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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Feb 24, 1910
Page
4
A fragment from the Miniota Herald shows publication details and pricing terms for subscriptions. It lists a yearly rate likely around two dollars and mentions a printing office in Miniota Minnesota. The text is incomplete but indicates a local newspaper pricing note.
Publication notices from the Herald Mintota Minnesota dated February 24 1901 outline advertising insertion rules. Terms cover line format per line, later lines, and last line for notices, with deadlines for office reception and contract alterations, and guidance for new ads and requests to appear in the following week.
The inquiry into the high cost of living reveals puzzling price patterns. Bread from Canadian wheat is cheaper in England than in Canada, Canadian beef costs more locally yet sells cheaper in London, New York buyers pay 8 to 11 cents more per pound for prime cuts, and Russian eggs arrive in Canada cheaper than Canadian produce. The piece urges readers to study these questions themselves for valuable lessons.
Hailey’s comet is now within range of small telescopes and field glasses. Interest has centered on Drake’s comet but Hailey’s brighter appearance grows closer. observers report a small bright speck near Saturn, visible to the unaided eye or with a modest instrument.
The article notes the comet’s tail visible through a large telescope and the prospect of visibility without glasses later. It also reports Ontario Legislature considering a McGrigg bill to grant a $300 hotel bonus in local option districts, tied to license compliance, aimed at easing travel-related discontent. Local mapping work surveyed 8500 square miles at under twenty cents per square mile, detailing burned areas and forest types in field plots.
An eastern province begins a forest inventory to manage resources with a businesslike system. Led by Dr. Fernow of Toronto University and assisted by the chief fire warden and foresters, surveying the southwestern region from Hants county westward, with completion to come next summer.
A brief home remedy notice urges rapid dosing at first signs of croup, warning that even short delays can be dangerous. It recommends keeping Chamberlain's Cough Remedy on hand, noting it is pleasant to take and widely sold by dealers.
Notice states the partnership of liverymen in Miniota Manitoba is dissolved by mutual consent. Debts payable to Robert Hawes at Miniota and claims to be presented to him for settlement. Dated February 19 1910 Miniota. Witness.
Fragmentary rural notice mentions narcotic rous worms and wind constipation. Reads like a local remedy column from a small town paper with unclear specifics.
The Assessment Roll for 1910 is deposited in the Miniota Manitoba office and open for inspection until March 19, 1910 at 5 p.m. Complaints must be filed by that date. The Rural Municipality council will convene at Turner's Hall Miniota on March 10 1910 at 2 p.m. as a Court of Revision to hear valid complaints. Dated Miniota February 21 1910.
This note promotes a regular space for advertising in the Classified Want Ad columns. It urges readers to buy or sell, hire or be hired, borrow or lend, and suggests the column will be profitable for users and readers alike.
Sarahville school seeks bids to draw children to school from John Stromaness house at 8 am with stops at E Fisher W E Warren A Bissett and F Tyler reaching the school at 9 30 am in winter with up to two minutes per stop and returning home at 4 pm summer start time 30 minutes earlier. Bond for faithful performance. Tenders due by Saturday February 19th 1910. Gilbert Rowan Letty Treasurer.
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