Local Notes From Gilford and Surrounds
Local residents share weekly updates from Gilford and nearby townships. News covers visits, arrivals, social events, church活动, repairs, sailing mishaps, and a fatal workplace accident at W. W. Carter’s mill.
01 Jun 1905
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Newspaper
Barrie Examiner
Location
Barrie, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jun 01, 1905
Page
1
Local residents share weekly updates from Gilford and nearby townships. News covers visits, arrivals, social events, church活动, repairs, sailing mishaps, and a fatal workplace accident at W. W. Carter’s mill.
The piece cites Winslow's Soothing Syrup as a household teething remedy used by millions of mothers, noting its claimed soothing effects and a price of twenty five cents per bottle. It also references personal notes from Craigvale and surrounding areas about local residents, crops, and social updates, including health concerns and community events.
Market notes from Toronto and Liverpool show grain, wheat, corn, oats, and beans traded with quiet futures in May. Live stock auctions in Toronto and Chicago reveal mixed cattle, hogs, and sheep trends, with prices ranging for feeders, fatted cattle, and lambs amid steady to lower demand.
Francis Silvela former Spanish premier and Conservative leader died on Monday from heart and nervous complications. Born in Madrid in 1843, he rose as a lawyer and statesman, serving in Cortes from 1869 and holding foreign affairs and diplomatic posts. He led dissident Conservatives over Cuba and reforms, urged ending Spain's political isolation, and briefly led a Conservative ministry in 1899 1900 before resuming office in 1902.
The Western Real Estate Exchange presents farms in Simcoe and Victoria counties near Barrie and Wesport with clearings, timber, and water access. Properties include 100 acres with 35 acres cleared, 10 acres pine, a frame house, barn, wells, creek, and orchard plus a 40 acre tract with maples and timber. Also notes on a goat brick kiln site near a station and other Ontario farm listings via J N Brown and Harry Brown agents.
A Saturday market report notes a lighter crowd than usual with generally steady business. No grain offerings were recorded, but potatoes sold for 41.45 to 60 cents, and eggs and butter moved in large quantities. One dealer bought over 1000 dozen eggs, and butter volumes were extensive. Local dairy forecasts suggest a better supply when cows are fully grass fed.
Fragmentary OCR shows a sale listing for Roores Bros cutlery and silverware. Mentioned items include carving sets in cases, knives and forks from leading makers, and tea and coffee pots described as serviceable and attractive.
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