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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Feb 16, 1928
Page
4
The piece urges residents to abandon passive citizenry and engage in community development. It highlights the need for individuals to join churches, fraternal groups, clubs, and educational activities to boost local progress and keep the town in step with the times.
A health column urges year round fresh air as vital for preventing pneumonia and other illnesses. It explains outdoor air is best and that opening windows indoors maintains circulation, with guidance on how far to open depending on wind and cold. Health questions are directed to the Canadian Medical Association in Toronto.
The annual bonspiel of the local Curling Club ran from Monday to Thursday with fifteen rinks competing. Teams from Sutney Beaver and the Canadian Pacific rink, led by W. A. Maire, participated for their third visit, delivering closely contested matches and a spirit of fraternity and sportsmanship.
The event saw HLA Lye and W Ireland both go undefeated through the spiel and reach the finals in both Grand Challenge and Geld Standard with Lye’s rink winning the former and Ireland’s the latter. President McPhee’s rink won the Citizens event, and T. Trecheney triumphed in the Consolation.
A local paper rebuts rumors that it avoids scandals, arguing it records uplifting and durable events rather than publicizing disgrace. It praises reporting good deeds that uplift neighbors and lessen heartache for families.
Revelstoke in British Columbia hosts the annual Winter Carnival from February 10 featuring the 14th ski tournament and the famed Revelstoke ski jump. Isobel Coursier set a 64 foot record in 1922, a mark historically tied to the town’s winter sport tradition. The piece notes curling rinks and Canadians’ passion for outdoor and winter activities across regions.
A Bagot district wedding was held at the home of Mr and Mrs Carlyle Reid in Moosomin Saskatchewan on February 8. Miss Alma of Bagot married Mr Beaudin of the region in a simple home ceremony.
Survey shows few farmers use systematic accounting. Simple books now aid farmers in tracking receipts, expenses, and inventories from year start to end. A practical Dominion Experimental Farms account book, available from Ottawa Publications Branch for ten cents, promotes year end profitability checks.
An advertisement offers horses, combs, clippers, and assorted horse care items. It promises saddle bags blankets wraps and seed products for home use or stables. The quirky phrasing suggests a wartime style trade card urging readers to equip horses and related gear.
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