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Newspaper
Barrie Examiner
Location
Barrie, Ontario, Canada
Date
Dec 05, 1901
Page
5
Call and see our coal and wood stoves, ranges, and cooking heaters. We offer National Stoveless and Ranges and the Sun Heater self feeding triple heating air tight stove. Stock includes stove boards pipes elbows and repairs for Hilborn and Hecla furnaces. Large shop of lubricating and machine oils at low prices.
Thanksgiving visits spread across Grenfel and nearby townships as residents from Heridiie Minesing Colwell and Mad River hosted relatives. Christmas tree preparations for John Kizer to ship to Buffalo and a Nov 30 marriage between Albert Webb and Carrie Chatman are recorded among social rounds and local gatherings.
A local notice states first clats offers a wide variety of wines and cigars routinely in stock. It advertises quality stabling and attentive service, implying a strong selection and dependable upkeep for patrons.
December 15 services planned at 10 30 a.m. and 7 p.m. The church roof arches and windows are beautifully decorated and a special collection will aid the Building Fund. The choir will provide special music.
An old newspaper ad promises relief for coughs and colds with no cure, no pay. It notes a price of 25 cents and emphasizes a simple, pay-on-use offer typical of era.
Dec 3 notes show Mrs Arthurs visiting Toronto and Newmarket friends Miss Jennie Graham hosting Friday guests Miss Arthura Willett of Barrie with Thanksgiving with Miss Jessie Goode Miss Place of England visiting her cousin Miss Bessie O'Brien Mrs Geo Fraser back out after illness and sleighing conditions improve then thaw. Shanty Bay thriving with Xmas plans at the Methodist Church and property trades on Ridge Road with Packard and Schreiber farms trades. Col OBrien sailed for Canada Nov 28.
The article notes youth leaders under Mark Robinson pushing the Sons of Temperance division amid local whiskey problems. It also mentions several social visits and travel news including G. Miller delivering supplies to Lovering's Camp, Charles Cunningham visiting his brother, and Mrs Hume of Los Angeles visiting Edenvale, Barrie, and Sunnidale before returning to California.
An old advertisement touts "77" as a habit forming cure for coughs colds grip catarrh influenza bronchitis and sore throat claiming persistent use prevents severe attacks and restores circulation aiding liver heart and lungs. Sold by Umphreys Homeopathic Medicine Co New York for 25 cents with a free doctor's book offer.
The Examiner prints a Christmas Supplement of 40 pages filled with illustrated reading material. The price is 25 cents per copy, and it will be free to all paid-up Examiner subscribers. Publication is ready next week.
Dec 3 reports Thanksgiving visits among Toronto and local families. Fockner of Toronto spent Thanksgiving with Mr and Mrs Duff. C Coulter and A Steward visited J Coulter. Olive and Lizzie Duff spent the holiday at home. Mrs Richie and Rob visited her son Mr Paton. Alice Staunton stayed with her parents. James Coulter visits his brother in Toronto. Jack Habberas went to Shanty Bay. William Orr Jr returns from the Sault with a broken arm. Tena Christie home after Toronto stay. James Scott recovering and able to move about.
December updates show John Richards visiting old friends, while George Coles recovers from a stroke. Miss Etta Gibson visits Ivy friends and Heman Coles travels from Doe Lake to see his ill father. Local families Mr. and Mrs. Frank Boadway host Kin from Kettleby, Geo Johnston attends Barrie Collegiate, and James Hindle returns from the Northwest. Loyal mentions include Marion McLean in Elmvale and Jeanie Pitt from Toronto. The Rosie Foysten funeral at St Peters drew distant relatives such as Louis Foysten of Toronto and Donald Jacobs of Barrie. The youngster’s age is given as six to seven.
Peter Heintz of Barrie, an employee of Dyment Butterfield Co, visits Toronto with a self service stamp machine. The device fits on letter boxes and uses stamped copper coins to dispense stamps for late or hard to reach hours. Heintz claims the automatic contrivance is simple, affordable, and ready for government adoption.
Premiums advertised for TM E Barrie Examiner and associated papers include two or three premiums with clubbing rates for Examiner Weekly Examiner Witness and Family Herald. Sample copy available on application and existing subscribers urged to refer friends for value.
Irving, famed actor, asked a Jewish fellow performer how to stage Shylock’s imprecation scene for The Merchant of Venice. The Jew actor advised standing upright without kneeling, altering the gesture. A London solicitor later learned Irving was Jewish and doubted the claim.
A Harlem family holds daily prayers for son Johnnie. Father Jenkins leads a long fervent prayer as Johnnie interrupts with Yes, Dad, come and stay to dinner. The moment ends with an abrupt Amen and the family abandons prayers.
A compact survey traces fishing hooks from stone and bone to iron bronze and gold copper, noting ancient Peru and Colombia usage. It highlights Limerick as a former leading hook center replaced by cheaper American styles, and praises modern rods and unmatched lines.
An old account describes a Cape Boer forcing a zebra toward a precipice and the animal biting and tearing his foot. Another tale notes a soldier mounted on a nearly tame zebra, which reared and plunged into a river, tossing the rider and biting off an ear.
The piece argues idleness fuels drunkenness gluttony and sensuality harming communities and especially women. It claims idle women seek marriage as a cure but remain miserable after settling. Some turn to suffrage cigarettes or aimless pursuits as remedies.
Styria, a duchy south of Gratz in the German confederation, with about 1.5 million people, is known for arsenic eaters. Arsenic consumption is widespread in cities and villages, with many adults in families using it like sugar, about five and a half grains in two hours.
A tenderfoot questions Pepperhole Pete about shooting a man. Pete responds with a booming claim of perfect marksmanship and warns against doubting him. The exchange showcases bravado in frontier slang and a tense standoff between novice and veteran shooter.
Calisaya comes from Peruvian bark and contains much alcohol. It is used for flavoring soda water syrups. If indulged in immoderately it is as bad as morphine.
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