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Newspaper
Barrie Examiner
Location
Barrie, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jun 28, 1900
Page
6
A fragmentary report notes a Mrs Milburn praising a remedy called Beserve Pills for nervousness and general ill conditions, claiming quick and effective relief after use. The text suggests a preservation of a testimony about medical treatment without full context.
A preacher extols the cedar as a symbol of salvation offering shelter to all birds of every wing. He urges youth to seek heaven and invites the aged to come to Jesus. The analogy spreads to God’s mercy, eternal wings, and the gathering of all peoples into heaven.
Members discussed Yukon representation in Parliament and proposed two elected members, with others urging patience as prior steps to grant territorial council seats proceed. Debate also touched British Columbia affairs, taxation, and salaries for Yukon officials amid federal politics.
Despatch from St. Petersburg via Vice-Admiral Alexeïeff reports Russian fleet under Captain Dobrowolski bombarded Taka forts. Eighty one casualties include 18 killed and 69 wounded among Russian forces. gunboats Gilfuk and Ko-Fejox sustained serious damage, with others sustaining varying injuries and repairs needed.
A fragmentary report notes railway workers dismissed by the Bremen meeting for showing sympathy to foreign elements. Official action includes expulsion and a fine of 400 pounds in one account, with references to wartime measures and protests. The unusual text references prayer proclamations and unidentified officials.
Toronto markets report a down trend in export cattle with good butcher cattle selling well while plain stock and feeders hold steady or weaken. Sheep numbers are plentiful and weaker, lambs strong at 2.50 to 4.50, veal in demand, hogs decline, and grain futures show firmer Chicago wheat and Ontario corn fluctuations. local trade active with No 1 hard at 94c and later 95c, oats and barley quoted steady to dull, rye firmer.
A fragmentary report notes a belief across Japan that every child is sacred whether kin or stranger. The text hints at protective, communal care from birth to shelter and kindness, but readable details are limited and the source text is highly garbled.
reports from London describe widening Boer operations in the Orsug River Colony and Vredefort. A reconstruction train was attacked at Leeuwspruit near Kroonstad last Thursday, with nine killed and eleven missing in related actions. In addition, a June 7 engagement near Vredefort left nine dead and eleven missing, signaling intensified raids on British communications as Boers mass near Ficksburg under De Villiers and Hermann.
Despatch from Accra reports Governor Frederick Hodgson of the Gold Coast Colony wounded in the shoulder during a sortie from Kumassi Fort. Eight officers killed, provisions scarce, natives endure privations as the position worsens daily. No one can leave.
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