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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 06, 1900
Page
4
Mr Hy Byers was in Winn on Friday. Many residents visit, church services planned, and local business notes. A few updates include grain buyer George West, political chatter about Mr Clifford Sifton, and upcoming temperance events with Rev A Chisholm preaching.
A playful verse quips on missing parts and mismatched items. It drolly notes that a hat without a brim a match without a head and similar pairs are sad, but the punchline centers on the line a shirt without a tail as the saddest thing in life.
An old readers note claims Higgins, afflicted with piles for years, found relief after two boxes of Backlen's Arnica Ointment. The advertisement touts it as the best remedy in the world with guaranteed results and local sale at Be Drug Store.
Manitoba Free Press promotes a painting depicting the surrender of Commandant Botha and the Boer forces. The ad offers the artwork by A. He Hitler, with a sales pitch for subscriptions and distribution through Winnipeg stores and mail orders. Also included is an asthma cure testimonial from J. M. Garrettson of San Antonio claiming a universal cure.
Strayed from the premises of the undersigned Macgregor on Friday August Mth a Bay Mare aged S years with nuts and heavy mane and tail. She stands 15 hands high and weighs about [unknown]. A suitable reward will be given for information leading to her return.
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