Building materials advertised for sale and delivery
Grey Land Plaster and White Lime offered for inspection and order. Dimension sizes and “stuff cut to order” available. Low prices, material deliverable anywhere in town or country upon request.
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Newspaper
Millbrook Reporter
Location
Millbrook, Ontario, Canada
Date
May 09, 1895
Page
1
Grey Land Plaster and White Lime offered for inspection and order. Dimension sizes and “stuff cut to order” available. Low prices, material deliverable anywhere in town or country upon request.
World wheat supply fell by 2 088 000 last week with prices firmer for flour. Canadian Pacific earnings for the third week of April stood at 282 000, down 32 000. Wheat and white flour markets show mixed signals as seeding continues and receipts stay light. Beef and sheep prices remain high in the United States while Western speculators influence May options. Toronto market shows improved tone with rising dry goods orders. Railway earnings improve, Grand Trunk ahead of last year since month start. Failures in Dominion total 37, up from 31. Ontario up to 18, Quebec unchanged at 11. Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, and other provinces report small counts. A mix of oddities and ads appears, including cremation trends and a note on new paper materials for bank notes.
A docket of Canadian happenings notes Hartney Manitoba suffered a destructive fire. Galt opens Masonic lodge rooms. London Board of Trade elects John Browman president. T H B railway to open for regular service in two weeks. Petrolea electors vote down 16000 for a new central school. James Bannister of Niagara from slavery dies at age unknown. Sir John Thompson memorial fund reaches 36450 with more subscriptions. Three hundred thousand whitefish released at Newcastle hatchery into Bay of Quinte. Mass meetings at Beautiful Plains to probe school question. Trade improves in Canada and the U S with rising prices. Pro J W Bell killed during first ascent of a large balloon. Royal Templars camp to be held in Hamilton area this summer. Samuel Livingstone and wife of Bayham Ont live separate lives for 40 years. Massey grant funds secured in Belleville. Thibouseau, injured in McDonald’s Montreal factory fire, dies. City of Toronto steamship launched at Owen Sound. Electric railway motors for Hespeler extension awarded. City estimates show expenditures over five million and likely 16 mills tax. Richelieu & Ontario boats refitted at Sorel. new Hamilton steamer built. Kincardine discusses cannery and granolithic pavements. Newfoundland talks progress with Britain and Canada on aid for Newfound I and French shore issue. Durant story from San Francisco vignette. French-Canadian exodus to Michigan noted. Ontario mines report zinc finds north of Lake. Archives missing colonial documents stir Parliament talk. Montreal finances strained. loan debates loom. Grand Trunk weekly earnings reflect steady rail activity. Municipal budgets and loans dominate Ottawa-Newfoundland notes.
Two women sit beside each other when one grabs and yanks at a jacket that won t come off. A nearby passenger helps, another suggests turning, while one thanks the other. The scene ends with the wearer struggling to remove the garment amid a brisk exchange. Also noted is an ad for Parmelee s pills claiming rapid cures for fever bile and bilious derangements. A Dominion Parliament report follows with Mr Laurier and Mr Mes sano introduced.
A sprawling review summarizes recent world events and local issues. It notes Dr. Buchanan’s reprieve until May, Canadian voter list payments totals, dairy product regulation debates, and parliamentary questions on canal schemes, postal services, and customs in BC. It also includes a river of brief items about crime, fires, storms, and political commentary.
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