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December 10, 2025

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100 Years Ago

April 30, 1925

Local News: The Norway Bay Ferry begins running on May 1. The Advance reports that Mr. Maurice Sloan has been appointed chief fire ranger for

April 23, 1925

Local News: Shawville was fairly well represented at the play, box social, etc., given by the young folk of Murrells at Portage du Fort on

April 16, 1925

Local News: About 8 inches of snow fell in this locality on Saturday and on Monday noon it had all disappeared. Owing to the continued

April 9, 1925

Local News: Whilst traveling conditions militated against the attendance at the box social given by the Victoria Good Time Club on Friday evening, the event

April 2, 1925

Local News: The crows and the blackbirds and the robins are here, all harbingers of spring. The snow has disappeared and some who have ventured

March 26, 1925

Local News: The repairs to the Bryson bridge, which have been in hand for some time, are now completed and it is said the structure

March 19, 1925

Local News: March 10th of this year should be remembered hereabouts at least, as the date of a thunderstorm of real mid-summer violence. One can

March 12, 1925

Local News: Parties having in their possession pails belonging to the village fire department are requested to return the same at once to W.J. Eades.

March 5, 1925

Local News: The announcement made by the Premier of Ontario in the legislature last week that the government had decided to develop the water power

February 26, 1925

Local News: A combination entertainment, combining valentine dance, euchre party and box social was held in Bryson on Feb. 14th for the benefit of the

April 30, 1925

Local News: The Norway Bay Ferry begins running on May 1. The Advance reports that Mr. Maurice Sloan has been appointed chief fire ranger for the south division of Coulonge. The Rev. W.F. Crawford of the Bible Society will be

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April 23, 1925

Local News: Shawville was fairly well represented at the play, box social, etc., given by the young folk of Murrells at Portage du Fort on Friday night last. Owing to the continued cold, raw weather, there is very little sign

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April 16, 1925

Local News: About 8 inches of snow fell in this locality on Saturday and on Monday noon it had all disappeared. Owing to the continued dry weather, and remarkably good doing for the season, auto traffic in this section became

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April 9, 1925

Local News: Whilst traveling conditions militated against the attendance at the box social given by the Victoria Good Time Club on Friday evening, the event was successful from a financial standpoint, as the boxes sold at a high average; a

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April 2, 1925

Local News: The crows and the blackbirds and the robins are here, all harbingers of spring. The snow has disappeared and some who have ventured out in the country with their cars find the roads not too bad, still people

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March 26, 1925

Local News: The repairs to the Bryson bridge, which have been in hand for some time, are now completed and it is said the structure is in better condition than ever before. The new flooring is of 4-inch material, which

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March 19, 1925

Local News: March 10th of this year should be remembered hereabouts at least, as the date of a thunderstorm of real mid-summer violence. One can scarcely recall a storm of such intensity at this season of the year. The “Silverware”

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March 12, 1925

Local News: Parties having in their possession pails belonging to the village fire department are requested to return the same at once to W.J. Eades. The Agricultural Community meeting in Wilson’s hall under the auspices of the Women’s Institutes and

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March 5, 1925

Local News: The announcement made by the Premier of Ontario in the legislature last week that the government had decided to develop the water power on the Rocher Fendu channel for electrical purposes should be good news to the people

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February 26, 1925

Local News: A combination entertainment, combining valentine dance, euchre party and box social was held in Bryson on Feb. 14th for the benefit of the Protestant School. Over $100 was realized. A meeting of citizens and other interested parties was

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