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Newspaper
Glenboro Gazette
Location
Glenboro, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 29, 1906
Page
6
William Brower recounts his Civil War ordeal surviving a deadly combat on a stormy field. He is aided by a mysterious bearer, saved by a distant church, and returns home to reunite with Hope after meeting Lincoln and Uncle Ed. The piece ends with renewed romance and questions about past misunderstandings.
A discussion on reducing postage for newspapers and magazines to Canada as part of imperial unity. The speaker noted Canada is flooded with American literature and ads and urged a friendly, favorable arrangement between England and Canada. He praised the imperial penny postage and predicted benefits from one ounce for a penny, urging nonpartisan colonial policy.
In Port Arthur Ontario three men faced the magistrate for an elaborate labor swindle at the CNR dock. Two were fined after one man cashed his morning cheque and another deposited it at noon, while the partner loafed both halves of the day. Imprisonment was not ordered and the men were released with fines.
Dr Thomas, medical officer of Stepney, reports five years of destroying over a ton daily of rotten tinned foods at Stepney wharves. He says the spoiled goods were colonial meat fish and fruit not American. He cites sulphur treated New Zealand raspberries and aniline bathing to restore color. He warns diseased canned meat can evade detection and urges stronger public health powers and better carcass inspection.
John Joseph Kean received twenty years of solitary confinement with hard labor for abducting Freddie Muth. He was arrested as courts closed, processed swiftly, arraigned, and sentenced by Judge Sulsberger, with potential reduction to twelve years three months if he behaves. The public and Kean’s family were left without support as he begins his term.
The article recounts Count Panin as Catherine the Great's leading adviser in the early period, admired for his level head yet criticized for extreme indolence and a voluptuous temperament. It notes his quip to Holker about state affairs and cites Harris's 1778 report that Panin allotted only half an hour of each day to official duties.
The Washington correspondent phoned a cabinet officer and asked about retirement rumors. The officer replied yes, he was about to retire when the call came and wished good night.
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