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Newspaper
Millbrook And Omemee Mirror
Location
Millbrook, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jun 25, 1908
Page
3
In Omemee on Dominion Day, July 1, a grand garden party at Presbyterian Church Lawn and a barn raising at John Spence farm three miles north were noted. The event featured 75 workers, refreshments, and contractor oversight by Chapman and Mills.
Wireless message from Omemee Bold Brigade at Camp Niagara reports No. 7 Company members Carroll Evans and Rice leading a benefit concert for the widow and orphans of late Private M Stinson. Door receipts total 17 cents. Soldiers plan an excursion to Buffalo Niagara and New York and aim to be in the Old Town for Dominion Day celebrations.
Toronto residents learn the school remains open through summer as student attendance rises. Graduates easily find work, and a handsome catalogue is available. W I Elliott, Principal, invites enrollment at Yonge and Alexander Streets.
Locals note Mrs. David Sharpe out again and Foresters Picnic at Mt. Pleasant with many youths. Miss A Stewart visits Lindsay while John and Mrs. Stewart return from Cartwright Oshawa trip. Franklin Picnic popular with line youth. McCamus barn near completion. Flossie McGee Pearl White and Henry McGee home for summer. Rainbow Social at Ephraim White’s affected by rain with rainbows seen. Mill Brook Citizens Band did not arrive. proceeds near 4000 dollars.
Emergency cold to pleurisy described with chest pain and breathing difficulty. The ad promotes Nervisine drops every four hours and Nerviline rubs and plas ter wraps as a recommended treatment, claiming successful results for colds, neuritis, and pleurisy.
Mount Pleasant reports a Forresters and local club picnic with base ball action drawing large crowds. Umpire Dr. Snelgrove oversaw a close game won by the bachelor ball tosser amid festive revelry and strong community spirit.
Two first class short horn cows recently fresh and in good condition offered for sale. For particulars apply at Mirror Office 31 E. You can save dollars by buying your stove or range from D. Stinson Omemee.
An ad touts Catarrhozone St Gils claiming fast healing pine essences ease breathing and relieve irritation. It asserts cures for catarrh bronchitis and throat trouble in ten minutes with permanent relief and offers 25 cent and one dollar sizes.
Omemee Presbyterians plan their Annual Garden Party on Wednesday July First. Tea on the Lawn from 5 to 8 pm with entertainment and Omemee Citizens' Band music. Refreshment booths on the grounds. Admission 25 cents, children 15. Rev H Peckover pastor. T Ingram secretary board of managers.
A described Hyomei treatment promises to cure cold symptoms and breathing illnesses from catarrh to pneumonia. The ad claims the dry inhalation kills germs and that Marshal P Wilder endorses it as easy to use and fast acting. The complete Hyomei outfit costs $1.00 and a refund is offered if it fails.
A Home Journal excerpt condemns doctors who aid young women facing consequences of sexual indiscretion. It argues quacks and charlatans profit from such acts and urges severe punishment to deter interference with natural outcomes. The piece warns that without equal accountability for men, societal and divine laws will be evaded.
An old advertisement promotes Mi-o-na tablets to strengthen stomach and intestinal walls to aid digestion. It claims improved gastric juice flow and full food utilization, listing symptoms like indigestion and headaches. A. Leach guarantees refund with every 40c box and prescriptions are dispensed at Wylib’s.
An agricultural note explains clover seed shortages in Europe the U S and Canada raise prices and urges farmers to maximize clean seed and field weeding. It covers methods for harvesting threshing and preserving seed quality especially for red and Alsike clover and warns against weed contamination reducing market value.
The ad argues nerves stem from thin blood lacking nutrition and promises Ferrozone increases blood, sinew and flexibility quickly. It claims no other tonic matches Ferrozone for nervous or sleepless people and asserts it has helped thousands.
A rubber tired baby carriage with brake and old gold upholstery and parasol in matching color is practically as good as new. Also a coal oil stove with one burner and carry handle, in good as new condition. Both items offered at a great bargain. Chance like this comes once in a long time.
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