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Newspaper
Barrie Examiner
Location
Barrie, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jan 16, 1913
Page
6
An officer speaks of aviation service and varied mechanical trades, detailing pay scales and allowances for warrant officers, sergeants, and air mechanics. A romantic interlude follows as Robert Maitland and the daughter of Stephen Maitland pursue a union, with gold prospects hinted in Colorado and a family plan to unite despite earlier class divisions.
A garbled prose fragment depicts a fraught intimate reunion between two unnamed lovers in a tense abandoned setting. The lovers exchange guarded, yearning dialogue, reflecting themes of danger, transformation, and emotional surrender as they confront past misunderstandings and vow devotion.
Old Exchequer tally sticks, once used to record national accounts, were presented to a museum. The notched hazel and willow rods date back to Norman times and were used until William IV’s reign before a destructive reform. A stove fire at Westminster destroyed most of the sticks, save the Hall of Rufus. Separate note reports British bicycle use growing in war plans with more cycle battalions and motorbikes, yet no cyclist units in the regular army.
At the Naval League congress in Weimar Germany High Admiral Von Koester urged a program to build three battleships annually and to extend naval reserves by five thousand over five years. He also called for five armored cruisers within the same period.
The excerpt depicts a dialogue with dialect speech, focusing on a boy named George and a servant figure Jemployed at school. It includes racial caricatures of a gardener named Sambo and a child named Gambey, with crude exchanges reflecting prevailing stereotypes and tensions in the setting.
In this ad the Bowman and Son firm invites agents in the county, promising favorable conditions for their stock. The copy mentions trebb and heavy beos xoate, suggesting cultivation notes and soil suitability, with a peculiar emphasis on quality and demand. The text appears in a fragmented format, indicating an old newspaper notice or classified ad from Ridgeville Ontario.
An ad claims Scott's Emulsion quickly restores strength after sickness by nourishing the body with essential minerals and glycerine. It markets itself as a natural tonic aiding digestion and tissue renewal, suitable for coughs colds and throat troubles, and touts no alcohol or narcotics.
A fragmentary travel account by Mrs Herbert Vivian details customs in Macedonia and Albania. It recalls salt water hastily washed by hosts, a guarded archdeacon’s house, morning meals with Turkish coffee and preserves, and a visit to the Abbot of a Mohammedan monastery in Albanian Macedonia. Elaborate picnics, hospitality rituals, and local foods like peas, peaches, and roasted suckling pig are described amid travel impressions.
The article describes Britain's bluebooks or government reports, their long history of production for over 150 years, and their weighty, dull reputation. It notes the vast number printed annually, the principal printing house in Westminster, and how bluebooks cover a wide range from naval expeditions to colonial administration.
The piece explains rain measurement with gauges using a funnel and cup receptacle, noting the pencil marker records two tenths of an inch as the cup tips and empties. It also references Marconi telegraph mysteries, hollow gourds for communication, and cork harvesting insights.
John Wilson of Preston England, a traveling manager for a folding fabber, became a marked man after a photo prompted Italian authorities to investigate. While touring Italy, he took panorama photos from a train window near the Alps. An Italian officer flagged the camera as suspicious, leading to a diplomatic flare with the Foreign Office awaiting Italian judicial action.
Britain’s regular troops are slated to receive a newer smaller calibre rifle. The weapon will be shorter with a longer barrel and stronger mechanism. It will feature a pointed bullet and a bayonet that is not shortened. Initial issue will flow to Indian units before home forces and South Africa.
The British Government issued an order under the Mines Act detailing how workers must be searched before starting work. An appointed searcher, in the presence of at least two shift members, will inspect clothing and items, detain the worker if prohibited articles are found, and await the manager or authorized representative's arrival to decide whether the worker may proceed.
A committee of experts valued the shah of Persia’s cutlery at 25 million dollars, claiming the gilted utensils are the world’s finest collection. The elaborate pots and pans, even the plainest items, are coated with gilt inside, including gold salt and pepper devices and dishes used in royal offices.
Fragmented text promotes a fruit medicine “Fritativea” said to aid dyspepsia sour stomach and bloating. Mentions Mr Stirling, Western Ontario surgeon, and Manitoba Grain Growers. Odd era language reflects a promotional health ad with prices and trial claims amid mixed contextual lines.
A fragmentary ad or medical note describes remedies for lingering rheumatic pain and nerve discomfort. It mentions tone of isotonic terms, a blend of potions, and dietary and topical ideas. The text references Chamber paintment and medicinal agents, with notes about water drainage in Chicago.
An 19th or early 20th century testimonial highlights Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as highly effective for women’s ailments. A Fox Creek Nova Scotia resident praises relief from abdominal pain and digestion issues, claiming renewed strength and better work energy.
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