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Newspaper
Barrie Examiner
Location
Barrie, Ontario, Canada
Date
Dec 24, 1908
Page
7
An unsigned panorama of Gaelic verses translated for readers, praising the boatman image and the wild western Scottish islands. The piece includes a lyrical translation of Fhir a Bhata with refrain lines in English, reflecting longing, separation, and sea imagery.
An advertisement and brief clippings describe Parisian Sage as a natural hair restorer. Chas 3 Baker of Rochester endorses its effectiveness citing new hair growth after years of baldness. The ad notes a 50 cent price and a money back guarantee by D H MacLaren. A separate note mentions a Millville boy dying from fright and a crime sentencing in Kingston Penitentiary.
In midland villages the old parish lockups survive in a ruined state. Breedon and Worthington near Derbyshire show small stout structures with thick oak doors and iron plates. Ventilation is via narrow holes, no window, and the lockup sits beside the pound for housing stray cattle and rogues. Similar relics exist at Smisby and Ticknall near Leicester.
Sir Arthur Mitchell argues blushing signals brain activity and mental state. He states even infants blush as cognition unfolds, while blaming idiots and animals for lacking the behavior. The act appears involuntary, with blushes arising and fading instantly under brain control.
A French anecdote pits Boissier and Renan over autograph prices tied to spelling flaws in a letter. Separate items recount a primary teacher reading Hiawatha to pupils, a poise-testing portrait of a TV critique, a child deflecting a kiss with wit, and a jest about a poor speller who pens boosy for bonny in a verse to an heiress.
A restaurant man cites cork defects as unseen worms causing musty cordial aromas and bad flavor in wines. He argues most drinkers cannot judge cork quality and urges invention of a perfect cork to preserve flavor, promising huge profits if proven reliable.
In Century William H Crook describes Mrs Mary Johnson as shy and reserved yet influential in shaping her husband Andrew Johnson. She showed gentleness in public life, supported him through poverty, and read and wrote with him in their early days as a tailor’s family while enduring her illness and the loss of an eldest son.
After Cairo fell to British forces Nubar Pasha admired the Black Watch bagpipes and considered hiring a piper. A French intermediary spoke with Donald who warned that pipes require strong wind and great stamina, risking the piper's health. Nubar dropped the idea of a skinner at his ball.
An official of the United States weather bureau states that primary cyclones traversing the U S are only two or three miles deep though their diameter spans hundreds of miles. Hurricanes reach depths of five to six miles. Higher currents blow across cyclonic and anticyclonic zones creating surface weather.
Investigations from Paris indicate synthetic medicines do not supplant classic treatments. Prof Grimbert reports in a 10 year review that 219 large asylums and hospitals still rely on vegetable mixtures such as Fluid Extract Syrup Rhubarb and Compound Syrup Sarsaparilla for stomach, liver, kidney, and bladder troubles. An expert from Canada notes same trend.
Prince Edward Inland writes to the Farmer's Advocate urging parents to keep sons on the farm. He argues youths need purpose, small cash, farm involvement, and ownership to deter city migration. He notes many fathers complain about farming yet push sons to cities. a U.S. Senate bill sought to raise the president’s salary.
Theodore Hook, a famed Garrick Club member, is noted for arriving late and not going home till morning due to doctors’ advice. A fellow member predicted the millennium in three years, to which Hook replied with a streetwise gamble offering five pounds now and fifty pounds at the millennium.
A physician praises a simple home remedy made of fluid extract dandelion one ounce, compound salitone five, and four ounces compound syrup sarsaparilla. Taken in teaspoonful doses after meals and at night, it purports to cleanse the system, act as a kidney tonic, and alleviate rheumatism back pain and related conditions. The ingredients are vegetable and available at drug stores, suitable for sharing with a suffering friend.
A rough street exchange quotes Gilles and Giles discussing a son in London, noting he works partly behind a counter and partly outside with a door slamming. The dialogue preserves informal tone and local color.
A London Sketch notes fear of the surgeon’s lancet and how even the bravest shrink before a skilled hand. The piece weighs moral courage against medical peril and reflects on human vulnerability in war and healing contexts.
The well known barrister John A Ferguson died Friday after noon at his home 8 Withrow Avenue Toronto. He had fallen ill last Sunday and seemed on the road to recovery before a sudden heart failure ended his life. He was 39, born in Simcoe County, son of the late Colonel T R Ferguson, resided in Toronto eighteen years, and leaves a widow and three children.
Halifax and Sussex claims describe Andrew King and Lt Col C Crewe Lead, along with Iwan from Markbaw Ontario, reporting cures of rheumatic gout, acute bronchitis, and acute rheumatism by Minard's Liniment. The clipping notes a hazardous advertising claim typical of period medical remedies.
The fragmentary text references a person named Mowm and mentions a brother, a long 25 year period, and unclear details about Hawilson. The readable facts are too sparse to determine full names, places, or events.
Publishers offer a one year subscription for two dollars and fifty cents to January 1910, combining Busy Mans Magazine with Barrier Examiner. The deal promises timely articles and Canadian content, aimed at keeping readers informed about current events and daily questions.
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