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Newspaper
Barrie Examiner
Location
Barrie, Ontario, Canada
Date
Oct 10, 1901
Page
8
We invite every lady in Simcoe to visit our Millinery Department to view styles and combinations for any costume. We import plumes silks velvets ornaments and feathers directly from London and offer goods at one third the regular cost. We guarantee value and honest money. Call on us and test our claims.
We plunged on hosiery at the opportune time and offer excellent values. Ladies heavy 2x1 rib cashmere hose at 8 pairs for 1.00, ladies fine 1x1 rib cashmere hose at 4 for 35 cents, plain stock same price. Annex space expanded for men’s underwear with Stansbury Wolsey and Penman goods guaranteed unshrinking. Two specials for introduction.
Market report notes briskness was lacking with butter eggs and chickens in demand. Eggs opened near 19 cents then declined to 16 to 19 cents. Chickens sold 40 to 50 cents per pair. Turkeys about 10 cents per pound and ducks 55 cents per pair. Hay three loads offered at 8.50 dollars. Potatoes 40 to 50 cents, apples 60 cents a bag, ripe tomatoes 20 cents, pears 35 cents a basket. Oats 34 to 85 cents and wheat 65 cents.
Market prices listed for fall wheat flour materials and coarse grains, along with farm produce. includes barley oats peas buckwheat and seeds, plus wool, hides, tallow, lamb skins, calfskin, sheep skins. Meat poultry and dairy items show beef mutton hogs chickens eggs butter and cheese values, with potatoes apples straw wood and other rural commodities.
The Late Mrs. Annie Quinlan dies after brief illness from pneumonia on Sept 18 at her home near Crown Hill at age 34. Survived by husband Florence, five, and parents Mr. and Mrs. Nicholson of Flos, with siblings in Vigo and Cleveland. Community offers deep sympathies. she was a beloved educator in Simcoe. Burial listed for Sept 20 at Barrie as pallbearers praise her gentleness. prayers for her repose.
A marriage is recorded at Barrie on October 2, 1901 as Rev J J Cochrane officiated. Robert W. Brown of Angus became the husband of Miss Catherine H. Edgar of Ebert in a formal ceremony.
A newspaper ad promotes Climax Iron Tonic Pills as a cure for debility and ill health, claiming they renew blood, cleanse the system, and strengthen nerves. Each box holds ten days of treatment, priced at 25 cents, available at druggists or by mail from The Dr Hallici Co Kingston Ont.
Community updates from Allandale include visitors and guests in local homes, including Miss Jesse Meggison and Mrs Haltz of Buffalo. Typhoid illnesses affect Geo Young and Chas Meredith, with Frank Soules joining Toronto for a military review. Royal and Vice Regal trains passing through North Bay and Barrie are detailed, with staff and timing. Notable death: Hon. N Clarke Wallace, Grand Sovereign of the Orange Grand Lodge, dies at Woodbridge.
Montreal based Family Herald and Weekly Star announces three fine pictures for readers. The set includes 18x24 images of King Edward and Queen Alexandra, and a 22x28 Gainsborough Duchess of Devonshire replica in ten colors. Subscriptions include all three pictures for one dollar, a strong value in print history.
The Simcoe Foresters held their postponed rifle matches on the 20th despite strong winds with high scores. Sergt. T. Reid of Orillia led in the County Match for a third time winning the big prize, while Captain MacLaren took the officers prize beating Capt. Stokes of Midland by three points. Prize list includes Sergt. Reid, Bandeman Scott, Corporal Jenkin, and many others with payments ranging from 1 to 18 dollars. At the Court House after the event, prizes were distributed by Warden Wright and Major McPhee, with remarks on the regiment’s record and gratitude for county support.
Mrs Grant spoke at the thanks offering meeting of the W F M S in Guthrie last Thursday and was enjoyed by all. Delegates to Presbyterial at Gravenhurst were Mrs Duncan Gilchrist and Miss Aggie Ross. Mission Band representatives are Miss Maggie Duncan and Vassie Brown. The Students Social last Wednesday held a less crowded but very interesting meeting for Christian Endeavorers.
New fall goods arrive across departments as offerings bought at market lows. Our long experience and strong buying facilities ensure low prices, with continual replenishment and a wide selection for customers.
The consensus of Barrie’s leading ladies and visiting shoppers is that the millinery here offers the finest hats. Miss Wright, head milliner, is praised as a fashion artist who adapts styles to faces and figures and keeps up with latest decrees while offering stylish, affordable fall hats.
Special price five dollars on 12 only Kersey Pawn Beaver Coats 27 inches long double breasted with velvet collar and stitched lapel. Extra values in ladies coats range from six dollars seventy five cents to seven fifty to one dollar.
Readable sale listing shows ladies skirts in fancy and plain lustre Serges and Brodie fabrics, available in black and blue. Prices range from 2.00 to 4.00 dollars, with several mid tier options.
Fall skirts and jackets offered with surprises in ladies coats and skirts. Beaver coats in black or blue, 26 inches long, double breasted with collar, extra value $3.50. Ladies coats in kersey beaver, black or brown, 25 inches long, fly front with trimmed raised stitch, collar, and trico lining. Bargain at $3.75.
Our Dressmaking Department, one of the best in the Province, under the management of Miss Murphy, is at your service. Satisfaction guaranteed.
Men and boys clothing for fall and winter now complete. See our goods before buying. Best goods at lowest prices, not how cheap but how good.
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