Useless and Romeless Sleep on City Streets
A fragment describes people sleeping in the streets of Bom night with fatigue overtaking them. It notes many lying on sidewalks in various emaciated states seeking shade from burning sun.
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Newspaper
Barrie Examiner
Location
Barrie, Ontario, Canada
Date
Aug 09, 1900
Page
7
A fragment describes people sleeping in the streets of Bom night with fatigue overtaking them. It notes many lying on sidewalks in various emaciated states seeking shade from burning sun.
The text discusses separating fowl from crowded areas and using moderate, short grass in pasture. It notes that red clover and grasses from fresh pasture improve intake and that semi-drying stored food reduces labor. It highlights placing food near feeding points and the benefit of leafy, non-balky forms for ease of handling and consumption.
Fragmentary text depicts a distressing pocket search scene with a whispered query about a missing key. The narration hints at sudden fear and tension as a figure checks a container and recalls a memory, suggesting a mysterious or tragic event.
Fragmented text discusses colonial population control and occupancy in Britain and Algeria. It cites vast native populations, ratios of colonizers to locals, and compares French and British approaches. The passage references ten million natives in Britain’s view and a military context with 30,000 police in Algeria and 4.7 million in another context.
Fragmentary account describes two prisoners of hope hiding within a building, evading guards and peril as they skirt a river bank. They endured hunger and thirst while awaiting a risky return toward Pretoria aboard a passing train.
Fragmentary OCR shows mentions of Dodd's branding in an apparent trade dispute. The text references "Kidngy PUlle" and caution against deception, with unclear surrounding context or complete names. The core fact cites Dodd's as the name to beware in a reputation trade discussion.
Fragmentary OCR text hints at a public nuisance matter with unclear names and actions. No coherent events, dates, or identifiable entities can be established from the readable portions.
Report notes around 5000 British troops have sailed from India to China, appearing modest against counter-reinforcements. Text shifts to varied, disjointed advice on child care, health cautions, and a stray mention of a North Pole expedition. A final reference discusses the Great Wall of China, its height and age, with stray commentary on costs.
A fragmented OCR excerpt mentions The Ganada Permanent and Western Canada Mortgage Corporation and a string of unreadable place names including Vancouver and St John. The readable items are sparse and do not yield a clear event or outcome.
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