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Newspaper
Barrie Examiner
Location
Barrie, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jul 30, 1908
Page
6
A fragment notes claims that Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound has helped many women, praising its effects in treating ailments described in the text. The passage references “any woman any day” and a large number of files or cases, suggesting widespread use and belief in the remedy across time.
A garbled wartime vignette recounts a sergeant confounding fear after being shot while in line of fire, with brief asides on Africa proverbs and a historical timeline of Temple destruction from 1000 BC to 70 AD, concluding with a mention of a Jaimp performance.
Sir Gilbert Parker, Canadian novelist and Gravesend MP, discusses the Quebec tercentenary celebration as a unity of two peoples. He frames the event as a Canadian nation building moment linking French Canadian heritage and English Canadian progress through shared history, language, and British traditions.
A fragmented OCR item notes addiction and opium smoking among youths, with references to racial terms and calls for restrictive legislation. The garbled text mentions a white buyer and Chinese descriptors, indicating debate over legal controls and social impact.
The article notes increasing acceptance of cremation as funeral customs shift. It describes clerical openness to the method, including minimal ceremonial differences, with attendants preparing the body and removing coffin fittings before cremation and placing ashes in the family vault.
The Anglican Diocese of Toronto reports year ending Easter last with increases in church population citywide and diocese wide, more communicants and Sunday school scholars, higher Easter Day baptisms, and larger church property value. Clergy count holds at 197 with churchwardens and vestry tallies noted.
A tapestry of humorous bits featuring Debs and other figures with self related gags. The voice sketches public speakers and everyday characters in a quick exchange style, highlighting stubbornness, wit, and social quirks across eras and settings.
Fragmentary oath filled with insults as two men accuse each other of corruption and dirty deeds. The speaker, Tatier, claims one man is as dirty as the other, using rough dialect to imply a longstanding feud and social tension.
Fragmentary report describes marriage practices where the bride’s family presents offerings and cake at weddings. The account mentions the bridegroom’s people and the bride’s family clamor over the cake as part of nuptial arrangements. The text is incomplete but centers on traditional wedding customs in a Navajo setting.
A fragmentary excerpt chronicles a speaker along a critter path near sage and ice. He recalls a harsh winter when minus 30 below froze water, hunted a wary animal, and observed a coon moving open water. The text blends memory, nature, and scattered reflections on books and language. The narrator contemplates danger and survival amid a defiant landscape.
The fragmentary OCR text hints at garbled phrases about weeping, intake, and a umpire. Readable content is limited. The snippet suggests a damaged sports or dramatic line, with unclear subject, missing names, times, or locations. Further context is needed to identify the event or meaning.
A 2 cent trial size of Fruit-a-tives is released to let every family test the remedy. The ad claims success across conditions from constipation and biliousness to headaches kidney trouble and skin eruptions. It cites widespread use in Canada and invites readers to order from Fruit-a-tives Limited, Ottawa.
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