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Newspaper
Millbrook And Omemee Mirror
Location
Millbrook, Ontario, Canada
Date
Feb 27, 1908
Page
3
The Girl's Guild hosts an event at Christ Church basement on Monday evening March 2 with progressive games and prizes. Attendees can taste Brides' Cake and win a future life partner photo, plus refreshments and 15 cent admission.
In Omemee on a February Wednesday evening 1968 William Shaw Evans wed Letitia Jane Godfrey both of Omemee Reverend R McCulloch officiated The Mirror extends best wishes for long life and prosperity to the couple Also notes Miss Minnie Wilkinson of Fenelon Falls returned home after visiting Mr and Mrs John Bennett and various local social updates including visits by A E Byers Mrs White and Edith Curry to Millbrook and Peterboro.
Ontario Millers urge farmers and the public to buy blended Ontario flour to raise demand for Ontario wheat. They credit research and the Ontario Millers Association with improving flour quality and advocate replacing Western patent flours to lift provincial wheat prices. They call for widespread consumer and farmer education and provincial pride in Ontario flour.
An old advertisement promotes Ferrez 1 as a nerve food that strengthens blood and nervous system, improves digestion, and claims to restore health quickly. It urges purchase at dealers as a health savings bank with red blood.
The advertisement extols Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription as honest and effective for female ailments, promising relief from headaches backaches and menstrual distress. It claims it contains no alcohol or habit forming drugs, warns it won’t cure tumors, and invites sick women to write to Dr Pierce in Buffalo for guidance. It also promotes Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets as a gentle laxative and regulator for digestion.
Correspondence from New Albin and Omemee recounts Thomas McNearney's repayment plan for a 40 year old threshing accident aid. The money, now directed to the Victoria County poor fund for Ops and Emily, is to be sent to J R McNeillie the county treasurer with public acknowledgment. The story ties to a House of Refuge and local volunteers.
Grimsby and Bubcau xeon Independents note that bad people come from dancing, arguing vice exists before and after the dance. Sir Oliver Lodge claims spirit communication with the dead. Smiff, writing in the Bubcau xeon Independent, supports these views and recounts his own alleged encounters with the departed.
A period advertisement touts Nerviline and Nerviline Plasters as fast relief for lumbago and muscle strain. It claims deep penetration to roots and protection from drafts, urging readers to buy only Nerviline from dealers. A separate humorous vignette ends with a flirtatious exchange at tea.
A Canadian dressmaking course touts mail lessons with a $500 guarantee. Sanders Dress-Cutting School promises a $15 course plus a first lesson on perfect waist fitting, mailed to Ontario addresses, with full program available after a $5 60 payment.
A London proposal urges separate street cars for women. The commentary notes doubt about local demand and suggests women unable to secure seats would be forced to stand, reflecting gender transit debates.
The Northern Messenger, at 40 cents a year, reaches about seventy thousand Canadian homes with 12 to 16 pages weekly. It is undenominational, evangelical, temperance minded, and supports British and Canadian ideas. The paper features bright stories, verses, and pictures appealing to all ages and is recommended for Sunday Schools with favorable trial terms. Published by John Dougall & Son in Montreal.
An advertisement touts Catarrhozone as a superior remedy for throat and cough, claiming it reaches the trouble by inhalation. It contrasts it with cough mixtures that harm digestion and urges purchase at dealers for 20 cents or one dollar.
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