Early Adventures in Innisfil and Essa Woods
A memoir style account recalls young Henry Williams exploring Innisfil Essa and surrounding townships. Bear encounters, porcupines and Terry family hunting lore, beaver activity, and village mischief mix with dream vignettes and survival tales in this northern Ontario frontier recollection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Innisfil
Lake Simcoe
Essa
Vespra
Oro
Heaver
Weekly
Sun
Henry Williams
Dick Simpson
Landmarks and Meadows Recalled Near Thornton
The piece recalls old meadows near Thornton that flooded to ten feet in spring, becoming pasture for hundreds of cattle in summer. It notes MRI work and dam building plans, with promise of more to come as the author could not fit wolf, fox, rattlesnake, and bear tales in this space.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Reynolds
Reynolds
Brain
Mr. Reynolds
Barrie
Old Bruin
Old Bear
Bruin
Sam Reynolds
Tom Stewart
Thornton
Terry
Terry’s Swamp
Terry's Swamp
Jack
Essa
Harry
Lake Simcoe
Orillia
Simcoe
Snake Island
Hawk
Terry Swamp
Tuberculosis Sunday and Day Proclaimed in Ontario
Proclamation urging churches and schools across Ontario to observe the 3rd Tuberculosis Sunday on November 29 and the 2nd Tuberculosis Day on November 30. Emphasizes education on causes, family health, and ministerial support, appealing to all citizens to support the movement. Signed by John S. Hendrie of Sydney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peace of
Ontario
John S. Hendrie
Ontario Farms Face Severe Weed Infestation Warns Survey
The Commission of Conservation reports Ontario farms are badly infested with weeds such as sow thistle wild oats wild flax and Can ada thistle. Weed growth is rising on most farms except those using systematic short rotations. A. G. Howard Nebraska inventorizes a device to identify eavesdroppers on party lines provoking mixed public response.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commission of Conservation
Dominion
Ontario
Canada
A. G. Howard
Nebraska
Mr. Howard
Telephone Eavesdropping and the Party Line Nuisance
An article in The Literary Digest discusses neighbors listening in on party line telephones. A photo shows a woman with a cloth wrapped around her head to hold the receiver to her ear while sewing. The piece notes interruptions from multiple receivers and the nuisance of sharing lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Literary Digest
For the Housekeeper Clock Use in Sick Rooms
When a small clock is beyond repair it becomes useful in the sick room. Set the hands to the hour of the next medicine dose each time a dose is given.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Winsfil
James E. Orr
Porcupines
Ruggists
Coriaderrais Aedieane CO
Toronto
Robert Cameron
Sable
Lorcha
Walpole Rubber Co. Limited
Montreal
Tuntlla
Col
J. S. Hendrie
Ler
Aessaria
XMAS
Portland
Halifax
Liverpool
S.S. Zeeland
S.S. Vaderland
Notre Dame W
Kingston
Renfrew
West
G.T.R
J. E. Billingsley
Barrie Phone SB
Canadian Pacific
Detroit
Chicago
M. G. Murphy
Cor King
Mis
Lin
Ceed
Iearack
Atri Ee Bor Ca
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