Harness Team Sells at Right Prices
A team working Harness, all complete, offers goods at fair, steady prices. The group emphasizes value and reliability, aiming to attract buyers with practical terms and straightforward transactions.
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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 08, 1900
Page
1
A team working Harness, all complete, offers goods at fair, steady prices. The group emphasizes value and reliability, aiming to attract buyers with practical terms and straightforward transactions.
Public notice from the Department of the Interior Manitoba announces sales of school lands across Manitoba towns including Brandon Killarney Winnipeg and more. The sale begins June 1st with dates through June 27th 1900 and uses a five year instalment plan at six percent interest with one-fifth cash at purchase and four equal yearly payments.
A garbled OCR dated miscellany reports re elections in Europe and Canada, Boer tensions, disasters in Wisconsin and Texas, Newfoundland premier views on confederation, Manitoba and Ontario notes, plus sporadic incidents in Boston and Seattle. Names such as Bond Marchand and Kerr appear amid scattered events, with references to naval and railway matters and a lingering Transvaal focus.
A letter from Arthur Dalgliesh, now in South Africa with William Moffatt, describes heavy rain, cold conditions, and tents staying up. The regiment has gone on two marches with no fighting, drills consuming most days, and concerns about sickness and duty. Prices for blankets and medical issues are noted as a separate burden amid harsh weather.
Dispatches describe Kruger's son-in-law guarding a tally at Lorenzo Marques and Boers rallying at Veutersburg. Heavy fighting near Fatuspoort left 15 dead including Col Spence and 30 wounded. British flag hoisted over John Lesby, occupation of the city by British forces. General Roberts advances toward Pretoria. several clashes occur near Six Miles Spruit with high casualties and Boer retreat.
Sparse OCR text describes women in Canada knitting socks for soldiers in Africa. Eighteen knitters are involved. Mrs. Edgar is named as yarn receiver and A McElrevy as secretary. The effort aims to fund aid, with workers encouraged to knit and donate yarn or money to support the cause.
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