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Newspaper
Barrie Examiner
Location
Barrie, Ontario, Canada
Date
Dec 05, 1901
Page
2
Constantia receives a masked ball invitation from her cosmopolitan cousin Donna, flirts with a glamorous double life, and encounters a mysterious tall stranger who speaks of hope and fate. The night reveals hidden feelings, swapped disguises, and a gaze across a moonlit river as destinies loom.
Lieut. Colonel Morland’s column moved into Yola after repelling Simir forces on Sept 2. British troops entered the town in a sharp street fight, taking the mosque and palace from stubborn defenders aided by Emir's Arab allies and two old French guns. Casualties totaled forty one for the British. Morland and McClintoch were slightly wounded. The Emir’s followers surrendered and Morland later crowned the Emir’s brother ruler of Adamawa as acting commissioner.
A masked meeting on a terrace unfolds a silent drama of longing and mistaken affection. Constantia fears discovery as a stranger reveals hopeful passion while she wrestles with past words and the truth of who she loves. The moment ends with a charged, unresolved inquiry and a promise to continue.
A playful exchange among Jones Brown and an old lady reveals humor about schedules and vision. The cabby encounter adds a note of urban navigation as a dressmaker search unfolds near Oxford Street, highlighting quirky dialogue in everyday city life.
Ancient industry secrets reveal how porcelain, citric acid, cast steel and tin plate were betrayed or learned. A German alchemist Bottger created Dresden porcelain in 1709 but was watched and still leaked. A London chemist’s escape via chimney unlocked citric acid secrets. Huntsman near Sheffield cracked cast steel, then a stranger revealed it. Tin plate methods spread from Bohemia after an English worker learned the craft. The piece closes with a fashion note on a breakfast jacket pattern for women and its fabric needs.
A long history details how thousands paid for smallpox inoculation in Britain amid deaths and risks, the rise and fall of the practice, and the shift to vaccination. Lady Mary Wortley Montagu sparked interest, trials at Newgate occurred, and royal endorsement followed before deaths shook confidence. The piece notes the end of inoculation in most civilized countries and hints at possible revival debates.
A witty exchange shows a wife defending her budgeting as she claims current expenses mean moving fast. A Parisian horse butcher estimates 450 pounds of horse beef per carcass, reflecting a newsy typographic humor item.
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