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Newspaper
Quappelle Progress
Location
Quappelle, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Dec 25, 1885
Page
2
The notice lists advertising rates including one week and monthly plans, with column widths and column inch pricing. It specifies business cards at 100 per month payable, per line first insertion five cents per additional insertion, and local ads at 50 cents for twenty five words plus two cents per extra word. It notes possible additions and questionable content.
The Regina Leader’s stance on Northwest matters is questioned as its editor lambasts the Northwest Council and distorts public sentiment. The piece notes the Council’s call for responsible government and criticizes the Leader for partisan bias while citing British and French imperial moves in Asia, including Mandalay and Tonquin.
The Northwest Council, closing Friday, reflected vex populi mood and drew greater public interest. It passed useful legislation, notably in education, and voiced firm opinions on contemporary questions, elevating its status among Dominion parliamentary bodies.
Major Rogers in Montreal named the hardest built section of the western line. He cited the stretch between Savona’s ferry and Kamloops village, the eight miles west of Sicamons Narrows at Eagle River’s mouth, and the Fraser canons between Yale and Boston Bar where engineers were lowered to lay the tracks.
London correspondence in Montreal Gazette notes Professor Tanner's autumn trip to Canada yielded more results than his forthcoming report. It mentions pursuing his idea to establish a college in the Northwest and another in Manitoba for settler instruction, akin to the Guelph model.
A remark asserts that when one settler departs the country abroad it is seen as proof the Northwest is unfit for habitation, while four thousand settlers leave quietly as if an Arab band and are allowed to depart unnoticed.
Readers exchange views on current affairs with varied perspectives. The letters reflect public concern and individual stances, highlighting community interests and ongoing debates.
The brief notes that a letter could not be sent due to delays, with the item kept for several weeks awaiting space and time to proceed.
A reader blasts a Vidette article on alleged Sunday offenses by Zinkha and George Fisher. He accuses editors and witnesses of bias, asserts Zinkha’s guilt over Sabbath travel, and argues Fisher’s case misjudged by jurors while praising Fisher as an Indian and half breed exemplar.
The Qu Appelle Progress highlights ex-mayor remains in law, with Har v Fraser to be tried before G S Davidson at Queen’s Hotel. It praises conservative editorial tone and lists local figures Carthew Jaiy Gorrill Milne Paterson. Wheat stats from India and Argentina cited, railroads spur prairie production. Cow herd from John Mitchell of Newburg yields high milk, with Jamaica and Ethelka producing notable daily outputs.
The text discusses Mr. Fox’s electric slaughter apparatus costing about 2000 dollars, using a 100 microfarad condenser and salt water to paralyze the animal instantly. Local physicians deem it feasible, but Chicago cattlemen doubt its practicality and fear safety and labor issues. The Humane Society has heard complaints about cruelty but not about this method.
A mother recounts returning from a ten day seaside trip with husband and daughter. She notes the warm beach, busy home, and laundry loads, yet values country quiet and new reading. The piece suggests a week or more needed for a housekeeper to recover, but argues the vacation brings refreshment and new ideas.
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