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Newspaper
Barrie Examiner
Location
Barrie, Ontario, Canada
Date
Dec 19, 1901
Page
5
The Diamond Hall hosts a large shipment of watches and chains for men and women and a big assortment of Christmas presents. Store is spacious with complete stock. layaway available with a small deposit. Engraving samples offered to add value.
Harry Webber and his superb company bring the laughable comedy Nip and Tuck to the Music Hall on December 20. The show promises light entertainment with witty dialogue and antics by a noted troupe.
Adopted daughter Katie Marr married Clifford W. Lloyd in a ceremony at the Marr home performed by Rev. Geo. W. McCulloch and Rev. J. J. Redditt. Attendants Ada Had dock and John Armatrong assisted. Decorations featured chrysanthemums, ferns and palms. Gifts included fur set and a crescent pin. The couple will reside on Peel Street after a honeymoon trip to Hamilton and Toronto.
A brief ad asserts loss of appetite and general debility are quickly overcome by a few bottles of The D. L. Emulsion Cod Liver Oil produced by Davis Lawrence Co.
The Collier Street Methodist Junior Bible Class held its annual party at Mrs Andrew's Worsley Street residence. The program featured parlor games and instrumental music by Chas Smith McBride and Gray. Chas Smith presented Mrs Andrew with a bound Longfellow manuscript and a gold and silver pencil. Mrs Andrew gave a heartfelt reply.
Worry and late hours seriously affect the system causing exhaustion nervousness debility and sleeplessness. Climax Iron Tonic Pills are marketed as great blood makers that strengthen nerves invigorate the system restore vitality and cure constitutional irregularities. Each box offers ten days treatment priced at 25 cents with mail order from Dr. Hall Medicine Co Kingston Ont.
December 17 items note W J Kerfoot home from Toronto for the holidays and Robert McKinney back from Churchill. Visits include Miss Atkins of Windemere to Mrs R F Fralick and Miss Ethel Scott to Mrs Doherty. E J Tracy helps his brother in Grenfel while G P Tracy runs a harness shop. Wm Roadway lost parts of three fingers in the basket factory slicer Saturday. School closes on the 20th with no new teachers yet. Methodist Sunday school held an entertainment and tea on the 23rd. The debate on whether the Indian is a better mechanic than a farmer favored the affirmative. The Literary Society adds a glee club and plans mock trials. George McGann, ill in Cullingwood, was buried here on the 11th.
An odd note describes a remedy called 77 cod stimulating heart action and blood flow, another 77 cold claimed to revive liver and cleanse the system, and a third 77 cold aiding kidneys to filter impurities like uric acid to prevent rheumatism. An obituary notice mentions a homeopathic medicine firm in New York offering mailed remedies.
A Canadian farmer Donald Babcock of Hacrowamith Oat was troubled by rheumatism until he used Dr Hall’s Tonic and Climax Tense Pills. The ad claims bottles come with a 50 cent price and are sold by The Dr Hall Medicine Co Kingston Ont.
Geo Campbell aged 40 son of John Campbell died after a long illness on the 11th. He left three brothers, two sisters Mrs Addison and Mrs Carter of Feeserton, and widow Cecelia Bremner with two small children. Interment was Friday. memorial services were held Sunday by Ret. Thos Patun at Edenvale and Mnesing. The bereaved are in sympathy.
Shanty Bay reports Col W E O'Brien's improved return from Glasgow and Hugh McKinnon's move back to Athel y after visiting his sister Mrs Wm Parliament. The community mourns Mr Tothill, longtime resident, with sympathy to his wife and son. Zion Methodist S S Christmas tree planned for December 23. Buchanan and Penstone announce a relocation one door west of the Barrie Hotel to display a full hardware line.
Portrait of Abraham Lincoln as a rugged multi formed figure who served as store keeper postman flatboatman and lawyer. He battled mobs delivered speeches from the stump and promised healing for a nation in distress while guiding the republic with near divine knowledge.
A guest kneels before a host in Ch'ang-an and asks for a favor before rising. He demands the host never invite him to dinner again, revealing the dinner was so bad that the dinner invitation becomes the joke. Laughter erupts as the guest makes the request.
Readers are told that the royal Bengal tiger is infested by a bloodsucking insect the size of a flea. The insect supposedly mirrors the tiger in form including shape claws tail and stripes. A zoological collection access is claimed to prove the fact.
A long standing superstition claimed ancient lamps could burn forever, with one said to be found in Rosicrucius tomb. Science disproved this, showing fire cannot burn in a chamber stripped of air.
The Rev. George Harvest, rector of Thames Ditton England, wandered into a friend's house and, fearing no servant, wandered about until entering an ill old lady’s room. He tripped over a clothes horse triggering her fits of laughter which caused the quinty to break and she lived many years, grateful.
A New York paper notes that ferries come and go while bridges rise and fall, but tunnels endure. It argues that properly built tunnels are earthworks, essentially permanent like the globe itself, reflecting a scientific truth about enduring manmade earth structures.
Barrie council enacts a by law to issue debentures of 3000 repayable over ten years at four percent interest to upgrade the fire hall and build a lock up and police court. Annual rate levy 369.87 to cover debt service. election set for January 6 1902 with polling places and officers listed.
Farraley and Moore announce a wide seasonable footwear display in Barrie with the lowest prices for quality goods. Stock includes Ladies handbags slippers and felt footwear, gents travel bags and suitcases, and men’s slippers and rubbers priced from 25 to 12.00, inviting shoppers to visit this week for gift-ready selections.
Notice proclaims a barrie town council by law to be finally adopted if electors assent after one month from first publication in The Barrie Examiner dated December 12 1901 polls fixed for voting at the specified hour day and place. Town Clerk records the date December 10 1901.
The Barrie Examiner announces clubbing rates with multiple papers including Examiner and Handsome Christmas Supplement, Weekly Globe, Family Herald, Weekly Witness, and others at varied premiums. Subscriptions deliver value for early orders. sample copies available. Address J. A. MacLAREN, Examiner Office, Barrie.
Dec 10 notes say Carter Co. begun gun operations in the Black Ash. The baby son of A Trott, who fell and injured his skull, is improving. Mrs Madham of New Lowell returns from a visit with daughter Mrs M Johnson. Charles Warner named postmaster moves post office to his store. Annual public school examination to be held Friday the 20th inst. Pupils preparing program. Methodist Xmas free entertainment to be held on the 23rd inst.
A broad holiday gift list highlights books calendars cards and new novelties across leather and brass goods. The reader is invited to explore diverse present ideas suitable for all ages, with emphasis on practical and decorative items.
The message asks if you have used its reach as a factor in business noting 40 000 Canadian subscribers and hundreds of thousands in the United States within 1500 miles. It invites consideration of audience scope in strategic planning.
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