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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 20, 1900
Page
1
A damaged OCR segment lists several business cards and notices. It mentions physicians Dr T R Ponton and Dr Geo W Walker, a hospital address in Ballin, a Stanley House traveler’s rest, and various local commerce items. The text is fragmentary with many garbled phrases and unclear locations.
An OCR fragment advertises harness sets, trunks and valises, curry combs, brushes, whips, and horse shoes. It touts complete teams and various riding equipment with prices and world rates, listing SMITH and others as suppliers.
An old note discusses favorable wheat conditions and a new cash payment plan for dairy supply. It mentions paying cash twice a month, a merchant named Coperhagen Creamery, and a humorous farm anecdote about hens and roosters illustrating steady milk production.
A damaged OCR passage lists train arrivals and departures under a June timetable. Mentions Macot egar and various local and aerial limit trains with routes east and west, but most specifics and spellings are unclear due to OCR errors.
The notice lists arrival times for mail at 1049 a.m. and departure times for the west and Creek routes, with Saturday services to Wel Meet and Wellington. It also notes Rosehill Saturday service starting at 12.0 noon and requires registered letters and money orders to be transacted at least 30 minutes before departure.
Markets note a weak wheat market on Thursday July 5 with sellers inclined to offload while buying remains limited to a few. Corrected late night quotes show Winnipeg prices for wheat flour beet cattle and sheep with varied bid ranges. Butter eggs and bran appear in the market notes with mixed activity and regional price movement.
Twenty nine officers and men write from the front praising Buckien Anica Salve for scratches bruises cuts wounds sore feet stiff joints and skin eruptions and piles. Each box costs 25 cents with a cure guaranteed and F M Berry selling it.
Portage la Prairie based grocer J O Rielly sells a varied stock including wines and liquors with additional offerings from Wilson s in Portage la. Frias. Local trade notes highlight small business activity and retail competition in the Manitoba town.
A chaotic mix of reports spans a daring Mexican train robbery, famine relief steamers reaching Bombay, labor strikes and arrests at Helle Isle, and various incidents in Winnipeg London Ottawa and Paris. Across crises though calmer notes appear as shipyard plans in Cape Breton and preparations for fairs and exhibitions unfold.
Reports detail Lord Roberts announcing the capture of a Scots Greys squadron and two Lincolnshire companies after fierce fighting at Nitral's Nek near Pretoria. Reinforcements failed to save the garrison, heavy Boer losses reported in attacks north of Pretoria and near Standerton, with Gen Cleary and Strathcona forces driving Boers from ridges at Peukop. Canadian troops evacuated to Quebec and Ottawa amid enthusiastic citizen reception. President Steyn taken as a prisoner as De Wet’s forces consolidate, while Van Reenen’s Pass outlet falls to Gen Ballot and De Wet’s grip tightens on the Transvaal frontier.
A damaged ad text claims a woman avoided tragedy by using Dr King’s New Discovery after failing remedies. It touts a severe pneumonia cure, praising the medicine as proof against chest and lung troubles. Price advertised as one dollar with a free trial at Berry’s Drug Store.
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