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Newspaper
Quappelle Progress
Location
Quappelle, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Jul 19, 1888
Page
2
The notice sets a publishing schedule at Tax Process Printing Office in Qu'Apptlic Assiniboia Canada. It lists pricing text with various monetary figures and notes changes and advertising terms including word counts and a right to refuse ads.
The convention held on the 3rd to 5th outlined goals for total prohibition, endorsed the Scott Act while urging broader enforcement, and called for united electoral action, women’s suffrage, and expanded temperance organization to federate religious groups. It urged local leagues to enforce anti liquor laws and nominate known prohibitionists.
The piece questions claims that liquor is sold openly at the C P R hotel in Banff National Park and argues the Lieutenant Governor lacks authority to issue such permits. It discusses park status, Dominion Order in Council, and potential licensing rumors affecting the Northwest Territories Prohibitory laws.
The speaker appears to want relief from administering the permit system and vows not to violate the spirit of the Prohibitory clauses of the North West Territories Act by any such course. This reflects a stance on governance and compliance with territorial law.
A damaged OCR fragment describes a historic engraving titled Fathers of Confederation located in a Quebec conference room. The text mentions Winnipeg Sun and a 1.75 per annum subscription, suggesting promotional or archival notes about the artwork.
The writer reflects on girls picking fruit in Franklin and Nashville, noting potential earnings of up to six dollars per quart and urging humane treatment. The piece emphasizes women’s labor, hints at societal reform, and cites the Atlanta Constitution.
A pastiche scene shows a wagon attached to a horse drawing a grape arbor down a hill. The planned scheme backfires as a chain snaps, lifting the wagon and its occupants into the air before the horse turns and they tumble.
In Virginia City a new waste dump near Odd Fellows' Hall yields ore samples. J R Ryan of the Consolidated Virginia assay office reports gold 164.73, silver 168, total 352.7 dollars, suggesting street rock may be worth mining.
A historical reflection on a modest era where a host served baked beans without pork and welcomed guests cheerfully. The narrator praises a housewife for gracefully hosting, defending plain living, and testing guests by how they react to simple fare and company.
A report notes Latterm involved in a 2008 Tanah Sorine attack, detailing the alleged incident and involved parties within the public record.
Deputy of the Minister of the Interior A M Burgess issues an Ottawa notice dated May 1888. An unauthorised insertion of this advertisement will be charged.
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