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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 27, 1908
Page
2
An appeal notes reader generosity raised 15 dollars for Fernie disaster relief and urges continued support. The piece urges churches to take a collections drive, thanks donors, and reminds the community of the ongoing need as fires and storms threaten the region. Kipling’s line Pay Pay is quoted to spur giving.
In the issue dated the 13th a Town Imts note records the town paid about eighteen hundred dollars toward Ward Six taxes and claims to have spoken with all under correction.
The Sec Treas of the Municipality pointed out errors in our earlier figures. The 1907 village assessment stood at 7750 with a nine mill levy yielding 789.75 for municipal improvements and about 90 unpaid municipal taxes. We publish the corrected figures, reaffirm our truth and justice standard, and endorse the remainder of the article.
Articles under this heading are published as communications and may reflect views others hold. Submissions invited on general topics. Writers may use pen names but must sign with real names for good faith. Letters should be written on the sides of the paper only.
A reader in the Miniota Herald questions a prior correspondent's stance on liquor laws. The letter argues that travel to Hamiota for whisky involves personal risk and that critics should mind their own business. The writer concludes that those who expose others may invite consequences.
The piece extols country papers for two decades of growth in ability, appearance, and influence. It credits editors with moral tone and enterprise, noting they now rival metropolitan dailies in impact and community service.
A collage of quips and comic tidbits appears, featuring puns about waiting, laziness, and common sense. Side remarks about a Coster and a postal clerk lead to a mix of jokes, rhymes, and mini stories. The page parodies social mores with light satire and domestic humor, ending with a hat and collar exchange.
In a note on changeable Manitoba weather a sharp wind and scorching sun gave way to sudden downpours and hail within thirty minutes. The town reports rising gun and knife prices after a misprinted letter "Mums the Word" and notes the chief Constable’s rescue last week. The telephone expansion spurs chatter as Fernie Disaster Fund appeal asks for support.
Next Sunday service at 7.30 p m sharp with all welcome. Alternating Sundays also offer 4.30 p m and 7.30 p m services. Next Sunday repeats 4.30 p m and 7.30 p m options for attendees.
Miniota Tent No 17 K O T M invites visiting brethren to monthly meetings observing the first Tuesday in each month. Com G Dixon and G Rowan sign as organizers.
A Toronto World inquiry asks what a teamster can lift. A cartage driver claims to lift 250 pounds of sugar from a truck into a warehouse. A brewery driver claims to tilt 415 pounds of barrel on his back fifty feet. Four storage men claim they can move an 1800 pound piano, lifting 450 pounds each.
Canada reports a drop in imports by 39 million 915 thousand 809 dollars for the first four months of the fiscal year while exports rise by 350 thousand dollars in the same period, signaling shifting trade flows.
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