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Newspaper
Birtle Observer
Location
Birtle, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 06, 1885
Page
3
A scrambled, decades old item mixes curious facts from France and Russia with local oddities. It mentions a record bridge height, land rents in Hampton County, and health fears in Paris and St Petersburg alongside inventions and a sparrow tale.
Khartoum sits on the Blue Nile's west bank as the nation's chief trade emporium. Fortifications include earthworks and deep ditches protecting the town from Nile overflow. The hot season lasts April to mid November with 90 to 95 degree heat. rainy season July to September is irregular. cold weather runs mid December to mid February with temperatures dropping to 46. Typhoid and dysentery are common in June, July, October, and November. Population is about 50 000 residents.
Fragmentary note suggests Mahdi plans to reestablish rule and restore leadership. The text mentions G orden Pesha’s restoration and the occupation of Khar wom. Details are unclear but imply a shift in control and governance.
London shipowner Gordon, survivor of the Boston Tea Party event in 1773, born January 28, 1835 at Woolwich, served in the Royal Engineers. He fought in the Crimea, China campaigns against the Taiping, governed Soudan, and commanded colonial forces at the Cape, recalled in 1883 for Sudan duties.
A young London physician, three years in practice with no income, travels to Australia but on a platform encounter saves a duke’s life. He treats the duke’s fever correctly at a country hall, impresses the duchess and earns a permanent post. His name appears on hall badges and he becomes a leading London doctor with a large practice.
The article notes coffee cups and saucers feature floral decorations rising from bases, with tea cups for six o'clock tea competing with after-dinner sets in style. It highlights affordable artistic revival in porcelain and everyday wares, stressing replacement suitability for regular use.
A collage of sayings and anecdotes on warfare ideals marriage price politics and social behavior. It juxtaposes sharp witticisms about science criticism marriage and public life with a village humor tone and fictional exchanges. Page lore hints at satire and human folly.
A collection of household advice on treating croup with lard and peppermint, warming tableware in arctic weather, furniture polish using alcohol resin gum shellac and linseed oil, washing cotton stockings via cold rainwater and oven drying, enhancing pumpkin pie with brandy, softening boots with kerosene, and preparing a tooth powder from oris root chalk cigar ashes and rose water.
A Lon don and China Telegraph correspondent describes Woosang forts to be reinforced by 4000 troops. Chinese soldiers march in rain with umbrellas. He notes officers' incompetence, harsh discipline, and frequent flogging, with extreme punishments including up to 5000 strokes. Floggings leave lasting scars.
A poignant line envisions homes as sanctuaries for souls rather than mere shelters for bodies, urging deeper care and meaning in residence. The phrase underscores housing as a humane, spiritual, and enduring refuge beyond basic shelter.
The piece describes Bank of England operations including note production with six presses, daily output around fifty thousand notes, and a large note stock in the vaults. It notes cremation of spent notes, the bullion stock between one and three million pounds, and elaborate night guards plus roof galleries. It also recounts the 1780 Gordon Riots prompting the bank to acquire the adjacent St Christopher church and convert it into part of the bank garden with a famed lime tree.
The article notes a shift from crimson velvet coffins with silver ornaments to new oak caskets for royal burials. It mentions a update prompted by the Queen's visit revealing faded coverings, with coffins arranged on shelves and a stone table in St. George's Chapel vault. It also states that Prince Consort's coffin was not placed in the main vault due to Queen Victoria's opposition.
A humorous exchange about waking a wife with a false fire alarm. Buck claims pluck to start the fire while White says his wife wakes and wakes him with help. Buck suggests a test. White recounts a failed attempt and a cold-water counteraction.
A description of a pear shaped floating buoy acting as a fog signal. The device uses a water filled tube and valves to draw air through, creating a loud whistle as it rises and water is displaced.
A man named McGregor, urged by an elderly German woman, ate fifteen dogs to recover from a hopeless illness. He believed dog meat cured him though locals warned against the practice and threats arose over missing dogs.
The piece describes rising crime and radical groups in Panay society, highlighting the Anti-Deists of Menumontant. It quotes their motto God that is the Friend and outlines aims to abolish the word God from all languages. It notes inclusion by birth and quotes on dying.
A collection of advertising snippets promotes Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription for female complaints, Nerviline for pains, and the Voltatic Belt Co appeals for nervous debility and other ailments. Various testimonials claim cure rates, while other lines tout smoking tobacco brands, dress hints, and postal solicitations for books and pamphlets.
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