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Newspaper
Barrie Examiner
Location
Barrie, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jul 17, 1924
Page
7
Erasmus praised Sir Thomas More as a generous patron who helps the weak. The essay argues true success lies in lifting the many, not elevating the few, and celebrates More as a Patron-General to the poor devils who cannot compete.
Recipe for corn flake macaroons using 2 egg whites 1 cup sugar 4 teaspoons vanilla 1 cup coconut 2 cups corn flakes 1/4 cup chopped nut meats. Beat whites stiff then fold in sugar vanilla coconut corn flakes and nuts. Drop onto buttered pan and bake in a moderate oven until delicately browned.
The Associat ed Canadian Clubs schedule a convention in St John New Brunswick September 9 to 11 with a special 150 passenger train from Toronto September 5 to attend events and tour Eastern Canada. A National special returns via Halifax Annapolis Royal Truro Sydney Grand Narrows Point Tupper Mulgrave New Glasgow Sackville Tormentine Charlottetown Moncton Quebec Shawinigan Falls Ottawa and Toronto.
Miss A Sutherland and I Good fellow presided at the girls’ meeting at Mrs. Lou Guest’s home on the Highth Line. Refreshments planned for Field Day, July. The Quest read. Miss Mabel Robinson played. Mrs. Isaac Spring reported on the Beeton District Annual. Isabel Goodfellow read a Globe item about Mrs. Van Koughnet’s England France tour and conditions in devastated France. Verna Smythe performed Neighbors. Hazel Jacks spoke on Friendship. New members added. a Lake picnic on August 14 at the foot of the Highth Line was planned.
W C T U column reports Charles Edward Russell praising temperance gains in England as 207 societies push Prohibition. It notes wartime grain cuts, beer watering, and tighter pub hours, with leaders like Ramsay MacDonald Lloyd George leaning Prohibitionist and questions whether Britain heads toward total Prohibition.
Two burglars threaten to shoot his 8 year old daughter and force Max Mautner proprietor of the Leader department store in Chicago to open the safe and hand over 3268 dollars.
The Executive Committee thanks donors including Mrs. Laidlaw Mrs. Hurr Miss Lena Seagram and Ovenden College for gifts of food clothing and sundries to feed clothe and care for children in need. Inquiries and visits to the Shelter or to Secretary W J Justice Box 914 Barrie phone 137 welcome as fruit season continues.
Mary I Barber describes porch picnics as a simple, thrifty way to entertain a family of three boys. The piece shares menu ideas from peanut butter sandwiches to stuffed eggs with marinaded spinach and tips like ready-to-eat cereal bowls and ready syrup. It emphasizes easy cleanup and keeping meals nutritious and tasty in hot weather.
The Dominion Educational Association Convention 1924 will be in Victoria from August 12 to 16. A special westbound rail tour from Toronto departs July 26 at 1 00 p m with multiple return routes. Inquiries to A E Bryson L J Colling Miss Hazel G Roberts officers of Ontario Public School Federations.
Mrs Eric Heald killed her three year old son by slashing his throat then attempted suicide. Neighbours noted she behaved oddly and asked for milk late at night. The child died before Dr W E Brown arrived and the mother was taken to hospital in critical condition.
A Cincinnati Enquirer note contrasts the old fashioned grandmother's role with the modern front row spectator, noting changing attitudes toward opening day attendance and seating as society shifts from tradition to contemporary fashion.
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