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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 05, 1904
Page
4
Mixed sale notices describe various farm parcels and properties offered by the Herald office. Terms include acreage around 35 and 40 acres with crop potential, and multiple mentions of well priced dairy farms and improvements. Additional notes reference location near Mt Exor and general farm offerings with reasonable terms.
Advert provides a dated recruitment notice seeking permanent representatives for a business in the Colayabia area. Mentions expenses and advance pay, with applications direct from headquarters and a Monday deadline.
A $25 reward is offered for information leading to conviction for poisoning hounds belonging to B J Thompson. The notice seeks tipsters who can identify those responsible and provide evidence to prosecute the crime.
Public sale by William Sairns Auctioneers at the Stanley House Macgregor on May 14 to offer the northwest quarter of section 12 in township 12 west of the principal meridian in Manitoba. About five miles from Mabgregor, including a dwelling and sheds. Ten percent of purchase price due at sale. further terms to be announced by the Vendor's solicitor.
The Herald urges stronger fire protection for villages with weak water supplies after a Toronto blaze. It notes losses from unemployment and emphasizes insurance, safer practices, and improved wells in Macgregor to secure a steady village water flow during dry periods.
The Farmer's Advocate urges reflection on Manitoba education highlighting neglect of reading writing and arithmetic. It cites steno spelling and letter writing issues and warns that music and nature study cannot replace foundational subjects. It questions school government discipline and calls authorities to challenge and correct perceived errors.
A fragmentary portrait of Andrew Carnegie highlighting his philanthropy. The text notes a vast sum given away, purportedly over a hundred million dollars, across institutions such as the Carnegie Institute, technical schools, and university endowments. Names and places appear garbled but reference a broad philanthropic legacy.
Canada presents a major space at the Exposition Palace featuring over 3,000 grain and grass specimens, including millet and wheat displays, with the Library of Parliament in Ottawa highlighted. The report notes cheese quality advice from A W Grindley, urging cool curing, wax finishing, and branded months to improve British sales and curb cheating by unscrupulous traders.
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