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Newspaper
Quappelle Progress
Location
Quappelle, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Sep 28, 1888
Page
2
The Qu Appelle Progress lists printing office location in Qu Appelle Assiniboia Canada and subscription price details. It provides pricing for ad space and word charges with partial text about addresses and contact, noting James Weidman as an address contact.
A Prairie Times letter argues prairie fire losses reach hundreds of thousands yearly due to Canadian Pacific Railway engine sparks. It urges building fire breaks along the Winnipeg to Rocky Mountains line for 25 000 dollars, predicting rising defensible value as land settles and cultivation expands. It calls on the Interior minister and railway interests to draft acceptable legislation and share responsibility.
The article argues Qu Appelle lags behind Grenfell and Wolseley in cheese production and urges establishing a cheese factory and a creamery to convert local milk into higher value products. It stresses expanding dairy herds and notes butter markets and local licenses amid public opinion debates.
The writer argues that farmers could see fair returns if they had a creamery or cheese factory or both. They note butter prices have been fifteen cents per pound this season and predict that butter may rise if cheese falls. They urge enterprising citizens to develop these milk based institutions.
The Vidette voices satisfaction with Mr. Dewdney while deriding it as sycophantic. It urges Temperance advocates to oppose hotels but fails to clarify why, suggesting a conflict over liquor sales and law. The letter questions the Vidette’s neutrality and its dual stance on beer permits and social drinking.
The Tut Propress editor argues Prohibition requires broad community backing and earnest police effort. He warns that if officers join the minority to render the law a farce, community support cannot save Prohibition.
The Moosomin Courier questions Mr Horan’s claim that Prohibition is a complete failure. It argues Maine residents with years of experience under the law know its flaws but prefer the license system they rejected, deeming the outsider’s verdict overstated.
The Moosomin Courier declares Prohibition is beyond the region of discussion in the Northwest and nationwide, with the public ready for it now. It criticizes politicians bound by distillers and brewers money, foretelling a total federal move soon.
Letter from a reader criticizes Northwest liquor law arguing Prohibition itself is not the injury but licensing provisions. The writer suggests appointing three impartial Manitoban and Northwest communities to compare conditions and urges voters to enact the whole law when possible.
The Moosémin Courier fights Northwest Prohibition Alliance pressure to replace Prohibitory with Temperance in moral suasion. It argues license revenue fuels pauperism and crime and urges Prohibition and total abstinence as the sure protection against alcoholism.
Anti-prohibitionists argue for abolishing murder punishment in the Lake Megsutic District Quebec. Morrison the murderer could not be arrested by local constables and the district’s people offered neither sympathy nor help.
An engraving showing thirty four leaders of 1864 Canada including Sir John A. Macdonald Cartier McGee Brown Mowat Tupper and Tache scenes in the Quebec conference room. It accompanies a mailing offer for the Winnipeg Sun and Le Petit Quarrette Progress at $1.75 per year with free framing to yearly Sun subscribers.
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