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Newspaper
Barrie Examiner
Location
Barrie, Ontario, Canada
Date
Oct 04, 1923
Page
12
Real estate notices list flats farms and cottages for rent with prices from 100 to 3800 dollars. Properties include a country home with grounds and a brick house with full amenities. The ad emphasizes comfort location and available acreage for broader options.
Scientists explain gas burns as the only substance that can burn without prior conversion from solid or liquid. Gas is delivered as the essence of coal and oil with no dirt. The flame resembles a coal fire yet is cleaner, controllable, economical, odorless, and suitable for upscale homes. Phone 78. Showrooms at 16 Owen St show display for inspection.
A despatch urges Congress to probe automotive gasoline as used in cars. The piece laments education value and youth attitudes, questioning whether modern schooling equips youths for practical life and industry amid rising costs and changing aims. It notes Armistice Day timing and Ontario vehicle ownership trends as context.
The St Thomas council backs a push to allow municipalities to choose whether to impose income tax. The argument asserts taxation should be universal if used to raise revenue, not optional. The text notes a Department of Education geography revision remains riddled with errors and misinformation, with seventeen factual mistakes in one chapter.
Citizens call for revision of traffic regulations as current directives are outdated and police powers unclear. Authorities should prepare a modern traffic by law to define duties and control measures for present conditions.
Barrie shows ongoing growth with no booms. The 1922 assessment recorded a 210 population rise and a large assessment gain. Current returns show a further 141 population increase and a $21,900 rise in value, despite farm lands valued at $34,340 and 50 in population moving to Vespra.
The article notes excise stamp rules apply to receipts above ten dollars and to cheques with penalties up to a hundred dollars for un stamped receipts. It warns that inland revenue inspectors may appear anytime and that issuing un stamped cheques carries a fifty dollar fine. It also lauds the Grand Jury for speaking plainly about conditions at the House of Refuge and urges thorough inquiry by the House Refuge Committee as education costs rise.
A brief note lauds the Toronto Star as a community asset, while acknowledging the publisher’s long labor and patriotic services without public recognition.
The Trenton Courier-Advocate argues wars arise from national selfishness, which stems from individual selfishness. It contends war remains possible until men recognize and respect others' rights.
The Mercury argues about educational value for money noting no rise in citizen quality over thirty years while acknowledging broader knowledge but contending it does not produce better citizens.
The Renfrew Mercury argues that old home weeks keep communities connected and friends in touch. It proposes holding such reunions every five or ten years rather than once a century to encourage former residents to return or even relocate during retirement.
The piece notes New Yorks newspaper blackout cut baseball attendance by 25 percent and department store sales by 25 to 50 percent, arguing advertising and newspaper publicity stimulate interest. It cites Dempsey, Polo Grounds, and a past Winnipeg strike, concluding newspapers are indispensable and urging readers to subscribe to The Examiner for local news.
The Grand Jury and local residents urge County Council to remove stigma from Simcoe by cleaning Beeton and forming a helper staff. They demand immediate action and dismissal of the medical inspector, while officials acknowledge the report and note prior inquiries by the Warden. A today meeting was scheduled to address repairs and reconcile differing views.
A reader letter from Barrie Ontario recalls the grave of James Wickens, 1847 Royal Wagon Train lieutenant and Canadian Parliament member in 1837, preserved in name on an upright headstone amid a decayed English church yard long neglected.
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