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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 01, 1906
Page
2
A castaway on an uncharted island awakens to Iris’s breakfast and cautious talk of danger. The pair, led by Robert Jenks, discover a deep, circular quarry carved into the hillside, its lower chamber filled with bones and Dyak garments, hinting at a hidden peril and past conflicts on the island.
A narrator recalls an expedition where a volcanic island hides mineral riches. A mysterious decline follows carbonic acid gas from a buried vent suffocating a tribe and a hunter. Pigs and a European explorer leaves a sealed record of failed treasure hunts and a final unknown fate.
Deschapelles, famed as a master whist player, performed with one hand gathering and sorting cards for tricks. In later life he aligned with republican ideals and was linked to revolutionary plots under Louis Philippe. His papers listed targets including an elderly acquaintance named Vatry.
The oxygen gas of the air acts as a universal stimulant and destroyer of life. In fermentation growth putrefaction combustion and oxidization the same chemical process occurs in different forms. Our world and everything in it burn with varying rapidity. Only when rapid does the flame become visible.
A humorous note on old time tales mentions John de Montroyal giving Emperor Charles V an automatic iron fly that buzzed around his head and landed on his sleeve Virgilius bishop of Naples supposedly crafted an iron fly that could fly and repel other flies from the city
The ventilation approach for the Simplon tunnel uses large canvas screens at each end that close automatically as trains pass. If the mechanism fails to lift the screen the engine will tear through it without harm, likened to a circus performer tearing a paper hoop.
Joe Halliday and Jessie confront two bandits aboard an express car as they attempt a hold up. Jessie wields a shotgun, helping subdue the robbers. the plan to steal diamonds is thwarted. Superintendent Sage praises the daring rescue and offers Halliday a new posting and prize. Halliday marries Jessie the next morning.
Miss Higgins confronts a minister over tithes with blunt humor. When the minister complains about congregants’ money, she belts out a sharp retort about sharing eggs from hens, implying the tithe should be reevaluated by practical sense.
The article notes John Wesley born at Epworth England June 17 1703 and died in London March 2 1701 aged eighty eight. He studied at Oxford entered the Church of England ministry and his work connected to the Methodist movement and Moravian influences in 18th century England.
A country justice of the peace asks a retired attorney for a legal opinion on facts he plans to use in a forthcoming trial. The attorney provides the opinion, and the squire reveals the case will be tried next Saturday. He offers $750 and a profit split, boasts of improving his performance, then leaves after paying $2.75.
The Shropshire breed arose in southern England from crosses of Southdown and Leicester types to create a hardy mid sized sheep with dense medium length fleece and strong mutton. By 1853 they were classified at the Royal Show and a flock book began, with a 1900s Indiana record and a 3,000 to 4,000 member association issuing certificates for about 215,000 sheep.
E Van Alstyne in Rural New Yorker warns that grazing on bare ground in winter is poor economy and advises clipping dirty wool around the tail, trimming long hoofs, and providing constant access to clean water, salt with turpentine, dry bedding, and removal of uneaten feed.
Michigan Farmer advises preparing winter housing by creating distinct space. Twelve square feet suffices for a breeding ewe, and lambing flocks may remain together until lambs appear. Divide ewes by lambing status using panels or feed racks. avoid permanent divisions due to changing space needs.
Eggs can nourish and cool stallions during busy stud work. Breaks of half a dozen eggs stirred into twice daily grain ration aid digestion and fertility in many cases. Ration cost rises, but one extra foal can cover all egg expenses for the season.
A note on common pig ailments explains scours and thumps as caused by rich food damp bedding and cold surroundings. Remedies include stopping swill, keeping bedding dry, providing fresh air and water, and feeding dry, clean food.
The article notes no signs that wool or mutton will fall to old begging prices for many years, while demand increases and world flocks reportedly decrease according to leading authorities cited by American Sleep Breeders.
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