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Newspaper
Barrie Examiner
Location
Barrie, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jun 07, 1900
Page
2
A fragmented 19th century narrative fragment presents a confidant recounting Habakuk Jephson's voyage and crimes aboard the Marie Celeste. The speaker details motives of revenge, alliance with a desert tribe, and a planned escape and retribution, ending with the fate of Harton and Hyson and a reflection on piracy.
The piece argues that imperial governance shapes new regions through extensive railways and administration. It discusses surveyors, engineers, and officials organizing markets, law, and police while noting the heavy burden on taxes and the push for teetotal native policy. It traces colonial growth from exploration to settlement and industry.
A historical clothing description details a grey homespun jacket with med trim and matching folds and buttoned closures. It notes reverse sections in white faille with fronts faced in the same material and a coat collar edged with bias fold. Material requirement lists 50 inch width and ATS yards.
A fragmented set of kitchen instructions outlines creamed chicken with butter flour milk and seasonings, mushroom sauce, asparagus, pickled onions, a pear or barbara pie style dessert, banana cake, and strawberry cream. It suggests thickening sauces, serving with asparagus and pastry, and flavor tweaks like cayenne nutmeg lemon juice and maple syrup.
The article describes an ornate fruit display using four equal plates arranged as a pyramid of apples oranges and bananas with greens between layers. It suggests placing grape clusters on leaves and using nuts figs and dates as alternatives, noting avoid old fashioned fruit baskets for a modern look.
The fragmentary telegraphic text reports diverse items including wheat exports and mill suspensions at the Barden Fron Company in Troy, New York, naval contracts with the Holland Torpedo Boat Company, proposed national monuments and parks, and local philanthropy in Philadelphia and Boston. It mentions Chinese immigration figures, taxport data, and a Chicago circulation anecdote, reflecting a mixed wartime and policy snapshot.
The readable portions show a disjointed quote about right and left hands and power, but the OCR is severely garbled, preventing a clear factual event, person, place, or date to summarize. No coherent reportable details emerge from the fragment.
Fragmentary OCR hints at a domestic moment involving a wife and home clothes. Details are unclear due to garbled text, but suggests a person speaking about entering the home and clothing. No clear names, places, or dates are readable.
An old folhas style note describes preparing a floor with saturated new boards using hot boiled linseed oil. It warns to clean dust, spread oil evenly, and rub until absorbed. For lighter color, dilute with one third turpentine. for previously used floors, a prior drying step may be needed.
A reader pressures doubt on the claimed cure all, urging trial evidence as the only convincing proof. Witnesses from Ontario and Brigdemon share anecdotes of relief after using a box, while cautioning that many remedies fall short of lasting benefit. The piece notes the lack of definitive proof beyond personal testimony.
A garbled OCR fragment discusses virtue and procrastination quoted oddly. It mentions lack of license for courtesy and errant phrases. The readable text is nonstandard and lacks clear event, names, dates, or locations.
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