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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 16, 1934
Page
4
A fragmented account recounts Jacques Cartier’s initial 1534 voyage to Gaspe and St Lawrence, noting his claim of Canada, early encounters with Indigenous peoples, and the voyage’s role in beginning European exploration of North America. It highlights his voyage from France, crossing the Atlantic, and his tentative march into what would become Canadian history.
The text recounts Jacques Cartier’s explorations along the Saint Lawrence River during his third voyage. It covers his aim to find a passage to Cathay, his journey from Hochelaga to Montreal, the winter at Stadacona with hardship from cold and scurvy, and his capture of the great Chief Donnaconna and other braves who later died in France.
Jacques led an ill fated voyage to Stadacona and Quebec. Roberval arrived late and faced sickness and scurvy at Port Saint Johns. After enduring hardship the expedition abandoned the colony and attempted return to France under orders, shaping early colonial history.
Rain delays harvest briefly but favorable weather should bring grain into stock this week. Wheat yields look higher than much of Western Canada with promising prices, boosting optimism. Labor demand in harvest, telephone construction, and railways provides jobs and supports community prosperity.
With hydro electric coming to Austin and MacGregor, salesmen will canvass the towns offering radios and appliances. The Herald urges readers to buy at home first and local dealers to advertise in the paper. Patronize home business firms and your local newspaper.
It is estimated that well over 10,000 head of stock have been shipped out of drought areas of southwestern Manitoba this summer. Up to July 27 shipments totaled 5 886 cattle 2 874 horses 831 sheep and 155 hogs. Thousands of acres of crops mostly wheat were destroyed by a devastating storm in southern Alberta last night. Loss estimated at about $500 000. Hail lay in inches, torrential rain turned fields into lakes.
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