Post office hours and dispatch timing note
The post indicates close timing rules with mail prepared after 7 p m a must be sent at least half an hour before dispatch. Postmaster Hoy notes the office will not be open beyond those hours.
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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 11, 1905
Page
5
The post indicates close timing rules with mail prepared after 7 p m a must be sent at least half an hour before dispatch. Postmaster Hoy notes the office will not be open beyond those hours.
Fragmentary copy describes an older liable product named Putnam Company Extral used for corns and salves. Mentions it does not burn flesh, gradually relieves pain, and indicates a price of 25e at some location. Text is garbled with likely misread names and places.
Rossendale community updates report Mr Pield and family leaving for Treberne. Melbourne is booming with Ogilvie Co renovations and elevator work promising a bumper crop. Arbor Day fishing canceled due to snowstorm, roads bad, church crowded less than usual, Treberne preacher Mr Perkins visiting, and local repairs continue as growth steady.
A large meeting at the Orangeville school house discussed farming markets and plans of a controlled market. Members resolved to form a local branch of the American Society of Equity and thanked speaker T C Leech for his address.
Moisture fills Image Creek area as crops show strong potential. Allan Patterson bought a heavy team of horses in MacGregor from F. Thompson. Kenneth McIntosh finished sowing in the bush and starts crop work at the model farm. Football team seeks new victories and poultry notes appear in local updates.
A brief urban plea for milder, gentler spring weather fills the mood of Melbourne readers as hopeful chatter anticipates atmospheric relief. The line evokes a longing for kinder temperatures and seasonal renewal.
Excerpts mix opinions on wisdom, jewels, and art from literary works and reviews. Mentions Life's Questionings, The Marriage of William Ashe, and travels with sections reflecting on nature, class, and social observation. Notable voices include Kitty, Barham of Beltana, and references to Frenchmen and poets.
Fragmentary health ad text mentions constipation bowel action and pills. References Dr Lamiton and a 25 cent box, urging purchase of medicine for bowel health amid garbled words and misspellings. The readable portion suggests a generic patent medicine promotion with vague claims and price.
Tension of upcoming examinations grips seniors with about 22 candidates. The school baseball team shares in recent honors while girls increasingly join in. Girls tennis and basketball start under Miss Caverhill, desks improve in Miss Armstrong's room, and a frontpath slat walk is planned. Several names from April are listed as not absent or late.
Fragmentary consumer note extols a Chamberlain's balm for cuts bruises burns and similar injuries. Claims instant pain relief speeds healing to about a third of normal time and acts as an antiseptic wash for the blood. Reads like an old fashioned household remedy endorsement.
An old advertisement touts Ferrozne as a remedy to remove humors and purify blood to treat skin conditions. It claims improved circulation, a healthy complexion, and private benefits, urging readers to buy fifty capsules per bottle from drug stores.
The ad touts Chamberlain's Pain Balm as a fast pain reliever for rheumatism. It cites Mrs. He Leggett of Yun Yum Tennessee claiming full-body relief after short use and notes the product is sold by druggists and dealers.
C B Wainwright of Lemon City Florida writes manufacturers that Chamberlain's Cholera Remedy gives faster relief for stomach pains and cholera morbus when mixed with hot water and taken as directed. He reports swift action and urges all druggists to stock it.
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