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Newspaper
Barrie Examiner
Location
Barrie, Ontario, Canada
Date
Aug 29, 1907
Page
8
The Dress Goods House of Barrie reports its Autumn Season 1907 collection is unusually strong. A meticulously curated assortment showcases Fall Suitings including French and German chiffons Broadcloths French Valescu Venetians Taffeta Panama Eng lish Tweed and crepe fabrics.
A historic advertisement touts Priestly's extensive range of black dress fabrics with guaranteed quality. It lists Priestly's Black Panamas, Taffetas, Rosettas, Henriettas, Cord de Spies, Tricots, Lustres, Voilles and others, plus chiffons and silks with stamped selvedge guarantees.
English journalist Hamilton Fyfe toured Canada and reported mixed views in London Daily on Canada’s education, sportsmanship, and industry. He criticizes youth for chasing winning at the expense of the game, notes Scots influence in Nova Scotia, praises western pragmatism, laments Sabbath observance and transport gaps, and observes a proliferation of drug stores in cities like Vancouver.
Col Sam Hughes, returning from overseas, says Ontario wheat and oats diets vary with frost across counties. He notes poorer crops near the US border improve northward, forecasts stronger immigration from the United States, and praises western farming progress amid rising Winnipeg real estate. The northwest holds a bright future, he asserts.
Earl Grey spoke at Digby Nova Scotia on August 13 before leaving for New Brunswick. He said he regretted ending his visit to the province and seldom enjoyed a more welcome reception, praising Nova Scotia’s beauty and hospitality.
Hon L P Brodeur and Canadian minister P Beverant defend the All-Red Route as essential to the British Empire. They argue it will shorten links to New Zealand and Australia, bolster commerce, and require careful subsidy talks with Home and Colonial governments. Canada eyes a Grand Trunk railway and stronger inter empire ties, with completion not expected before 1911.
A new shrine named St. Ignatius of the Martyrs at Martyrs Hill Waubsaushene near Sturgeon Bay was blessed and dedicated. About 1000 pilgrims from Canada and the U S attended the ceremony with Archbishop Corner and Jesuit priests officiating. Solemn mass and a sermon followed, while cripples sought intercession for cures with no immediate results expected.
New Brunswick lumbermen foresee a tight winter with only sixty to seventy five percent of last season's cut on the St John River. Wages will be lower, around three hundred dollars, and higher loan interest plus a weak money market add to the gloom. A US presidential year typically hurts lumbering, and heavy current cuts leave the market glutted as the saw season ends.
Fragment from a 19th century report notes Americans in Ontario and Canadian privileges. It mentions Ontario populations of 5 000 or more born in the United States with not more than 200 losing certain rights, reflecting migration and naturalization issues.
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