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January 21, 2026

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100 Years Ago

August 27, 1925

Local News: Following a spell of sweltering weather last week, there was a decided dip in the temperature Thursday night and frost was reported from

August 20, 1925

Local News: With haying still unfinished, the greater part of the harvest in this district is ripe and quite a lot of grain is now

August 13, 1925

Local News: The two or three days respite from rain which this section of the country enjoyed last week and which enabled some of the

August 6, 1925

Local News: A couple of weeks ago, Peter Brownlee brought in a sample of spring rye, the stocks of which measured over 6 feet. Mrs.

July 30, 1925

Local News: The Pontiac Mining Co. of Ottawa have sold their hydro property at Chats Falls to A.G. Munich, managing director of the Kingdon Mining

July 23, 1925

Local News: Shawville is now fairly well equipped with firefighting appliance, having in addition to the chemical and hand engines, recently purchased a second-hand steamer,

July 16, 1925

Local News: The phenomenal success of second Community Sale, as a means of stimulating our local trade, we feel must have dissipated all doubts as

July 9, 1925

Local News: Mr. Nellis Hodgins has purchased Mrs. Eades’ cottage at Green Lake, which will soon have its usual quota of summer residents. Dominion Day

July 2, 1925

Local News: Those who attended, and there was a very good audience, were unanimous in according a liberal measure of praise to the girls of

June 25, 1925

Local News: A party of Americans in two cars with trailers passed through here last Wednesday en route to Devonshire Park. The Imperial Oil Company,

August 27, 1925

Local News: Following a spell of sweltering weather last week, there was a decided dip in the temperature Thursday night and frost was reported from some localities Friday morning. Coulonge had a sensation on Sunday evening when a young man

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August 20, 1925

Local News: With haying still unfinished, the greater part of the harvest in this district is ripe and quite a lot of grain is now in stook. W.J. Hayes’ new block in Shawville on the busy corner which is just

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August 13, 1925

Local News: The two or three days respite from rain which this section of the country enjoyed last week and which enabled some of the farmers to finish their abundant hay harvest, was broken on Thursday afternoon by violent thunderstorms.

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August 6, 1925

Local News: A couple of weeks ago, Peter Brownlee brought in a sample of spring rye, the stocks of which measured over 6 feet. Mrs. A. Caldwell, accompanied by Dr. Powles, her son John J. and daughter and granddaughter went

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July 30, 1925

Local News: The Pontiac Mining Co. of Ottawa have sold their hydro property at Chats Falls to A.G. Munich, managing director of the Kingdon Mining Co. of Galetta, whose lead mines are located on Chats Island. It is said Mr.

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July 23, 1925

Local News: Shawville is now fairly well equipped with firefighting appliance, having in addition to the chemical and hand engines, recently purchased a second-hand steamer, in good order; a ladder truck, also 500 feet of new hose. All now needed

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July 16, 1925

Local News: The phenomenal success of second Community Sale, as a means of stimulating our local trade, we feel must have dissipated all doubts as to the wisdom of making these sales an annual event in the business life of

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July 9, 1925

Local News: Mr. Nellis Hodgins has purchased Mrs. Eades’ cottage at Green Lake, which will soon have its usual quota of summer residents. Dominion Day passed off very quietly in Shawville. While it was not observed generally as a holiday,

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July 2, 1925

Local News: Those who attended, and there was a very good audience, were unanimous in according a liberal measure of praise to the girls of St. Paul’s W.A. for their excellent presentation of the play “The Call of the Cherry

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June 25, 1925

Local News: A party of Americans in two cars with trailers passed through here last Wednesday en route to Devonshire Park. The Imperial Oil Company, whose storage tanks for this district are located here in Shawville, last week put on

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