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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 10, 1904
Page
2
In this look back piece the rising popularity of skating is traced from early cheap skate designs to modern types and gear. It notes increasing demand since 1895, the shift from brittle bolted plates to smoother fittings, and the sport’s growing appeal amid zero weather.
The article recounts early skating devices from 130 years ago with Joseph Martin of Huy Belgium and the Spanish ambassador visit in 1760. It notes skates that could not turn or stop and caused damage during a masquerade, costing £100 and injuring Martin, reflecting public fascination with rolling footwear.
A damaged OCR note describes a wooden framed air vehicle with canvas coverings and a large fan rudder. The craft rests on a central mast with a movable canvas rudder controlled by a navigator, including a cockpit and engine beneath, and a general weight around 700 pounds including the aviator.
The article recounts Wilbur and Orville Wright testing a powered aeroplane with a gasoline engine behind the wings. It describes a 60 foot ascent after starting the engine, piloted by Orville, and notes the brothers’ continued experimental work and family background, including ties to the United Brethren and a history of aviation trials. It also briefly mentions unrelated biographical notes on the Duke of Norfolk and Gwendolen Constable Maxwell.
Thomas Kinsey, purser aboard the steamship New York, has crossed the Atlantic 890 times, a figure that may reach a thousand before retirement. He began with the Inman Line, later American Line, and continues two round trips monthly from New York to Southampton.
The Brittea expedition under Colonel Younghus Dand aims to compel the grand lama to yield, raising hope that the remote land may open to work. A recent traveler notes Lhasa’s isolation since 1846 and details Tibetan people, yak details, and Mongol pilgrims.
The article surveys aging skate designs from wooden footplates to single steel blades, tracing evolution from early bone and cord attachments to iron runners. It notes antique skate forms and devices, includes mentions of prayer wheels and a dog imitating speech, reflecting curiosities from old sports and culture.
The article notes Colonel Younghusband leading a British Buddhist mission into Thibet to open the land to the world. It highlights Thibet’s rule by Buddhist priests called lamas and the daily influence of religion, including the practice of prayer wheels.
Fragmentary aged text critiques an era of wealth obsession. It contrasts the rich with the poor, condemns lavish displays and money worship, and laments erosion of virtue. The piece reflects on a century of social change and moral decline tied to money.
Lady Constance MacKenzie known as the Diana of Scotland travels west with a party of friends. They hunt explore and rough it as part of a social excursion described with lively period tone.
The article describes Lady Connie's enjoyment of hunting coyotes as a bold Western pastime. It notes her daring attire and riding style while hinting she is to be married soon, framing the trip as a final act of maiden independence.
Dean Hole recounts how a rose illuminated by sunset sparked a lifelong passion for roses. He describes discovering the flower during youth in Oxford and falling in love at first sight, starting his rose culture with a modest collection in a Nottinghamshire vicarage garden that grew to thousands.
The passage notes poor winter weather and early thawing disrupt sleighing and transport across Canada. Farmers and teamsters who store wagons and prepare sleighs expect they will not need to change again until spring, but conditions vary and thaw erodes winter routines.
In Ontario lakeshore country a new invention allows wheels to be replaced by iron shoes and steel runners. Perforated shoes bolt to wheels, enabling a sleigh ride in snow with wheels carried in the wagon when not in use.
Researchers report trypanosoma parasite found in cerebrospinal fluid across stages of sleeping sickness and in blood in some fever cases. The disease concentrates in a belt along the northern shores of Victoria Nyanza, with tsetse flies abundant and suspected to transmit infection similarly to other metazoan parasites.
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