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Newspaper
Barrie Examiner
Location
Barrie, Ontario, Canada
Date
Nov 05, 1908
Page
4
The International Newspaper Bible Study Club invites readers to join any time and answer weekly written questions for 52 weeks to compete for prizes. Subscribed participants must submit answers with name and address, using one side per entry, by two weeks after the period ends.
A compact card for the International Newspaper Bible Study Club outlines questions on 2 Samuel 18 and Psalm 23 for the Sunday school lesson led by Rev. Dr. Linscott. It ponders leadership, war, obedience to God, and moral contrasts through Absalom’s revolt and David’s grief, with a written class assignment for club members.
An eminent authority on kidney diseases promotes a home mix of Fluid Extract Dandelion Compound Kargoo and Compound Syrup Sarsaparilla. He says taking a teaspoon after meals and at bedtime relieves back pain frequent urination and discolored urine and may aid Bright's disease if used early. A local druggist backs the ingredients as harmless.
The G T K station at Barrie Ville shows a handsome future look after improvements. A new east wing foundation will rise atop piles, with an observation bow window like the Allandale ore boat. Beneath the post office yard lies the hull of the steamer Morning eight feet underground, a relic from 1857 fire.
The Durban national convention proposes granting voting rights to blacks in the United South Africa but with strict education tests. Materosa suffragettes, arrested Wednesday for attacks on the British Houses of Commons, refused to pay fines and were sentenced to a month in jail.
A brief reader notice lists endorsements for MINARD'S LINIMENT as the best beet cure. Names include Mathias Foley of Oil City Ontario, Joseph Snow of Norway Maine, Charles Wheoten and Rev R O Armstrong of Mulgrave Nova Scotia, Pierre Landers Jr of Pokemondhe New Brunswick, Thomas Wasson of Sheffield Nova Scotia.
Hyomei is pitched as a dry air treatment that soothes bronchial and lung illness by inhaling medicated air. The ad claims croup pneumonia and bronchial troubles vanish under its balsamic, pine and eucalyptus forest claim. D S MacLaren is named as the Hyomei agent offering a full outfit for $1 with a satisfaction guarantee.
The Scot tis Co-Operative Society plans erecting six elevators along the G T P in Manitoba. Immigration enforcement: in the last nine months 1 266 U S immigrants were stopped at the boundary. Vancouver whites fined 75 each for aiding a Chinese gambling game. Canada’s Laymen's Missionary Movement funding rose from 540 970 last year to 1 515 625 this year. Salvation Army officers in Ontario urge new immigrants assisted to Canada to avoid cities this winter.
FP N Denison of Victoria British Columbia and government observatory researchers report that atmospheric pressure and temperature changes drive periodic depressions and elevations of the earth's surface across a 2000 square mile area. Barometers and seismographs enable localized and regional weather forecasting, reducing need for multiple data centers.
At the Dublin meeting of the British Association the Senate of the University of Toronto honored Archibald Byron Macallum with the Doctor of Science degree. The public orator praised his micro chemical studies on animal cell structure and his skill in detecting inorganic elements within cells.
HH. J. MacKinder, director of the London School of Economics, spoke to the Ottawa Canadian Club on Britain's foreign policy. He urged Canada to develop its own nationality and take up duties as part of the Empire without delay. He warned that without imperial backing the Empire and its ideals could fall and questioned the Monroe Doctrine's protection of Canadian trade if a clash with Britain occurred.
An amusing tale from Toronto reports Inspector Jaimes nes failing to persuade Croydon indies to remove hats at a lecture. As Mr Hughes’ hints widen the Indies grow obdurate, deeming hats rude. He ends by lecturing on millinery etiquette.
An advertisement touts fruit consumption as essential to avoid poison in the blood and lists "Fruitatives" tablets as a quick active aid. It cites oranges apples prunes and figs as natural tonics with disinfectant action on bowels liver kidneys and skin, priced 25c trial box 50c regular size six boxes 2.50 by Frultatives Limited Ottawa.
The Canadian public mourns Dr An McLennan of Inverness a Highlander and Parliament member felled by paralysis. He was a prominent House of Commons figure famed for his distinctive voice bold stance and medical background. He once won a Highland seat for government and was deeply loved in Inverness.
An Alberta traveling Shakespeare company once staged a Calgary production with a faulty stage top. As the ghost scene opened the star’s leg slipped into an unprotected corner, pinning him. Despite the pain he delivered the line Speak, for I can go no further, preserving the moment.
Gor don Hoover of Rainham reports a colt and a steer died with foaming mouths and signs of infectious disease. Two more steers were shot after possible exposure while handling the animals. Hoover traveled to the Pasteur Institute in New York for diagnosis as the herd shows rabies symptoms. The method of transmission remains unclear and the illness was reported weeks earlier.
In Ashcroft British Columbia pack freighters navigate rugged Cariboo routes with lead lines and bells on lead horses. They carry camp kitchens and travel light, forming long mule trains to convey supplies north to Fort George and Soda Creek. The trade supports Hudson Bay Company and Grand Trunk Pacific Railway work as BC development grows.
Col. Turnbull of Montreal discusses the Hudson Bay Railway prospect from his Montreal trip. He traveled about 2000 miles to study the route and believes Fort Churchill will become a key shipping center with agricultural and fruit potential north of Norway House. He envisions a two to four track line feeding west rail networks and boosting traffic from Washington to Wisconsin, with cereals and cattle moving cheaper than current routes. The favorable climate would aid livestock shipping.
An order in council outlines conditions before the Juvenile Delinquents Act can take effect in any city or town. It requires a properly maintained detention home, an industrial school with suitable oversight, a willing senior juvenile court judge, funding for staff probation officers, and an active juvenile court committee or society.
A To ni a girl named Myrtle Cooper, age unknown, while playing near Dovercourt school was struck by a rig resulting in severe bruises on her left arm and leg. The injuries matched in exact spots to a dream she had, though no bones were broken.
A young Ontario man named Jacob Eaton was shot and killed while riding in a wagon from Utterson to Windermere. The rifle discharged accidentally, striking Eaton in the ear and brain as the wagon jolted, frightening the horses and causing a blood trail. Eaton, married five weeks to Mim Jennie Kingsmill, was en route home to vote with his brother and a companion, all workers of Ottefson Lumber Company. an inquest is being held in Windermere.
Mr Haldane notes 3153 army reservists in Canada and a peddler fee cut to 25 in St Thomas. Canada deported 1011 immigrants in nine months. Germans from Dakota bought 35 sections near Calgary. First Masonic preceptory in Saskatchewan began in Regina on Thursday. Dr Rachel Skidelaky of Philadelphia advises women to smoke five minutes after meals. Fourteen year old Chester Urquhart in New Brunswick accused of shooting Geo Clary. John Burns says Britons unemployed drink more than Americans. Hon Thomas Greenaway, ex premier of Manitoba, dies at seven AM. he recently joined the Board of Railway Commissioners for Canada.
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