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Newspaper
Barrie Examiner
Location
Barrie, Ontario, Canada
Date
Apr 02, 1908
Page
3
Fragmentary OCR shows an advertisement for Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The ad appeals to women, promises relief from female complaints, inflammation and ulcers, and urges readers to try the remedy as a safe option.
In a public event the Ontaeid Cabined Association announces a Checker Championship with a total prize pool of $100 for the champion and a second prize. All contestants who have played are eligible to compete, and the annual association meeting will be held during the tournament. Secretary Frank Woole will handle entries, with the meeting set for the second of April. Quebec plans a July troop movement and a local BelT Telephone plant sale is noted for $6,000 to the Fort municipality.
About 260 women pass through the Macdonald Institute yearly. The Institute, connected with the Agricultural College at Guelph, offers short and extended courses in home economics. Students live in Macdonald Hall, enjoy a strong home life, and participate in a weekly housekeeping role, with paid or work-study options.
A collection of old fashioned domestic tips on cleaning onions to reduce fumes washing lavatory stains with coal oil stain removal by squeezing parsley in a cloth under running water to prevent clogs rinse and wring dried greens roll dry clean clothes with starch and hot water wash windows with baking soda for paste removal use lemon salts for ink stains and boiling water to lift tea stains whiten delicate paints with whiting keep a kitchen scouring bottle with whiting water and ammonia polish nickel with whiting and ammonia lay extra carpet edge material during relaying to reduce wear note on stair carpet stretch and pull avoid lint with chamois leather a nightwatchman named Wi J Rough is mentioned.
The Royal Commission presented to Parliament its findings on Canada's civil service, citing widespread defects from patronage to political influence. It urges elimination of political interference, a three member examination commission, salary boosts for top officials, and reorganizations in Marine and Militia departments, citing overstaffing and overpayment.
A Philadelphia authority touts a home-made mix of Fluid Extract Dandelion Karzon Syrup Sarsaparilla. Shake one half ounce, one ounce, three ounces then take a spoonful after meals with water. Claims include cleansing kidneys, eliminating uric acid, and treating bladder urinary issues as a safe simple blood purifier. A New York druggist notes high demand since last October.
Clipping horses before spring work lightens the load for plow and cultivator under the hot sun. The clipped animal bears heat less, sweats less, and works with greater fortitude. A well clipped five year old colt aids its spring duty more efficiently than an untrimmed coat.
A fragment reflects on the burden of winter clipping for aging or working horses. It notes cruelty concerns when horses endure harsh gear and questions why relief from winter garb is resisted as spring work begins, highlighting tensions between care and labor demands.
Barrie readers see an advertisement for Vinol cod liver tonic proclaiming relief for chronic coughs and colds. The item also mentions Midland salaries, Crossley receipts at Port Hope, U S immigration up six percent, Roosevelt’s tree list proposal, a youth pursuing a coon, 1908 Collingwood taxes, gifts to Rev T G McGonigle, a Pinkerton purse, a homesteader in White Bluffs Wash, and C R plans for large grain elevators at Victoria Harbor with site details.
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