metric system’s emergence.
A by law of the Rural Municipality of North Norfolk proposes raising 5 dollars to erect and furnish a new school house with appendages and to issue debentures for twenty years at interest. Votes will be held May 12 at Austin Hall and polling places in MacGregor and Pri Yardon offices with officials present to tally.
Newly furnished rooms offer comfort and a first class table. Board by day or week tailored for commercial men. Livery and feed stable connected. Best local accommodation with reliable terms and steady service.
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