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Newspaper
Barrie Examiner
Location
Barrie, Ontario, Canada
Date
Dec 11, 1913
Page
3
In a vivid excerpt, Lilias Anning pleads with Fanny to help reach a hidden passage where Harry vanished after an inquest. Mrs. Ann ing recalls the doomed affair as Lilias uses force to break into a bedchamber, discovering a bare room and evidence of danger linked to murder and a mysterious letter.
The Toronto World reports on the Varsity Literary Night featuring a play by W. C. Kester and A. R. M. Lower titled Diabola Viretus or Satan's Subtle Suppression. The burlesque drew a large crowd of about 1000 students and mixed comedy with tragedy as Mephistopheles figure W. Rester manipulates college men. Cast included H. Finkleston as hero and Herb Taylor as villain with A. M. Latchford as the Wiz ard of the Old Gray Tower and Will Milne and Wilfred Milne in female roles.
The Toronto Telegram reports Hydro-Electric potential to heat homes via cheap power. Government and local officials study a scheme where surplus electricity, sold at cost during cold periods, could heat farms and houses. Metering would target peak hours, enabling limited households to use about six kilowatts for eight rooms, reducing coal use if costs align.
The Bracebridge Gazette editor notes merchants often favor home stores over distant outlets. He cites towns with high prices, repairs by apprentices, and the lure of cheaper goods from country shops, despite broader travel to cities for better deals.
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