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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Nov 19, 1908
Page
3
An advertisement highlights Crown Tailoring Experts offering suits from the widest fabric range in Canada. It promotes refined appearance and new Empire mills fabrics as essential for success in life and fashion.
Sir Charles Baskerville’s sudden death at Baskerville Hall is reported as natural but mysterious. Dr Mortimer notes Sir Charles’s heart condition and nocturnal moor walks linked to a superstitious family legend, while Holmes seeks the private details behind public facts.
An advertisement invites readers to guess the number of whole kernels in 5 pounds of No. 1 Northern wheat. Submit a guess with $1.75 to enter the Northwest Farmer's big prize competition, per the advert in another column.
Canadian newspaper snippet notes spring arrives in Peace River at the same time as Winnipeg, highlighting vast prairie distances of about fifteen hundred miles and the impact on seed, water, bread, and rail traffic. It frames citizens’ perspective on regional progress and identity.
A late despatch reports the death of Tse Hsi An dowager Empress and autocrat of China. Pu Yi the three year old son of Prince Chun is placed on the throne with his father acting as regent. A 100 day mourning period is proclaimed across the empire.
The Financial Chronicle notes new lines for a Winnipeg to Portland route, detailing returns from Pacific sources and several proposed extensions. It mentions a 128 mile Moore Jaw projection and a 672 sail segment of the Grand Trunk Pacific, predicting possible bottlenecks between Winnipeg and Port William.
Lord Grey, once called in Canada the governor of ha inspirations, proposes for 1914 a festival of a hundred years peace between the United States and Canada. President Eliot and Elihu Root have spoken on the same idea, favoring a moral celebration across the border. Minneapolis Journal
In Calgary a jury found McGillicuddy guilty of libel in Edwards v McGillicuddy and added a rider disapproving obscene Calgary Eye-Opener articles. Justice Beck censured editor Edwards for debasing content. fine set at $100 with judgment day to Dec 15 and potential appeal to the Supreme Court set for Dec. lat.
Wallace municipality telephone system, with 300 subscribers, would connect to the provincial government system. The Wallace reeve and secretary-treasurer along with commissioners approved linking both municipal and government subscribers, totaling about 500 names.
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