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Newspaper
Barrie Examiner
Location
Barrie, Ontario, Canada
Date
May 07, 1908
Page
3
A reader letter from Letitia Blair of Cannifton Ontario credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with curing years of suffering and avoiding surgery. The note reflects a stance that many women undergo unnecessary operations and urges others to seek advice from Mrs Pinkham at Lynn Massachusetts.
Practical guidance on poultry care from Farming World. Emphasizes profit from proper care, yearly cost per hen, suitable breeds Plymouth Rocks and White Wyandottes, cautions about incubators, advises brooding hens in separate houses, egg quality testing, nighttime setting, parasite control, feeding sequence from starter bread and milk to mash made of bran and middlings, timing avoiding hot weather after June.
An odd clipping promotes Mi o na tablets to strengthen stomach walls and aid digestion. It mentions Meaford Council plans for a new town hall with bids ranging from 24 700 to 30 805 dollars, all rejected as too high, and cites a Toronto architect.
A humorous defense of lifelong bachelors. The writer portrays single men as noble, brave, and selfless guardians of manhood, contrasting harsh stereotypes with a loyal, disciplined, duty driven view. Marriage is framed as surrender whereas bachelorhood preserves liberty, dignity, and social order.
A period note describes making a durable whitewash for disinfecting outhouses. Mix half a bushel unslaked lime with hot water to five inches above, slake thoroughly, add two pounds zinc sulphate and two pounds salt dissolved in warm water to prevent peeling. For chicken coops add half an ounce carbolic acid. Color with yellow ochre or dry pigments from a paint dealer. Whitewash claimed as a food protection against frost.
A vintage remedy advertisement touts Zam-Bok as a cure for skin diseases including wounds and eye injuries. It claims rapid relief, mentioning a boy with a facial wound and a girl’s swollen eye, and asserts Zam-Bok’s superiority for various ailments. Distributed by a Toronto company, it emphasizes household use and emergency readiness.
The article notes red clover seed at 155 per bushel curbs sowing, with Alsike, alfalfa, and timothy also high. Farmers in Eastern Ontario and Quebec struggle to buy, while timothy seed stays popular at 7.25 per cwt. Alfalfa growing expands, but caution urged to test land and management before large plantings. overall soil fertility may decline if clover use drops.
The text describes a sheep disease caused by a skin prick from a mite, with symptoms of restlessness, nibbling and rubbing, tufted or matted fleece, and fleece loss starting at the shoulders. Ewes may abort or become weak. Treatment covers dipping all animals and treating buildings, with lime and sulfur dip as a preferred method, including preparation details and dipping interval.
Formalin or formaldebide is the preferred disinfectant used by health departments. When a death from infectious disease occurs, the room must be thoroughly disinfected with equal parts formalin and water, sheets dampened, rooms aired for 24 hours, and cloths soaked in the solution to wipe or soak. This method kills germs and pests like bed bugs and moths, protecting spaces and belongings.
A Toronto baker was fined after a customer discovered a mouse in a loaf. The text also touts homemade uses for wood ashes and soot in gardening and declares baking soda mixed with water a strong fire extinguisher. The Crossin Piano Co seeks a 25000 loan from Alliston with a 10 year term in exchange for a 40000 building plant and 50 bands.
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