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Newspaper
Birtle Observer
Location
Birtle, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Nov 15, 1888
Page
2
An older hunter recalls a Lake Superior voyage with a crafty Indian guide who warns that bullhead luck does not count for lake trout. The tale centers on a reef, a glass globe minnow trap, and the lesson that catching large lake trout requires intelligence as well as bait.
A memoir anecdote recounts Madame Patti delaying payment for her shoes. Mapleson faced a contract sweetened by advances until Franchi urged completing the balance to secure her on stage. Patti finally appeared in Violetta with both shoes after the last payment, as the opera continued to acclaim.
The report notes Mr. Chamberlain’s Birmingham home awaiting spring nuptials to Miss Endicott, Lord Tennyson’s unpublished work, and a Japan-Grant exchange. It recounts Comtesse Batthyány’s 1540 ruse over a husband’s death, the Britannic tragedy now a Tyrolean mystery, Kalakaua’s bribery case, and Belgian minister Van der Elst’s cliff accident. Also mentions handwriting of literary men and authors.
Fragmentary dialogue shows a puzzled daughter and Pa discussing why a hose was involved in a garden scene. A cryptic line suggests someone advised a course of action involving hose use and insect powder.
In this essay the author contrasts wealth measured by money with the wealth of character and virtue. It argues that noble desires and simple pleasures enrich life more than material riches and warns against overvaluing worldly goods. It cites St. Paul and emphasizes choosing enduring inner riches over transient possessions.
A jagged OCR fragment describes a burglar inquiry and a day spent selling oil to keep doors from squeaking. It hints at a small home or shop incident with casual dialogue and minimal context.
Lexpos reports the Prince of Wales may rely on assistants for speeches and has kept opinions on Ireland private despite public curiosity. He spent three days in Paris incognito with the Marquis de Lau visiting theaters, art collections, the Eiffel Tower, and dining with Madame deGallifat and the Grand Duke Alexis. He toured Ferrieres with Baron Alphonse d Rothschild and left a card at the Elysee when Carnot was away.
Obituary notes Chicago celebrity Long John Wentworth died on Tuesday. He served as mayor in 1857 introducing Chicago’s first steam fire engine named Long John and two more engines Liberty and Economy. He sparked sensational actions including disbanding the police and reappointing a new force. He once consoled depositors at Sol Smith’s Bank during a run by declaring he would deposit $20,000, helping save the bank.
Guidance for stout women on avoiding bright colors and using measured silhouettes. Advises black or dull shades, restrained bouffant effects, V shaped trimmings, and artful drapery to create a balanced waist to hip proportion. Encourages artificial fullness with caution and emphasizes that fashion should enhance apparent figure.
A reflective piece on happiness arising from inner discipline. It urges guarding thoughts and temper, nurturing kindness, and living with genuine character rather than mere appearance. Envy fades when life is measured by inner virtue and real decency.
The author warns that many deaths between twenty five and sixty arise from self-indulgence, neglect of food, overwork, or exposure to temperature changes without proper clothing. Intelligence and caution before middle life prevent serious illness, and prevention is easier than later recovery.
The Bell system demonstrated a successful 900 mile long distance call from Buffalo to Boston and New York. Wires connected Boston, Springfield, New York, Troy, and Buffalo with clear conversations. A Canadian Bell line is planned between Toronto and London, linking Toronto, Hamilton, Brantford, Woodstock, and London.
The Youths Companion announces a coming year with six serial stories and 150 short illustrated tales plus travel sketches humorous articles scientific history household notes and 1000 anecdotes. It features weekly supplements and holiday numbers and promises full year value at 1.75 dollars with free delivery from January 1 and a premium list with 500 illustrations.
A Napoleon anecdote on meeting an old woman on the road. She says the Emperor is a tyrant but also the King of the people, arguing that if a tyranny is necessary it should be chosen by the people themselves rather than the nobles.
Berlin correspondent says Egypt reports the tomb of Alexander the Great has been located in Alexandria. A marble coffin with ornate decorations, about three feet five inches wide and three feet high, held a skull. Found in a brick vault beneath eight feet of soil, the mummy vault is to receive a thorough museum examination at Boulak.
An epidemic of typhoid fever occurred in Cambridge Massachusetts traced to milk from a New Hampshire source. Milk cans were washed with well water contaminated by a neighbor privy vault. A prior case had appeared on the premises.
The advert boasts of removing coins from crowned heads of Europe. The column also covers frost damage in Manitoba and Dakota Montana, a court scene with marital assault, and a Liverpool Post tale about the Prince of Wales's garb reform and comic attire observations.
A survey of global curiosities covers education rates in England and America, a London drunkard, a new religious order, a rescued pony, clover crops in New Zealand, a moving deck ferry for the River Clyde, Spain's religious orders, a deadly chariot accident in London, an electric platform train at Paris exhibitions, a courtly Athens dispute, French cremation laws, a hidden monastery chamber near Margate, and naval arms race notes plus the Comtesse de Paris forming a Royalist Rose League advocating monarchy and conservative unity.
The text argues that youth see a glowing future while aging dims expectations. It asserts each year brings new joys or sorrows and experiences that, if learned from, strengthen character, deepen thought, and broaden horizons, while dull minds call life monotonous.
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