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Newspaper
Barrie Examiner
Location
Barrie, Ontario, Canada
Date
Nov 28, 1901
Page
6
Constantia meets Strange by a flooded stream and accepts his help across. He confesses love and asks her to marry, but she rejects marriage without love. They part softly, each touched by the moment, while his hopeful dream fades into quiet despair.
A fragmented exploration of plant breeding describes how heredity and climate shape each variety, the breeder’s role in selecting superior traits, and the struggle against retrogressive forces within and around crops. It notes how soil, climate, and local conditions influence improvement and warns of eventual backsliding without continued, targeted breeding.
Mr I S Mallory emphasizes clean odors and equipment to produce good butter. He outlines milk separation at 80 F, cream aging to 62 F in winter and 53 F in summer, churning when granular, twice or thrice washed with colder water, salt at about one ounce per pound, and meticulous packaging with clean tubs and neat covers.
Farm and Ranch states that cattle without horns are a clear improvement and will be favored when possible. Those who can raise hornless stock should dehorn and feed cattle well in winter. Hornless cattle feed better and are more docile, and removing horns pays off both in feeding and breeding outcomes.
A correspondent visits the Blagdon Woods Shooting School in Surrey to observe how people of all ages are taught gun handling. The piece notes that most men need practice and adapt to a weapon to improve accuracy, while some are naturally quick to learn the gun’s quirks and compensate accordingly.
A guide on firearm handling for beginners covers using an adjustable try gun, proper firing technique with moving targets, safe carriage, and opening breeches to clear obstacles. It warns excitable shooters and emphasizes drills, practice, and safety in the field, alongside brief London news and notes on British public life.
A family dialogue centers on the meaning of kingship. Papa defines a king as an unlimited authority whose word is law and must be obeyed. Nellie and Edith note interest in Mr Tomlinson and discuss sensible topics, contrasting married life with bachelorhood.
A teacher asks how many months have twenty eight days and a boy answers all of them. The scene notes beetles as strong insects with a horned beetle able to move a 2 pound letter weight about 315 times its own weight.
An 19th century critique exposes dangerous quack cures. Salt water injections allegedly revived cholera victims while hot air baths for rheumatism and extreme cold or heat therapies caused deaths. Cases include a Manchester coroner’s starvation complaint and risks from Roentgen rays and camphor. It condemns unscrupulous profiteers and unsafe experimental treatments.
A quarrelsome household debate over breakfast ends with the husband fleeing to a restaurant. He complains of boiled eggs and mutton chops, mocks the menu, and the waiter presents the bill. The husband orders two boiled eggs and a mutton chop at the restaurant.
In a playful exchange Mr. Djinks doubts his son Tommy will ever achieve great fame while Mrs. Djinks responds with cautious optimism. They joke that if he progresses, he may shock the world by turning expectations upside down.
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