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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 23, 1908
Page
3
The Herald Circulating Library announces two subscription options. At 1.50 per year payable in advance subscribers may exchange books twice weekly, or 2.00 per year for three exchanges weekly. Books kept beyond 14 days incur a 5 cent daily charge.
A newspaper notice touts Hal and Ball's Catarrh Cure as a definitive treatment for catarrh, a constitutional disease. It claims internal action to destroy the disease's foundation and boost the patient’s constitution, with testimonials offered and a $100 reward for proof. Also promotes Mall's Pills for constipation.
Mrs. Jordan receives Ned Jordan, a hungry birthday boy claiming to be her grandson. Amid family memories, Ned’s arrival stirs long held grief as Marietta and John Terry assist, and the grandmother realizes the boy may be the son she believed lost.
The Baltimore American quotes Karl Van Valkenberg praising the Netherlands for controlling global coffee and spice trade via colonies. He notes Sumatra tobacco, Java coffee, Borneo coal, and Blanca and Billiton tin, asserting Dutch wealth stems from overseas possessions while Amsterdam and Antwerp lead in world diamond sourcing.
E A Powell notes Madonna per candidum, Japanese longiflorums, native meadow lilies, and Easter lilies can be grown abundantly. Plant under grape trellises or gooseberry rows, bury 6 to 10 inches, avoid manure for longiflorums, and expect strong July blooms with careful cultivation.
Kim Kyong Syop a strong energetic man in Korea sold scriptures and once worshiped evil spirits. For three years he sacrificed a cow annually to them and after becoming Christian he vowed to quit drinking. He tattooed five devils nests on each thumb and a black spot on Elim to remember his vow.
Sports at Happyland Hills are set for Friday at the Happyland grounds. Messrs Stromeness and Fisher bid for public patronage with football water sports races and an evening of dancing. Admission 25e with refreshments and meals on site.
At Miniota Hall on Monday evening the Liberal Conservative Association of Miniota passed a unanimous resolution praising R. L. Borden for retrenchment and preserving the public domain, and applauded W. J. Roche for his work for Manitoba and his constituency. Delegates were named to attend the convention at Buseeil on Friday the 24th.
During an annual outing on the 19th, Toronto Engineers' Club members learned that beavers had built a dam on Gall River near Little Mud Lake, saving the Dominion Government over 2000 in canal work. Supt. J. H. McClelland rode with the government tug Bessie Butler to witness the incident. The 700 foot long, seven foot deep beaver dam halted planned dam construction and future leaks are unlikely for years.
The Canadian Pictorial announces July issue will feature Quebec celebrations led by the Prince of Wales and the opening of the Plains of Abraham National Park. The August issue will include photographs from the event, making two issues a lasting souvenir of a national occasion.
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