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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 08, 1908
Page
5
The Herald announces Norman W. Dingle has sold the paper to KR G R Mackenzie who now assumes management. The policy remains unchanged and readers are urged to continue patronage. An official notice of the change of proprietors is published, with the paper to be issued from Mackenzie’s office.
Officials dispute seductive seed wheat ads from Alaska that promise two hundred bushels per acre. Department inquiries show Alaska wheat yields only about twenty five bushels per acre and are inferior in quality. The Brandon Times excerpt notes prior sensational claims and notes the seed is poor and grown as curiosity.
A Travel Magazine writer explains how ships determine position at sea. Methods include dead reckoning and sextant observations of the sun at noon for latitude, with longitude derived from chronometer readings and solar times, then plotting the ship's coordinates on a chart.
A young observer laments how a man's hat becomes fodder for jokes in public spaces while other garments may invite sympathy. He notes hats in church or lectures provoke laughter, and windy streets see hats chasing crowds, with older styles shown as less prone to jest.
A compilation of humorous quotes and dialogue from various sources including Punch Philadelphia Record and Tit-Bits. It features witty exchanges about cleverness, court scenes, dissection bets, a Denver politicking remark, and a Scottish couple's flirtatious penny for thoughts.
The piece notes soldiers rely on shouting and martial music to steady nerves in battle and recalls that cowardice appears briefly before resolve. It then shifts to a comic strip panel where two men clash over accusations, one insisting he is unfairly called a liar while the other defends his habit of being unvoracious.
A fragment quotes the Marquis de Laakle praising the Continental army as brave and tireless, noting they are hard at work pressing the redcoats in campaign actions.
Dr R che the Conservative candidate for the Marquette constituency will address meetings at Crandall in the afternoon and evening on Oct 21 and McAuley on Oct 2 and Oct 21. Mr M B Jackson the Liberal candidate will address meetings at McAuky Oct 12 Miniota Oct 13 Beulah Oct 14 Cranda Oct 15.
English Church led by Rev S D Thomas at Beulah, services 11 a.m. Two Creeks 3 30 p m, Miniota 7 30 p m with Sunday School at 11 a m. Methodist with Rev T Y Williams holds services every other Sunday at 3 30 and 7 30 p m next Sunday 7 30 p m. Presbyterian led by Rev R F Hunter at 4 30 and 7 30 p m next Sunday 4 30 p m sharp. All welcome.
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