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Newspaper
Charlottetown Guardian
Location
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Date
Jun 30, 1920
Page
2
A sale notice highlights Colored Kidney Mixed Beans 13 lbs for $1.00 and Lenox Soap priced unusually low for Dollar Days. The ad mentions strong hardwood chairs ready for use and restricts purchase to no more than six items per customer.
Eight sturdy baby swings offered at one dollar each from a regular price of two dollars. This Tuesday only, buyers can secure complete safe swings at a reduced price while supplies last.
Selling below cost shovels described as heavy English steel square point at $1.00. Holman’s Guaranteed Reliance bicycles for men and boys advertised at $45.00 each, highlighted in the Holman Summer Catalog for Dollar Days.
Ellerslie foxmen plan their annual meeting on Tuesday July 6 at eight o'clock. Local items report visits, races, and business at MacPhersons Borden stores with race track chatter and an upcoming 2.40 fee cream parlor event. Obituaries note Frederic Ernest McNevin and Richard W. Woorf passing. community notices include travel plans and a Dr Scholl lantern demonstration in Summerside.
Mr James Dumphy of Kingston and a group traveled to Kinkora on Sunday. Miss Irene Peters returns to Summerside after a winter in Rumford. Mr and Mrs Ira McLeod French River and others visited Summerside. John E Sheen of Dunlap Co Canada Fur Co Boston visits brother Joseph Sheen Kensington. Ernest Large and young Frederick stay with friends in Charlottetown. Miss Creighton of Quebec spent a week in Summerside and goes to Charlottetown. Miss Drill of Kingston is visiting Summerside hosted by Mr and Mrs A R Brennan.
A mob attacked a railway train at Orgacea killing eight passengers and wounding five others. In the same area three policemen and an army lieutenant were killed, and a carbineer died in a clash with radicals at Brey.
The Hagenbeck Wallace Circus plans two Island appearances, July 9 10, but faces a severe paper shortage delaying lithographs posters and banners. Despite the difficulty the island is abuzz with bold outdoor ads touting the show and its famed wild animal acts and European novelties.
The Kagenbeck-Wallace Circus will exhibit at Upper Queen and Connolly Streets with both matinee and night performances. A downtown ticket office will operate at Reddin Bros. Drugstore, and a free street parade is advertised as part of the features.
The Old Gardener advises planting gladiolus bulbs in pale spaces within perennial beds and choosing harmonious colors. Use garden fertilizer to promote rapid growth and plant bulbs about four inches deep. Try Primulinus hybrids for dainty beauty and exceptional blooms.
The Democratic National Convention in San Francisco opens with Senator Joseph Robinson of Arkansas slated as chairman. The rules committee endorses a speed up program, with nomination speeches planned to start at 1 p.m. tomorrow after the platform is adopted.
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