04 Jun 1919
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Newspaper
Ontario Georgetown Herald
Location
Georgetown, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jun 04, 1919
Page
1
A fragmented timetable captures a Sunday schedule with likely departures East and West across morning and afternoon periods. The legible entries include times such as 10.21 a m and 12.20 p m alongside references to numbers 846 610 and 9.17. The data is partial and lacks context for full routing or transport names.
A compact roster of local church times, legal firm, medical and dental professionals. Includes Rev Wm Burt at GT George's Church with Matins and Evensong, Dr Joseph McAndrew health officer hours, optical and dental services by L Plant and Frank R Watson, and dentists Lt Heath and others with office locations in Georgetown Ontario.
In treacherous Torres Strait waters a diver loses an arm while battling a great shark to recover a pearl. A Malay diver and a Japanese laborer pry the vessel shark for the prize. Insumi pockets fifty dollars for his share after a tense return.
Sailors aboard the Three Moon confront Insumi the pearl thief as captain Sashino orders a brutal punishment over thefts of rare blood pearls. Insumi is bound overboard, submerged, and devoured by a tiger shark as crew watch in shocked silence.
Queen Helena of Italy, famed for beauty and culture, impressed the Wilsons during their Rome visit. Fluent in multiple languages, she loves flowers, fine lace, and jewels, and participates in court life. An avid climber, she traverses Alps and glacier paths with notable grace.
A Conservation piece urges immediate action against flies due to mild winter. It stresses cleaning winter dirt, collecting rubbish, sealing manure, and using fly traps. Authorities should push shopkeeper and household protections to prevent breeding and keep food products screened.
An Ontario essay urges good roads as economic and social gains, praising the Toronto-Hamilton route and envisioning paved Main Street and Georgetown-Toronto Highway. A separate notice explains a new School Attendance Officer role guiding fines for nonattendance and reports by teachers. Also brief note of a telephone on Kincardine Methodist church pulpit and Mrs McKedon's leg incident.
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