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Newspaper
Barrie Examiner
Location
Barrie, Ontario, Canada
Date
Oct 17, 1901
Page
7
Fragmentary scrawl recalls a secretary and garden theme tied to high office, with references to portraits, exotica, and a chamberlike setting. Mentions Cape Town Wynberg Elizabeth Cape Town and mentions of John Gordon, Africa secretary, and the High Commissioner in a murky wartime, mixed with disjointed street chatter and curious asides.
Historical notes describe people swearing never to marry and the outcomes of such vows. Examples include a wealthy bachelor who wills his estate to a chosen lover who declines marriage, Birmingham sisters who vow lifelong bachelorhood and later remarry, and a Silesian will rewarding or penalizing spouses. Court disputes over forfeited fortunes follow, with mixed fortunes for vow keepers and breakers.
Tribute to General Sir Gerald Graham GCB GCMG at the Taku fort assault in China. He led sapper efforts to span the ditch with a pontoon while mounted, drawing fire from Chinese matchlockmen. A ball struck his leg as corps men tended him, illustrating the peril of the action and the valor of the officers involved.
The article argues fall plowing conserves moisture and improves seedbeds. It notes benefits of fall work including moisture storage, easier pulverizing by frost, and food for plants from cover crops. It cites Ottawa and Guelph experiments and Manitoba practice, urging farmers to plow and harrow now to ensure early sowing and drought protection.
A Sorel Quebec anecdote extols Dr Williams Pink Pills as a cure for chronic dyspepsia. Mrs Alp Lussier recounts two years of indigestion headaches heartburn and fatigue with loss of taste. After taking multiple boxes she reports full relief and urges others to try the remedy. The notice includes purchase details from the Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
Practical notes advise soaking wheels in linseed oil to guard rims and felloes, while feeding should suit each animal. Emphasizes digestible intake, efficient milk production through good management, and handling manure by turning, with water to cool and save ammonia. Warns against neglecting liquid manure and barn siting to avoid losses.
A sad man who has studied health rules tries to live by every guideline. He follows breakfast ideas, exercise, sleep, pillows, naps, and meal timing, yet the conflicting advice undermine his health and appearance. The irony unsettles both him and observers.
A London gentleman takes a country friend to Wagner’s Meistersinger. During the overture the city man expects a reaction from the countryman, but the boiler maker remains unmoved, explaining his indifference by his trade and love of the “boiler” volume of sound.
An old print advertisement for Sozedont Tooth Powder priced at 25 cents for a small package and 75 cents for a large liquid or powder option offered by Hall and Ruckel of New York. The copy contrasts benefits for different teeth.
A British Medical Association discussion argues patients demand immediate results, driving dangerous drug trials and unnecessary surgeries. It urges patience, rest, and letting nature and qualified physicians guide healing, noting great doctors favor air, diet, exercise, and restraint from overmedication.
Briggs returns from vacation and plans rest but Griggs says he must work harder after spending. The text notes the worst smallpox epidemic cited as 43,000 Brazilian deaths, 35 percent of their army, in the war against Paraguay.
A Quebec man tells how eleven years of kidney disease confined him as a prisoner in pain and weight loss. After trying Dodd's Kidney Pills from six boxes, he claims a complete cure and gratitude for the medicine's help. The article touts kidney remedies and lists several ailments treated by the pills.
Two men carrying tools pause at a London street corner. A car passes twenty feet away as one notes another car will come later. They settle in a doorway and light pipes, revealing themselves as plumbers in a calm but tense moment.
A compact collage of maxims and reflections from Emerson Roche Stanislaus Colton Chapin and Terence. The lines critique vanity, social rank, and the tendency to judge others while noting that virtue attracts divine favor and human folly persists despite refinement.
A persuasive advertisement argues that crying babies signal illness and urges immediate use of Baby's Own Tablets for indigestion sleeplessness teething irritation and minor fevers. It warns against soothing medicines and claims the tablets are safe without opiates and can be given to infants, with a testimonial from Mrs. Walter Brown of Milby Quebec.
A polisher tells a maid that he refined the floor and staircase at a major's ball where six guests broke legs before midnight and an elderly man fell to his death, asserting responsibility for the slick surface.
Historic naval firing at Spithead during Queen Victoria's funeral produced sound waves heard far inland. Studies show wind direction and velocity at various elevations bent waves, with upper currents lifting and refracting sound over observers up to 140 miles away. In some cases, crowds 10 to 45 miles away heard nothing, while at 84 miles the guns were described as very loud.
A puzzled dialogue follows a claim about Finard's Liniment curing colds. George asks about the speaker's age on their next birthday. The exchange shifts to a miscounted age and a promise of a cluster diamond ring for every year, revealing a playful bet aboutage.
In a London street a beggar with a chained dog wore a placard reading Pity the Blind. When Mr. T- gave sixpence, the dog owner claimed the donation, revealing the placard was for the dog’s blindness, not the man’s.
A terse notice seeks workers for at home tasks for Standard Hose Co operated in Toronto Ontario. It promises easy work and payment and requests applicants to send particulars to the listed address.
A local tale recounts a brass band hired for a village feast paused by the wagon driver who refused any music en route. He argued the animals could not run away, so no tunes would be played. The piece notes 27,969 joint stock companies in the United Kingdom with 1.512 billion pounds capital.
A commercial traveller for a cycle company travels to a distant town before a family event. He instructs a nurse to wire safety phrases depending on the visitor’s gender. Days later a message arrives with a single word Tandem, implying a twist in the tale.
An Englishman arrives in an Eastern European town with many gold bars. The guard and driver transport the bars in a wagon toward the bank. On crossing a frail bridge the driver jokes that the public cannot cross, noting the bridge has been closed for years.
A Vancouver woman reports eight years of asthma relief after trying Clarke's Kola Compound. She credits the remedy for stopping attacks within three bottles and recommends it to others, offering a free sample with 6c stamps to The Griffiths and Macpherson Co. for delivery in Toronto. The price is 62 per bottle. The piece also notes a city street improvement cost of £2,860,000 for Rue de Rivoli in Paris.
An 19th century advertisement asserts deafness from inflammation of the Eustachian tube can only be cured by constitutional remedies. It claims nine of ten cases stem from catarrh and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure with a $100 offer for uncured cases, plus Hall's Family Pills and a curiously inserted domestic joke about cooking costs.
Two Rivers resident Robert Ross reports a fifteen year back trouble was cured after using three bottles of Minard's Liniment. He offers permission to publish the endorsement to promote the medicine.
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