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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 15, 1904
Page
8
The Markets section lists eggs at 1s per dozen, butter 13 cents, oats 35 6 dollars, barley 35 cents, wheat price uncertainty. Additional regional figures show prices for beaver product lines and bran at 15 dollars a ton, shorts at 17 dollars a ton, and other grain values.
The Agricultural Society invites members to exhibit animals and articles with a 1 member fee and promises a strong program this year. Alexander Brown Milling and Elevator Co of Portage la Prairie offers generous prizes for bread buns and cakes totaling five sacks of flour. Mr Shirriff is the local agent for MacGregor. Card of Thanks expresses gratitude for sympathy after a bereavement.
Local notices include chicken season opening and upcoming Walker Bros. bills. Dr Metcalfe of Portage attended town meeting. Maggie Raines visits her parents. Threshers’ books available at The Herald Office. Claude Isbister appointed notary in Manitoba. Bull calf sold for 225. Dressmaker seeking day work. Black Watch Band concert scheduled September 23 in Portage la Prairie. Visitors from Coal City, Illinois. Children’s Day to be observed in Presbyterian churches. Rev W H Cassap to deliver farewell sermon in St Paul’s before Toronto trip. Fairs and exhibitions entries invited. one dollar to join. Black Watch Band to perform in Portage la Prairie September 23. admission 75 cents, reserved seats 1.00 and 1.50.
Farr Grey, chosen to succeed Lord Minto as Governor General of Canada, comes from a prominent, long-established British family. A veteran of reform debates, he has been deeply involved in public affairs and was closely linked to Rhodes. His appointment is seen as a sign that the position entails real power and policy influence, not merely ceremonial duties.
An old fragment promotes Dr Hamilton's Pills as a quick cure for stomach and bowel issues. It claims the remedy soothes the liver and purges ailments with a thorough bite and cure, advertising a price of five cents.
Eunice confronts her father about marriage to Mr. Wilson as he presses for a match to support his four motherless grandchildren. The father argues the Lord would provide, while Eunice resists a life she views as an obligation. A doorbell interrupts as Mr. Wilson returns for a second talk. the scene ends with plans to consult the Lord.
A fragmentary collage from literary notes cites W Adam and Mary Findlater on human nature, social irritations, and honesty in conduct. It references public health data on alcohol mortality, quotes from The Moorland Printer and Lance in Rest, and ends with an advert for kidney trouble relief touting Wheeler’s Duncan’s remedy.
Mortgage sale under the mortgage will be conducted by public auction. The auctioneer Mr Cairns will offer the Stanley house MacGregor North Manitoba line at the land description in section township and range. Purchases must be cash on sale day and in accordance with the sale terms. Solicitor P G Taylor of Veaslers represents the sellers.
Wanted. A local salesman to represent Canada’s Greatest Nurseries in Macgregor and surrounding country. Special list of hardy varieties of fruits, ornamentals, and shrubs, thoroughly tested and recommended by the Brandon and Indian Head Experimental Stations for Manitoba and the Northwest. Write for terms. Stone Wellington, Toronto.
Reading notes indicate a Church of England service including hymns and an ongoing sermon. The record mentions Holy Communion administered earlier in the service and references Pauls Macgregor and a bishop or rector figure amid a communal prayer gathering.
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