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Newspaper
Barrie Examiner
Location
Barrie, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jun 11, 1908
Page
7
Beecham's Pills have stood the test of time for over 100 years and are used worldwide. They strengthen the bowels aid digestion soothe nervous weakness and help counter overeating. Regular use is claimed to aid indigestion biliousness and dyspepsia at low cost.
May report lists Senior Department students by class and names across sections Se IV Feilde Clastoo Percy Saunders Victoria Hart and many others. Junior Department entries include Charles Ellsmere Addie Sheffield Giseie Williams Mabel Saunders and additional divisions with numerous pupils.
May Addi son Maguire Elliott along with Harry Caldwell Wilfrid Caldwell Arthur Lyall Allan Lack Victor Lyall Cora Caldwell Morial Love David Campbell Fred Addison Sarah Wilson Lillie Kerridge Euphemic Lyall Grace Addison Pearl Addison Michael Hayes Evelyn Weef Ethel Caldwell Laura Lyall Orman Lack Frank Hayes Evelyn Shanahan Helen Shanahan Eena Beatle George Jermey A B H West Teacher Minard s Liniment used by Physicians.
A list of attendees marked as present daily includes E Vernon Ball Teacha Jastor Room Jr Viots Morphy Lily Murphy Mabel Wattie Mary Cochrans Irene Spence Magis Shanacy Karen Barrett Gladge Orrock Lorse Pr H Clarence Doran Ewart Edwards Herb Griffen Geoffrey Schendien Winnie Monteitis Winfield Andros Elidos Mostsith Islay Gill Gordon Coutts Lavills Spence Jr Bezel Peacock Leo Doran May Wilton Eath Horton Mamie Barton Hazel Pools Reta Poole Lottie Cockins Willie Andross Melville Wattie Strathdee and others noted as present daily.
An advertisement asserts Mi-ona stomach tablets restore digestion and healthy appetite after a few days, easing headaches dizziness and distress after meals. It claims a money back guarantee from D. H. MacLaren and lists a price of 50 cents.
The May honor roll lists students from Sr IV to Jr I with names including Hubert Redfern Alfred Dyer Milton Brown Pearl Tyndale Eddie Habbert Mamie Hobbert Stanley Allen Percy Blozbam Lee Hoskinson Nellie Kell Ettel Herrell Fred Kell Dora Gibson and May Tibeon along with Walter McLean Henry McLean Floyde Dyer Mabel Mclean Ernest Bowen Sadie Hubbert Harvey Tyndale Carmoesta Srigley Roggie Srigley Stanley Crawford Hoskinson Chifford Taylor Elsie Tyndale Frances Habbert Elmer Dyer Bert Srigley Sadie Givens John Kell Preston Bowen Charlie Hoskinson Lorna Gibson Bert Habbart George Givens Inene Kell.
Dalston announces class rankings listing awardees for senior and junior divisions. Florence Quinlan, Helen Watson, Isabella Watson, Wesley Key, Verner Hick Hing, Ernest Wilson, Barbara Carrie, Inez Brown, Ewart Brown, Willie Debenham, Lizzie Ford, Mary Eoms and others appear in the merit roll.
Fragmentary notice lists names Marjorie Kalston Herman Obsort Harold Osborn Ronald Kalston and others with patient testimonials praising a product Proitstives for liver and general relief. The garbled text mentions elderly age and physicians and seeks a reader response but provides few verifiable details.
An 19th century patent medicine warning notes that certain catarrh ointments contain mercury and warns readers to avoid them. It cites a preparation attributed to F J Cheney Co and promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation. It also mentions the Old Age Pension Bill passing in the Australian House of Representatives.
A fragmented medical testimonial describes a patient named Dr Mares detailing illness, failed treatments, and a claimed weight gain after using an elixir. The text references incomes, expenses, and hopeful recovery, with uncertain phrasing and partial names. The account reads like a testimonial warning against ineffective remedies.
The 1908 budget includes two large dirigibles of about 106 meters in length and 116 meters in diameter with a 240 horsepower setup and four propellers. Italian designs join with hydroplane concepts to boost speed to around 60 kmh. The article weighs size limits against fuel costs and notes submarine-scale liners as contrast, concluding with speculative future tech and fuel questions.
Report from North Norfolk describes an owl habitat where a pair of birds allegedly carry yellowish light as bright as bicycle lamps. London Times correspondents quote T Digby Pigott noting sightings near wheat stacks and trees with the glowing birds. observers claim the phenomenon could be genuine.
The London Globe notes debate over the earliest use of the guillotine. A sixteenth century device with a silex blade by Jacques Callot reportedly decapitated sheep well, but the first human execution remains unclear. Marie Antoinette’s execution is referenced as still in Berlin.
Describes how sailors wash and dry their clothes aboard ship, from scrubbing and hanging to the use of twine stops and laundry bags. Explains soaking, salt water soap, sun drying, and the role of the boatswain and Jimmy Legs. Notes hammocks and bedding care, port washerwomen, and upcoming on ships with centrifugal drying machines reducing hand laundry.
The Doukhobor sect tightens control with winter decrees abolishing time and looking glasses. Leaders’ agents seize 7 000 dollars in clocks and watches while women are forbidden to embroider. Wheat is managed by a committee and laborers must yield receipts for food. Adults endure extreme crowding and sparse rations, with severe clothing limits and strict bed arrangements.
The provincial treasurer opened with a note of warning about a rich man’s panic as he presented the animal budget. He announced a subsidy cut, with revenue estimates for 1907 showing actual receipts exceeding estimates, and projected 1908 revenue rising to about 2.83 million driven by government telephone income. He acknowledged past errors but defended them as honest mistakes while outlining expenditure plans.
Four hundred Canadians from diverse walks of life gathered for the 21st annual Maritime Provinces Association banquet in Worcester. The event featured land of birth cheers old-time songs rekindled friendships and speeches praising Canada. Acting Mayor Coates welcomed attendees and noted a strong provincial turnout.
The normal schools at North Bay Hamilton Peterborough and Strafford are near completion. The Minister of Education aims to have them ready soon and expects the project to improve teacher training and public schooling. Toronto wills adopted new regulations shaping educational policy and administration.
A faded OCR fragment mentions a timber sale and related heirs with partial names. It references a deceased Christiaity figure and a family stake, but most specifics are unclear and uncertain.
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