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Newspaper
Birtle Observer
Location
Birtle, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 13, 1885
Page
3
Readers are shown plans for a brick west end country residence with seven foot cellar seven foot basement first story ten feet second story nine feet six inches and a finished attic. The design emphasizes brick construction and decorative ornament with Figures 1 and 2 illustrating the floor layouts.
The article urges farmers to provide soft clean water for horses from rain river or pond sources. It recommends troughs with clay and chalk bottoms and pre softened water, noting water quality can affect a horse’s health and even race outcomes. It cites careful trainers taking custom water to farms before important engagements.
This piece explains a home method to test milk richness by using a marked bottle and lengthwise paper scale to measure cream division after 24 hours. It also covers testing butter yield from milk and notes millet as a fodder crop, with cautions on overripe seed and seed processing for stock, plus sharpening stones and upkeep tips.
The article argues that English sheep flourish with ample feeding and that American sheep would yield better mutton if fed similarly. It notes Merino sheep can produce good meat with proper feeding and cites a writer praising generous feed for livestock.
A physician notes lip coloring is not common in America and explains that men notice lip biting to bring blood to the lips. He adds that winter cold and exercise, not paint, give natural color and that health methods replace powders.
A fragment discussing the idea that the world owes living to mankind and the danger of communism. It argues individuals must earn their living and resist the notion of universal entitlement, noting the red flag of the commune as a rallying point.
A feature on the Massey works in Toronto highlights a sprawling four story brick complex with 200000 square feet of floor space and direct railway access. It notes 250 to 450 workers, a library and reading room, and halls for meetings and religious services. It profiles Massey’s focus on harvesting implements and the Toronto Mower and Toronto Light Bader machines, sold across the Dominion.
A visitor describes the extensive HorSEM rake production and the fully integrated works in Canada. The article notes on site tempering of steel teeth, in-house machining, ready shipments, and a Winnipeg branch with large Manitoba sales. It highlights showrooms, express service, and a mailed illustrated paper to farmers, with emphasis on reliability and scale.
A discussion of undersea cables and steamers communicating across the Atlantic. Future ideas imagine vessels tapping cables for news and finance, with notes on dangers, repairs, and early cable-laying mishaps. Mentions Faraday, Jules Verne plan, and historical splice failures. References to platinum mines in the Urals and global metal trade.
Chinatown yesterday wore holiday colors with flags paper lanterns and pictures of Chinese maidens. The Fung baby born two weeks ago drew gifts and congratulations while plans for a dynasty victory and a possible new year if China's regime shifts were whispered in the crowd.
The text warns that London suffered cholera in 1832 1854 and 1868 due to Thames water pollution and stresses clean water and sanitation as vital protection against Asiatic cholera next summer.
A mosaic of notices includes medical remedies for consumption and diarrhea, a travel ad for Pogress Express Hire, a claim that Myrtle Navy tobacco is preferred, a note on Dr Leopold Damroswch’s deafness, and an excerpt from a Chicago Tribune piece on draft horse breeding.
A torrent of old time remedies and sensational claims floods the page. Nerviline is touted to relieve neurslyia cramps headache rheumatism and other pains with endorsements from a Morrisburgh druggist and offers of 10 and 25 cent bottles. Also advertised are Putnam’s Corn Extractor and a Voltaic Belt with trial offers plus sensational notes about a judge resigning amid public indignation and dubious catarrh cures from A L Dixon and Co.
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