24 Sep 1908
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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 24, 1908
Page
1
We have laid in an extra large stock across all lines as trade this season will demand it. Prices are marked lower than ever with a plan to move to cash sales soon. Our grocery stock is complete with newest goods and we will fill threshing orders to satisfaction. Our 25 percent discount on all Summer Goods remains in effect.
W W W L H Hodnett promotes Hanford's Balsam of Myrrh for bruises sprains cuts and related injuries with a money back guarantee. He acts as an agent for The Merchant's Tailoring Co.
Friday to Sunday crowds gathered at the Miniota Hotel for the Graafstra family visit. A fire meeting at Miniota Hall overflowed the venue and the hotel proprietor, eager to please, slipped and injured his leg, limping with a stick as friends and guests renewed old ties.
In a note of congratulations, Mr. N B Dunlopack acknowledges a large photograph and smaller pictures sent by Mr. J N Clinton from Mont real praising the Miniota station garden. The letter highlights Clinton’s untiring labor in making the gardens one of the line’s brightest spots. Postcards of the garden are available at the offices.
Five minutes with the Editor reports playful chatter among Miniota Hotel boarders about Old Harry’s game leg and odd bets on which limb is emphasized. The piece notes local happenings from trains on Sunday to the growing Palace Hotel, plans for a dancing academy, and anti prohibitionist letters with a call for fair debate.
A brisk Wednesday morning note cites Foster's near frost prediction and hints winter may arrive soon. The playful line “Cheer up it will soon be winter” reflects local weather chatter and optimism.
Local items report money to loan on improved farms at seven percent, visits by Amy and Ruth Hodnet, travel of Percy Hodnett to Brookdale, and the Hamiota grist mill future operation by McConnell & Co. Wheat shipments rise, first special freight team arrives at Miniota, and Manitoba Hardware & Lumber Co accounts due by Sept 30 1908. Elevator protests stir binning disputes. fall foliage appears. Rev W F Cann to lead Methodist service. several residents travel or relocate. furniture sale announced. sales and arrivals connected to Graafstra and Clyde families. promotions for Salada tea and local magazines offered. weather disrupts threshing and stacking due to high winds.
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