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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 24, 1908
Page
2
Change of copy for advertisements must be in by Monday noon each week or insertion cannot be guaranteed. Anyone who does not want to receive publication can discontinue it by notifying the publisher. If you owe nothing you should not be billed. though some try to force non-subscribers to pay. The letter complains about payment demands and forced subscriptions.
The provincewide local option vote yields gains in nine places and losses in one. Winners include Emerson, Rob, Winchester, Hamiets, Minutenas, Albert, and Rusburn. loss at Kildonan. Licenses sustained at Morris, Selkirk, Bea Russell, Leuies, Westbourne, and Franklin. Sustained results also reported for North Norfolk, Edward, Pipestein, Argyle, Dannab, and Swan River.
The piece argues the United States may stop exporting wheat within six years, increasing demand for Canadian wheat and other regions. It notes Western Canada’s potential rise to five hundred million bushels and predicts farmer land use and migration driven by higher wheat prices.
The trustees report on the year 1908 detailing school closure due to cold, reopening by February, and expected 200 school days by Christmas. It notes inspector reports on each room, late student arrivals, and urges parental visits and teacher home visits for better understanding. It describes contractor costs exceeding contract price, a sale of the old school for 300 dollars, plans to fence grounds, and the furnace and Red Cross Sanitary Appliance functioning well.
The Ex Reeve plans a town move into Main Street. Eight locals traveled to the mountains and returned with five heads including moose and elk. Beulah Home for Incurables reopens after decoration and new heating. Beulah rink opens with curling teams listed as skips and members.
Fred Diver and Fred W. Thompson of the Central Press Agency Toronto and their advertising department and Montreal office are expected to secure a portion of Montreal business, reports the Montreal Herald on December 3, 1908.
The Christmas issue of the Farmer's Advocate and the Home Journal in Winnipeg impresses with a striking front cover inspired by Kipling. It features diverse illustrations, articles on Canada’s orchard and Alberta irrigation, and pieces by Chas. Lewis Shaw and a grain expert from an American college. The Home Journal section offers fiction for children and practical tips, including Cold Weather Care of Children by Mary Allen Davidson.
Webber notes the new edition titled Sweet Charity by Mrs Tallant appears Christmas themed. The piece praises advertising volume and printing class, mentioning Farmers Advocate subscribers get it at 25 cents per copy while supplies last as a premium for new subscribers.
Prospective buyers urged to view our list before bidding on a quarter or half section of land. The firm Mac kenzie & Co promises a payment of 1s for inquiries or engagement.
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