Railway ward meets Bell in hospital amid town talk
Town notes report D Bell in hospital after a Friday night incident and J L Burton returning from Toronto earlier in the week. Visitors include Mrs J B McDonald of Omemeshide, Deaconess Eye Service guest, and Mrs Corswell of Toronto. Local events include a school concert and church activities as well as railroad crews handling the grain rush and recent legal settlements.
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D. Bell
J. L. Burton
Toronto
J. B. McDonald
Omemes Ie
Deaconess Eye Serigle
B .Smith
Beas St
Asa
Hui
Beeton
Corswell
Dr. Evans
Patterson Br
Orillia
Klaton Vale
W. J. Davis
SN Orono
Kendall
F. ‘Stewart
Newmarket
Mia
Shear
Misa Drake
Burton Aye
W. G
Besa
Midland
William
Henry
Gibson
Margaret. Gibson
Givens St
Wiil
Anglin
Day Ferguson’ and O'Sullivan
Detective's Rule and the Fight at the Club
A detective recalls securing evidence by shaping a confession through a staged scene. The father protested the lie, claiming his son hit in the face, leading to halted prints and an out-of-court settlement. The tale also mentions Pepper’s ghosts and public fascination with criminal analysis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blake
New Bailey
London
England
Pepper
Orlright
Superstitions in Minds of Great Men
A Pall Mall Gazette note recounts how famed figures like Johnson Dickens Macaulay and Parnell regarded luck and superstition. Diary mentions touching rails and stones plus a penny with a hole for luck. Dickens preferred a north south bed orientation and kept a compass. Roberts received horseshoes in hardship and kept them with earlier finds from battles.
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Lord Macaulay
Johnson
Hibbert
Max Muller
Charles Dickens
Justin’ McCarthy
Parnell
Portrush
Lord Roberts
South Africa
Orange Free State
Paardeburg
Mass Slaughter Alleged in Asia Minoy Reports
Reports claim a massacre in Asia Minor with estimates over ten thousand killed. Details remain unclear as dispatches filter in from unreliable sources and regional chaos hinders verification of casualty figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asia
Minoy
Surprised Villagers Feed Firefighters After Barn Fire
A village barn on a large estate burned and local fire crews battled the blaze. After extinguishing the flames, the homeowner invited the firefighters into the house for coffee and snacks. The wife apologized she had not anticipated such a visit and would have baked more treats.
An Old Fashioned Woman and a Curious Diet Tale
An old fashioned woman blushes at guests with six kinds of cake and seven reserves in the house. She favors rich pies with butter and cream and rejects dieting. A lighthearted note imagines visiting her for indulgent meals. Also a garbled barber pay fragment appears amid the text.
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THE
Bank OF Toronto
Aebeahe
Barrie and Allandale
R. Latimer
Brighten Up
Sherwin-Williams
H. H. Otton & Son
Five Points Hardware Store
Christy's
Men’s Outfitters
A. Milne & Son
Dunlop St
St. George's
Sons’ of England
Orange Lodge
Trinity Church
Organ Fund
H. M. Fletcher
Victoria
Paul
Epworth League
Alli
Adetective
Sahmi
Lee Sen Mac
Sarjeant & King
Greatemake
Todd
Allandale
Norfolk
Christy
Vickers’ Store
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