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Newspaper
Quappelle Progress
Location
Quappelle, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Feb 05, 1914
Page
4
The Progress weekly newspaper outlines advertising rates and submission deadlines. Rates include per inch costs for display ads and per line charges for classified listings, with deadlines every Monday by 10 or 11 AM to ensure publication the following Thursday.
Fragmentary newspaper line quotes faith and duty. The brief text names editor and proprietor and urges belief that right awakens in duty as understood.
The piece argues farmers face high costs and potential losses in grain farming while promoting civic effort to attract settlers and boost town growth. It notes some districts show resilience with poultry and meat self-sufficiency and urges cooperation to improve O P B track crossings and town improvements for a stronger 1914.
The article notes plans for mutual council understandings and a general improvement in trade. It suggests a bright outlook with a likely brisk spring for commerce, though January and February remain dull and caution is advised for projections. It predicts 1914 could be a strong year if individuals act with grit.
The Bay of Fundy region near the coast of Nova Scotia shows extensive tracts of land reclaimed from the sea by dykes. French settlers used embankments to hold back tides creating dyked marsh that yields rich soil. The land spans Windsor to Parrsboro and near Annapolis including seventy thousand acres at Fundy head.
A fragment reports on the late Rev. John Ambrose D D, an Anglican clergyman beloved for aiding the poor and afflicted, whose actions caused notable excitement years ago.
The article recounts Father Duncan leading the Metlakatla Indians from the Arctic region to a new home in British Columbia, founding a church, gaining followers, and shaping a peaceful, industrious community despite church conflicts and later relocations to Alaska. It notes totem structures, village industry, and enduring cultural tensions with Orthodox authorities.
Eight thousand Mormons from Utah and other parts of the United States will arrive in western Canada this spring to be received by the Presbyterian home in Calgary. The influx is noted as bringing many polygamists to Alberta and raises questions about long term residence among Alberta Mormons.
An anecdote recounts a beggar stopping the emptor and appealing for help on grounds that all men are brothers. Maximilian gives him a penny and says all his brothers will make him richer than emperors if he pays the sum. The emperor remains in debt and borrows from banker Pugger to pledge the crown jewels.
Clerks express dislike for Pelton who arrives early and stays late, creating tension as colleagues fear he will become their boss. The exchange hints at workplace friction and envy among staff.
An elderly woman, unused to travel, sits in a fret class carriage. The guard questions her mistake, asking if she is in the wrong class. She replies gently that she is not entirely, but that her outlook is brighter than before.
Partial OCR note shows eastbound and westbound rail service details at CP 8. Mentions TM Gl and ry 53 rr in unclear context. Further readable specifics needed for precise summary.
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