Treasure mine plot tightens on a tropical isle
On a remote island, Robert Anstruther and Iris Deane uncover a hidden gold mine and a cryptic map. The note reveals a share for Anstruther’s uncle and a planned partnership, while life on the beach exposes trust, wealth, and romance as they await rescue.
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Wea
Ile
Sir Gar
Mins Deane
Teland
Ashe Chinese
Arthur Deane
William Anstruther
Kwaite Manor
Northallerton
Yorkshire
Robert Anstruther
Eccentric Paris Will Allocates 70000 Francs for Funeral
Wealthy woman's will directs 70000 francs for funeral expenses. Executors hire multiple doctors to embalm the body and secure a lavish coffin. St Sulpice bells toll for an hour as black hangings and silver edged decor surround the ceremony. Coffin covered with rare costly flowers outside and inside the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
St Sulpice Church
Village Street Memories and a Lost Childlike Joy
A speaker wanders a familiar village at night recalling past simple pleasures. He recalls the old store, the village joker, and candy days, then a vision of his childhood love appears at the door, leaving him homesick and longing for youth.
Coons Hunter Chris Stong Falls to Fatal Tree Fall
York’s famed coon hunter Chris Stong died instantly after a fifty foot fall from a tree as he prepared to quit hunting after a last try. He had hunted coons for about twenty years, captured roughly 2500, and once weighed a 40 pound plus quarry. He leaves a widow and three children.
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Chris Stong
York
Christian Albert Stong
Vaughar Township
Chris
Stong
Sharon
University federation strengthened Toronto College role
Hon Geo Ross outlined the federation of the University of Toronto with Victoria Trinity and Queen’s, detailing 1887 legislation, affiliated schools, and the expanded faculties. He cited growth in students from 300 to over 4,800, rising building costs, and the aim to pervade every calling through education.
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Toronto Uniersity
Geo . Ross
University Federation
Ross
Wm. Mulock
Toronto
Ontario
Victoria
Trinity
Queen's
Queen's University
Kingston
Teen's
Confederation of Victoria University
University of Toronto
Ontario Agricultural College
Royal College of Dental Surgeons
School of Practical Science
College of Music
Ontario College of Pharmacy
Schol of
Veterinary Surgery
School of
Trinity University Schools of Medicine
Trinity University
McMaster
University
University College
Ife
Watercolor Indian Encampment Painting For Exhibition
An 112 by 2 foot water color scene of an Indian encampment along a river banks near Montreal is added to the Toronto Industrial Exhibition art collection. It was painted by a French army officer about two centuries ago and will be displayed in the Art Gallery this year. Sir Purdon Clark, former director of London’s South Kensington Museum, donated it.
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Toronto Industrial Exhibition Association
St. Lawrence
Montreal
Purdon Clark
South Kensington Museum
London
England
First American original poetry printed by Anne Bradstreet
Anne Bradstreet, wife of Massachusetts governor Simon Bradstreet and daughter of Thomas Dudley, published a volume of poems in 1640. This came one year after Cambridge Massachusetts established the first printing press.
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America
Anne Bradstreet
Simon Bradstreet
Maassachusetts
Thomas Dudley
Cambridge
Mass
Loaded Gun on Street Joke Fraught with Legal Lark
A man brings a friend named Gunn to Police Court claiming Gunn is loaded. The judge discharges Gunn, while the caller notes the gag in a Mount Morris Index report.
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Gunn
Mount Morris Index
Milk Snake Swallowed By Girl Exits After Two Years
A Mitchell Advocate item reports a daughter of William Kleman of West Ward had persistent illness with a sensation of something alive in her stomach. After drinking sour cream she coughed and expelled a 14 inch milk snake that had lived in her stomach for about two years, likely from swallowing while drinking water.
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Wm. Kleman
West Ward
Mitchell
How The King Keeps Track Of People Through Cards
The Marquise de Fontenoy describes royal card index methods used by King Edward and Emperor William. Buckingham Palace files list past meetings, suggested remarks, and family details to prime the sovereigns before audiences. Lord Chamberlain’s records also track societal scandals to protect appearances at court.
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Edward
William
Marquise de Fontenoy
Lord Knollys
Sir Dighton Probyn
Privy Purse
Buckingham Palace
Lord Chamberlain
Great Warwick pageant and castle spectacle to open in July
Warwick plans a multi day historical pageant at the castle with over 6 000 seats booked. Lord and Lady Warwick will attend with the Duchess of Sutherland and Lord Helmsaley. The performance features nineteen centuries of Warwick history from Caractacus to Elizabeth I and a dramatic head of the Duncanaw on a fire breathing trolley.
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Warwick
Duchess of Sutherland
Lord
Helmsaley
Gaveston
Queen Elizabeth
America
Canada
Queensland
Guy of
Mysore Gold Mining Co Declares 145 Percent Dividend
At the Canon Street Hotel annual meeting the Mysore Gold Mining Co announced dividends totaling 145 percent for the second year running. The year’s profit reached £450,556 with 195,650 tons of quartz crushed yielding 144,957 ounces of gold. A framed transfer certificate for £1 shares at ninepence remains in the London office.
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Mysore Gold Mining Co
Canon Street
Mysore
London
Schoolboy Humorists and Their Sylly Lore
A collection of comical schoolboy misreadings and faux definitions from British schooling. Entries include Chaucer described as middle class English and a German schooling quip, with further gaffes on axis, Pharisees, sower parable mishaps, and the larynx misnamed as the voice box.
Bogus Antiques Trick Collectors in Deceptive Trades
A discourse on antique fraud covers cases from a collector’s enamel box repaired with a fake lid to a gem recut ring and a turkey swallowed gem. It notes a Dalmatian scholar exposing a 1893 maker’s inscription on a crucifix and lead coins dated with anachronistic Arabic numerals. Museums are not immune.
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Vienna
Mender
Turkey
Dalmatia
Pumice Stone Formation Though Eruptions Do Not Supply Stones
The article explains that white pumice used commercially is not from active eruptions but from distant deposits. The finest material comes from Lipari Island in the Tyrrhenian Sea, specifically Campo Blanco Monte Petalo. Workers dig burrows by candlelight, haul lumps to the valley, and ship the sorted stone via Messina or Leghorn to distant markets.
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Lipari
Tyrrhenian Sea
Campo Blanco
Monte Petalo
Messina
Leghorn
Adirondack Etymology From Mohawk Ha-de-ron-dack Meaning
The Mohawk name Ha-de-ron-dack meaning wood eaters was applied derisively to a weakened Al conquins group defeated by the Iroquois. Distressed survivors sought peace, begged the victors to halt further war, and some fled or were enslaved by Mohawks.
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Adirondack
The Giant of Lobsters Lures Belfast Adoration
The largest lobster ever caught on America’s coast was taken by a Belfast Maine fisherman in 1891. It weighed twenty three pounds and stretched thirty seven inches from tail to claw tip. The creature was too large for a standard trap and was landed after snagging the net.
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America
Belfast
Wilkison
Insect Bites Hazard Highlighted by London Lancet
The London Lancet notes many people are unaware of simple protections against insect bites. It suggests applying carbelic acid in skin hair and clothing to repel gnats and other insects, noting potential protective value for horses and cattle against flies.
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The
London Lancet
One View of Love as Madness and Punishment
The passage argues love is a form of madness deserving harsh treatment, yet the lovers themselves are the enablers. It suggests lunacy is ordinary so those who punish it are also in love, blurring lines between victim and culprit.
The Usual Result
A short dialogue shows a boy eager to grow up and his father’s cautionary reply about choosing to marry or live freely once of age. The exchange highlights parental guidance and youthful impatience.
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Jenks
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Englad
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Dirisia
Hunter
Federation
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Anne
Leet
Schoolboy
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Island
Willie
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