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The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, March 4, 1998 Page 7 Historical Society Holds Show and Tell Dick Lovckin brought these muskets to Monday evening's "show-and-tcll" at a meeting of the Newcastle Village and District Historical Society. One of the weapons is a British Tower musket dating dating back to 1845. The other is a more "modern" and lighter U.S. Bridcsburg musket from 1865. The evening yielded a variety of treasures ranging from clothing and books to eyeglasses. Group Returns from Pilgrimage to Holy Land by Joyce Kelly Our community continues continues with families suffering bereavement due to deaths in their family. Sympathy is extended to David and Kathleen Petrie and family on the sudden passing of David's sister in Scotland recently. David and Kathleen spent two weeks in Scotland with family and attended the funeral. Last week, Allan Bcacock, long time resident resident of this area and former owner of the Blackstoek Hardware, passed away. Sympathy to his wife Marguerite and family Bruce, Lucille and Bob and their families. Sympathy also to Peggy and Ralph Larmer and their family on the sudden passing passing of Peggy's mother, Mrs. Rena Snowden, last Thursday. Mrs. Snowden was in her 98th year. Congratulations to Mrs. Marilyn Cochrane who retired from the Township of Scugog offices after many years of service in the tax department. Her colleagues hosted a retirement retirement party in her honour on Thursday evening at the Cadmus Country Club. Best wishes for a happy retirement. Ian Rudkin, Harvey and Joan Graham attended the Ontario Cattlemen's annual meeting in Toronto for several several days last week. Alma Duff returned from a holiday in the South which included a boat cruise in the Gulf of Mexico. Also enjoying this holiday were Norma Wolfe and Muriel Hoskin both of Port Perry but former area residents as well as several others from the Port Perry area. Better health is wished raigiJÆEiwima CvAkiMoioM Place C.iincmas BOWMANVILLE Hwv '2 S. '57 - (VOi) 6V/-OJOB NFW PRICING POLICY CHID. 10UTH 171UNOII wool.IU10WIMAJIMIJU15 SHOWT1MIS EFFECTIVE MAS. 6 • MAR. 12. 1998 ✓The Borrowers (F) Sol. * Sun. 12:40, 2:45,4:45 ✓U.S. Marshalls (AA) Fri. • Thurs. 6:55, 9:40;Sal.-Sun.Mol. 1:10, 4.00 ✓Flubber (F) Sat. * Sun. 12:25 ✓Twilight (AA) Fri. • Thurs. 6:45, 9:00; -Sat. • Sun. Mai. 2:00,4:15 ✓Hush (AA) Fri. - Thurs. 7:20,9:35; Sat. -Sun. Mai. 12:55,3:10,5:15 ✓Good Will Hunting (AA) Fri. - Thurs. 6:50,9:25 As Good As It Gets (AA) Fri. • Thurs. 9:00 ✓The Big Lebowski (AA) Fri. • Thurs. 7:15,9:45;Sol.-Sun.Mat. 1:20,3:50 ✓The Wedding Singer (PG) Fri. • Thurs. 7:40,9:50; Sat. • Sun. Mai. 12:50, 3:05,5:20 ✓Kissing A Fool (AA) Fri. • Thurs. 6:35; Sat. • Sun. Mat. 1:30, 3:40 ✓Titanic (PG) Fri. * Thurs. 7:30, 8:30; Sal. - Sun. Mai. 12:30,3:20, 4:20 (Two Screens) Spice World (PG) Sal. • Sun. 12:20, 2:20,4:30 ✓Krippendorf's Tribe (PG) Fri. • Thurs. 7:10,9:20; Sal. • Sun. Mal. 12:45, 2:50,5:00 ✓Dark Cily(AA) Fri. - Thurs. 7:45, 10.00 Newcastle Lions Club Pledges $8,000 For Debibrillator The Newcastle Lions Club met for their regular meeting on February 25th in the Lions Room at the Newcastle Community Hail. President, George Rickard acted as chairman and welcomed 29 members members and prospective new member Gordon Jilks. President George also welcomed welcomed Graham Lewis and three members of the Peterborough Lions Club and John Ogden from the Bewdley and District Lions Club as well as Otto Buitenweg of the Cobourg Lions Club. Lions Graham and John were here with They think he's over the hill, But he can still have a few beer withouta spill. And though he's 36 plus 4, He's sure real good for many more. Your Boys { } Ï \ $ ! i * THE CORPORATION OFTHE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON Notice of Upcoming Spring Registrations Please be advised that Registration for Spring Swimming Lessons will be as follows: March 14,9:00 -11:00 a.m. Courtice Community Complex (Registration to be held at Courtice Community Complex) March 21,9:00 -11:00 a.m. Clarington Fitness Centre (Registration to be held at Garnet B, Rickard Complex) • Facility access to registration will commence at 9:00 a.m. •Cash, cheque, Mastercard, Visa and debit card accepted. • Registration for Leadership Programs or Specialty Classes can be mailed in or dropped , off at Community Services. For more information, contact Community Services at 623-3379 ext. 272, Courtice Community Complex at 404-1525, or Clarington Fitness Centre at 623-3392. CS-0770 MUNICIPALITY OI : y\larincitori ONTAI1IO ... their support groups campaigning campaigning for District Office. A delicious dinner was ably served by the Provide n,c e-Shaw's Women's Institute. Lions Frank Hoar and Dave Robinson gave personal personal biographies of themselves themselves in the Members "Who's Who" portion of the evening. Between them they account for 53 years of Lions service. Guest Speaker for the evening was Past International Director Bill Maguire, introduced by Lion Peter DeJong, Bill gave a very interesting account of his life in Lionism, from joining the Cobourg Club in 1964, to being installed as International Director at International Convention in New Orleans in 1977. Having served in the Navy, Bill met his lovely wife Doris in Ireland and they have seven grown children. In private life, Bill operated a Travel Agency in Cobourg, Bill also, gave a brief account of the workings of the International Board. Thank you was conveyed along with a gift of appreciation appreciation by Lion Dave Robinson. Thank you notes were read from Dist. A3 Effective Speaking Chairman for donation and the Ontario Street Public School for the donation towards their student exchange, The Project Committee recommended that the club donate $8,000.00 to the Clarington Fire Dept, this being the amount needed to complete the defibrillator program. This recommendation was voted on and passed with the official presentation to be made at a later date. Official report from the Lions Foundation of Canada shows that in the 1997 Walk-A-Dog-A- Thon the Newcastle Lions raised more money for Canine Vision than any other Lions Club in Canada, Winnipeg Lions raised the second highest amount and Fort Erie Lions third. Newcastle Lions wisli to thank the community for the outstanding outstanding support that made litis possible, The next regular meeting meeting of the Newcastle Lions Blackstoek News for Reverend David Shearman who has been very ill recently. Last Sunday the church service at the Blackstoek United was in celebration of Thinking Day for the Scout and Guide Movements. Group leader Janet VanCamp was in charge and did an excellent job conducting the service. This Sunday David's father, Reverend John Shearman, was the guest preacher who preached a very thoughtful sermon on the Temptations and also conducted communion. The United Church choir is looking for extra volunteers volunteers to assist with the Easter Canatata which will be presented on April 5. If you are interested give choir leader Linda Kyte a call for details. Special guest at the Lions Club Wednesday evening is Senator Consigliuo Dinino. If you wish further details give Bill Ingram a call. Members of the Blackstoek Fair Board are asked to attend the March meeting next Wednesday, March 11 at 7:30 in the Rcc. Centre. Please note change of time and location. location. Bruce and Betty Sccbach of Waterloo were weekend guests of their long-time friends Marion and Glenn Larmer. Anson Taylor of Scarborough was the guest of honour at a 80th birthday birthday party held on Saturday afternoon at the home of his sister-in-law Joyce Taylor. A large number of relatives and friends gathered gathered to wish Anson well as he reaches this special birthday. The hostess served a delicious afternoon afternoon luncheon. Anson received many gifts and best wishes on this happy occasion. There were 11 tables at the weekly card party with the following winners - Doris Manns, Audrey Mahaffy, Gary Nottenboom, Grace Manns, Verna Draper, Newtonville Cards On Friday, February 27, there were fifty card players at the Newtonville 11 all. Winners at the euchre game were: 1st Lorn a Crockett with 82 points, 2nd Lena Graham 80, 3rd Percy Jakeman 79, 4th Marion Sears 78, 5th Ray Goode 75, 6lh tied for 74 points were Lyle McMahon, Ray Hughes and June Wilson. Draw winners were: Doris Tompkins, Walter Murphy, Helen MeTavish, Alden Hubbard, Ray Hughes and Martha Clark. The next card party will be held on Friday, March 13th. Mary Cannon and Alma Manns. Lucky draws were won by Heather Lively (2), Eldon Hubbard, May Shortridge, Doreen McLean and Mary Cannon. This Tuesday evening will be the monthly pot luck supper which will be held at 6:00 p.m. before the card party. The group is very appreciative of the twenty-seven new chairs which Charlie Campbell has kindly donated. The ranks of those who attended the St. John's Pancake Feast on Shrove Tuesday were swelled by the parish pilgrims returning returning from the Holy Land. All looked well and healthy and told tales of the wonders wonders of their trip. It was noticeable that most had a somewhat glazed look in their eyes. This was not an expression of holy bliss; it was, rather, the after-effect of a 14-hour flight starting at the end of a very long final day in Jerusalem. Your humble scribe is . still slightly spaced from , this feature of the voyage. | All the participants are now ' feverishly sorting photos - (prints and slides) and, straightening out their souvenirs souvenirs and working on _ journals so that we can do an Israel Night for the parish some lime soon. St. John's will be participating participating in the World Day of Prayer on Friday, March 6th, at 2 p.m. Buster's Roadhouse & Tavern Presents North America's Hottest Tribute to Rod Stewart "Hot Rod" Sat., March 14 a t ■ i b\w ï I V t e i - • ■ i . V' . -V DOING Al Hom% ROPy BUSTER'S ROADHOUSE & TAVERN 45 King Street West, Newcastle Tickets: $7 Advance $10 At the door FOR INFO CALL 987-4442 0JP A look at some of the trends and events that shaped this century as seen through the pages of The Canadian Statesman. Medicine Show "Dr. Pitcher Saves an Old Lady's Life," proclaimed an advertisement in a 1902 edition of The Canadian Statesman. Yet another ad from the early decades of this century boasted: "Magistrate "Magistrate Cured of Piles and Eczema." A third announced, somewhat cryptically: "We Cure Weak Men." All of these claims are from patent medicines advertised in the pages of The Canadian Statesman. Keep in mind that this was before the days of antibiotics and other wonder-drugs. wonder-drugs. These were the days before government funding of medical care. So, it's hardly surprising that someone might be eager to invest 25 cents in a cure offered through the mail or the corner drugstore. Let's look at just a few of the cure-alls contained in only one week's edition of The Canadian Statesman. The year was 1902 (March 5, to be exact.) The following is a menu of nostrums available: vapo-cresolenc for all forms of bronchial and throat trouble; Dr. Chase's ointment, offering magnetic healing for salt rheum and eczema; Ayer's cherry pectoral; Paine's celery compound; Asthmalcne; Carter's Little Liver Pills; Allen's Lung Balsam; and Doan's Kidney Pills. There was also Dr. Norway's Pine Syrup; Grip Quinninc Tablets; Uwanta Grippe Capsules; Burdoch Blood Bitters; Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup; Shiloh's Consumption cure; California Fig Syrup; Scott's Cod Liver Oil; and Wood's Phosphedinc. But, hold on, there's more: The same edition also promoted Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills; and Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People. What was wrong with folks looking for relief from the remedies listed above? Well, the symptoms were more or less all-encompassing. For instance, the case explained under the headline "Dr. Pitcher Saves an Old Lady's Life," referred to an 80-year-old woman from Ridgetown, Ont., who had suffered kidney problems. "I had three doctors attending me at different times, but all their medicines and treatments proved of no avail...One told me I might drop dead at any time," she declared in a testimonial. As you might have guessed, the administration of Dr. Pitcher's backache backache and kidney tablets (available at 50 cents per box or six boxes for $2.50) worked miracles. After 16 boxes, Mrs. Barclay declared herself cured. Other medicines, such as Wood's Phosphedinc, touted a cure for "all forms of sexual weakness, all effects of alcohol or excess, mental worry or excessive use of tobacco, opium or stimulants". And it only cost S5 for six packages. Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills cured palpitations, shortness of breath, sleeplessness and pain in the heart. A casual glance at our files reveals that by the 1920s the number of patent patent medicines promoted in The Statesman had declined. In their place were more advertisements for consumer goods and services. But such cure-alls would never entirely disappear from our pages. Today, we chuckle over the idea of wearing Professor Morse's electric belt to cure an ailing liver or weak nerves. But when you read how Burdock Blood Bitters "can cure the feeling of weariness and sluggishness that takes possession of you after a long cold winter," you find their offers just a little tempting. What was that address again? Those Were The Days PRICE CHECK -• Diamond rings (seven-stone cluster) were advertised at prices ranging from $15 to $450 in 1921. In the same year, you could purchase a Hoover vacuum for $62.50 or cameras and Kodaks from $2 to $35, From 1902, we find the following products: a golden oak finished •dining'room-suite'for $29:50; tomàto'sôîip in à' three : pound tin for 10 cents"bf' : s'[jrin'g'suits for men at $10, $12 and $ 13.50. POWER OF THE PRESS - "The man who gets mad at what this newspaper says about him should return thanks three times a day for what the editor knew about him and suppressed." --from a 1911 Canadian Statesman editorial LAND DEAL - At a special meeting of Town Council Monday evening a by-law was passed authorizing the sale of the old agricultural grounds to Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. Limited at a price of $571." --from the October 19th, 1911 Canadian Statesman. MANY HAPPY RETURNS - Mr. W.M. Horsey, Canada's oldest police magistrate on active duty and still going strong celebrated his 90th birthday September 9th, 1921. His longevity was attributed to an active, but simple life. MEDICAL BREAKTHROUGH - Drs. Brimacombe and Devitt have lately introduced into their office a new apparatus for administering nitrous oxide gas for the painless extraction of teeth. --From The Statesman, March 26, 1902 COME TO THE FAIR - Professional boxing bouts were among the attractions promised at the West Durham Fair September 20 to 21, 1921. Also on the card were baby shows, art, livestock, flowers, a firefighting demonstration and a comedy/vaudeville show from the Sod-busters, a versatile group of performers from the Ontario Agricultural College. -- Front The Canadian Statesman, 1913 Flash ooncrs Jewe lers Ltd. Your Family Jeweller For Over 50 Years 39 King Street West 623-5747 Bowmanville Goldsmith aticl Watchmaker on Premises •4 *ri *4