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Newspaper
Quappelle Progress
Location
Quappelle, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Aug 09, 1888
Page
2
The Ou Appelle Progress printed weekly from QuAppelle Canada outlines ad rates and policies. Rates include 50 cents for the first twenty one words plus 3 cents per extra word with a $100 charge for additional services and the publisher may refuse objectionable ads.
The Hon E Dewdney is named Minister of the Interior after W D Perley moves to the Senate, creating a vacancy in East Assiniboia. A by election is set with nomination September 12 and polling a week later, J Hewgill of Moosomin named returning officer. Tur Procnrss welcomes the appointment and notes Dewdney’s western ties and broad support.
After the death of Thomas White, W D Perley backed E Dewdney for Interior Minister and suggested N F Davin as Senator for the Northwest while Dewdney would seek West Assiniboia’s re presentation in the House. The government rejected the plan and Perley refused to vacate his seat.
The Regina Leader reports on public opinion voiced by the Canadian Stee North wast office, reflecting local sentiment and official commentary. The piece highlights community reactions and potential implications for regional policy.
The editor Mr. N. F. Davin faces strong press rebuke for insulting remarks. Mr. McGirr, a trusted Indian Department chief clerk, is praised by newspapers for loyalty and capability, while Davin’s recent statements are labeled as faulty judgment and unfit for a statesman.
A regional protest against four percent beer permits spreads through the Northwest. Prohibitionists demand organized resistance while Moose Jaw Calgary and South Qu Appelle show strong sentiment for restricting liquor licenses. A business leaders meeting hails Mr. Dewdney’s appointment and urges action to defend provincial rights.
Oliver Wendell Holmes in the June Atlantic critiques literary fame and the mock tests writers face. He discusses editors rejecting manuscripts, the supposed talent of poets to improvise verses on any subject, and the obsession with unknown authors seeking validation through paid subscriptions.
Mr Jas H Ross M T L for Moose Jaw says he does not propose to be held responsible for issuing the new beer permits. He has asked his constituents to decide the matter for themselves.
The piece argues against media sharpness toward living public figures and cautions editors about regrettable remarks after a death. It reflects on journalistic restraint and accountability in political discourse.
The Regina Journal criticizes public indifference to sensational topics like sick roosters bursting bullfrogs and Aunt Sally fakes while arguing the editor should focus on honorable journalism instead of sensationalism and reminders of controversial acts such as freeing possums.
A mass meeting at Fort Saskatchewan N W T on August 4 endorses Hon E Dewdney and thanks the Government for appointing him to Interior. Resolutions move appreciation for the action and appointment, led by W G Ross and John Foley with subsequent support from L C Lamoureux and Te.
Letter from Thomas Wright in Vancouver B C to H Cas discusses impressions of British Columbia and California. He reports little rain, malaria risk, and mixed fruit prospects, noting San Francisco’s growth and high rents as a contrast to expectations. He questions California crops and future development.
A controversial note warns publishers may arrest anyone for fraud who defrauds them by withholding payment. The piece implies harsh penalties for unpaid subscriptions and improper marks by postal masters, urging compliance to avoid fines.
The obituary notes Gen Robert E Lee died October 12 1870 in Virginia and reflects on his war service and private virtues. It mentions his illness beginning September 28 a slow decline a brief recovery and final death at 8:50 on a Wednesday morning. The piece quotes his esteem in the South and his role as president of Washington College Lexington.
In lush Kaneas prairie pages the author describes vast fields of portulaca and wistaria, sunflowers crushed under hooves, and hedges of seals, imagining a summer without daisies or clover yet filled with rare blooms. The prose evokes a vivid, sensorial panorama of floral abundance and pastoral delight.
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