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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Nov 23, 1905
Page
3
Massard, editor of the Paris Anglophobe paper, reverses his stance after visiting London. He reports Britons are friendly and open to cooperation, and that misunderstandings fueled prior hostility. He proclaims a new harmony between French and English for mutual benefit.
Fragmentary report recounts alleged swindle in the French Chamber involving a black clerk and a claim of a brother’s skin used as proof. Also noted is a London obituary of Elizabeth Liova who died after decades bedridden, with a grim account of family opposition and a mother’s vow.
Police report 94 miles cleared from Edmonton toward the Yukon with 96 miles ed, bridged and corduroyed north of St John’s. Next summer will extend the overland trail trade toward Dawes, Edmonton to Fort McPherson, Herschel Island route. Mounted patrol to Dawson around December 15 to carry mails to Fort McPherson. U.S. notified to contact whalers stranded at sea. C J Broughton notes Canadian exhibit at Illinois fair draws thousands of farmers.
A promotional piece for Dr Chase's Nerve Food claims nervous exhaustion can affect even healthy appearing people. It cites Lena Hiebert of Love Farm Manitoba and a patient who recovered after fourteen boxes, with price details and a warning about imitations using Dr A W Chase's portrait and signature on each box.
The report notes a strong fair turnout with 45,000 on average and 60,184 on Thursday October 5. Projections from Mr Broughton expect next year’s immigration from the Dinor state to rise 90 to 120 percent over 1905, as many Tilt hols farmers move to Canada, settling across Saskatchewan and Alberta, with portions of Minnesota also affected.
Western dentists in the East gather for the first meeting of the Dominion Dental Council in Toronto. The report lists Manitoba and Saskatchewan doctors, a Live Stock expert on tour, and Hodson touring to Alberta and Saskatchewan to discuss live stock issues and provincial action.
Canadan Racine officials say a tie shortage in the Fort Frances district will not disrupt the company’s spring construction. The firm holds 600,000 ties for next year and has contracts for 100,000 more. Contractors have secured timber dues and anticipate no trouble fulfilling agreements. Jack pine used mainly in western construction. sourcing and scouring details noted.
A Great Northern Railway feature is the Oriental Limited with a new compartment observation library car. The car offers hotel like comfort with vermillion wood, green upholstery, English oak dining, and olive and reddish trim. It provides open air rear platform seating and on board periodicals, improving travel for patrons en route to the West. The article notes Canada’s wheat production and Alberta grain milling plans, with a New York special discussing hospital nurses and public bazaars.
The narrative traces a frugal youth who starts earning low wages, then grows ambitious through saving. It notes a rise from 150 a week to 7.50, quotes the payoff of thrift, and cites Cornelius Vanderbilt as a model of accumulating wealth through daily saving. Ready cash is described as the strongest force in business, with thrift shaping a vast fortune.
A collage of humorous vignettes and oddities from campus life and rural lore. Stories span gullible sheep with lamb skins to misread epitaphs, with a photogenic pug and a tongue in cheek exchange about Mr Jobson. The piece threads humor through rustic observation and social quips.
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