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Newspaper
Barrie Examiner
Location
Barrie, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jun 04, 1903
Page
2
A grand touring spectacle presents 1000 participants including 41 clowns and diverse acts from riding ponies to acrobats. It promises exotic South African scenes, troop lists, and historic battles with a street parade at dawn followed by day light fireworks. Two shows at 2 and 8 pm with early access to the menagerie.
Farm for sale in Oro Township 150 acres Lot 25 Cop 5 135 acres cleared and cultivable. Hardwood bush with Junce. Basement stable with cement floor holds 40 carts and 10 horses. Frame house excellent cellar Orchard bearing. Apply on premises Burt Robertson Shanty Bay.
May 30 205 a local contract branch in Ottawa reports a time related matter. The fragment mentions a contract in Ottawa with unclear specifics. Further details are not provided in the readable text.
The Victor base ball team defeated the Orioles in a close game with strong battery work. On Friday about one hundred spectators watched the Crescents beat the Students team as Norman Johnson hit a home run and Crescents powered to victory despite late rallies.
The Enormous Shows feature a bucking baby elephant Lon born in captivity and a little clown elephant. The act attracts crowds as the elephant bucks riders from the ring while Main’s pageants include Savage South Africa, a military drama re-enacting the Transvaal war with Boer and British combatants and civilian life. The display will visit town under the large show.
Camp notice arrives for the 35th Regt. drill at Barrie on June 9 with 250 men summoned of about 400. Detachments, staff officers, and 21 men per company assemble. Captain Drink-Lyrater to command the day, Lieut Knight subaltern, Lieut McCarthy transport officer. Brigade band sought from Bundminster Henderson. Church parade at Queen's Park features Major Witten and Lt-Col McPhee. About 100 uniformed men and veterans present.
An article notes weekly Montreal to Liverpool service by the Dominion Line with large twin screw liners. The Can ada holds fastest passage record and return tickets may apply money to an eight leading American lines ticket. Rates schedules and information available at The Examiner Office Barrie agency. June 1 updates include Mr and Mrs I Graves visiting Minesing and Mrs Jas McAvoy with Mrs Bai visiting uncle Mr McAvoy who was ill. John Hussy visits from Sault Ste. Marie.
Mrs Heany returns to Montans. visitors from Barrie. Cyclone passes over at about six, causing damage including downed trees and a windmill. Honor roll for Apto Public School features Veronica ONeill and others across multiple classes. Local obituaries note Susannah Breen and Edmurd Hosmer. Miscellaneous items include musings on heaven as wealth, plant stomata, and a boisterous exchange about an orator and public speaking in the community.
A caller asks for an officiant to craft a fitting tribute for their late uncle. The speaker admits lack of personal knowledge, then approves the request by finding the officiant suitable. The exchange highlights the tension between personal familiarity and duty to honor the deceased.
An old advertisement asserts that bowel blockage causes illness and toxins in the body. It promotes Abbeys Effervescent Salt as a permanent cure by clearing obstructions, describing a daily teaspoon in tepid water as the remedy for sour stomach and bad breath.
In a discussion from Witcher’ of Sleep the piece argues sleep surpasses bread in life’s vital balance. Napoleon is cited to illustrate sleep deprivation’s toll, noting his late battles saw him briefly sleep through combat and that chronic drowsiness eroded judgment and resolve, contributing to his downfall in Russia.
Four necessities air water food and thoughts form the basis of inward purity. The piece argues continuous fresh air and ample water are vital for a healthy body and that a pure elevating nature has therapeutic value, deserving as much attention as other life necessities.
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