{"product_id":"1911-canada-calendar-from-general-store-in-loring-northern-ontario","title":"1911 Canada calendar from general store in Loring Northern Ontario","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAttractive 1911 calendar offered by a general store in small central Ontario town of Loring (Parry Sound district).\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePrinted photo of mother presenting her daughter with a pony on her birthday. Titled \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“HER BIRTHDAY PRESENT”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e. Girl is feeding pony a sugar cube.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLower right of image: \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eCopyright 1907 Merchants Publishing Co. Kalamazoo, Mich\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(55, 47, 202);\"\u003eCompliments of\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(55, 47, 202);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eE. H. KELGEY\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(55, 47, 202);\"\u003eDealer in\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(55, 47, 202);\"\u003eDry Goods, Clothing, Groceries\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(55, 47, 202);\"\u003eProvisions and Hardware\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(55, 47, 202);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLORING STORE\u003cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 1;\"\u003e       \u003c\/span\u003eLORING ONT\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCalendar at month of November. Beneath the calendar sheets, writing on board “\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(95, 47, 198);\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(56, 48, 213);\"\u003eMrs. R . Pounder Howard Station Ont\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e” (owner of calendar^)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUL corner clipped, small paper loss UR corner. Tear right side, into girl. Creases.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e36 ½\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003ex 23 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLoring \u003c\/strong\u003eis in Parry Sound District of Ontario. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe broader Loring area was settled following the Free Land Grant Act of 1868, which encouraged homesteading in northern Ontario. Early settlers from the British Isles and Europe cleared land, built homes, and established small farming communities.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe region’s early economy relied heavily on white pine logging, with men working winters in large bush camps while families maintained small farms.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRoads such as the Nipissing Road (1870) and Great North Road opened the region to settlement, connecting communities like Dunchurch, Commanda, and eventually the Loring area.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHoward Station\u003c\/strong\u003e was located in Ferris Township, south‑west of North Bay, near Trout Lake and the old colonization roads running toward Commanda and Restoule. It sat along the CNoR main line built between 1908–1914. It was between Widdifield Station (east) and Cache Bay \/ Sturgeon Falls (west).\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chadbourne Antiques \u0026 Collectibles","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51423807406326,"sku":"CA-5898","price":50.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0947\/7290\/files\/IMG_4713rsz.jpg?v=1785705134","url":"https:\/\/chadbourneantique.com\/products\/1911-canada-calendar-from-general-store-in-loring-northern-ontario","provider":"Chadbourne Antiques \u0026 Collectibles","version":"1.0","type":"link"}