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Newspaper
Barrie Examiner
Location
Barrie, Ontario, Canada
Date
May 14, 1908
Page
6
An antiquated ad fragment touts Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound as a cure for feminine ailments. It cites testimonials claiming women felt like new after using three bottles. The notice also mentions Globe and Examiner subscriptions at a discount and a general promotional tone for periodicals.
The members of Minerva Lodge No 804 A F and A M extend sincere sympathy to Mrs McCraw on the death of her husband. They recall his fellowship and regular presence at communications, offer faith in a hopeful afterlife, and pray for comfort from God as they await the Grand Lodge above. Arthur W Green PM John B Leonard W M James Black Sec.
The April Painswick School report lists numerous students and staff across sections Sr IIV, Jr IV, III, and Jr I. Names include Fred Hall Rachel Nixon Howard Warnica Clifford Leonard Frank Hall Wileon Wright Arthur Richard Bosale McGowan Kenneth Macys Br Ida Hooper Jean Mitchell Elsie Richardson Mabel Hurst Leslie Brown Burton Warnica Dorothy Blackmore Edward Warnica James Davey Gladys Lenox John Warnica Angus Mackay Harry Brown Ernest Hooper Edna Brown Hazel Hurst Harry Ball Gladys Colbourne Andrew McGowan Willie Richardson Dorothy Wice Maurice Carley Willis Carr Dorothy Vaughan Harold Moody Patricia Blackmore Birdie Warnica Norwood Carley Leola Mackay.
The article praises a Barrie Y M C A building as a well designed, well heated and well lit place for men to gather. It outlines ground floor social space a lockup room, first aid, washrooms with free baths, a lunch room, and a top floor dormitory with thirteen single rooms. Furnishings are pledged by local church groups and other parishioners. The Y M C A aims to serve all town men, including railroad workers, with affordable nights.
Town council plans curb work and hospital fundraising while a special Local Option officer is requested. Redevelopment includes a $12,000 Sunday School room and parsonage removal. Population rises to 5,847 with $1.915 million total assessable value. Local option reduces liquor issues, and community events feature engagements and hospital staffing news.
The passage extols a nation’s growth over forty years, noting the expansion of its area from 600,000 to 8,748,000 square miles, railway mileage from 3,500 to over 25,000 miles, and banking from 102,184,000 to 901,500,000 dollars. It highlights manufacturing capital, mineral output, canal system improvements, and the spread of influence across colonies, asserting achievements beyond mere resources include scientific and educational progress.
Royal Northwest Mounted Police team from Fort MacPherson trudged fifty days through deep snow to reach Dawson. They began with 1500 pounds of food and 300 pounds of dog supplies, lost three men en route, and found no caribou or significant animal sustenance on the return journey. The party faced oxygen strain and extreme cold yet reported no famine among travelers.
The Cobourg Star notes a remarkable lake event on Saturday with water sloughing from harbor areas and receding, then rising again by two feet. It attributes the effect to a continent wide earthquake possibility while Port Hope’s harbor disrupted and the Princess Royal steamer struggled.
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