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Newspaper
Birtle Observer
Location
Birtle, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 29, 1885
Page
2
Rosalie and Ronald confront unspoken love in England
Rosalie confesses a former suitor's death or marriage as Ronald Scott reveals his own feelings and vows friendship. Olive finds scandal as Gerard Baxter is mentioned amid rumors of arrest for murder. The dialogue exposes romantic tension, class constraints, and enduring loyalties in a family circle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olive
Cousin
Rosalie
England
Ronald
Toby Vewen
Rosslie
Ronald Scott
Ely
Ammeinata Omere
Olive Deane
Ronald Scottle
Woodhay
Prince
Gerard Baxter
Eliza
The Silent Witness Grows To a Confession In a Crime Case
In Woodhay I read the key pages of the Baxter case as the suspect Gerald Baxter faces murder charges. Mrs. White testifies about Lily Eliza and the river discovery near Blackfriars Bridge, while the narrator, convinced of Baxter’s innocence, wrestles with guilt and fear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eliza White
Ang
Mrs. Haag
Blackfriarn Bridge
Haag
Ronald Scott
Uncle Tod
Olive
Rebellion notes and medical aid amid Hastings frontlines
Report from the Northwest battlefront describes shattered mail routes and scarce clothing for volunteers, with Halifax Battalion supplies sent to Moose Jaw and hospital shirts funded by St. Anne’s parish. Private A. G. Scovell recounts his wound as Tom Moor died after a skirmish, the field blending into mourning as troops endure rough campaigns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis David
Halifax Battalion
Wyld, Brock & Co
Toronto
Express
Moose Jaw
St. Anne's
Walkerton
Ont
Prince Albert
A. G. Scovell
Royal Grenadiers
Batoche
Moor
Tom Moor
Queen Victoria Visits Wounded Soldiers at Netley Hospital
The Queen accompanied by Princess Beatrice and Prince Henry visits Netley hospital to speak with convalescents from the Sudan and the war wounded. She comforts a Canadian lumberman, notes those on beds and chairs, and observes amputations and wounds with sympathetic remarks. Beatrice joins in, touring wards and easing the suffering of soldiers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beatrice
Prince Henry of Battenberg
Netly Hospital
Southampton Water
Soudan
Nile
McNeill
Zareba
van Rises Reowhen Senocig
Texas Tragedy Kills Three in Desperate Attack
A man fatally stabbed Professor Youmans and his sister in law Mrs. Tighe in a Texas home. Mrs Holmes lay fatally wounded and conscious, while the murderer fled. He was captured after a struggle and later attempted suicide with morphine. an emetic saved him.
Extraordinary shipwreck escape near Hull in May
A keel bound from Grimsby to Leeds wrecked on a sand bank. The captain of a steam tug heard knocking from the cabin and rescued the captain's wife Mrs Snowden and one child after nearly seventeen hours. Two other children died as water rose to the mother's throat. the crewsaved survivors before the keel capsized with the horse line trapping the captain amid submerged rigging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ees
Hull
Grimsby
Leeds
Hackers
Women and Health Claims Across 19th Century Ads
A collection of brief paragraphs touts remedies and rumors including Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription for women, Dr. Sage’s Catarrrh Remedy, Polson’s Nexvitine, and Nerviline. The notes mention royal rumors about the Russian Czar, early strawberries for charity, and a disputed flag incident at a county club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Byron
R. V. Pierce
Russia
Samarcand
Timour Lang
Ror
Central Asia
Berlin
St Petersburg
Putnam’s Painless Corn Extractor Promoted
An imitation historical ad extols Putnam's Painless Corn Extractor as the sole sure cure for corn pain. It claims universal safety and efficacy with harmless effects elsewhere, crediting N.C. Polson & Co. Kingston as proprietors and noting fanciful date shifts from May to March.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Putnam
Putnam's Painlees
N.C. Polson & Co
Kingston
Paris
London
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