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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 16, 1900
Page
4
Local items cover school openings, church services, and road work in the area. Mentions of W. A. Harcourt in Brandon, a horse killed by lightning, rail construction updates, medical concerns, harvest progress, and social visits. Also notes on renamed town efforts, weathered events, and a variety of community announcements from MacGregor to Cypress River.
The Hon Thos Greenway received a cablegram from England offering 2000 for a free head of thoroughbred cattle after an exhibition at the Winnipeg fair making it the highest price yet for thorough stock in this country. Springteen won the half mile heats at Brandon in 50.1 seconds with aid from racing mate Hugh Boyd. prize a silver cap donated by Joseph Seagram and 175 in cash. A mix up in a Halifax paper led to a garbled notice about John Brown Ida Cray and odd store items. Brandon experienced electric storm damage with Mr John Barber narrowly escaping danger. Rev C N F Jeffery was invited to oversee missionary work in Rupert's Land diocese for five months. Tom Stephenson survived a bull attack at a farm near Winnipeg in a serious but recoverable condition.
Pickles, ties, dress goods, baking powder, and fruit jars flood Knox storefronts. The Corner Store and Holmes' Dress Goods tout up to date goods while Ross Martin promotes merchandise. Kementer tur Uiover claims the town’s best machine oil and Knox offers glass dish baking powder and children’s corset sides.
An elderly reader recounts years of piles that resisted doctors and remedies until trying Bucklew's Arnica Salve. He claims five boxes completely cured, praising the product as the best in the world. Sold at the local drug store for 25 cents.
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