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Newspaper
Barrie Examiner
Location
Barrie, Ontario, Canada
Date
Apr 18, 1901
Page
7
A fragmented line from a dated page reflects nostalgia and a distant moment. The speaker recalls four hot ears ago and a spot or perhaps a memory tied to that time, with a sense of gladness and vague place hints.
Fragmentary OCR note mentions a store in Ontario and a merchant involved with toner. It lacks complete names, dates, or concrete actions, leaving the item unclear but indicating a local commerce or inventory reference terse in a newspaper brief style.
A humorous tale follows Percy Good mispronouncing Amster names to a skeptical ticket agent. He tries Amster-darn Amster-gosh and Amster-holy before a clever clerk suggests Amster-blankety-blank dash-blink. The punchline lands as he finally requests a ticket to Amster-blank.
The excerpt presents a trimmed dialogue about thoughts while riding in a sleigh. One speaker recalls the other’s possible distraction and a man unexpectedly appearing in the road, prompting a tense exchange about whether George was armed. The fragment ends with a blush.
Mrs Subbubs scolds a damp stroll while Mr Subbubs beams and boasts of joy from a rainy walk. He reveals finding a golf ball he lost last summer, turning a soggy moment into a humorous memory.
Citizens debate the cost of lawmaking as Mr. Darley notes the expenses of legislating for the nation and states. Mrs. Darley adds that the frames must come high, and the conversation points to newspaper reports as evidence of framed bills.
A fragment recalls a disparaging jibe about a red haired girl from Chicago who attended a ball as Cinderella. The comment mocks the idea of a prince and notes no capable man to carry the glass slipper, reflecting troubling social attitudes.
A bustling stranger asks for the weather man and learns he is away in Alaska. The assistant confirms the absence, prompting the stranger to remark that the forecast is unavailable. The brief exchange ends with the stranger leaving.
In a clipped dialogue quoted by a narrator, Mr Meekton declares his authority and asks how it is managed. He remarks that he tells Henrietta to do as she pleases and she proceeds to act, revealing dynamics of household command and obedience.
A rustic dialogue reveals two neighbors, Shure and McGinnis, discussing an Ireland setting and planting potatoes. Larry confirms the map reference and the speaker contemplates proposing to someone, while a tense silence grows.
A scientist states that trees purify air by leaf decomposition of carbonic acid. He estimates a human exhales about 100 gallons of carbonic acid in 24 hours. One moderate size tree could keep air fresh in a crowd of a dozen or twenty workers as it purifies leaves.
A titled young man denies wanting to marry for her wealth. He argues the daughter has little money and claims the parents target him for their fortune. The exchange centers on motives and social maneuvering in a tense family scene.
Americans lead meat consumption at about 175 pounds annually, followed by the English at just over 110 pounds. The French eat roughly half as much as the English, with Germans Austrians and Italians consuming still less.
The text presents a rough dialogue about a badly fractured arm and a medical request involving whiskey and water, attributed to a surgeon and a patient. It appears as fragmented historical speech, with informal and dialectal phrasing.
Mr. Hamilton Waters of Ridgeville Ont a cattle buyer suffered seven years from neuralgia with rheumatism and stomach trouble. After three doctors failed a druggist urged Dr Williams Pink Pills. Within weeks he improved and after eight boxes both conditions vanished. He notes his health has been permanent for over two years. The pills are a blood making remedy sold at 50 cents a box or six for $2.50 with full name printed on wrapper.
A comic dialogue features Freddie pleading for liniment and china cement from a druggist. Freddie explains his mother struck his father with a sugar bowl prompting the request. The exchange highlights domestic mishap in a light, humorous tone.
A mother questions her daughter about the nature of the paintings she viewed. The child, eager to defend the work, insists the pieces were not vivid impressions but "impressionless" works, stirring a playful debate about art.
A New York Tribune reader recounts a church collection scene where three elders pass bags for the minister, church, and the poor. Each parishioner drops a holland cent into each bag, creating a curious tally as the procession moves through the aisles while the minister proceeds with his sermon.
At a Saturday at home a hostess wore a copper hair arrangement with a tinted tea rose. A guest with a red rose in her hair felt overshadowed by the hostess. In a late confession she reveals her rose is imitation, and her relief comes from admitting artificial beauty can rival genuine.
In Holland Mr Clifton Johnson visits a rural country church with austere New England like plainness and peat foot stoves. Collections are taken by a man using a long pole with a black pocket to reach into each pew while elders preside from a rail. The scene captures a quaint frugal worship practice in a small village church.
The Rockleigh family, famed for their wealth, has finally entered the fashionable circle after overcoming barriers. However, the entire household has now contracted the mumps, adding a health complication to their social ascent.
Many fear the shark yet its carcass yields material prized commercially. Thousands are cut up yearly, skins dried into shagreen used for whip handles, instrument coverings, and cabinet polishing. Fins are processed into glue relied on by silk manufacturers.
Frank J. Cheney sworn as senior partner of F. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo Ohio to pay one hundred dollars for any catarrh case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Notarized December 6 in Toledo with testimonials and notices about Hall's Family Pills. Leicestershire noted as top granite producer in the United Kingdom.
The note asks whether the engagement has been announced, adding it has only been shared informally with a few enemies.
W J Keane a Toronto contractor suffered kidney pain for years and quit work at times. After using seven boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills he reports full recovery and no recurrence. The ad claims the pills cure Bright's disease diabetes dropsy and multiple kidney related ailments with widespread Canadian testimonials.
R W Harrison of Glamis Ontario reports partial use of his arm from a strain, tried various remedies, found relief with a sample bottle of Minard's Liniment, and now says his arm is completely restored.
The note compares firefighting expenses with an average cost of about £40 to fight a London fire and £138 to extinguish a fire in New York. The figures reflect regional price differences in emergency response.
Official returns show that last year Liverpool's imports and exports exceeded London's by £ 15,000,000. The note highlights regional trade figures and the prominence of Liverpool in the mercantile ledger.
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