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Newspaper
Barrie Examiner
Location
Barrie, Ontario, Canada
Date
Feb 13, 1908
Page
2
The fragment mentions capital sums and total assets in the range of S10 and 113,000,000 across Canada the United States and Bikland, but lacks coherent context or verifiable entities to form a complete news item.
A historical ad study argues a Canadian businessman's best route to mass reach is through newspapers. It cites five million readers and weighs methods from window displays to door-to-door handouts, stressing minimal effort versus broad impact.
The article argues merchants should hire The Examiner to reach the broadest audience. It notes the newspaper handles ad writing, placement, and distribution to subscribers, ensuring the merchant’s message is consistently spread with each issue.
Frantic Grand Trunk service from Barrie to Toronto hampered by heavy drifts. Train stuck multiple times between King and Aurora, snowplow cleared the line, conductor MacDonald praised for endurance and courtesy. Passengers, mostly travellers, speak of the ordeal and a small gold purse presentation. Miss Mary Robinson confesses to a burglary case. Minard's Liniment touted for cattle garget.
The piece compares royal penmanship from Elisabeth I to Victoria and notes England’s imperial pivot India wobbling as revolts rise. It cites Saint Nihal Sing on Hindostan, Curzon on empire reliance, and reports riots in Punjab Calcutta Bombay Madras amid a growing drive for autonomy and interethnic unity through English education.
A rural concert scene unfolds as a renowned singer, invited by a vicar, performs The Village Blacksmith. After enthusiastic applause the chairman suggests an encore and the singer jokes about repeating the verse about letting out bicycles, recalling the village’s simple amusements.
Readers learned that Bank of England notes returned to the bank are never reissued. They are canceled by tearing off the chief cashier's sign and pricking out signatures, then recorded in the register with the date of the cancellation. The process, sometimes described in playful terms, reflects the weight and handling of old bank notes.
The assessor earns 300 with no extras. The Citizens' Band seeks a 100 grant for equipment. Rev Fr Moynas chairs the Collegiate Board. Billiard room licenses seek a drop from 100 first table and 75 per extra to 25 and 15 respectively. Presbyterian church reports 1907 as its best year with general fund 4893 total, 500 over last year, mortgage payments of 1100, and Sunday School records 437 scholars.
An official states Grand Trank Railways plans to double track the Midland Division from Port Hope to Midland soon after spring. The project aims to create a new right of way with curves eliminated and much of the current roadbed abandoned to form a straight low grade line, designated for grain traffic, with sections needing forty feet of fill.
In the Senate last week Senator Mc Mallen moved the second reading of his bill to make the penalty of selling liquor to railway men on duty $500 or a year’s imprisonment. A Prince Albert hunter who went North in November is reported to have been devoured by wolves.
Fragmentary OCR reads scattered times and routes from Toronto area transit, mentioning Meaford Penetang and Allandale with mixed codes. It lists numbers like 90, 63, and 295 and a Hamilton reference with 7.28. The readable content is too fragmented to identify a clear event or outcome.
Distressed sufferers are urged to try Zam-Buk for piles claiming it eases pain and inflammation and brings rest. A testimonial from Mrs E Boxall of Ontario praises its relief and notes the product also treats cat and barn injuries, ulcers, and rashes with postpaid pricing offered.
A peculiar advertisement touts Hyomei as a cure for catarrh with a money back guarantee. It claims the remedy neutralizes nasal throat and lung germs, soothes mucous membranes, and delivers lasting relief, urging sufferers to buy now for swift recovery.
Advertising fragment urges quick stationery printing for a man facing a printer, touting imprint ease and fast pricing. Contains distorted quotes and stray characters, reflecting OCR noise rather than a full article.
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