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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 07, 1912
Page
5
Synopsis of Canadian North West land rules. Details on homestead eligibility duties and preemption. Mentions six year residence and cultivation requirements, entry by purchase, and price five dollars ten cents per acre. Advisory note from W W Cory deputy minister of the interior. NB unauthorized publication not paid for.
Residents record a busy week with travel to Edmonton and Winnipeg, visits to relatives, and hockey action in Sidney. Notable items include Mrs J W Smith and Mrs W Harding journeying to Edmonton to see a gravely ill mother, and George Darbar and Alec Kday heading to Biggar with goods. The MacGregor Bonspiel success earns the Grand Challenge Cup for the local team, while a church property sale sees the Presbyterian church sold to the Church of England in Canada for 1470 dollars. The death of Mrs John Bredin in Edrans at 52 is noted, with the funeral in Portage la Prairie. Public notices cover the Anglican committee and sales.
The article asserts children are more prone to contagious diseases like whooping cough diphtheria scarlet fever and consumption when they have colds. It promotes Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as a reliable quick cure that is pleasant safe and widely sold.
Church notices list multiple services weekly across locations A G Clark rector Rowan Carnous Rev J S Davidson presbyterian aims Pine Creek Melvin and Emmeline alternate Sundays 11 a m Sunday school at 3apan and 2 15 pm service times 12 and 7 pm Sunday mornings with additional first Sunday observances
A reflective line asserts that a man should be judged by his actions rather than promises. It extols deeds as the true standard of character, noting widespread praise and sales by dealers.
The Snaith Bees completed a project delivering over sixty thousand feet of lumber. Mrs Albert Tevser lay under parental care awaiting news. Jones, HI, ill with anxiety over graduation. Mr WB Rogers had a misty accident last week breaking a rib. The Horicus muner Ut ler Cuties attended a dance with many baskets. Miss Tesse Dering handed a brooch to the recipient. Mr and Mrs Redford moved to a farm. a visitor arrived from Ontario after months away.
An old notice touts Chamberain's Cough Remedy as a reliable cure for coughs colds and croup. It claims strong effectiveness and urges readers to buy from all dealers.
Joshua B Woods known as an old-timer in the Rossendale district died at his home on Sunday aged 71. He was born in Nova Scotia and moved to Western Canada 23 years ago, settling on the Portage Plains before making Rossendale his home 16 years ago. He leaves six daughters and two sons, with a funeral held Monday at Beaver Cemetery.
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