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Newspaper
Quappelle Progress
Location
Quappelle, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Aug 23, 1888
Page
2
The Qu Appelle Progress outlines subscription pricing and advertising rates in Canada. Rates include one benevas week, various column widths, and additional charges for extra words, with exceptions for legal notices and transitory content.
An eastern paper claims Lieut Governor Royal had Dominion approval for four per cent beer permits. Hon. Bowell, Minister of Customs, says the government has not considered the issue and it has never been brought before them. Further reference will follow in these columns.
The piece critiques beer permits at the P R picnic in Qu Appelle, noting increased drunkenness compared with last year. It argues permits undermine temperance, questions Royal’s broad grant policy, and appeals to the Lieutenant Governor to heed Legislative Assembly will. It warns of upcoming conflict as temperance groups organize.
A historic note calls on prohibitionists to unite in response to Lieut. Governor Royal granting beer permits, opposing the legal recognition of the liquor trade and urging coordinated action.
The speaker urges unity and strong organization to oppose beer permits, claiming a bold front is needed to defend homes and secure a decisive victory over the traffic threatening the land. Territorial majorities lack cohesion, prompting calls for concerted action by Prohibition forces.
The Prohibition column defends unified stance on temperance while accusing the Regina Journal of insincerity and jealousy over editorials on four per cent beer permits. Process pledges to work with allies to advance prohibition but condemns hypocrisy and party vanity.
The Regina Journal resists criticism of its handling of the possum tree dispute. The piece hints at editoral vanity and hints at reactions to articles about Mr. Dewdney's successor, a Frenchman, amid repeated reprints. The muttered critique suggests persistent controversy and tactical deftness by the journal.
Fragmentary text shows a royal urging focus on a steady course to please a superior. No clear names, places, or dates are readable to specify who, where, or when.
Fragmented text reports a April process and pricing details tied to a weekly sta project. The garbled line hints at a $145 fee and a printed price near $1 for the issue. No clear names or places can be confirmed.
Notices warn subscribers who fail to pay after three letters. The post office may mark accounts as delinquent and send a formal notice. Publishers enforce fines for nonpayment.
An odd incident at a 7th Avenue streetcar crossing leaves riders amused and a bit unsettled as a well dressed man boards, pays, and exits while a running commentary describes absent minded behavior and nearby residences including Arch Street and Monterey Street with a passing note on a Palo Alto Street look alike neighborhood. A professor’s habit of visiting students is mentioned amid faint streetcar chatter and local observations.
An unreadable OCR fragment shows a citizen of St. Louis addressing a bookstore proprietor about returning a book. The garbled text mentions a request for a volume of poetry and implies a discussion of rights or refund expectations.
A discussion on relentless American industriousness and its costs describes a culture of overwork, fevered progress, and mental strain. It contrasts urban energy and personal ruin with a case of a public transit accident where Enoch Thompson is injured aboard a Pittsburg streetcar, and Frank Wilson narrowly escapes serious harm.
Fragmentary verse touches Manora and distant peaks. The speaker recalls forty dawns and evenings, a long vigil ending in a peaceful harbor. References to the siren, a faithful watcher, and a distant waterland appear amid mountain imagery and a muted, dreamlike scene.
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