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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 14, 1908
Page
4
The Miniota Herald lists advertising rates per line and per inch for notices and legal ads. Address communications to Orman W. Dingle, proprietor, with publication timing details noted.
A local appeal notes lack of a sanitary inspector in Miniota and calls the council to appoint one at the upcoming meeting on the 27th inst. The writer warns against fever scares and emphasizes the need for a clean town to prevent health risks.
A defiant note argues that newspapers cannot provide free publicity for all readers and businesses. It contends that paid ads support the paper and its regular supporters, and that unsolicited free insertions devalue the service for local advertisers and the broader community.
Local advert notes printing services available at the Herald Office with options for newspapers posters and stationery. It highlights quick turnaround and affordable rates for residents and businesses seeking reliable printing.
The planned Arbor day cricket match failed due to only two married men turning up. A substitute game between Vice Captain and Secretary was arranged, ending in a 21 run victory for the Vice Captain.
While helping with building work at the English Church on Friday Mr J L Evans fell from a ladder and dislocated his left ankle. Dr Hammers was nearby and set the joint. Evans is making satisfactory progress though the injury remains painful.
A jumble of aphorisms and snippets on luck deceit and character mixes with jokes about marriage readiness phrenology and a comical tale of a thin girl who slips on lemonade. It ends with boarding house humor about meals charges and proprieties.
In Berlin Ontario newly elected mayor Allen Huber presided over the inaugural council meeting. He delivered an inaugural address then lit a pipe, drawing laughter as Geo Jumpel resigned from the water commission rather than sit with him. Huber said he would rather give up his office than give up his pipe.
Severe electrical storm hits Calgary Thursday evening. Lightning struck the Cowan residence, throwing young Cowan from his chair and injuring his leg and foot. Mrs. Gill suffers a stroke and is found unconscious. The kitchen floor is torn up, but the father and son survived with serious but improving injuries.
Through Stromness and Fisher we enjoyed a ride on the river in their new motor launch Ada built by Detroit Machine Works. The steel vessel L ft long powered by a 3 hp gasoline engine reaches 11 mph on smooth water and eight mph upstream with eight passengers aboard. A sports ground cleared in the river bush offers a summer retreat and as arrangements finalize, the public will be notified. The authors congratulate Stromness and Fisher on their enterprise and extend best wishes.
The article extols Chamberlain's Pain Balm as a cure for rheumatism, noting it provides relief that can lead to rest and sleep. It claims temporary relief may become permanent for some, while in chronic cases relief alone is valuable. 25 and 50 cent sizes are sold by Minieta Drug Store.
An advertisement from Western Development League promotes finding a life companion for respectable men and women in the West. It promises courteous treatment, speedy results, and absolute secrecy, inviting readers to send 10 cents for circulars to Box 1901 Vancouver B. C.
An honored town citizen suffering a violent attack of dysentery believed Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy would cure him. He learned that Miniota Drug Store stocked it and quickly obtained a bottle after a friend's advice.
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