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Newspaper
Birtle Observer
Location
Birtle, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 03, 1885
Page
4
A ragged collection of scenes recounts a porch scene where a keeper’s door proclaims admission only for a price, a clumsy clothing dealer’s woes, a fable about a crow and a hare, a grim railroad swindle by a Decatur division family, and a poised social flirtation turned comic misunderstanding, all framed by sensational tone and local color.
A humorous, rambling reminiscence blends odd anecdotes about cows, milk, and cream with a wry critique of courtship. The narrator recalls attempting to milk a strange cow, city dialect asides, and a tale of a stubborn butter ball in a Southern Indiana well-digging scene.
An assemblage of light anecdotes and satirical quips about women, actors, drinkers, and daily life. Jokes on bondage of manners, marriage, and social pretensions mix with quips about Hamburgers and Lamartine. The piece blends social satire with playful one liners.
A playful collection of humorous mishearings and puns from a 19th century column. Jokes about dentistry, dogs, social life, and politics mix with whimsical aphorisms and faulty wordplay. Notable lines lampoon thinkers and public figures while riffing on everyday curiosities and misstatements.
The article notes James Russell Lowell plans a weeks stay with his daughter Mrs Edward Jest eight years after leaving the city. It mentions a period of pain and time spent away, and hints at a debate over Scriptural revision affecting a name or text cited in the context.
The article describes German folk practices to transfer ague by midnight crossroads burying of a new egg and silent walking. It notes failure blamed on misfortune and mentions breaking bran and feeding a dog to transfer the illness. It closes with a call to align actions with institutional spirit, prioritizing security over revenge.
A jumble of anecdotal items references rich writer Mise Braddon Mrs John Maxwell and aristocratic Bogasa players in public cricket a Belgian Club case a legal damages note about an Englishman paying 200 alluding to Ouida stopping frog skinning in Florence and lists on German and European figures with varied claims.
Gossip notes Miss Isabella Oates appointed vaccination officer in London causing buzz. Princess Pauline Metternich won a prize at a Vienna cattle show for best fat sheep. A Chicago woman frightened a burglar with a hairbrush. Rutland Vermont divorce case cites a wealthy New York suitor as grounds, judge unconvinced. A New Orleans Exposition feature showcased a San Francisco woman's framed collection of 300 California babies.
Reports on Millais portrait of the Prince of Wales, Lord and Lady Tennyson at the Isle of Wight, Patti’s improved fortunes, and Karl Liszt’s seventeenth birthday. Notes on the Queen’s London absence, Worth’s fashion scandal, and political mentions of Gladstone and Disraeli.
Willie Sams aged six near Wilson North Carolina is blamed for murdering his infant brother. He carried the child to a grave scooped a box buried the infant in sand and nailed the lid. He prayed and sang as the grave was filled then confessed to his mother. The infant was found dead with a broken arm and skull.
The Queen will appoint Prince Henry of Battenberg as Knight of the Garter at Osborne on the eve of his marriage to Princess Beatrice. Three ordinary garters have sat vacant for about a year and former practice favored prompt investitures. Edmund Yates proposes Lord Dufferin and Lord Lansdowne for the honor, noting Beaconsfield and Salisbury received the garter in the last Conservative era.
A collection of old fashioned fruit preserving directions. Currants and gooseberries are prepared with sugar and water for jams, jellies, and sauces. Instructions cover currant jelly, cherry and currant blends, and gooseberry preserves with spice and vinegar notes.
A column of home remedies and odd anecdotes cites mustard cures, light benefits for illness, and simple treatments. It notes regular meals, warns against galvanized pails, and shares varied tips from sprain care to infant sleep aids. It also recounts a spiritualist anecdote and a journalist’s critique of clergy children intelligence, plus a Florida roxburgh colonization note.
A touching tale from Eastbourne and London hospitals shows Princess Irene and a young surgeon, among others, bestowing small acts of compassion. A little girl Katey cherished a pink ribbon, which brightened her final days before a fatal operation, exemplifying simple gifts shaping courage and hope.
A physician addresses women’s headaches citing winter living, limited air, diet, and lack of exercise as key factors. He warns against rich pastry, tea, and excess foods, recommends simple meals, regular eating times, and cooling measures for hot heads with foot soaking to restore natural warmth.
During Toronto's Dominion Day celebration, Oarsman Hanlan tested sheet iron shoes designed to walk on water. The galvanized iron devices, four feet long, had air tight interiors and hinged fins that opened to push forward. Lee attempted the feat but fell into the water as the shoes surfaced.
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