05 Sep 1901
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Newspaper
Barrie Examiner
Location
Barrie, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 05, 1901
Page
1
The fragment references Peerless Harvest oil marketed as best with a claim that Johnston and principles are eternal, reflecting ad copy tone and enduring values. Details are sparse, lacking concrete names, dates, or locations for fuller reporting.
Barrie records show Dr Vivian, homoeopath, located at 156 Dunlop Street offering consultation hours from 11 to 17 and extending to 8 in the evening. Includes opposition reference P O Telephone 135 for contact.
H H Otton and Son announce an expanding stock of stoves to arrive within fifteen days. They feature Happy Thought Souvenir and Grand Jewel wood and coal stoves, Radiant Home Souvenir base burners, double heating coal stoves, and a full line of wood heating stoves including their own Lightning Steel double heater. All stoves guaranteed. showroom visits welcomed at Phone 1384.
South half Lot 3 Can 11 Innisfil composta 100 acres with good clay loam soil suitable house stable barns small orchard and good water Apply to 18 Elizabeth Th arrie
I notify old customers I am prepared to do gristing and chopping on short notice. I know you want good flour and fine chop feed. I will attend to your wants. When you need a bag of good flour call at Collier St mill.
A notice from Constable Alex of Craigvale reports a pair of eight month old spotted red and white steel calves strayed from Lot 23, Concession 9 Innistil on July 18. Reward offered for return to the signer.
Public auction conducted by G R Ford at Queen's Hotel Barrie on Saturday September 14 1901 at noon. Parcels include diverse lots on Clapperton Owen Charles John streets and Oakley Park Farm totaling 180 acres with immediate possession for parcels 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 and 9 and leases affecting parcel 9 10. Ten percent down with balance in 80 days. private sale option via The General Trusts Corporation Toronto.
Canada Permanent and Western Canada Mortgage Corporation are noted in a brief item dated March 25. The notice cites corporate activity or filing, with mention of the two institutions and a 25-3 month reference.
The Simcoe County Old Boys Association held a well attended meeting in the Temple Building Toronto with Dr. Battie Nesbitt presiding. The committee on transportation reported and the group planned an excursion to Barrie on September 26 in line with the Simcoe County Fair. Florence Campbell the Scottish Dancer was hired for a concert to run with the Simcoe Central Fair Association, with the 48th Highlanders band to accompany the trip. A space for the Simcoettes was set aside in Old Boys Row at the Toronto Industrial Exhibition and a committee will host visiting friends.
Phrenological note praises mirth and long life from watching A Breezy Time at the Grand Opera House Barrie. It extols first class entertainment by a lively laugh-making company, claiming amusement equals a good meal for boosting inner man qualities and longevity.
Edward Bok cites five core books for profitable reading including the Bible, Shakespeare, a good dictionary, an encyclopedia, and Roget's Thesaurus. He argues these works form the bedrock for all informed literary study.
Local note says the Breezy Time Co. band plays on the street today. D MacMillan resumes operation of his grist mill, with details in the issue’s advertisement.
Barrie notes a farewell banquet for Mortimer Atkinson, manager of the Bank of Toronto, with a diamond ring and address presented by local business leaders. Speakers praise his six years of service, social generosity, and town progress, while wishing him success in his Sarnia posting. The event includes toasts, songs, and stories about Barrie’s development.
On Monday evening at the Salvation Army Temple in Toronto, Captain Fannie Bowers and Adjutant W. H. Burrows were married in Army style led by Colonel Jacobs and Major Pickering. The ceremony drew a large crowd with fern decorations, Army colors, and the Staff Band performing. The bride wore the blue Army uniform, with Miss IF. Portch as bridesmaid and Staff-Captain H. Morris as groomsman. The couple, both active in Army work across Ontario and Canada, plan to return to Barrie after a brief honeymoon.
A Breezy Time at the Opera House tonight presents comic complications from a college student's creditors chasing him out of town and the girl he loves following. The cast features many veterans in their first collaboration on this production with a lively, humorous plot and potential hits.
The installation of the new Breckels and Matthews organ in Toronto's church drew a full house for an open recital. Professor A. S. Vogt demonstrated superb technique with Lohengrin and Tannhauser selections. Vocalists Miss Nora Brown and Miss Ethel Cross impressed, and the choir sang Abide With Me. The instrument, praised by Vogt, features rich open diapason tones, a Gamba di Fagotta resembling a saxophone, and a delicate Zoline like whispering stops.
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