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Newspaper
Charlottetown Guardian
Location
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Date
Dec 26, 1908
Page
1
In December 1908 the lunar cycle progresses from Last Quarter to New Moon and First Quarter with key dates noted for observers. The record records the waning and waxing phases and times indicating best viewing periods and phase transitions.
Mothersill’s remedy claims rapid relief from seasickness and car sickness with a money back guarantee. It is marketed through Mothersill Remedy Co Ltd with agents in Detroit and Charlottetown. Notable endorsers include A W Reddin and C D Rankin.
Names of families -- Furness, Haszard, Birt, McDonald, McGuigan, McNutt -- report new babies in December 1908. Entries include Vernon River Bridge and Covehead Road births in Prince Edward Island with couples Milton and Mrs Furness, Dr and Mrs Haszard, James and Mrs Birt, Peter and Mrs McDonald, Frank and Mrs McGuigan, Leslie D. and Mrs McNutt.
Multiple marriages listed with dates December 1908 in High hive Alta and nearby locales. An Annie Supey weds A B Lee Horne. Percy Dawson weds Stewart Simmons. Daniel William McDonald weds Rachel McPhee. Annie C Baker weds Artemas McCaull. Died James McNeill Sr age 74. infant son of Milton and Mrs Furness. Susannah Faught age 84. Mary Skerry wife of Edward Skerry. Jane Gibson aged about 80. Funeral details given for several cases with locations in Canoe Cove Cemetery and People's Cemetery.
Rules for a Bible study contest in 1908 require subscribers to The Guardian to join the International Newspaper Bible Study Club. Participants must answer weekly questions for 52 weeks starting Aug 23 1908, with essays limited to 200 words, date and writer on each paper, and submissions sent to the local office for judging and prize awards.
Calvim Austin sails from St John on Thursdays for Eastport and St John with first class fare $3.50 and staterooms $1.00. Returning steamer leaves Union Wharf Boston Mondays for Eastport and St John, with through tickets available at principal points in the Province. Baggage checked through. freight insured except live stock. Agent: W G Lee Co. St John, N B.
Leslie Williams thanks customers and friends for support of his tailoring shop on as visible streets. He notes 5 years of experience and rejects apprentice labor, promising high quality coats pants and vests at reasonable prices and asks for continued favors from the public.
A local retailer promotes a broad Christmas selection including hand painted fringe lined accessories, Irish lace, silk ribbons, and boxed gifts. M Trainor & Co advertises gift lines with diary sets and fur trimmed jackets from other merchants like Moore & McLeod and Goff Bros. The ad highlights early to late shopping hours and substantial discounts on slippers and Gramophones at Miller Bros.
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