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Newspaper
Millbrook Reporter
Location
Millbrook, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jan 24, 1895
Page
3
Peterboro Ontario advertisement for three months' fall or winter courses in bookkeeping shorthand arithmetic writing and typing. Principal A Blanchard C A invites inquiries with details to be sent for terms, noting a Thursday January 24, 1895 start date.
A crowded local page lists visits by Miss Turner Beaverton Mrs Turner Ottawa and Mrs Young Garden Hill plus Mr Fred Burton and Miss Lee from Peterboro. It notes bargains at Johnston Farrs and sales promotions for wall papers, lumber rubbers, and shingles alongside community events and a planned curling match that was canceled due to weather.
Centreville general store promotes a wide household stock with first class goods and the lowest prices. The ad invites patronage and claims you will find it advantageous to deal there.
Miss Lilly Dawkins visited Port Hope. local assembly in town hall with Lindsay orchestra. Mrs Nasmyth, Sr. passed away, mother of Dr. Nasmyth and Mr. J. Nasmyth. Foresters court work eyed by Martin Parker, with Joseph McGill visiting from Carmen. Y P S C E officers elected. hotel sale to Jas Kinsman. Upcoming Mount Pleasant concert with Mr Wilson planned locally.
A reader endorses D C claimed as King of Cures for acidity flatulence and heartburn after three Peckages with free samples offered by K D C Co Ltd New Glasgow and 127 State Street Boston. Messages praise recovery of Mr Robt Lynis from a cold and question why fife and drum bands buy flutes.
In Ponty Pool a large gathering at Coulter House honored Mr. Thomas Stanton our representative at the council board. Guests included J J Preston Reeve Harry Hinders and several local notables. poor weather kept others away. Stanton thanked friends and pledged to guard township interests as speeches from Preston McCartney Floyd and others praised him. God Save the Queen ended the evening around midnight.
The ad proclaims biliousness causes like headaches and nausea and promotes Eseljay's Liver Lozenges as a universal remedy. It notes availability from druggists at 55 cents a box or five boxes for a dollar.
A dense catalog of fabrics and apparel items including silks, laces, gloves, shirts, quilts, carpets, linens, towels, curtains, and various wool and cotton goods. Items are listed with material type and broad descriptors, reflecting a general merchandise inventory or price sheet from a historical period.
After la Grippe obstinate coughs, lung trouble, etc., frequently follow. There is no remedy so prompt and at the same time effectual and pleasant as Milburns Cod Liver Oil Emulsion with Wild Cherry and best combination of anti consumptive remedies. Price 50c and 1.00 per bottle.
A presentation to Mr Maycock from Christ church Sunday school and choir expresses gratitude for his long service. The Mount Pleasant baseball concert drew attendees from Springville and nearby areas with a long program ending in the national anthem. Reverends Coburn and McKay visited local churches, and performers from Omemee to Manitoba were listed.
A neck-tie social at the Orange Lodge on Sunday evening drew a good crowd, though stormy weather kept many away and disappointed performers like Needler Anderson and Johnston of Millbrook. Lang of Millbrook and Miss Lang performed, with Martin Cromar and Hepburn delivering instrumental and comic songs. Mr. Gee. McCartney spoke on the order, and J. J. Preston acted as chairman. Receipts totaled 18 dollars as Pontypool’s Miss Gibson died of diphtheria, prompting calls for stronger health measures. Mears David Benson opened a grocer shop near T. B. Collins, offering groceries, woodenware, fresh oysters, a second-hand library, and a traveling public livery, with high prices promised for farm produce.
In Manvers on Monday January 1, Mrs. George Sisson Sr. aged 67 years passes away after a long illness. The funeral arrangements are pending at the family home with friends invited to attend.
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