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The First Phone in Boissevain      Web  / PDF      Vol.  IV, Page 28
In 1904 a local exchange was located in Hilton's Drug Store, but only a few residences were hooked up. Then in 1906 the Bell Telephone Company began installing its own phones in Boissevain homes.

Alton Breault - Adventures of a Radar Repairman       Web  / PDF     Vol.  IV, Page 52
It was top secret - he and his companions at the training facility at Yatesbury, England, couldn’t tell even their servicemen buddies what they were working on. 
 
Walpole Murdoch – Pioneer Newsman     Web  / PDF    Vol. V, Page 36
For ten years Murdoch was a familiar figure on Hartney's streets and at community affairs.  "Unconventional" might be one way of descibing him.

At the Butterfield Post Office       WebPDF      Vol.  V, Page 13
The first Post Office and Stopping Place in the far southwestern reaches of Manitoba was called Butterfield.
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The Rural Press - A Survival Story             Web  / PDF       Vol.  V, Page 45
A new village might have been considered to have “arrived” when it had a paper. For quite a while some towns had competing papers.

The Latest Thing – The Telephone      Web  / PDF     Vol. V, Page 49
The whole system was run by people and depended upon the skill and the personality of the operator.
 
Albert Titus – a Napinka Character       Web  / PDF      Vol.  V, Page 20
Ab's claim to fame was as a chronicler of the times through his many articles for the local papers. 
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