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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 19, 1905
Page
2
A preacher explores how God calls people in quiet moments. Stories of Mozart, Washington, Cromwell, and Robertson illuminate finding one’s vocation. The author urges listening for the divine voice in darkness, nature, and even bustling cities and homes, urging spiritual work.
A whaling crew near Sechart on Vancouver Island engaged a 79-foot whale to tow their steamer after a failed harpoon. The monster pulled the vessel for hours at high speed, exhausting itself and the crew, until the whale weakened and finally was killed by lances.
Sunelson, aged 24, was killed in a recent accident. Fireman Morley, noted for a remarkable life, served as a naval cadet on the British training ship Conway, earned prizes for proficiency, and served in the America War aboard Admiral Howell's flagship San Francisco. He fought in the Boer War, spent time in Canada, joined General Extran’s expedition to Hudson Bay, and returned to South Africa with the second contingent before coming home on his twenty first birthday. He then spent two and a half years in railroading and was beloved by all who knew him.
A fragmentary, poetic sketch of London describing wealth and poverty, allure and peril, with paradoxes about possibility and identity. It notes the city’s capacity to house many lives at once, from priest to pirate, within its vast, storied expanse.
A Sunday school lesson explores the central idea of the house of the Lord as the core of God’s plan. It contrasts faithful builders whose names are in the Book of Life with those who hinder the work, urging readiness to participate with sacrifice and reliance on the Spirit amid opposition from adversaries. It notes foundation, delays, and the need for prayer, watchfulness, and unity in completing God’s temple.
An article from The National Glass Budget outlines several techniques to split glass tubes and window glass. Methods include scoring with a file and snapping with thumb pressure, using a fine saw with abrasive grit, and starting a fracture with a hot iron to guide a clean break.
The marriage of Associated Press writer Martin Egan to Miss Eleanor Franklin, war correspondent for Les He's Weekly, is announced for Toklo on September 11. Egan, famed for Boxer War coverage and Russo-Japanese War dispatches from Tokyo, plans to leave Tokyo with his bride to take an AP London correspondent role. He has long ties across Canada and Britain, including work with the Victoria Colonist and travels with the Prince and Princess of Wales.
Mr James Robertson of Glencor recently returned from surveying Hislop Guibord and Michaudtown as a fierce forest fire swept Hislop and Guibord townships and parts of Playfair Howman Heat ty and Carr. Surrounded by flames the party sought shelter in canoes on the Black River kept wet with blankets to survive though some supplies were lost. Robertson notes the surveyed townships are largely good agricultural land.
The Toronto Court heard witnesses argue if Lawless was drunk during his recent arrest. Officials favored Air motive while others doubted sobriety. Magistrate suspended judgment noting doubt but indicating Lawless would remain under suspension.
An ill KH transcript recounts Recorder Arinor Balfour and England's Premier in a humorous confrontation with a constable over a drink. The exchange features misheard words, a dubious indicator, and awkward banter as they try to avert any prosecution while continuing their discussion.
A reflective meditation on war and mercy. It condemns brotherly conflict, calls for empathy, and notes sorrowful images of broken lives, crape, and mortality while urging tenderness and shared humanity amid a bleak panorama. The verse contrasts violence with compassion, ending with Lethe washing away darkness.
A traveler lost with a madman companion in the Belkin Mountains nearly perished from exposure. John F. Stevens, then division superintendent of the Canadian Pacific, steadied an expedition by insisting he heard a dog bark. His persistence redirected them to a supply trail, saving their lives during a six foot snow period at 4200 feet altitude.
Hon Willam Wallace Burns McInnes Dorn, son of the late T R Meinsseg, educated at Toronto University and Osgoode Hall, admitted to the British Columbia bar in 1882. Elected to Canada's House of Commons for Nanaimo city in 1896 as a young member, known as the boy orator from British Columbia, later serving in provincial politics and becoming Yukon Governor, representing Alberta constituency.
On the riverbank two children, Kenneth Bell and a younger boy, slipped into fast water. Bell dived in, struggled, and brought his companion ashore. The region contemplates nominating him for a Royal Humane Society medal for presence of mind and courage.
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