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Newspaper
Birtle Observer
Location
Birtle, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 20, 1885
Page
3
The narrator describes Rome and Dublin like dirty, crowded places where filth clings to streets and people. From the railway to exit halls the stench and sights assault the senses and dirt seems inescapable, unlike in Paris where rag-pickers remain distant.
Maris Gordon recounts a cat kept from Brewster's study with affection until a breakfast incident led to the pet's disappearance and subsequent famine like cravings. After months the cat reappears, only to panic and die from raw flesh delicacy, ending the family’s domestic pet era.
A laborer in Allegheny County Maryland was fatally stung while inspecting a wasp swarm near a cornfield. He struck the stump with a hoe and was attacked. a single sting to the left eye proved deadly within hours.
Fragment describes a chaotic scene in Brooklyn HL with unseen threats and a tense pursuit. Vague actions imply clashes and danger, mentioning a street and individuals involved in a distressed event. The account hints at ongoing danger and an attempted resolution by authorities.
A garbled report from a Saturday incident at Mr. Coffee’s store notes a man referred to as Moss and several young men. The text mentions appetite, fever, and possible indulgence but is too fragmented to identify clear actions, outcomes, or other participants.
Readable fragments mention a vente or sale action and local officials. Details are incomplete and no names or dates are clear. The text preserves a generic public sale notice tone without verifiable specifics.
A collage of short sketches and exchanges spans a theatre anecdote, banking schemes, aging jokes, hotel plans, and domestic tension. Characters include a wife who doubts a meteor strike, a Texas attorney, a Sunday school head, and Colonel Yerger tangled in a sofa scene with his clerk.
The Brazilian emperor urges a law to free slaves, detailing value based fees and phased manumission. The bill proposes registering slaves under 60 with value caps, declaring older slaves free and setting terms for freed individuals and their counties.
A Fort Lee steamer crew member recalls a sighting of a shaft and a passenger who seemed exhausted and failed to notice the revolving machinery as the vessel moved toward New York. The exchange includes a request for seating and confusion aboard.
The account traces the African slave trade from the Soudan to Benue and the Atlantic, noting how coastal and inland peoples were drawn into captivity. It contrasts coast Negroes with Bantu groups, cites Arab firearm influence, and mentions traders selling Africans to Egypt, Turkey, Persia, and Madagascar.
The text discusses varying mental disturbances from abstraction to eccentric behavior. It cites Archimedes Newton and Johnson as examples of how intense inner life can mislead perception of external reality. It notes aloofness from surroundings and sudden religious outbursts as related eccentricities.
A fragile town near Ali gat endures a five week siege as an epidemic grows with 269 reported cases and 224 deaths in a regional tally. Officials dispute figures while 21 infants lack nurses and mortality rises across townships.
A collection of household hints on preserving furniture using plantain seed rods and mila, making Javelle water for cleaning, filling mouse holes with lime and plaster, whitening yellowed flannel with Marseille soap solution, decorative chair covers, and silver cleaning with a whiting and ammonia mix. It discusses window cleaning, tinware care, and general household economy.
The piece profiles Randolph Churchill as a key figure alongside the Premier Marquis of Salisbury, noting his influence on foreign policy and his status as a society man with strong ties to the United States. It describes his appearance and public persona, including a marriage to a daughter of Leonard Jerome and his prominence in New York society.
A garbled fragment describes an unusual wheel device with a twelve foot ten inch diameter and fourty foot circumference, featuring an engine shaft and spokes. It mentions an operator using a pedal to lift weight and propel the wheel, noting shiplike components and near tire spacing in a distant, unclear setting.
An incident at the home of John H. Seat in Columbia ends with frightened children and a stone thrown during a prank by a group of men. The report notes a disturbance causing fear among the youngsters and a dangerous event during a game time.
The article lists United States post offices by class and numbers for presidential and lower grades. It covers orange and lemon imports valued at about 1.8 million and total green fruit from abroad at 5,007,851, plus duty on citrus at 690,832. It cites Brazilian diamond exports and codfish totals from Newfoundland and Norway, and ends with a combinatorics note on seating twelve people at a table over millions of years.
In Siout M Maspero reports a quarrel over an Egyptian excavation authorized by archaeological authorities. Locals and sorcerers from Algeria and Tunisia claim a stake in hidden relics uncovered near Drongah cemetery. The disturbance escalates as mobs challenge diggers guarding Coptic ornaments.
A ship passing Simon's Bay aroused suspicion as a 500 ton passenger vessel from Manila. Women waved handkerchiefs and parasols in cordial greeting, while a strong crew and smart appearance suggested nothing amiss to the narrator. A peculiar scent recalled a clue tied to Cuba, raising questions about the vessel's true purpose and origins.
A gentleman in the audience declares he earned ten thousand pounds and questions if taking a will’s gift is just. He argues wealth comes from hard work and brains, contrasts starting capital, and asserts labor and capital must be examined without bias. The crowd responds with attentive applause.
Reports from 1864 engagements note the seventeen year locusts reappearing in multiple regions. Swarms cover vegetation around Chattanooga Tennessee and spread through lowland farms, drowning other sounds with their noise. Observations cite 1868 as the prior massive outbreak in nearby locales and warn farmers in New Jersey and New England states to monitor the brood XXII.
The text discusses weighing fleece before and after washing to measure dirt oil and grime. It notes the value lies in clean wool for manufacturing, warns against washing on the sheep, and deems American Merino best in fineness while emphasizing flock value depends on clean wool rather than dirt-filled fleece.
A boy riding a horse was struck by a falling object during a storm and injured. Details on location and severity are unclear from the fragment.
Reports place a rich silver vein eight miles west of Pittsburgh at Sontens Junction while the Niagara steamer is to be burned at Apple Island for its metals. Arrests, trials, and political tensions across Nassau, Dublin, and Kashgar accompany updates on dynastic receptions, naval losses, and a looming Congo enterprise setback.
Mr B Harrison recalls a brutal sandstorm traversing New Mexico as the sky bleached pale white and dust devoured hills. As a brown black cloud advanced, the landscape vanished mile by mile, animals sheltered, and the air roared with wind like cannon fire.
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