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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 18, 1904
Page
8
The market page lists prices for Beaver Wheat at 74 cents, Barley at 35 cents, Oats at 40 cents, Eggs at 17 cents, and Austin Wheat at 70 cents. Additional items show Barley 10 cents, Oats 40 cents, Bran 15 dollars a ton, Shorts 17 dollars a ton, reflecting a diverse range of grain and feed prices.
Town Topics covers local visits and returns from various residents including Miss Caverhill, Mr. C. Isbister selling his farm east of MacGregor to Martin Anderton, and Mrs. Scott's Winnipeg trip. Wheat cutting expected, thresher books available, and nearby events such as a car load of eastern horses, livery accounts, and preparations for a football trip to Winnipeg. Also reports a disastrous fire in Carberry, a moving barn engineering feat, and plans for tennis tournament at MacGregor Racquet Club starting August 23. Two MacGregor teacher candidates, Ivan McLean and J A Perdue, passed exams. local performances praised at the Brandon exhibition.
Wednesday updates from Winnipeg village recall A J Young of Austin and Roy AW of Portage among names roaming the area on a flying Tuesday visit. Geographie notes include M Carberry and Geo Rogers with Sadie McDean, Rev ALN McQuarrie stopping en route. Thief Art Cleggett seen briefly, crops are heavy and promising, and Ike Fleming and Wm Rawsay acquire J Man telle's large livery barn in a noted real estate transfer.
The St George's Church Napinks ceremony Tuesday evening honored Anguth Honors by A. F. & A. ML of Manitoba and Territories. Grand Officers attended including Bro. A. Chisholm and ET Greenway with many Melita brethren listed. The event featured a notable singing performance praised for its quality and leadership.
An old advertisement extols Putnam's Corn Extractor as the leading corn cure for decades. It claims painless relief within 24 hours and insists on using only Putnam's product for effective results.
A reflective meditation contrasts humanity's varied capacities with the ease of writing and the difficulty of daily amusement. It suggests suffering feels greater when personal and lampoons the art of turning daily life into humor versus clever writing.
By warrant of the Reeve the Rural Municipality of North Norfolk gives notice that lands listed for arrears of taxes and costs will be sold by auction at 2 PM on a Monday in August at the treasurer's office in the village of MacGregor unless the costs are paid. The notice cites the date as 1974 and references the corporate seal and lands affected.
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