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Newspaper
Barrie Examiner
Location
Barrie, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jun 04, 1908
Page
3
An advertisement extols Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a standard remedy for women's ills. It cites historic use by Indigenous peoples and testimonials from a Toronto claimant who recovered from bearing down pains and painful menstruation after using the product.
A fragmented excerpt notes that household items like xs are as short lived as other decor, with a trend toward simple designs that can be made quickly. The author laments the rush of modern life and the burden of numerous tasks limiting time for elaborate work.
The article details gown panel embroidery with satin stitch and Roman floss. It notes color bands at the top and bottom in light green, a center band in green blue pink and brown, and a dark green silk edge cord. It lists thread counts and colors for the design and border work, including dark blue and gold satin, and a black silk edge cord.
May honor roll and class rosters show names across Jr and Sr divisions with multiple pupils such as Ida Hooper Jean Mitchell Elsie Richardson Mabel Hurst Dorothy Blackmore Burton Warnica and Edward Warnica plus many others. The list includes Mr. Carley Patricia Blackmore Willie Carr Birdie Warnica Dorothy Vaughan Harold Moody and more with section identifiers Pt I II Br I II and Sr II.
May school report lists students by divisions and names from No 17 Oro with attendance noted as 35. The roster covers multiple grades and includes Bartholomew, Wearing, Sampson, Kissock, Caldwell, Beasley, Rands, Graham, and Sinclair among others with teachers and supervisors referenced.
A piecemeal fashion note describes two coats paired with a single skirt, detailing curved fronts, single breasted lines, bust darts, and decorative buttonwork in pongree silk. It praises homemade millinery as a practical, stylish pursuit for women, even if not high fashion.
The feature surveys Baluchistan under the Gazetteers, noting Zhob near Afghanistan with Fort Sattleman as a key town. It outlines bride-price customs and polygamy trends, women's degraded status, household duties, and divorce limits, plus religious practices and ordeals. It also traces moving-picture origins from Herschel and Babbage to Muybridge, explaining persistence of vision and early devices like the thaumotrope and zoetrope.
A chance meeting at a skating rink leads to a warm embrace and a grateful sigh from a girl who does not know the speaker. The two exchange intimate moments as onlookers notice the scene while a silent partner questions the noise above.
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