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Newspaper
Barrie Examiner
Location
Barrie, Ontario, Canada
Date
Dec 04, 1913
Page
2
The Barrie Examiner discusses magistrate remarks on boy crimes, local contract awards for Orillia work, and a lengthy editorial on education funding rules. It critiques municipal processes, notes Laurier tariff policy, and defends magistrates pursuing liquor law cases and evidence beyond prima facie proof.
An improvised report notes Mitchall Equard establishing a literary society with officers named A McLaoam as President Mino Ru Peateally Vice-President Merrick as Secretary Treasurer and committees including Matrick Wy Plotebst and Li Ponrdall. A meeting is planned at Horsey Hall with details in the local timetable. Nearby events mention a Live Stock Show and horse show activities at Hillside with races and repairs listed.
An analysis contrasts the price of modern battleships with historic ships like Nelson era vessels. It estimates a Dreadnought’s hull at about five million dollars, boilers at 1.75 million, guns and machinery pushing total outlays to ten million, and yearly upkeep around 1.26 million plus ship-specific costs.
The piece traces early tea records from English sources, noting a 1619 or 1600 reference by Thomas Garway and a 1686 English use, tied to Java supplies and Dutch expulsion. It mentions the East India Company’s later rations and broad European royal manufacturing links, with various merchants and exporters named in a fragmented historical sketch.
A 1930s style item notes a man explains long coughs resisting cures for months and his use of Napmace Syrup and other remedies. Crown Hill Women’s Institute to meet December 10 with a paper on Household Keeping. Local social updates list visits, purchases, and a funeral attended by residents including Beeton Friday evening dancers.
Fragmented legal notice lists barristers Charles W Paxton and Donald Robb and solicitors offering money to loan. Includes addresses 606 Continental Site Building southeast corner Bay and Richmond Streets Torrente Building.
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