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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 04, 1903
Page
5
A fragment shows local shop and service adverts for clothing, footwear, seeds, cream separators, washing machines, fences, hats, and portraits. Vendors mention summer wear, light vests, hand made shoes, barbed wire, garden seeds, and jewelry repair. An upcoming sale on Saturday June 6 offers ladies sailor hats 1-3 off. a bustling small town advertisement page.
Mr A A Grant visited Portage last Monday while Mr and Mrs Hart were in town. Brandon Races and juvenile team events loom. H Hamilton spent part of the week at Carsons. W Dalgleish and K Marshall toured Austin. Hugh Hamilton completed duties on the veter list. Dubar serves the Church of England here with a favorable impression. Rev EJ Hopper and Babb attended District Meeting at Macgregor and reported healthy church circles. Sidney Baseball club beat Macgregor 7 to 1. Chiss Rowe and Miss Anderson attended the Teacher's Convention at Macgregor. Mrs Hol Hassard and S Babb attended provincial Association in Brandon. We chronicle the untimely death of Mrs F Huck’s wife, as she traveled to Porto Prairie for treatment. Merce and the town extend sympathy.
The Dominion Fruit Division of the Canadian Department of Agriculture showcases a power sprayer in Ontario demonstrations near Woodstock and Ingersoll. Farmers I S Carey and J C Harris, seasoned fruit growers, show rapid, thorough spraying with six nozzles per line, 100 psi pressure, and a wagon-mounted gasoline pump. The system, easier and faster than old methods, promises higher efficiency with multiple sprayings and wide coverage.
Miss M visiting in week. light hill remains a problem for trains to farmers near the track. W B Gilroy reports pigs lost. W T Collier suffered a valuable calf fatally injured and Moody lost a horse. Cattle guards blamed for accidents. CP Rail urged action. Inspector Maguire praised school progress. rain and sunshine boost crops and harvest prospects.
Story describes a local effort to repair fences during a week of activity. Strong men work on capturing by Little, causing an old woman to retreat and resume digging after a fright.
The article advocates strict spraying and systematic orchard care, arguing the method reliably improves fruit quality. It cites orchards where the system has been used, noting the fruit consistently brings the highest prices.
Investment of 10 million dollars announced for Newfoundland Estates Limited in which HM Whittley of Boston and B F Pearson of Halifax are investors. Whitney Syndicate has temporarily taken over most property, plan to operate seasonally until Harmsworths acquire and erect pulp and paper mills at Indian Lake Exploits river and Grand Falls. Mills to produce up to two thousand tons of paper and support Harmsworths publications including Harmsworths Magazine and London Daily Mail.
Mrs. Jon Green Jr returns from Scotland in improving health. Local league football opens against Plumas with Plumas reported strong. Macgregor boys confident of victory. Citizens plan a public holiday and cornerstone ceremony this week. New dining car arrives to ease postfire congestion. CF 2& roadbed workers engage ninety six men. Mr P Finkelstein travels to Winnipeg on business.
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