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Newspaper
Barrie Examiner
Location
Barrie, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jul 05, 1900
Page
5
The Bradley-Garretson Co. Limited seeks an experienced canvasser or man of good character and address who can travel between towns and appoint agents. No canvassing. Salary and expenses paid. Position permanent with promotion according to merit. Brantford Ontario.
Inisfil notice states Miss Barclay aged 51 died at her sister Mrs Wm Danean’s residence on the sixth concession after thirty years of invalid life. The old homestead, lot 16, con 7, is mentioned in the obituary style notice.
ORO STATION July 2 WT Croxall of Uxbridge visited friends here. Bell spent time at Orillia. Heavy winds and frost on Friday and Saturday damaged cropland. Oro Station football club played Shanty Bay at Shanty Bay and scored. Return match will be held here on Saturday.
An antiquated ad extols Hygels daughter and Phoulapios as health guardians. It puffs Painla Celery Compound as a cure for languor fatigue headaches and stomach issues. The copy promises purity efficacy and relief for life’s varied ailments.
Fragmentary 1900s style text mentions Toronto individuals Jeesie McOuaig Miss B McOuaig and Robert Reid, referencing a community improvement project and a planned gun day. Details are unclear due to damaged OCR.
A village column recounts visits by Mrs J A Spring and others, a garden party for Pable school on Bramby lawn, and thanks to Mr Hall for a chair presented at a school event. It mentions national anthem after ice cream, July 3 updates from Minnie Pratt and Miss McQuarnen, and a Penetang Allan ball game with strong winds, orchard damage, and fire risks.
Fragmented ad copy touts Paine's Celery Compound as a "strength restorer" for weakly persons. It references science, a "SLOREAS" department and various misread terms, highlighting a dubious tonic advertised to boost vitality.
June notices report the marriage of Nell McKinnon to a groom from Billendale in a ceremony at Mrs. Kaat’s residence conducted by Rev. James Skene. Also listed is the death of Mrs. Harvey and the funeral at the English church with interment at Waverley. Other items include store hours, travel notes, and community greetings from local residents and families.
A speaker nominally named Weno the Whitewasher mocks virtue during an evening lecture, asking for coins to cover rent and laundry while satirizing Nero. He recounts Nero’s early goodness, then his moral decline, and ends mid description of another figure Captain Kiddy the pirate as a contrast to public virtue.
The speaker sketches Judas Iscariot as a young plowman who lived simply and was kind, then betrayed for silver. He warns a modern audience member who resembles Judas that badness brings inevitable downfall, urging honesty and practical virtue through farming imagery and rural life.
An excerpt discusses automatic behavior and mind control, illustrating how daily actions like eating or signaling a bell are performed unconsciously. It mentions elevator use, a shoemaker's anecdote, and moral of the garden as patience, blending quirky observations with reflections on habit and thought.
A concise note on Japanese custom guiding hospitality before guests, describing traditional pre-guest rites and etiquette observed in households to welcome visitors with courtesy and care.
A fragment outlines household hints on removing tar and paint from surfaces and on tatting crafts. It mentions methods or products but lacks full instructions or steps. The readable text suggests practical advice pieces without complete details.
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