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Newspaper
Charlottetown Guardian
Location
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Date
Jun 28, 1916
Page
1
A vintage ad touts Fruit-a-tives as a tonic that builds health and eases ailments from constipation and indigestion to headaches and rheumatism. It claims cures improve strength and well being, pricing 50c per box, 6 for 2.50, trial 25c, via Fruitwatives Limited Ottawa.
In the Surrogate Court of Prince Edward Island, 1916, James Turner administrator seeks citation to all interested parties to appear in Charlottetown on September 1 to show cause why the accounts should not be passed and the estate closed. A true copy must be published in Charlottetown newspapers for four weeks and posted at the Court House hall, Hope River store, and Stanley Bridge store, under Surrogate Judge Aeneas A. McDonald.
The Prince County Hospital annual meeting was held last evening in the Council Chambers with light attendance due to bad weather. Trustees and officers reported a good year financially and elected officers and trustees including President Wmn. Stewart and Vice President H. T. Holman.
In Memoriam from Grand Falls New Brunswick June 6th John H. McDonald died after a Typhoid Fever illness in his 29th year. He was cared for by his pastor and laid to rest at St George's parish with many friends attending. Sympathy extended to relatives and friends. R I P.
An advertisement urges readers to try Zoetic, a nerve tonic said to ease insomnia indigestion and debility. It touts glycerophosphates cod liver oil and tonic wine as key ingredients and offers a one week trial with a money back refund if no improvement, sold by B A Foster.
Sealed tenders for the stock in trade of A McDonald & Co. Montague P E are invited until 12 oclock noon on Wednesday July 5 1616. Tenders may be for whole stock or in lots A B C D F G and H with named categories. Details and inventory are available at local solicitor offices and Montague Furnishing Co. Ltd. A 10 percent certified cheque accompanies each tender. Terms cash. Assignee L M McKinnon reserves right to reject any tender.
A trio of readers from Prince Edward Island argues for government support to revive wooden shipbuilding and coasting schooners. They complain of coal port delays, losses from idle ships, and the need for a Royal Commission to hear sworn statements, urging a per ton bonus and winter home building.
An article claims thousands wear eyeglasses unnecessarily and promotes a Bon-Opto remedy. It advises dissolving a tablet in water to bathe the eyes, promising immediate improvement and potential to reduce or eliminate the need for glasses. The piece cites the drugstore Valmas Drug Co of Toronto and local physicians endorsing Bon-Opto prescriptions.
The Commissioners of Sewers and Water Supply offer ten thousand dollars in Charlottetown Water Works Debentures, each worth 600 dollars, payable in twenty years with 6 percent annual interest paid semiannually. Subscriptions are open at City Hall for local buyers. full particulars on request.
Merchants of Bonshaw sign a formal notice closing stores on Wednesdays at 7 30 P M from July 3 to September 3, citing a local business moratorium and seasonal hours.
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