Canadian Dairy Question: Letters to British Farmers
Resident writer outlines a four month study on dairy improvements in Canada and plans a series of letters to Parliament and Canadian dairymen. He notes support from British and Canadian authorities, and previews topics including milk supply systems, marketing, and government role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Canada
Newspaper of Canada
France
Publi
Core
Beutel
Agriculturists
Dai Armers
Normandy
England
Holland
Daxville, P. Q
Bull and Python Fight Near Table Mountain Feeds Fatal End
Reports from Table Mountain describe a dramatic clash as twelve cows and a bull faced two large rock pythons. The herd backed to a ledge and fell to a ravine after the struggle, with all cattle dead on the first ledge and the pythons badly damaged. The two snakes measured 40 feet 3 inches and 31 feet 9 inches.
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Table Mountain
When a Woman Hides a Name She Loves
Do not seek the heart’s truth in her words or gaze, but note the unspoken cue. If a woman avoids a certain name and falls silent when it is mentioned, she hides a hidden attachment, as a bird darts away to its distant nest.
The Firing of Vulcan
Uncle Phiness tells a fireside tale about Vulcan and Olympus. Jupiter observes Caius Lucius Hutchins raising a corner in wheat and sends Ceres to investigate. He is fired before twenty four hours.
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Phiness
Vulcan
Mt. Olympus
Jupiter
Caius Lucius Hutchins
Ceres
Valoan
Em William's Visit to Rome and Naples Costs Revealed
The journey of the Em William to Rome and Naples incurred expenses exceeding £200 for Humbert and the Italian government. Details of decorations and related arrangements are noted in the report.
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Em William
Rome
Naples
Humbert
Wit and Widom in a Chaotic Pageant of Snippets
A collage of quips and vignettes from a country week page. Jokes about watermelons whiskey and old rags mingle with church farewells and social exchanges. brief lines capture everyday humor and small talk in a dated societal snapshot.
Water Finder in Chambers Journal Explains Living Twig Method
A writer recalls Mullens a water finder whose twig reading locates running water for breweries and factories. Though illiterate and skeptical, observers note his accuracy using hazel or hawthorn twig and a follower with a peg, denying supernatural causes yet asserting undeniable skill.
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Chambers’ Journal
Mullens
London
Sheffield
John
Mullen
Plain Talk about an Emperor as Seen by a Bavarian
London Truth Paris correspondent notes a Bavarian observer’s mixed portrait of the young German Emperor. She calls him changeable and capable of cold moments yet playful with children and fond of pipes, beer, and smoking. The observer sees him as both crafty and impulsive, choosing to do right but prone to sin and repentance.
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Paris
London
Geofin
Munich
Madras
Janet
Bavaria
Genoa
Yours For Health and Clean Living Advice
A period piece urges healthful living with plain rules: air rooms, open windows, keep beds tidy, wash sheets, wear comfortable clothing, and eat slowly. It extols walking, clean cisterns, tidy dress, and avoiding dampness to prevent fevers and illness.
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Xerxes
Sensible Dead Man Surprises Paris Household
An elderly man in Rue Rachechouart Paris, presumed dead, awakens to find broth and wine consumed. His nephew and wife fearfully witness the living uncle defy death, declare he is alive, and explain he fell into a lethargy but recovered after meals and rest with relatives keeping vigil. The death notice remains unofficial.
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Rachechouart
Paris
Richard
Wild Dogs of Assam Hunt in Pack Like Wolves
The Assam wild hounds hunt deer with a coordinated pack strategy. An old dog leads then returns to guide the group, while others block escape routes and drive the prey toward the pack. The deer tires and is killed by the pursuing dogs.
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Australia
India
Assam
Agai
Lea
Victin
Notoriety and intrigue surround European court confidant
The piece traces three figures, highlighting Baron Vee Jockes once Richard M. Jackson of Steubenville Ohio who gained King Charles favor in Setagar. It portrays Jackson as a decent man elevated to reader to the King through social and business skill, while court rivalries at Wartemberg and Gerane intensify due to his success and a titled romance.
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Sniene
Europe
K Charles
Jackson
Wartemberg
Gerane
Social notes from London and New York society pages
Detailed gossip and portraits of notable figures including Sir Richard Bethell and Lord Westbury, Major Grant of New York, Lavinia Shannon, and Dona Isadora Cousino. Mentions actors, pianists, clergy, and political figures with social standings, wealth, and travel, plus a vivid sketch of the Countess of Monte Cristo and her empire in Chile.
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Erie Jonynge
Mary Anderson
London
Miss Anderson
Jen
Galatea
Juliet
Denman Thompson
Europe
Queen Elizabeth
Roumania
Carmen Sylva
Grant
New York
Rowland Hill
Lavinia Shannon
Washington
Lady Audley
Earl of Danraven
Marquis of Thomond
New Orleans
Mount St. Benedict
Louisville
Convent of the Visitation
D. C
Lord Westbury
William
Signor Crispi
South America
Dona Isadora Cousina
Santiago
Chili
Countess of
Monte Cristo
Valparaiso
Senora Cousino
Great Britain
Miscellany of excerpts on life and law from old newspapers
A collage of curious notes covers fires in 1887 with insured losses, reflections on gender roles and happiness, a proverb about money, quirky quotations, a toothpick factory near Paris, panic methods to stop runaway horses, and humorous anecdotes about clergymen and servants. It cites hospital ratios in Great Britain and Ireland, Persian marriage counsel, Freemasonry incidents in Edinburgh, and a California trust case defining illegal combinations and antitrust limits.
A Hollow in the Heart and a Prayer for Peace
A poet confesses a hollowed heart shaped by grief and seeks divine healing. The speaker asks to be filled with heavenly peace rather than vanities, dreaming of a sacred chamber sheltered from earthly tumult and given eternal vision. The closing line notes the names Sagan G and Stock.
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Sagan G
Stock
Committing to Memory and a Hymn Wake Up Call
An Arcade pastor drew a crowd with a sermon and a hymn handed to the choir for a lively tune. The clergyman quipped the hymn might wake the congregation up amid the steamy memory themes echoed by Henry Hallam on memory and poetry.
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SY W. H. Lysch
Britign Dairy Farmers Association
Uence
Bers
Perseus
Province of
Quebec
Barnard
Dominion
Liverpool
Seaboard
Department of Cate
Ottawa
Lowe
Hon
Car
Mrs. Nairn Dairy School
Ieee Yan Ervey Mtn
Permeny?annes
Noda
Iriah
Sydney Smith
Selwyn
Lionel
Agatha
Les Gentan
United States
la Rochefoucauld
Chapin Urch
Edinburgh
Scotland
Cotion
Erin
Belfast
Grand Lodge of Scotland
California
Milton
Henry Hallam
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