Omemee News Seeks Xmas Cheer and Hospital Subscriptions
The Mirror wishes readers a merry Christmas and notes Santa Claus will make Wylie his holiday headquarters. The Bank of Toronto Omemee is collecting subscriptions for Muskoka Free Hospital for Consumptives and Sick Children's Hospital Toronto. Lists available at the bank manager's office. A Local Option Mass Meeting is set for Friday evening at the Omemee Opera House, all welcome.
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Santa Claus
Wylie
Bank of Toronto
Omemee
Muskoka Free Hospital
Sick Children’s Hospital
Toronto
Opera House
Omemee Fire Destroys $10000 Worth of Property
Omemee was struck Friday morning by a devastating blaze that consumed W. D. Stinson’s large stove and tin shop, with stock valued above four thousand dollars, and spread to nearby structures including Mrs Norris residence, George Griffin’s tailor shop, the Masonic Hall, and more. Several workers were badly burned, and multiple insured losses totaled around ten thousand dollars. Firefighters and volunteers battled the flames through daylight, preventing a larger disaster. Temporary shelter and rebuilding plans were noted, alongside community sympathy for the Kerr family and coverage of local church services and missions.
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Omemee
W. D. Stinson
Stnson
Norris
George Griffin
James
Masonic Hall
Griffin
Masonic Lodge
Messrs
Wm. Mcpherson
Charles McCaffrey
Bogue
A. McPherson
Stinson
Dress-Making by Mail and Personal Courses Offered
Learn dress making at home or take a personal course at school with cash or installment plans. Monthly classes begin the last Tuesday of each month. The program teaches cutting, fitting, and assembling garments from simple shirt waists to elaborate dresses, with a guarantee and a high success claim. Sanders' Dress-Cutting School advertises Stratford, Ontario, Canada, and seeks teachers and students with strong dressmaking skills.
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Canada
Favorite Prescription Endorsed by Leading Physicians
An ad extolling Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription claims strongest professional endorsement from top medical men. It offers a free booklet of ingredient endorsements by authorities and invites readers to mail name and address to Buffalo, N Y. The rest notes local church activities and a hotel catering update with sermon highlights and modest year end donations.
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Pierce
B. V. Pierce
Buffalo, N. Y
XMAS Offer for 3 months course at a BC College
An advertisement offers a 2350 dollar three month course before December 21. The 13 years experience claim pertains to British Canadian Business College at Yonge and Bloor Streets in Toronto. The notice of condolence expresses sympathy to Mr and Mrs Herbert Latchford after the death of their son David William aged four years, one month, and ten days, noting a birth spinal condition and a convulsion on November 28.
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David Rea
Reginald Kerr
Nan
Kerr
Ops
Geo. Rea
Lindsay
Herbert Latchford
David William
Kingdom of Heaven
Lindsay District Epworth League Officers Elected
At the Bobcaygeon convention last week Lindsay District Epworth League elected officers Hon. Pres Rev R McCulloch Omemee Pres Mr A W Terrill Fenelon Falls 1st Vice Miss Nellie Geach Lindsay 2nd Vice Dr Olive Rea Lindsay 3rd Vice Miss Edna Webster Cambray 4th Vice Miss Sarah Wright Bobcaygeon 5th Vice Mrs Bryson Omemee Se t re as Mr G A Robson Lindsay Representative on Conference Executive Rev H W Toby Bobcaygeon
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R. McCulloch
Lindsay
Bob Caygeon
Girls’ Guild
Bobcaygeon
Omemee
A. W. Terrill
Fenelon Falls
Nellie Geach
Lind
Pupils Prepared for Examination by Teachers Tino and Thory
Teachers Tino and Thory prepared students for upcoming exams under moderate terms. The notice outlines that exams will be conducted with standard conditions and fair oversight, ensuring orderly evaluation of pupil progress.
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Thory
Christmas Cantata at Bethany Town Hall 1907
The Metho dist Sunday School of Bethany invites all for a Christmas program on Xmas night December 25 1907 at the Town Hall. The cantata Santa's Perplexity features roles from Esquinaux to Indians with drills recitations and songs plus Santa Claus appearance. Admission 23 cents, Sunday School children free. J W Lowes Supt Rev G W Margin MIA BD Ph PD Pastor.
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Methodist Sunday School
Bethany
Santa
Santa Claus
J. W. Lowes
G. W. Margin
Mia
B D
Ph. PD
Pastor
Omemee Village Prohibits Liquor Sales By By law
The Omemee Village Council enacts a by law prohibiting retail sale of spirituous fermented or other manufactured liquors in taverns inns and public entertainment venues and bans sale by shops except wholesale. Electors will vote January 6 1908 from nine to five at designated polling places.
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Omemee
Brapecrns
Geo. A. Bal- Four
Bradburn Hall
By law proposal to be voted by electors in Omemee
Notice states a proposed by law has been considered by Omemee Council and will be passed after electors assent under the Liquor License Act. It specifies that the first publication in Millbrook and Omemee Mirror occurred December 5, 1907, with polls to be held at the fixed hour, day, and places. Clerk George A Baifour notes.
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Omemee
Millbrook
George A, Bai
Omemee Forms Ambitious Hockey Signals
Omemee organizes for season and declines Peterboro City Hockey League entry due to travel issues. Dr Sutton writes that exhibitions with league teams will occur, praising last season’s play and inviting further dates. The team promises clean games and improved facilities, aiming to prove a strong lineup even without league membership.
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Sutton
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Peterboro
Sherin
P.C.H L
Perhas
Strathconas
Becaus
She Always Made Home Happy Memorial Inscribed by Her Children
In a churchyard a weathered stone bears the inscription She always made home happy, a tribute from grieving children. The poem honors a mother whose toil and crosslike burdens sustained a humble family, with a lasting legacy beyond riches.
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Susan Teall Perry
Christian Lotelligencer
Orange Concert by L O L 113 at Omemee Hall
L O L 113 members announce their annual Christmas concert on December 25 1907 at Bradburn Hall Omemee with Toronto talent Ted Parker Eddie Pickett Eva Cuthbert and Harold Rich. Col Sum Hughes MP to chair at 8 pm with doors at 7 pm. Tickets 30 cents. Committee and ushers listed. God Save the King.
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Bradburn Hall
Omemee
Toronto
Ted Parker
Canada
Eddie Pickett
Eva Cuthbert
Seatch
Trish
Harold Rich
Col Sum Hughes
Bros
Wes, Wilson
E. Jamieson
T. McQuade
J. Monecrief
Matthew Wilan Ushers
A. L. Williamson
Wes. Morton
T. Rice
Geo Magee
Bro J.J. Williams
A. E. Stinson
Sec'y. T. Rice
Treas God Save the King
Ileve Kidney Remedy Recipe From Eminent Authority
A New York daily cited an eminent authority claiming Ileve, a homemade mix, will relieve most kidney troubles before Brizlhy's disease stage. It lists Fluid Extract Dandelion, Compound Karzon, and Compound Syrup Sarsaparilla with dosing after meals and at bedtime. The vendor asserts harmless ingredients and a healing effect on kidney and urinary systems.
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New York
Ferrozene advertised as fattening tonic for thin people
An old advertisement urges thin readers to eat more and “digest more” and to try Ferrozene as a tissue builder and fattening tonic. It claims Ferrozene turns all food into nourishment, fills veins with rich red blood, and restores vigor, price 50 cents at all dealers.
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Ferrez
Combined Credit Sale of Farm Stock by Auction
Messrs W Lee and W G Bork hold a public auction at Lot 11 Con 14 Manvers on Friday Jan 1 1908 at 1 pm selling farm stock implements and equipment including horses cattle hogs plows wagon cutter seed drill and miscellaneous items. Terms: cash for 10 and under, over 10 dollars 11 months credit with joint notes and 5 percent discount for cash on credit amounts. Auctioneer John H Wilson.
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W G
Bork
Township of Manvers
Massey-Harris
Democrat
Gladstone
Credit Amoun
John H. Wilson
Catarrhozone Promises Direct Cure for Catarrh
The advertisement claims cleansed air passages, reduced inflammation, and germ killing are needed for cure. It touts Catarrhozone as superior to antiseptics, saying inhalation delivers medicine to the disease seat. Priced 25 cents, and 100 dollars at all dealers.
Ferrozone Restores Strength And Appetite Promises New Life
Against weariness the advertisement proclaims Ferrozone as an instant bloom-maker blood purifier and enricher. It claims to stimulate appetite aid digestion and supply nutrients for building muscle and nerve tissue, boosting weight and energy for workers professionals and growing girls, sold in 50 cent boxes by dealers.
Nerviline remedies for children's illnesses advertised
An Ontario ad promotes Nerviline as a home remedy for croup throat and chest ailments in children. It touts an internal treatment, a throat rub, a porous plaster, and Nerviline Plasters, claiming rapid relief for colds coughs and related illnesses with a large bottle priced at 25 cents and sold by C Volton & Co of Kingston Ontario.
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C. Volton & Co
Kingston, Ont
Farm For Sale Near Millbrook In County Cavan
For sale a first class grain and stock farm of 135 acres approx. About 90 acres clear and cultivated with remaining pasture and woodland. Includes a good well and running spring water, two barns with stone foundations, stables, a fine young orchard, and timbered woodland. Three miles from Millbrook and near a school and grist mill. Desirable investment, can be had at a right price if sold at once. For particulars apply to The Mirror Office.
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Cavan
Millbrook
Mirror Office
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