05 Feb 1936
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Newspaper
Ontario Georgetown Herald
Location
Georgetown, Ontario, Canada
Date
Feb 05, 1936
Page
1
An old shoemaker Whe wa expects Christ to appear in his shop. A soaked beggar enters, asks for help, and Provident acts reveal three visits by a shadow figure. The waiting cobbler learns the message from a guiding voice that Christ came to his family as the beggar with bruised feet. The tale closes with a moral about charity and recognition.
The Spinster Club of San Francisco, a 10 to 100 member informal organization, rejects the leap year proposal idea and agrees that women should not feel obliged to marry to advance, while noting new members replace founders and that a few bachelors are sponsored as escorts.
A description of Robert Burns as a humane defender of animals, noting his poems on suffering hares and the wounded hare, plus his fondness for his dog Luath. Also mentions Burns as Scotland’s immortal bard, and briefly touches on his humane themes and a New Year poem to Maggie. Includes unrelated legal notes on animal quarantine regulations and export rules.
The article argues Victoria’s choice of Ottawa as capital transformed it into a major employment hub. It cites Ottawa Journal statistics on government staff across departments and notes Ottawa’s role as Canada’s leading civil service center with about 10 900 workers and many ancillary offices and industry links.
Remains of trees and associated fossilized insects dated from fifteen to twenty million years ago were found in northern Alberta near Port McMurray. The preservation is aided by tar deposits, and the site is cited as a potential example of Jurassic period activity in situ. A Canadian Mines official provides expert context on the deposit.
An analysis of Canadian markets shows Ontario with one car per 64 people and per capita gasoline sales at 1 gallon figures. The study estimates roughly $462 in gas tax per individual, shared across all residents but paid by car owners. Other provinces show higher car-to-people ratios and varied per capita gas taxes.
Readers of the Durham Review mock a town editor and residents in a jumble of garbled notes about funding, Thanksgiving meals, and a charity sale. The spoof dialogue mentions Dur ham, local officials, and a humor column about money and meals with distorted names and phrases.
A fragmented historical notice records the posting of warden La Melton within Halton County as part of an early county organization. The document appears dated with archival codes and unclear year markings, indicating an administrative update from an old county structure.
The Malton Holstein Breeders Club met after heavy snows with 24 of 25 members present. President Herbert Inglehart led the election: Merbert Inglehart president, Morely Wason first vice president, A S Mahon second vice president, Victor J Tavnrov secretary treasurer, directors including M J Milton J C Bell Nelson Howard and others. Lectures by Byron Jenvey and Professor W M Drummond highlighted the gathering.
A letter to the editor discusses a Jacobus Stainer violin dated 1643 bearing the inscription in Latin. The owner notes a similar inscription found on a violin from Baninlafad Got and cites Toronto Globe reports from 1934.
A clipped Ottawa financial item notes Bank of Canada profits for the year ending December 31, 1835. It records a profit of 164,000 plus 519.28 after dividends and civil service pension fund contributions. A lump sum of 140,000 is noted in dividends and five dollars and ninety five cents to the club fund, with 173,002 transferred to the net fund and 3344,164 credited to a political general account.
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