Fire kills five in New York tragedy and Canadian reports
The latest dispatches note five deaths from a New York fire. Reports from Canada mention a large labor strike, a steamer fire at Warren's landing in Lake Winnipeg causing eight deaths, and Winnipeg businessman Thomas Robinson killed near Montreal. A Rivers Board of Trade forms with D Herbert as president.
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Montreal Board of Trade
British Columbia
Premier
Denzinion Fish Company
Warren's Landing
Lake Winnipeg
Thomas Robinson
Robinson and Hull
Winnipeg
Vaudreuil
Montreal
Mr. Robinson
Board of Trade
Rivers, Man
D. Herbert
Brewt
See
Treas
Messrs. Thompson
Wilken
Orth and Ferguson
iGcamittes
Prize Composition Wins at Miniota Herald Show
The Miniota Herald announces a prize composition winner for the Town and Country display at the Arrow River event in Miniota. Miss Dorothy Avenue of Miniota is named the winner in the Society's Show held in August.
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Miniota
Arrow River
Dorothy
Enjoyable Country Life Through Seasons and Work
A reflection on country living contrasting busy town life with rural pleasures. Natural beauty and wildlife charm the naturalist and farmer alike as trees bloom, birds nest, and harvest season demands constant care from dawn to dusk. A child watches farm animals with fascination.
Western Fair Dates Across Regions
Readable text lists fair dates by region with August ranges. Saskatchewan and Alberta entries show multiple date spans, including August 13 to 14 for Saskatchewan and August 1 to 12 for Alberta. additional fragments appear as stray characters.
Found Band Bag Reported On Sports Day
A lady’s band bag found in town on Sports Day. The owner may reclaim by proving ownership and paying costs advertised at the Herald Office.
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Herald Office
Foretold Future Through Medium Seance Prophecy
In McClure's Cari Schors Memoirs a medium summons Lincoln to explain Johnson's motives for Schurz's Washington trip. The spirit predicts a future Missouri senator from Wisconsin born, yet two years later a Missouri legislature elects him to the Senate in 1869, fulfilling the prophecy.
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Cari Schors
McClure
Johnson
Lincoln
United States
Missouri
Wisconsin
St. Louis
Tiedemann
Philadelphia
Clever Fishermen on Sault Ste. Marie Use Net in Rapids
In Sault Ste. Marie two Indians paddle a canoe into swift rapids. One stands at the bow with a long pole while the other steers, using a pad to keep head upstream. They drop a four foot net to net whitefish weighing three to five pounds, sometimes catching as many as 300 in a day, a sight to mystify onlookers.
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Sault Ste. Marie
As Good as a Porter Opinion on Everyday Convenience
A short essay notes how folding newspapers under the arms eases carrying heavy bags and portmanteaus. It claims to save effort and fatigue in daily life, urging readers to try the tip when hurrying for trains. The piece emphasizes simple practical hacks rather than new devices.
The Hat He Had
A child debates proper English with his mother about verb tense and ownership. He asks if phrases like had had or had had had had are correct to describe past hats and repairs. The mother confirms the forms are acceptable in context.
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Johnny
Sweethearts Part Ways Amid Lingering Adieu
A brief parting between a couple evokes lingering goodbyes and playful banter about farewell days and sentimental moments. The exchange hints at shared memories and affectionate tension as they separate for a short period.
Daughter's husband praised as perfect when he gets his way
Pathfinder notes a daughter describing her husband as amiable and similar to her father, insisting he becomes perfectly lovely only when he prevails in decisions.
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Pathfinder
Wealth divides life expectancy in class groups
The article notes that among richer classes 43 to 1,000 live to 60 years while among middle classes 17S of the laboring class reach age 60, highlighting stark social disparities in longevity.
Miniota Council Minutes Reveal Road and Telephones Debates
Crandall council meets at Crandall village with the Reeve presiding. Motions approve Blair & Co. claim, set road supervision, install ratepayer telephones for 18 yearly, and accept National Trust Co. bid for debentures. Tax sale steps to collect arrears and contract details for telephone system are authorized.
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American Bank Note Company
Can. Independent Co
Northern Electric Co
French
Crandall and Miniota
Massina—Phillips
Boyce
R. Rowan
Boyce—Warren
Blair & Co
Telephones
Confederation Life Co
Nay & James
Regina
Wood, Gundy & Co
Northern Bank
Hanson
Ontario Securities Co
G. Stevenson & Co
National Trusts Co
Fraser—Craig
National Trust Co
Sec
Treas
Fraser—Massina
Craig & Simpson
Boyce—Massina
Crandall
Arrow River
Miniota
Sec.Treas
Boyce — Massina
Reeve
Boyce—Phillips
Boyce Massina
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New York
Wppethy
Colombia
Seas
Canada
Robert
Canadian National
Mary MacDonald Bennett
Oxford Township
CPLR
Alberta
Minigta
Cari Schurz
Spirit Land
Amia
J. F. Tennant & CO
Crown Bank of Canada
D. H. McMillan
Dec. O'Grady
Canadian Bankers’ Association
R. MI. Hanson
Our Poet's Corner
Price OF
Paradise
Paradise Fair
Sweet
Eden
Henry Grimshill
Crandall Village
McMeegham
Mr. Mickle
J.R. Rowan
McGriffin
Massina
Craig
Fraser and
Phillips
A. Ross & CO
Deering
Great West Wire Fence CO
Western Canada Flour Mills Co
John Parker
Yorkshire
J. W. Fergus & Sons
Monkland
H. D
MO. Beattie
Hawthorne
Wm. Howard
ToLepo
Frankney
F. J. Cheney & Co
Teodo
Hall
Toledo
F. A. Wilcocks
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Miniota Herald Office
E. W. Ayers Miniata
Per. Asket
J. D. Forsyth
Miniota Bakery and Confectioners
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