Canadian grocer July-December 1908 (1908) (14780223104)

Identifier: cangrocerjulydec1908toro (find matches)

Title: Canadian grocer July-December 1908

Year: 1908 (1900s)

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Subjects: Supermarkets Grocery trade Food industry and trade

Publisher: Toronto : Maclean-Hunter Pub. Co. (1887)-

Contributing Library: Fisher - University of Toronto

Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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bird the chicken wasntthere. The Canadian Grocers badges werevery much in evidence, and were muchsought after by the souvenir hunters. Wearing the green above the redthe 13th Band played a select concertprogramme during the afternoon. The rube bands administered coldchills by tooting all kinds of discordsthat have yet been discovered, and manyof them that were only discovered thatday. C. S. Proctor represented the G.T.R.,S. H. Palmer the M.C.R., and G. C.Martin the T., H. & B.; all of them look-ing after the comfort of the passengers. My, I didnt know there were somany Irish people in Canada, said aUnited States visitor when he saw thegrocers go by on their way to the parkwearing The Canadian Grocer badge. C S. Porter and Bay Hill gave exhi-bitions of strength to an admiring crowdin the haggage car on the way to theFalls by blowing up Pratts balloons. Hamilton was deserted when the gro-cers trains pulled out for the Falls. Do you know me, Billy? saidRev. Bay Hill to Wm. Smye, who

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BAY HILL.The Original and Always-Moving Secretary of the Hamilton Assojia:.ion. gave a helping hand and filled the gapwhen the younger men were engaged. The eatching-the-pig contest provedone of the funniest events of the day,and excitement ran high when the wor-ried porker went dodging among thelegs of pursuers and spectators, upset- 33 up to that time had been guessing whowas the clergyman. Starting out .with one train of tencoaches the Hamilton grocers now re-quire nine trains of ninety cars to carrythe crowd, for everybody goes. 1,000 balloons, 5,000 souvenir badges, THE CANADIAN GROCER 1.000 fans, 1,000 grab bags, 1,000 shawlpins, 5,000 souvenir Heintz pins, 5,000souvenir Lipton pins and post cards,and 1,000 souvenir lead pencils, weregiven away to the excursionists. During the day 200 gallons of freshmilk were consumed, and on top of that300 gallons of lemonade were deposited.With this 400 gallons of tea and 400 gal-lons of coffee were mixed. Of sugar, 1,-500 pounds were used, a

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