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Newspaper
Barrie Examiner
Location
Barrie, Ontario, Canada
Date
Oct 01, 1908
Page
1
A local notice in Barrie indicates a payment of 61.00 and 1.50 due, likely recovered by J A Maclaren from The Examiner office. The item appears as a small archival advertisement dated Thursday October 1 with partial, fragmented OCR text.
The piece rails at Premier Borden if re-elected to push the asthca contract, praises Sir Wilfrid Laurier, and lauds Mr. Fielding’s Nova Scotia campaign. It highlights W. Lyon Mackenzie King’s Waterloo nomination, King’s labor ministry plans, and criticism of Hon. Gen E. Foster. It notes Ontario campaign progress with a Jackson's Point rally drawing seven thousand despite rain.
A parliamentary critique arguing Liberal tariff changes reduced taxation for imports, citing average duties dropped from 13.28 to 15.37 percent under Liberal policies. It asserts Liberal reforms favored Britain and colonies, boosted imports, and increased agricultural export opportunities, claiming overall market improvements.
The Toronto News cites Mr George E Foster defending Foster and condemning Ottawa over trust land mismanagement. Opposing MPs speeches failed to sway the House or country, implying Foster’s political usefulness as an Opposition ally would end if he joined the Government.
A town column recalls Miss Florence Marr visiting her sister a W Koesby and Wil Owens’s son staying with his mother. A teaching post in Harrisburg College awaits him. Maggie Winnie Shortreed plan Muskoka trips before returning to Toronto. Local cricket at Diamond Park ends with a Barrie win. Temperance Hall reopening featured speeches and supper.
Local note lists attendees Daniel Gerespel Leigtton M. Carthy and others invited to speak at an upcoming meeting in the ts:erd2 ee coolhouse on Oct 6. The write up mentions an intelligent discussion of day’s issues and a large turnout anticipated. Also notes about weather, church services, and community visits with several local names and events sprinkled through the report.
The Boomteer era stall district hosts a live correspondence meeting for Daniel Wilson Liberal candidate in North Simcoe at Tem perance Hall Friday evening at seven. Leighton McCarthy and others will address the gathering urging electors to attend and consider the issues intelligently.
Residents report a funeral, political talks by W H Bennett and Dan Wilson with Leighton McCarthy, and a string of social visits in Toronto, Elmvale, Cookstown, Beeton, and Collingwood Fair week. Temperance Division social, weather rain, housing improvements, and farm visits noted.
Property listings include a hip roof barn, frame house, stabling, and 30 acres in Essa Township with soil and exchanges for town property. Vespra Township offers good soil and cross to Barrie. Several farms offered with small cash payments. Contact BROWN, General Agent, Western Real Estate Exchange, Box 19, Barrie.
Property advertised for sale in Barrie includes stores and a centrally located house with nine foot wide right of way to the north. Terms to be arranged by the undersigned Stewart & Stewart solicitors for vendors. Barrie June 17 1908. Dalston and area notices follow with local community updates.
A pasted Barrie market page from September 30 1908 lists prices for fall wheat flour and various grains including oats peas and clover seed, with figures in dollars per bushel or hundredweight. The snippet also notes poultry dairy products beef mutton butter eggs wool hides and miscellaneous farm goods with assorted price quotes. The text reflects a historical market rundown centered on commodities and livestock values.
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