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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 26, 1909
Page
7
An essay-like meditation argues rulers should serve the people, not oppress them. It contrasts sea captains caring for passengers with monarchs neglecting justice, urging leaders to act with fidelity to the poor and to moral duty, even at personal cost.
Fragmentary OCR text shows a satirical badge of quotes and misprints. It references mercury containing ointments, a line about widow and window, a Boston Transcript anecdote, a youth compassion note, and Shakespearean asides. The passage includes stray phrases about visiting neighbors, lazy minds, loan losses, and an Emit'sonian Institute joke from Puck.
Excavation near St Albans reveals remains of Verulamium, with Roman streets and walls, bricks reused in later buildings, and the old theatre area briefly uncovered sixty years ago. The site, oval in plan and spanning about 190 acres, offers insight into Roman Britain and wartime city history.
A love letter contest in Austria attracted many competitors including Miss Leighton of Black Eta. The winning piece To An Imaginary Correspondent expresses ardent devotion and longing. The report also notes British artist H. K. Raine displaying subdued portraits and a novel painting method using a shutter to regulate light. Dated
An obituary style reminiscence recalls Tom Price, premier and long time superintendent, who rose from a local school to lead regional and electoral work in Australia. He married the school’s prettiest girl, emigrated in 1961, and built a career with firms and government roles before politics, valuing public service over wealth.
A historical oddity describes royal ownership of sturgeon and whale in English waters. The king claimed half the whale and full ownership of the sturgeon as protector of the seas, with customs forcing subjects to surrender those royal fishes. The note shifts to a theatre review mentioning Mrs Churchill and a play at Hicks Theatre, hinting at satirical references to temperate honors and borrowed plumes.
A privile person may install or operate wireless telegraph apparatus without a special license from the Post Master General under new regulations. The policy outlines criteria for exemption and required credentials for authorized operators. Local authorities weigh compliance and enforcement strategies for unlicensed usage.
A garbled ad style passage touts Dr Chase’s Life and Health remedy for sleeplessness nerves anemia and depression. It claims pills or tonics restore vigor and happiness and mentions outlets in Toronto and general retailers.
An expatriate narrator recalls the servant system in India. He describes the challenges of employing local servants and attendants, the prestige of patrons, and the mixed fortunes of hires such as Behwar the loyal manservant and a cheerful Madras bearer. The piece reflects colonial attitudes toward service and mobility.
A report from Hobart notes pigeons used between Hox art and Manteuyker Island carry messages over about seventy miles. Three birds are released with messages every three weeks and three more if illness occurs. Twelve birds total aid the service, though some messages miss destinations. Birds are fed on grey peas, kept fit, and harnessed under wings with small paper notes for message delivery.
A correspondent recounts a bizarre letter found in Australia describing drought and sand grains clinging to dried paper, later revealed to contain gold. Meanwhile General Booth’s South Africa tour covered 16,000 miles in 33 days, with many public meetings, as naval developments include the new dreadnought Neptune at 510 feet long and 50 feet wide, about 20,000 tons.
A fragmentary instructional note warns that cramps cause most drownings and urges calm, minimal movement, and floating when a cramp hits. It stresses stomach cramps as most dangerous and cautions against panicking, overexertion, or inadequate breathing, advocating waiting for rescue and avoiding water intake before swimming.
A fragment from a Louisville Courier Journal page shows scattered phrases about remedies and customs. The text alludes to diphtheria cures with Minard’s liniment and includes curious lines about stones, coins, literature, and posterity, plus an exchange about children and instruction.
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