02 Apr 1914
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Newspaper
Barrie Examiner
Location
Barrie, Ontario, Canada
Date
Apr 02, 1914
Page
1
A scattered Ottawa style ad page lists help wanted for a general servant with wage notes, a qualified teacher position, and multiple real estate offers in Barrie Ontario. Also advertised are horses for sale, poultry meeting notices, and a large seven room brick house for sale on Elizabeth Street with detailed interior features.
Town notices list house moves Mrs Harry Marr residence purchase and new 85 HP Stodebaker. Community events include Women’s Home Mission Society at St Andrew’s Church April 8 with Rev McDermid of Stayner. Obituary for Mrs Margaret Kelly aged 78. Local incidents cover Harold Barnes hand injury and a town meeting for the Canadian Home Circle.
Public auction in Barrie by Coutts and Bain offers a mixed lot of dairy cattle items from Durham, Ayrshire and Holstein breeds. Listed are 8 cows and calves aged 3 to 7 with various due dates in April and May, plus two Holstein heifers and related stock. The sale notes extra good quality cattle and includes a credit option.
A society item reports the Ardern Harvey marriage at St Andrews Church, with details on the bridal party, attire, reception at Ardtreath, and guests from Calgary, Toronto, Orillia, Midland, and beyond. The couple depart by the Cretic for the Mediterranean and plan to visit Blackpool before settling in Calgary in June.
The piece urges Canadians in the province and across Canada to inform themselves, think independently, and support policies for the public good. It emphasizes personal responsibility, liberal principles, and the need for a government that serves the people with efficiency, regardless of party labels. It notes a toast to Tudhope and references civic discussions and local appointments affecting licenses and ward entries.
A new trial was ordered in the Ganawan matter with appellate direction to proceed under the existing record. The Ontario Motor League and Barrie Curling Club updates follow, including remarks from directorates and hospitality at a Taekoon-hosted gathering with prize winners noted.
A March 80 incident on Dunlop Street caused extensive telephone outages in the eastern town. Crews labored through the night to splice and test a replacement 400 wire cable after the underground line failed. The report notes heavy repair work and swift response to restore service.
The reader is urged to craft a persuasive shopping appeal for customers at the FAMILY GIOLE SHOPPING CENTRE. The piece stresses arousing the mind before spending and recommends telling a compelling home audience through The Examiner to boost purchases. The tone suggests intimate, persuasive advertising aimed at drawing in buyers.
Obituary notes the death of J Frank Jackson on a recent Saturday at his home in Canada. He leaves a wife and many relatives. Interment was at Clinton on Tuesday afternoon. The item also mentions 1914 1915 municipal tenders and plans for culverts in Barrie with details about bidding procedures and a March 30 1916 notice.
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