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Newspaper
Barrie Examiner
Location
Barrie, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jan 02, 1908
Page
1
The note lists mortgage and life insurance services for farmers in the area with office hours from 10 to 4. It mentions a manager Beecroft and references Admsor Son Life Assurance Company.
The Barrie Examiner announces a live pager for live people with payment terms in advance of 1.50.11 and notes ready subscriptions to J.A Maclaren, publisher. The issue is dated Barrie, Thursday, Jan 2, 1908.
The piece reflects on New Year greetings, public figures like Wm. Paterson, and Liberal leaders, praising speeches and recalling a General Roberts scene. It discusses immigration limits and Ottawa railway safety orders, plus debates on the All-Red route and Empire solidarity with Canada benefiting from the project.
Over one hundred members and visiting Brethren attend the Corinthian Masonic Lodge on Friday night to witness the installation of the 1908 officers. W. Bro. Love and officers performed the first degree for two candidates before R. W. Bre. Cowan installed the new slate including W. S. Westney, John Rogerson, Alfred Wilkes, F. W. Otton, Wesley Cline, F. S. Redditt, Scott, Wm. Taylor, Bed, Flet y der gtees of Property, Geo. Monkman, Wesley, F. Montgomery. Fourth Degree work completed amid toasts by Grand Lodge and visiting Brethren. Duet and solos by local musicians followed.
Advertisement cites local option as harmful to commerce in Barrie, quoting a temperance leader and a Ripley exile. It claims liquor bans reduce trade, recounts village store failures and creditor assignments across multiple trades, urging readers to vote against local option.
The Pioneer declares Local Option failed in Owen Sound, Ontario, arguing it worsened drunkenness and lowered business and moral tone. Mayor Matthew Kennedy notes 19 months of Local Option saw more failures than seven years prior, with property depreciation and illegal liquor sales. banker J P Raven comments on youth exposure to liquor.
Citizens and business leaders in Owen Sound denounce Local Option as a failure harming trade and morals. The division cites debt rise from 584 suits in 1905 to 778 by late 1907, while inspectors fail to curb drunkenness compared with the Ontario Licenses Act. Local opinion urges stricter licensing.
An unclear report notes 72 people victims of accidents and 148 deaths, mentioning Jjobin O Brien from Wolf Island on a four day saga near Denver, with James Wy Conklin of Middletown NY found unconscious and badly injured as details fade in rain soaked text.
Edenvale residents share holiday cheer with family visits and social gatherings. Lorne Richardson of Toronto spent vacation at home while others, including Mr and Mrs Robert Malcolm and Miss Agnes Malcolm, joined Christmas festivities at Culham. A Christmas Eve event raised 18.25 for a local cause and a Christmas night dinner hosted by Mr and Mrs Harry Culham featured games and toasts. The Presbyterian congregation heard addresses by Roy Cantis and Fred Orok of Midhnrat.
Reading from fragmented OCR, readers learn that popular winter escapes in California, Mexico, and Florida attract visitors due to better financial conditions, improved transportation facilities, and enhancements to rail networks. The text hints at varied trip options and faster, more convenient travel with enhanced Grand Roane Rails Way system coverage.
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