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Newspaper
Fort Macleod Gazette
Location
Fort Macleod, Alberta, Canada
Date
Jun 15, 1900
Page
2
Poem celebrates the sea as mother to winged emerald daughters of her heart. White foam and green waves evoke virtue and renewal as the sea calms the sunlit shore. The speaker longs to kiss the sea before death, addressing the great mother made to God's own maid.
The 1851 sinking of the troopship Birkenhead off the African coast left 103 survivors from 631 aboard. It honors the steadfast sacrifice of sailors who saved women and children as the vessel struck a submerged rock near Point Danger in a calm yet fateful midnight encounter.
The Birkenhead sinks after striking a rock. Officers and soldiers maintain discipline as boats are launched. Women and children evacuated. 68 men reach shore, 125 rescued by Lioness, others perish in sharks and currents. Captain Wright remains at the scene two days.
Fragmentary OCR notes reference sleep ins and graves, mentioning junior bodies and cab numbers in a somber, unclear context. The readable text hints at memorial actions or ceremonies surrounding losses.
The memoir passage recalls brutal scenes in tsarist Russia including families separated and sold, serfs beaten under Nicholas I, and revolts suppressed by execution by flogging and village devastation. The narrator imagines harsher tales of dispossessed peasants and masters.
A humorous note questions why readers blame a newspaper for every fault and lists common gripes from merchants postmaster station agent barber baker butcher grocer and preacher, concluding that the only good person is the one who is doing the kicking.
A historical note advises cleaning brushes by dipping bristles in a mixture of one tablespoon ammonia to one quart water. No rubbing is needed, cold water works as well as warm, and after rinsing in cold water and shaking dry, bristles are softened but not overly cleaned.
A rumor spread about Narmer Jones as Johnsing mocks him for building a six foot fence around his melon patch. Mr. Jackson asks what he did now while Johnsing notes the barrier as a supposed sign of peculiarity.
The wife and family of General French visited an amateur production of The Yeomen of the Guard in Wolverton. The hall was decorated, people wore portraits and emblems, and a guard of honor plus escort of Charlton ladies welcomed the party. Mrs. French appeared moved by the reception.
A New Orleans Times-Democrat report describes San Jose’s National Theater as a global marvel built with white marble and Mexican onyx, costing 3 million dollars after years of work. The author lauds its beauty, compares it to Paris Grand Opera, and notes Central American capitals invest in fine theaters to entertain citizens amid revolutions.
A thumbnail survey of prominent figures and colorful anecdotes from politics, arts, and society. Notables include Lord Salisbury at 263 pounds, Archbishop Ireland’s legal fervor, President McKinley at a wineless Ohio banquet, ex congressman John Davis now blind, and Salvini’s 72nd year return to St Petersburg. Also notes Beit’s wealth, MacCormac’s salary, Doyle’s unpaid service, Filley’s fortune donation, Sawyer’s Washington stake, and Fargo’s Forty-Niner heritage.
Painter Hubert Herkomer in Berlin arranging commissions for portraits and an exhibition of western works including the Lady In White and the Lady In Black. General Lew Wallace at work on a drama set in Thebes. Marion Crawford, yachtsman, has just received a captain's certificate to sail publicly. The Rosa Bonheur monument at Fontainebleau will be completed by her family under Isidore Bonheur.
Ridgewood News discusses how to define a hall of fame in New York City. Syracuse Post Standard notes the challenge of identifying the famous. Miss Stef en Gould donates 100000 for a hall of fame at the University of the City of New York and her father’s name may be honored.
The article befriends a roaming dog with mixed strains and constant smiles, noting its cheerful nature, wagging tail, and appetite while contrasting it with a pampered blue ribbon dog that may snap at children. It also mentions cloth manufacture and glassmaking as advancing industries and references Versailles gardens costing £8,000,000.
A domestic vignette contrasts a wife and husband over coal chores and a love story in a book. The husband bristles at interruptions to his reading while the wife seeks fairness, ending with a comic moment as chores collide with romance.
Abraham Sapiro of Paterson New York survived a deadly incident at Katz brewery where two large blade paddles in a malt mixer threatened to cut him as he tried to calm the machinery. A coworker signaled an engineer and the blades slowed before Sapiro was rescued.
A quirky mix notes a 415 foot gum tree in Australia, Syrian rose symbolism of immortality, redwood wood longevity, and old forest trunks remaining solid. It adds a tip: plant Japanese iris roots in a green painted washtub for a water loving ornamental hand sole.
A brief Detroit Journal item depicts a tense exchange about impending rain. A man warns of rain while a woman counters, her wet weather skirt noted as particularly becoming. The dated tone hints at 19th or early 20th century journal prose.
A lighthearted note from Unsere Gesellschaft describes a writer’s desk prank where a corkscrew vanishes while the writer plans to work. The snippet captures a recurring scene of absent tools interrupting literary effort.
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