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Newspaper
Barrie Examiner
Location
Barrie, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jan 02, 1908
Page
3
An advertisement touts Mi o na stomach tablets as a cure for indigestion and related symptoms. It promises relief after meals, claims to awaken and strengthen the stomach, and offers a 60 cent price with a money back guarantee if not satisfied. The notice cites an epidemic flu in New York with deaths as context.
Printed by request, a sensational 1906 home remedy promises kidney cures with a shaken mix of dandelion extract, compound key, syrup sarsaparilla, and other ingredients. It claims to cleanse and strengthen kidneys, prevent Bright's disease, and night urination, urging readers to prepare at home. Also reports Joseph Dickenson nearly suffocated in a Hamilton coal pile railway collision.
In the Barrie area readers are urged to trust Booths Hyomel for catarrh relief. The ad claims frequent sneezing fits and nasal irritation signal onset, promising a non drug medicated air treatment that kills disease germs in the air passages. It guarantees money back if dissatisfied.
Mrs John Hefferon a Barrie resident for over fifty years died about five o clock Tuesday evening at age 87 She was born Sarah Tompkin in Wicklow Ireland in 1820 and married John Hefferon at thirty They emigrated to Canada, settled in Barrie and lived there since The funeral was held Thursday morning to Catholic Cemetery with Fathers Finnegan and Wedlock officiating Pallbearers included P Cavana gh Jno McPaden Alex Wiggins James Dalton John Murphy and James Kelly
The Ottawa Canadian Club heard R F Stupart discuss Canada’s climate noting that summer and autumn warmth, not winter cold, define the country. He compared provincial climates, questioned northern Ontario’s agricultural prospects near James Bay, and urged national betterment through unity of Canadian clubs.
A long OCR fragment shows a scattered roster of students and teachers with numerous names such as Winnie Moss Douglas Malcolib Maggie Simpeon Ropeall Orr Annie Brooke Willie Brooks Raith Day Orgil Poter wa Til Roymagill Edward Young Ecrily Mills Lacie Petersen John McMillan Norman Wattley Majorie Malcolm Herb Fillingham Lovie Caldwell Ryné Ball Alex McMillan Bertha Simpson Rex Sutton Hereward Martin Tommy Rands Mabel Rands Erving Wortley Eure Caldwell Pt WH Walter Park Eadie Sutton Minole Sutton Stanley Marshall Laura Fillingham Pt I Charlie Caldwell May Robertson Harold Hawkins Harry Ball Katie Campbell M. Crispino Teacher etc.
An advertisement extols Vinol as a superior cod liver oil product made from a scientific extractive process. It claims Vinol offers enhanced healing and body-building benefits versus traditional cod liver oil and emulsions, and asserts it is available only at the local store.
Alaska hunter Mr. Chase recalls a day when he and his wife Mrs. Chase killed seven bears in one gulch with a remark about Alaskan bears being the largest in the world. He describes stacking four, then three more appearing, their sociable nature, and the rare calm after the shots. He notes bears’ circumspect behavior and recounts a close scare with his wife and a teapot during camp travels.
A Tokyo correspondent reports the effort to curb Asiatic immigration to British Columbia remains unsettled. Rodolphe Lemieux notes delays from Japanese officials, while Baron Hayashi stresses the visit is unofficial and for inspection only.
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