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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 03, 1908
Page
6
Norah sobs over Aunt Beth breaking a promise and missing a picnic. Uncle Larry consoles her, offers to keep her uncle role, take her to the picnic and evening dance, and negotiates a theater outing after reconciling with Aunt Beth.
A country storekeeper and borough postmaster faced two robberies of stamp safes within a year. Investigations showed the repairs' cost fell to the keeper, with the stamps stolen again in a second break that revealed the safe had been left open by the suspect. The postmaster’s sly remark foreshadowed another incident.
An OCR departs into an old ad style testimonial praising Dr Williams Pink Pills as a cure for sciatica and other ailments. The writer claims dramatic relief after using six pills, attributes cures to blood enrichment, and notes availability by mail from Dr Williams Medicine Co. The text also includes brief unrelated notes about breakfast and a humorous boarding house exchange.
A damaged local ad fragment recalls Shilohs Cure as a cure for coughs and colds with odd phrasing about parson and wedding talk. It references winter ailments Frost Bites and Chilblains and mentions a remedy for inflammation and pain with unclear sequence. The passage also includes a misquoted dialogue about a bonanza definition and a Pick Me Up line.
A muddled Catholic Standard and Times item spots a comic scene about mittens and a proposal. The dialogue features a girl asking for a mitten and a response about a boy going to propose and be rejected, reflecting light local humor.
A club speech drew hearty applause with one member declaring it the best thing T had ever done. The question from a Chumley friend sparked praise, as the speaker noted the warm reception and approval from attendees.
A Methodist missionary named Pat Brownlow describes Tetlek people of Papua under famine, detailing initiation, marriage by purchase, punishment and ritual beliefs. He notes the tribe’s social divisions, rites of passage, and the role of ancestors and medicine men in healing and death practices.
The report portrays John Burns, a longtime labor figure, enjoying access to the King amid unemployment unrest. It notes his past as a street prober and his ongoing ties to the poor, while acknowledging mixed views from former labor allies about his court circle and rising status.
A long profile of Dr John Clifford a Baptist minister, his rise from youth to preacher, and his spirited character. The piece notes his studies at night his involvement with Passive Resistance tales his merry humor and his leadership of younger men during outings. It also touches on Royal histories Queen Anne Windsor and Trinidad Moriche Palms reflecting a miscellany of biographical and natural history notes.
A newlywed Nebraska poet Maupin reflects on what to call his wife's mother amid jokes about the term mother in law. He recalls that in their first year of marriage they started by calling her mother then switched to grandma, sharing the personal dilemma of naming relatives.
John Morin brother of former Alderman Joe Mestin of Wins is being charged for passing a forged check in violation of a movement law. The case mentions cattle and a bore. Chief Willis has seized them with a fine amounting to four for months.
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