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Newspaper
Barrie Examiner
Location
Barrie, Ontario, Canada
Date
Apr 23, 1908
Page
7
Barrie April 16 1908 Onlooker argues vast department stores harm local trade and town vitality. He urges licensing and tax measures to curb mail order giants and protect municipal revenues, urging editor to publish further discussion.
The article argues a widespread danger to citizens from stomach weakness caused by busy living. It promotes Mi-o-na tablets as a remedy, claiming they strengthen stomach walls, stimulate digestive secretions, and relieve headaches and irritability, backed by a guarantee of satisfaction or money back.
Data shows R. Smith, a resident near Thorn, retired from the farm several years ago after long service.
In a Cookstown Advocate letter to the editor, a wells and pump veteran laments widespread water contamination from dirty wells and criticizes local health oversight. He urges artesian wells if possible, cement linings, top covers, and vents to prevent contamination and gas. He notes hard water harms washing and endorses filtered rainwater for health. A heavy April storm damaged Glass and Pugsley barn roof and killed a steer at Glass and Papaley's.
A testimonial from J Antridge of 381 Paul Street St Catharines Ont credits Zam-Buk salve with curing years of painful protruding piles after trying doctors and various remedies. He used three boxes and reports complete relief and strong praise for the product. The ad claims Zam-Bak also treats cuts burns chapped hands and other ailments and is sold for 50 cents or by Zam-Bak Co Ottawa.
A spring sermon urges faithful workers to reap a spiritual harvest through gospel sacrifice. It traces nineteen centuries of Christian labor from Jesus to modern missionaries, underscores the role of the atonement and separation from state power, and calls individuals to harvest their own hearts for Christ alongside foreign missions.
Be Klein discovered Maule Stone in 1868 near Dhiban, Moab. The black basalt monument, two feet wide and three feet ten inches high, was damaged by Arabs but later reassembled and housed in the Louvre. The thirty four line inscription in Phoenician characters records Mesha king of Moab and his revolt against Israel.
A large London audience at Queen's Hall celebrated General Booth's 79th birthday. He spoke for an hour and a half after a long day of work, reviewing his life and confirming there would be no interregnum in Salvation Army leadership. He declared determination to continue leading as long as possible.
Sapleigh complains of a cold or head issue while Miss Cutting diagnoses it as likely a cold and suggests symptoms may be present in the head or elsewhere.
A fragmented advertisement promotes Fruit-a-tives tablets claiming health benefits when taken with citrus juice and a diet. It hawks the product as a liver tonic with orange apple and fig ingredients, offered by mail order from a Canada address.
J E K Thompson of Heidi College, Cookstown, topped his class earning a $100 scholarship and a Prince of Wales prize. The article urges proper soil depth, warns against overusing rollers, and promotes careful harrowing and drilling to conserve moisture.
Rev J M Browne of Amherst and Rev Ch Stirling report Paychine eases throat troubles. Rev Chas Stirling and Rev J B Wilson of Markdale cite successful results. Clergy endorsements highlight the product as a remedy aiding speaking and work activities.
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