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Newspaper

Chilliwack Free Press

Location

Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada

Date

Oct 25, 1912

Page

7

Resurrection Hope Emphasized in Adventist Message Near Moscow

A pastor’s address in Moscow Scotland centers on Revelations and the future millennium. The speaker argues for the first resurrection for believers, eternal life through Christ, and loyalty to God as prerequisites for sharing in divine glory.

Moscow Scotland Treday Russell London Mies Plite Ed Fato Jesus Tesus Desis Wennels Othe Heaven God Christ Rte Paul Pauel Anton Ntra Atul Michiel Lord Deene Del Win St. Mil Apostles Tim Wolire Tim Min Silver Messiah Tore Senas Adam Jesue Pather Testo

Will Away Bodies and Postmortem Bequests In Will

The article discusses bequests to donate bodies for medical study as seen in Mor nave Nightingale’s will and similar legacies. It notes mysterious or romantic motives, mentions cremation plans, and describes two urns with packets and a miniature portrait ring left with the deceased.

Mor Nave Nightingale

Spider of the Amazon: hair monster lurks in huts

In a Brazil travel account the writer recalls encounters with a large hairy spider that nests in floors and walls. He describes its rapid movements and near escapes as he battles it with improvised weapons and a pistol. The tale highlights fear of poisonous bites and jungle hazards.

Brazil Amazon Fospider Lange

Galileo and the Pendulum’s Birth in Pisa Cathedral

A Sunday scene in Pisa's Cathedral shows a lamp swung by an attendant. Galilei, one boy among hundreds, observes the lamp’s swing period remains constant as amplitude decreases. He proves the fact by counting with his pulse, leading to a great discovery—pendulum motion and timekeeping.

Galilei Cathedral of Pisa

Arctic Mosquitoes and Primeval Curse in Arctic Circle

A London Chronicle excerpt notes mosquitoes in the Arctic circle as scarce yet persistent, describing them as blond and vegetarian in a barren land. It mentions a Lapp summer, reindeer by the sea, and an odd test that yields an inexplicably lasting curse.

Arctic Circle London

Photos and Notes on Sea Water and Midnight Sun

The article discusses sea water color variation with latitude from azure near the tropics to green toward higher latitudes and mentions the Midnight Sun in Wardburg Norway. It also includes a brief, unrelated social exchange about a husband’s activity and breakfast.

Tropics Wardburg Norway North Cape

The Roman Legion and a Street Scene Exchange

A fragment shows a street interaction about a clockmaker with a remark that praising skill can erase contempt. It then notes a Roman legion standard formation of ten cohorts of six hundred men, lacking cavalry wings.

Napoleon's fearlessness and the danger he faced in battle

The article recalls Napoleon Bonaparte's wartime risks including a thigh bayonet wound and four horses shot during sieges. It notes English belief he was never wounded and explains he hid wounds to inspire troops, stressing his influence on European fate.

Hell Poleen Toulon Napoleon Acre Rot Caesar Achilles Europe

Honest Sergeant Reprimanded After Sentry Salute Mixup

A Dublin barrack tale from Tre fon recounts a noncommissioned officer saluting a higher ranking colonel by mistake. The colonel’s surprise turns to amusement as the sergeant explains his rule to always return every salute, folly noted but forgiven.

Trefon Barriek Dublin

Budding Genius Prize Entries Show Flawed Passages

The newspaper displayed student submissions with garbled phrases such as Cora Brown as a rich daughter and Mrs Delaney under a gathering cloud. Other excerpts include a bank president marrying for fortune and a grotesque Irish clerk.

Schinal Cora Brown Delaney Rishman

Cinnamon. Ceylon Provide Aromatic Bark It Describes

The passage explains cinnamon from Ceylon. Trees are kept under ten feet. Harvesting occurs twice yearly. Branches are cut and bark scraped from the surface. Bark dries in the sun and curls into quills as essential oil diffuses through the bark.

Ceylon

Fragmented dialogue and a quiz from London Tit-Bits

Readable fragments unfold a humorous exchange about unsuitable house plans and a dressmaker’s water line. A Sunday school classroom riddle ends with the answer dry land, reflecting light humor from a London Tit-Bits fragment.

Noal London

Doctor answers about best patients in grim quip

The doctor says the best patients are those who insist life isn t worth living. The remark appears in an exchange that underscores a stark view of patient resilience and clinical empathy.

Wan

Unclear fragment hints at domestic dispute rumors

Fragmentary OCR text alleges a woman named Mrs Getit fears asking her husband for something described as a white willow plane. A statement mentions LT leaving and a suggestion she was “slowing the white feather.”

Ivocal

Knickerbocker Dinner Talk Sparked Proportion Debate

The Proportion notes a humorous contrast between Knicker and Bocker as one spoke at a dinner while the other ate during a talk. The item reflects a society page quip about public speaking and dining habits.

Bocker

Campaign Against Cetewayo shapes South Africa history

The account traces Cetewayo and the Zulu War, detailing British invasion, Isandlwana defeat, and the fall of the Zulu kingdom. It covers Cetewayo’s capture, the subsequent empire’s dissolution, and the rise of Cecil Rhodes and British colonial power in Natal, noting Chaka’s brutal reign and Dingane’s succession.

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