County Grants and Drainage Debate Echoes Through Council
A 1912 to 1914 council session features ongoing grants to Barrie Orillia Collingwood Midland and Penetang hospitals with 500 payments and 250 sustenance funds. The Nottawasaga River Drainage debate triggers heated exchanges, with an amendment to share costs under the Drainage Act passing 23 to 19 amid partisan argument.
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Collingwood
Soegwe
Sects
As Bell
Bethune
Barrie
Orillia
Colisigwood
Midland
Penetang
Nottawasaga
Hickling
Martin
Rex
Segonder
Veas
Bell
Rippell
de Ay Bethune
Borrow
Caldwell
Campbell F. Coupland
Dundas
Jenkins
Lynn
McConkey
McLean
Potter
Scott
Sprott
Spohn
Stewart A. R
Public notices mix with road work and health hints
Fragmented text describes school health claims for Scott's Emulsion for children and meals, plus salaries for several county positions and an engineer's report on road work. It notes wages, bridge projects, and upkeep, with a brief newspaper record of a long operation performed in Kingston.
County Council Proceedings Report on Inspectors and Repairs
The committee reviewed the inspector's report on the stables at the farm and found an error in the due amount by Barrie. Potter urged collection of 74.93 more at the County town and discussed replacing Sarbon lamps with tungsten in the House County Property. McLean seeks boulevard filling near the Gaol. Caldwell and Sprott vote for 100 dollars salary to the Gaol staff next July. Government expected to grant a similar amount. Jupp and the engineering staff faced extra pay objections. The Printing Committee proposed 66.65 for printing advances.
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Woon
Jinstead
McLean
Couns
Caldwell
Sprott
Bissons
Jupp
Cérie Nes
Rae
Ses
Colnent Denes
Reconstructed Pirate Advert Seeks Agents in Missouri
Fragmentary OCR text shows an advertisement by Bowman and Son Ltd of Ringville Mo seeking agents. The period tone hints at agency enlistment in a county market, with unclear product or location specifics due to damage.
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Sion
County
Thow
W. Bowman& Soe, Mo., Ltd
Ringevillez
Omteoov
Crave
Beecholt Banking Bust Details Public Notice
Fragmentary OCR notes discuss Beecholt and GF bankers and general banking busts. Mentions notes drawn on Canadian and U S banks and accounts collected. Indicates attention to mothers and mispelled phrases with unclear dates or places.
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Lon Sany Bank
Canada
Bediance
Seipuetia
Attentiona Ilies
Sageine Girl Hair Care Implied Invention Patent Claim
Fragmented OCR text suggests a feature on Sageine Girl and hair care products. The passage references hair attractiveness, balms, scalp care, and claims of unique effects. No coherent event or date is present.
Evolution of skating boots and blades through history
The article traces how skate design evolved from early wooden platforms to metal blades fastened by screws, detailing the shift from curved to straight blades, the rise of specialized skating boots, and how European and English styles influenced modern speed and figure skating equipment. It notes Dutch dominance in early trade as makers of blades and boots, and the move toward safer, more secure boot-strap systems.
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Canadias
Canaan
Anan
Centurz
Médan
Ate-Ented
Europe
England
Coleivers
Temperance talk from baseball leaders stirs protections
An American baseball discussion advocates Teetotalism, with President T and figures like Mr Chivington arguing for universal prohibition in sport. They claim alcohol harms players and token drinks benefit neither players nor clubs, urging immediate adoption of strict rules.
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Chivington
American, Association
Apoe
Laine
Splendid Gold Trophy Awarded by Royal Granta? Society
In Montreal Brant, the Gold Trophy presented by Mr H W Darziell vice president of the Royal rata society recognizes the finest place of work of its kind in the Dominion. The cup stands as a symbol of proven workmanship and competitive standards.
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H.W. Darziell
Royal Rata
Baving Society
Canada
Ls Sas
Montreal
Brant
Lost King’s Favor Opera Scandal at Munich Palace
A fragmentary recounts a dramatic opera plot where a diva seeks royal favor from King Louis through a staged drowning rescue. The king sees through the ruse and halts the performance, banning her from the Munich Opera House and ending her career in disgrace.
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Tnt
Fraviela
Bchoraky Wes
Munich
Bayvaris
Louis
Limeelrt Pelnga
Alain Sthefaky
Deanth
Tol Singer
SF Grantelin- Ghetany
Louie
Aioel
Eho
Salonica Aegean City of Historic Battles and Faith
Salonica known as Thessalonica, an ancient Greek city by the Aegean near Thermaic gulf, founded by Castander in honor of Thes salonica. It became a key commercial and military hub, housed early Christian busts, and inspired two epistles to the Thessalonians. Under Turkish rule it flourished culturally, hosting revolts and notable events, with a 180,000 population and a rail terminal contributing to a $17 million annual commerce.
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Salonics
Europe
Cod Telica
Aegean
Alte
Nord
Théras
Sajonica
Castander
Thessalonica
Alexander the
Salanica
Abdul' Hamid
Theodosius
Bedamne
Macedonia
Sancralite
Iit
Ayer
Postcards and letters amid wartime Turkish rule and lawsuits
Fragmented accounts recount a Turkish poste delivery dispute over postcards with a bored clerk’s terse refusal, a Damascus post office encounter about letters, a Canadian divorce case from Owen Sound involving Jessie Duncan and James Cruickshanks, and a Welsh widow awarded compensation after industrial injury.
King George's Keys and Private Papers
The article describes King George carrying a single pocket key for private writing desk access. It notes eight locks on the Royal residence desk bundle and mentions access restricted to the king or trusted secretaries, with references to Buckingham Palace and a private collection of postage stamps.
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George
Fesidentes
Buckinghamy Palace
Edward
Lord Knollys
Stamfordham
A King's Gold Watch Obituary of a Colonel
In a Russian provincial paper an obituary recounts Colonel Tcher- nozouboff and a gold watch with inscription Mi honor it Spach Ne m'oublie pau. The tale links to Napoleonic wars time, noting Murat and the French cavalry near Borodino. A kingly figure’s chivalry affects the ending of a dramatic, frayed tale.
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Tcher
Nozouboff
Swhich
Murat
Naples
Borodino
Nordubort
Ampere
Syed UN
Fragmented historical ad clippings mix medical claims and politics
OCR fragment cites medicines and tonics offered in Ottawa and Detroit context. Mentions medical cures praised by advocates, a city plant project in Canada, a militant suffragette note about golf greens, and a fireworks precaution amid a Canadian firework discussion. Names and dates are incomplete.
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Engea
Bank of Montress
Halton Eia Peat
Detroit
Perty
Canada
Aled
Ratte
Change of Life Help Claims From Lydia Pinkham Ad
An Ontario reader from White Oak reports relief during the change of life after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The testimonial credits improved health and reduced symptoms to the product and encourages advertising it as a genuine women's medicine across Circleville Ohio and beyond.
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Lydia
Pinkham
Fefar Wang
Palng
Sylvester
Manning
White Oak
Ontario
Alice
We Mil St
Circleville
Obijey
Dos
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