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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 16, 1898
Page
5
Fragmented OCR text shows garbled names and phrases: T R Vardon Aetiregon Markets with disjoint remnants including waits orders and names like Heeger and Bimeth. No coherent event or clear entities beyond recurring proper nouns.
Town topics report ill health, recoveries, and votes upcoming on prohibition. Mentions residents Kilfoyle Mason Osborne Kennedy Carberry Newman Hue and local business men. Notes weather, wheat damage, telegraph and road work, and a meeting on ratepayers site selection. Community events include visits, contracts for a residence, and a call from The Herald.
A compact village update recounts visits by W Birch and W Calens, milling bushels, a new brick foundation for Ross Martin's house, and surveyors to map lands south of the CPR. Prohibition plebiscite address by Rev. Help, a death, and community notices follow, with local political and farming items and the first wheat shipment details.
Local notes report a thresher search in Treherne area with Mr W Skoults seen in settlement and Mr G of Treherne visiting for a thresher. Victorian Readers are to be introduced into the school soon, with most of the week’s events noted.
On their return, Mr and Mrs Le San will be at bow to Cher friends for one week at the residence of the bride's parents. Afterward they move to their new home at Machinegor Manitoba. The St Mary Journal notes the couple's plans and location.
An old timey advertisement promotes Holmes and Knox's store offerings at Knoxs with kitchenware including jars and crocks. Merrick Bros. markets washing soap bars and other goods. A faulting, promotional tone mentions winter stove pipe fixes, boots and shoes, ties, goggles, eye shields, and dry goods. It touts bargain days and a trusted but blunt character Pere Magny remarks.
Sbroagh the Horta of Gar' teacher faces trouble with a new engine. The Massey Harris Co of Trekerne tested it before departure. Peppy Mr Motaren of Carte visited. Wolves and depredations on chickens reported. A town meeting Thursday evening had small attendance and an address by Mr. Lawlstone.
Public notice from the Manitoba Department of Agriculture and Immigration outlines hunting seasons and limits for deer and prairie chickens, license requirements for residents and nonresidents, sale restrictions on game birds, and penalties including imprisonment. W. M. Ingram and Thos. Greenway are referenced as provincial game guardians. Winnipeg date Sept 6 180% Min
A graceful wedding took place at Mr. and Mrs. William Sterrett of Motherwell. The bride Bessie Rain wore pink silk and was escorted by her father amid a 400-guest lawn ceremony. Rev. T S Cosgrove offered a prayer, guests gathered for photographs, and a wedding repast followed before the couple departed for a eastern trip amid rice showers and well wishes.
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