Local News Items From Miniota District 1924
Rural council meets Friday. Mrs Graafstra of Souris visits town. Mrs Hodnett returns from Winnipeg. Prices for cattle feed and local goods noted. G W Spearman buys four mills of Hamiota. Train service delays blamed on bridge work east of Rivers. Literary Society meets tonight with Basil Keveley on English literature. Bee and Girls club plans standard poultry section. Beulah novelty dance set March 28 with Harlin's orchestra. Manitoba honey and silo data released. Miniota hosts McConnel cup curling, with losses and wins vs Hamiota and Oak River, then Crandall forthcoming.
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Forster
Beulah
Letter to the Editor condemns risqué dancing at a local event
A reader in Mintota writes that a Friday evening dance drew praise in many respects but caused repulsion due to archimedian contortions by some young men. The writer warns mothers to shield daughters from such performances, labeling them indecent for respectable company.
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Tate
Morheer
Canada’s Power Conference notes vast hydro prospects and capital pull
The article outlines Canada’s role in a Power Conference to study hydro electric resources, oil and minerals, and transport. It highlights 9 000 000 horsepower potential on the Lawrence river and the incentive to attract foreign investment for water power schemes, tying development to cheaper production and national progress.
Canada Pacific News Highlights on Trade and Immigration
The Ena steamer hauls over 12,000 tons of salt herring from Barrow Sound since November, with total season output near 26,000 tons. Immigrant arrivals surge with European entries prominent, U S settlers also rising. Canada exported 6,532 pairs of feather footwear in January 1924, tea imports reach 5.8 million pounds in January, total tea value $1,661,176, Indian tea remains dominant. Special immigrant trains now feature lunch counter cars, reducing need for onboard meals. Hydro electric expansion adds 900,000 hp for mining, pulp, and rural needs across provinces. Domestic servant demand to ease via Empire Settlement Act programs. CP pavilion at Empire Exhibition London showcases transit reach. 1924 seen as a strong year for foreign capital and industrial expansion in Canada. Seventh direct discovery station completed for Bay of Fundy navigation, aiding winter routes for CP steamships. radio shore stations aid distress location within 400 miles.
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Canada
Department of Marine and Fisheries
Bay of Fundy
Boston
Canadian Pacific
Spring classifieds offer quick cash for items
Advertisers urged to list goods now for a fast sale as spring approaches. One line ad costs one dollar for a single insertion or three insertions for a dollar, with a ready market for listed items.
For Sale Mammoth Pekin Duck Eggs
For sale mammoth Pekin duck eggs at two dollars per setting. Contact Miss Payne at phone 1241 Miniota.
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Miss Payne
For Sale Pure Breeding Black Minorca Eggs Offer
For sale pure breed Black Minorca eggs for setting at 100 dollars per setting of 15. A few roosters also available at one dollar each. Contact F E Callen by phone 24 2 4 in Miniota.
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F.E. Callen
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Rural Council
W. L. Hodnett
Winnipeg
Hodnett’s
G. W. Spearman
Rossburn
Hamiota
Jas. D. Harrower
Can-Nat-Rus
Literary Society
Wight
Basil Keveley
The
Horse Club
Clarke
W L. Hodnett
Marcus Brutus
Regina Fair
Jgiaham
Carberry
Miniota
Crandall
Blaiis
Bey
Ray
Helmes
S&t
Manitoba
Dept. of Agriculture
Groun
Haamiota
the Herald
Mintota
London
Engiland
United States
Brush Electrical and Allied Manu Association
Pple
Cana
Neering
Charles Cameeinister
Mines
Tones
Magica
T . Gu
Ixmaee
Manitoba Power Company United
Great Falls
Winnipeg River
Winni Electric Railway Company Limited
Bureau of Statistics
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China
Japan
Bermuda
Straits Settlements
Newfoundland
India
Harvesters
British Columbia
Ontario
Quebec
Maritime Provinces
Esther Mackie
Woman's Branch
Colonization Department
Canadian Pacific Railway
Montreal
Western
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
Wembly
E. N. Todd
England
Dominion Creameries
Dauphin
Ashern
Dunsemore
Virden
Dumbrell
Miniota Herald
Sharwhckles
Miniota Rural Credit Society
W. EB. Warren, See.treas
Watts’ Garage
Chevrolet
Watts
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