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Newspaper
Pas Herald
Location
The Pas, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 29, 1914
Page
4
A local debate over a proposed club in The Pas reveals distant promoters seeking a charter and social aims, while residents warn of scams. The piece contrasts town needs with warnings against gambling and external influence, urging cautious citizenship and prudent governance.
Editorial notes discuss small town concerns in Morden Manitoba and The Pas in 1914. Topics include municipal salaries, proposed Birch river settlement, a needed road to northern lakes, restoring local telephone service, building a skating and curling rink, and mandatory physical training in Saskatchewan schools. The piece questions Manitoba and The Pas for guidance and urges proactive planning.
The fragmentary text riffs on roads to Beaver Lake Cedar Lake and a bridge, a $150,000 campaign fund, and political talk. It mocks exaggeration and politics, notes Oliver and George heading to Beaver Lake, and jokes about roads to the cemetery and a jester’s quip about practice.
The fragment extols plain living and character over intellect. It urges serving humanity, perseverance, and doing duty without expecting gratitude. It contrasts present focus with past regrets and notes shared pleasures from a common fund.
In a lively exchange across papers, readers joke about literary figures and authors from Dickens to Chaucer. The snippets show playful chatter on books, meals, and names, highlighting a shared culture of reading and wit.
A reader submits a poem titled The Dead Lover asking to set it to music and requests the price. The verse describes a woman in a window shedding a tear as a passing beer travels by, with references to a lost lover and a solemn bell toll.
A reader letter from the Independent Conservative questions provincial road petitions in our district. The correspondent criticizes hurried promises, cites unspent funds for a court house and jail, and cautions against constructing approaches without town-ready plans.
The Saskatchewan Legislature amended the Game Act to establish a close season for foxes from May 1 to August 31 and to levy export fees of 100 for black or silver foxes and 15 for red or cross foxes. The changes take effect February 10, 1914, allowing exporters with live foxes to finish prior to the fee. The move aims to curb exports while supporting fur breeding.
A reflective maxim extols a man who lived well and laughed often, loved truth and children, earned intelligent respect, and left the world better than he found it. It lauds generosity and seeking the best in others as an enduring example.
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