Thanksgiving Greeting to Our Friends and Customers
A brief message expressing gratitude to customers and friends for their patronage over the past year and extending appreciation and best wishes to all.
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Newspaper
Barrie Examiner
Location
Barrie, Ontario, Canada
Date
Dec 25, 1913
Page
5
A brief message expressing gratitude to customers and friends for their patronage over the past year and extending appreciation and best wishes to all.
A brief holiday greeting page wishes readers a merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year. The note closes with polite regards and a respectful sign-off.
Vernon Rusk visiting family in Toronto as Christmas holidays bring local arrivals. A near-miss for lumber culler J J Lavery on the Dollartown track is reported with injuries. A Montreal dispatch notes a G T R car collision fix to prevent telescoping. Elocution contest at the Presbyterian Church sees Miss Reta Neill win the medal.
Barrie officials consider a proposed electric street railway, outlining route rights, construction deadlines, franchise terms, fare limits, and operating obligations. The agreement sets a 25 year franchise, ties street use to by law decisions, and specifies conditions for compensation and potential municipal ownership.
John Sinclair of Barrie Tanning Co retiring Chair of the Tanners section of the Toronto Board of Trade spoke at the Toronto meeting. He warned of scarce hides and rising leather prices due to higher raw material costs and urged the trade to operate on a strict cash basis.
December 23 notes from Killyleagh report Mrs Crainey leaving for Dakota with her nephew Willie Moore, Mrs Wm Sharpe visiting Ivy, Fred Webb of Allandale visiting, locals in Barrie for Saturday, farewell to teacher Miss Turnbull, Rupert Rodgers recovering from hospital surgery, Isabell Rodgers visiting from New York, and holiday wishes to Examiner readers with fair wheat price around 686.
A mixed set of instructions on clean milking methods and barn sanitation, followed by travelogue notes on Greenland native peoples and dress. It mentions udders, washing, stable maintenance, and dairy cooling, then shifts to observations of Hikimos people and Danish influences in Greenland society and clothing.
Strong fences and sturdy gates prevent animal injuries and crop losses. Poor upkeep invites rail dangers, stray stock, and costly neighbor disputes, so fences protect livestock, deter trespass, and preserve a farm’s permanent value.
The Cape Breton landscape includes mountains valleys and rivers with low northwestern ranges. Rugged northern peninsular scenery suits hunting and fishing as travelers roam wild bays. The Bras d Or lakes, termed the Island of the Sea by locals, link a vast scenic area valuable commercially and for tourism.
A garbled excerpt discusses the mink, its escape abilities and behaviors near water, its agility and diet, and then abruptly shifts to references to Chinese tradesmen and advertising. The text blends natural history lore with unrelated notes on Cantonese imagery and shop signage.
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