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Newspaper
Barrie Examiner
Location
Barrie, Ontario, Canada
Date
May 07, 1903
Page
4
Toronto May 5 Wheat is steady at 71e to 714c for No 2 red and white. Spring wheat steady around 70c. No 1 hard at 82c, No 1 Northern at 8c. Flour steady with patents $2.60 to $2.76. Butter, eggs, potatoes, and straw show mixed steadiness with minor shifts. cheese steady at 13-14c, eggs firming as buyers pay higher prices, car lots and store prices noted.
Toronto cattle market shows fair demand across cattle and hogs with export cattle quiet. Total run 1 720 cattle 125 sheep and lambs 1 290 hogs and 130 calves. Prices range for choice cattle around 4 70 to 5 per cwt and 4 25 to 4 70 for good to medium. Hogs quoted 6 40 to 6 50 per cwt, lights 6 20 to 6 25. Small notes include brisk butchers demand and calves and sheep varied trading.
A dated health note extols spinach for its potassium iron and digestible iron content and links mustard seed to brain function while advising moderation on cheese. A quip about Spinks and Winks concludes the fragment with a humor beat.
An older health notice explains heart trouble signs and urges treatment via Dr Williams Pink Pills. It promotes blood health to strengthen the heart, includes a patient testimonial from Adelard Lavoie, and ends with a light joke about a wedding trip.
A testimonial from Mrs Gee of Fourchi N S praising Baby's Own Tablets as a blessing for children. She says the tablets cure minor babyhood troubles, act promptly, are harmless, and ensure healthy children in homes using them. Available from druggists or by mail for 25 cents a box from the Dr William Medicine Co Brookeville Ont.
Manitoba and Northwest Lands opened an office at 71 Victoria Street in The Monger to welcome purchasers and investors. J. J. Orebank will provide information on stock, homesteads, and farms, with prospectus and correspondence solicited for western opportunities.
An odd advertising fragment notes Minard's Liniment for sale here with a claim of long history since 1603 and a remark about royal tenancy in Ireland. The snippet blends product promotion with a regal reference, offering little context beyond the era claim.
An OCR fragment promotes Minard's Liniment for dandruff and a Dr August Koenig Hamburg Drops as the oldest famed blood purifier and health restorer. The ad asserts refreshing health benefits and urges use to maintain perfect health.
Paper floors gain favor in Germany as a cheap, soft alternative to hardwood. Farther text references grammar lessons with a housekeeper and a mix of ads for Hall’s Catarrh Cure, Winslow’s syrup, and cheap locks from South Staffordshire.
Training horses hinges on subtle scent cues and perfumes kept secret by some trainers to appeal to the animal. Christiania police enforce thieves’ reports by assigning numbers and requiring twice daily headquarters checkins to track city presence or absences. Benin, four years ago a hub of fetish worship and human sacrifice, now boasts a golf club and course.
In Venice water is scarce and city residents rely on rainfall. Drinking and domestic water is stored in subterranean reservoirs and filtered. Water is distributed from public wells opened one hour daily and securely locked. Spitvbergen is described as one of the few unclaimed territories. coal is mentioned as available in Cre sere.
In St Thomas Ontario on April 20 Spe fal Lew Dake proprietor of the Dake House who suffered kidney disease for years credits Dodd's Kidney Pills with a permanent cure after one box He urges friends with similar trouble to try the medicine Also mentions Lifebuoy and a Massey-Harris binder testimonial from 1902 and a note about European armies consuming three days earnings annually
New York physician and New York Athletic Club member Dr Hammond lauds cycling for convalescents with discretion. He notes Canada’s revival in wheeling spurred by Hygienic Cushion Frame, likening it to the Pullman in railroading, and cites models from Cleveland Brantford and Perfect brands.
A fragmented letter from Toronto dated February 5 1903 seeks a Massey Harris farm machinery 1903 catalogue. It mentions satisfaction with a product and notes a concern about shoddy lining among some people. The writer contrasts a grim frame with the bright side of life and includes a remark about elbows and I told you so.
Port Mulgrave June 5 1897 Dear Sirs Richards Co. Co C Richards & Co. Dear Sirs Minards Liniment Stiis the West liniment I have ever used Mrs Josiah Hart.
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