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Newspaper
Barrie Examiner
Location
Barrie, Ontario, Canada
Date
Dec 20, 1906
Page
5
Local editorial urges residents to spend with Barrie merchants to keep money circulating locally. It condemns mail order houses for draining town commerce, argues against buying from city stores, and stresses benefits to schools, roads, churches, and the poor when local merchants are patronized.
Chief Justice Meredith refuses to issue a mandamus requiring the Grand Trunk Railway to enforce a two-cent rate and to provide third class passenger coaches.
nA Ea Mumford of Magnetawan Ontario, a six foot tall farmer, says a two month Paychine treatment cured a severe lung illness after a CPR cold. He suffered night sweats chills and coughing up lung tissue but reports no recurrence since the cure. He attributes his recovery to Psychine and urges early use.
A North Star Parsy Sound editorial urges every businessperson to donate one evening weekly to town interests. It argues that collective effort benefits all, criticizing selfishness and urging townspeople to work in unison to promote growth and shared prosperity.
The notice proclaims deafness cannot be cured by local applications and offers a hundred dollars for any case of deafness caused by catarrh cured by Hall's Catarrh Care. It includes a circular request and mentions Guthrie weather and local social notices alongside church sacraments and residents' health updates.
The December funeral for Mrs. Geo Webb at St Pauls Innisfil drew about forty to four hundred attendees, one of the township’s largest gatherings. Rev E J McKittrick and Rev Canon Murphy led the service with the sermon from Behold I come Quickly, praising her roles as daughter sister wife and mother. Pallbearers named Lot Webb Rabt Webb Wallace Sloan W Sloan Mitchell Mathers Fred Mathers. Numerous floral offerings were received.
Woodmen of the World officers chosen at December meeting include Manuel as head, with Lair, Montgomery, Legace, Morton, Naab, McIndless, and Sprott among others. Royal Arch Masons sign new Sig net Chapter officers led by Sutherland and Otton. Southampton Lodge and Balmoral Camp name leaders, with various roles filled. Court North Star OFA selects officers for the coming year including Neil McEachern and J Applebee. Subordinate fraternal groups announce their 1907 lineups and committee posts.
London December meeting of the association for free Canadian cattle imports endorsed sending a deputation to the Premier to press pledges. Speakers urged new blood in British herds and cheaper meat, with Bailie Henderson of Glasgow noting at least half of local milking cows show tuberculosis.
An alarmingly sensational Zam-Bok promotional sketch highlights a Montreal chief engineer burned by a hot bolt and quickly cured, then extols Zam-Bok for wounds, rashes, and numerous ailments. It quotes testimonials from Mrs. W. H. Taylor of North Bay and notes retail pricing and mail order sample offers.
A historical Barrie page lists G C W Piaxton B Gonvev and associates with law offices in Barrie and Elmvale, featuring barristers C B Hewna A E H Creswicks Strathy Esten and others. It notes conveyancers notaries solicitors and money to loan services with multiple offices on Dunlop Street and Bank of Toronto Building Barrie.
North and south bound trains listed with numbers and times for Toronto Hamilton Meaford Penetang North Bay Orillia Collingwood and Hawilton. Partial OCR reads include several errors but convey a daily schedule and station connections across multiple routes.
A new society named Argos has been organized in the Reformed Episcopal Church. Officers include Hon. Pres. Rev. Dr. Witten, Pres. Arthur Stone, 1st Vice Pres. Miss Patterson, 2nd Vice Pres. W Buchanan, 3rd Vice Pres. Miss Chesnut, 4th Vice Pres. Hector Coles, Secretary Miss Holmes, Treasurer Miss Buchanan, Organist Miss Coles, Trustees Q. Coles and B. Lawrence, Entertainment Committee Miss Wyles Miss Shepherd Miss Bent Mrs. Mc Dowell Mrs. Buchanan and Mr. Shaw.
Notice is given that the Huron and Ontario Railway Company will apply to the Parliament of Canada in the present session for power to construct branch lines. One route would run west from Shelburne through Simcoe Dufferin Peel Wellington Waterloo Perth Huron Middlesex Lambton Kent Essex to London Strathroy Parkhill Wallaceburg Sarnia Windsor. The second route would run northeast from Shelburne through Dufferin Grey Simcoe to Collingwood on Georgian Bay, plus an extension for time to commence and complete lines and branches. Dated Toronto November 22 1906. ft H Kilgore Secretary Confederation Life Building Toronto Ont Foreu applicant company.
Notice states an application will be made to Canada's Parliament in the next session to incorporate The Barrie Orillia Railway Company. It seeks authority to build and operate a railway from Grenfel or Midhurst to Barrie and Orillia, with branches to Penetanguishene Brechin Newmarket and Aurora, plus docks, wharfs and steam vessels, stating the works serve the general advantage of Canada. TM A Boys Barrie Ontario solicitor for the applicants dated November 8, 1906.
A testimonial style notice extols Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as effective with prompt relief for children and croup prevention. E A Humphreys of Alice, Cape Colony testifies to warding off croup and colds, recommending the remedy sold by druggists.
Dr J Arthur Ross and Dr A G Evans listed with titles and credentials. Addresses include Edinburgh Glasgow London Bristol and Barrie Ontario. Training spans Royal London Ophthalmic Hospital Moorefields Bristol Eye Hospital and Birmingham Eye. Memberships noted in British Ophthalmological Society and College of Physicians and Surgeons.
Barrie Carling Club elected season skips including D A McNiven, Capt. Lyon, George Hogg, H J Grasett, W A Boys, A Habbick, Dr. Arnall, Jas. Patterson, T Beecroft, A Brownlee, A E Stapleton, P Love, Jas. Vair, Sherif Harvey, N Grose, R Webb, W Cline, J A Bennett, John Coffey, D C Murchison. event lists include McNiven Cup, District Cup, Tobacco Cup, Tankard Skips, Orillia Barrie Cup with multiple names and teams. Also notes Fred Bill, constable for Oxford county, was dismissed for attempting to collect an unentitled reward.
Fragmentary OCR notes list appears to reference medical colleges and organizations such as M D C M F T M C Trinity M H C P and others. It mentions an office and night residence on Lane Block near Duntop and Mulcanter Sta with a phone number 124 and notes on specialties including taidwifery and diseases of the sporone.
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