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Newspaper
Barrie Examiner
Location
Barrie, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 10, 1908
Page
6
Fragmentary text questions the open advertised invitation to come and see Lydia Pinkham remedies. It mentions a sign on a main building and asks about private correspondence with sick women, citing the famous herbal product and its marketing. The passage implies scrutiny of ongoing promotional practices.
Fragmented guidance suggests avoiding salting meat before roasting and salting after cooking. It mentions re-tightening jar covers after cooling, restoring faded colors with acid and ammonia, and butter rubbed on a pitcher to prevent syrup or cream from dripping onto the tablecloth.
A local notice promotes Hyomei as quick relief for cold head symptoms and respiratory troubles. It claims the fixed dry medicated air destroys germs and reaches air passages, warning liquids or moisture are barred from bronchial tubes. MacLaren guarantees a complete outfit for $1.
A reader offers simple remedies including sprinkling salt on coal for even burning and preventing elinkers, adding carbolic acid to whitewash to sweeten cellar walls, and using lemon juice on red kitchen range covers before resuming the usual blackening method.
The article explains how Matveds salmon is captured by boats and docked for cleansing. It describes grading, washing, and cleaning in modern canneries, then passing into brine, dripping, and cutting. It notes that over 80 percent of salmon is packed by machines in tall cans with salt and inspection steps.
The piece recalls tall grey hats once trendy on the New York Stock Exchange eight or ten years ago and now scarce under modern fall goods. Commentary notes demand waned for seven years, with stores keeping but hardly selling such hats as fashions shift.
Lord Roberts valued loyal men and promptly acted on a request for a favor. He sent a secretary to arrange employment for a trusted worker, signaling he could be counted on. The details imply a timely personal intervention at the office.
Fragmented text references a mass event and employment at a location named A Bey. Specific details are unclear, but the lines suggest an occasion at a church mass and some work or assignment connected to the term Nero. Additional context needed to identify people, places, or dates.
An old health ad claims chronic headaches stem from poisoned blood and waste buildup. It asserts Fruit-a-tives purge the body through bowel, kidney, and skin cleansing, offering 26¢ and 50¢ sizes and mail order from Fruitatives Limited in Ottawa.
Household hints cover linoleum flooring care damp shoe polishing with paraffin in blacking,. Quilting scraps form sofa pillow filling for verandah use. A borax beauty bath recipe with water and toilet water adds luxury. Rural school board secretaries receive a valuable education department handbook from Toronto detailing Ontario weeds.
The piece notes rising indigestion from stress in city and country life and cites Mi-o-na stomach tablets as a safe effective remedy. It claims two of three in Barrie suffer indigestion and guarantees refunds if not cured, urging use for relief of symptoms like headaches flatulence and sleeplessness.
Stayner ratepayers upheld a by law for a new market house while town resident Wm McBeth showcased a sunflower with a 13 foot stalk and an 8 foot 9 inch circumference flower. Inspector Fisher brought Paul Deacho before Police Magistrate Jeffery for drunkenness. Deacho was arrested in Midland after drinking in Penetanguishene and fined 19 dollars 70 cents with costs, marking a possible provincial first as an Interdict fine goes to Local Option.
The dealer will likely stock every size and weight. If not, he can obtain them for you, ensuring you get the required specifications.
A brief notice notes a supply shift in live stock from Canada showing an eight unit increase but overall domestic supply remains deficient. The report mentions market responses and ongoing pressure on availability for local buyers.
Instructions on making soup emphasize starting with good material and cold water, simmering slowly, and skimming fat. Use herbs like bay leaves celery parsley carrots onions and whole cloves for flavor. Leftover bones and scraps form a strong stock, while adding tomatoes rice and vegetables enhances variety.
A wicker stand termed a veranda library is described with racks and stems designed to hold books on small veranda floors. The big narrow model saves floor space, while triangular and square forms help fit corner or wall areas.
A old column extols facial care and cough remedies, recommending warm water baths, lemon and sugar for cough relief, and daily cold-water face baths. It explains sweat glands and evaporation, notes fat on the skin hinders evaporation, and ends mid-sentence with guidance on dipping the face into cold water.
A fragment advises hanging lace curtains straight from frames in a dark room, rather than folding them or letting them hang at windows. It suggests Portleren and heavy draperies be hung similarly or covered with oiled fabric and camphor sachets sewn in.
An Ojibway chief recalls meeting a Washington envoy to urge cession north of Leech Lake. He rejects the plan, calling the land worthless and vowing honesty to his people. A council, led by old Shab-beb-Skeeg, weighs the proposed treaty amid centuries of winds and memory.
Fragmentary text traces the neck ruff from Henry VII to Henry VIII, noting its rise in prominence and strict sumptuary laws. It interleaves humorous dialect scraps and social commentary on fashion customs, etiquette, and moral quips from the period.
Fragmentary quotation mocks a candidate who prefers being right over winning the presidency. The text satirizes honesty as a flawed, impractical political stance without clear attribution or context.
J A MacLAREN explains the International Exposition rules for judging cattle ages 12 to 39 months. It outlines milestone dental developments from 12 months with milk teeth to 39 months when all permanent teeth are present and incisor corners emerge through gums.
The Duke of Norfolk plans at the London Eucharistic Conference next month to push a vote favoring the restoration of the Pope's temporal power in Italy. Near Frampico Mexico a large oil well burned for two months and was finally extinguished after six centrifuge pumps poured mud and gravel into the opening for ten days to seal the well.
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