10 Aug 1905
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Newspaper
Millbrook And Omemee Mirror
Location
Millbrook, Ontario, Canada
Date
Aug 10, 1905
Page
1
Vera and Seaton confess deep love after a harrowing night and a near ruin. He reveals feared past stains but Vera forgives and confirms love as Griselda Tom Peyton and Griselda celebrate. Vera and Seaton plan a wedding while amid celebrations and farewells.
Vera deploys a gown that dazzles as Griselda schemes to spirit her away to Girtonmore. Mrs. Peyton teases Vera about Seaton while teasing hints of danger from last night’s wreck. Vera admits fear and blushes as Griselda presses for truth, promising to stay until she learns all.
Vera awakens to spring at Greycourt and meets Dysart on the terrace. She speaks of London and tomorrow’s wedding as he returns from the wood and kisses her in a scene of bright sunshine and planned vows. The text hints at a shared past and imminent marriage.
Wheat and grain prices across Toronto Montreal and U S markets show No 2 wheat at 85 86 cents outside for immediate delivery Sept price 77 78 cents Manitoba lines No 1 Northern 1 10 No 2 Northern 1 06 No 3 90c and oats No 2 at 40c outside Barley No 2 43 44c outside old 46c outside Peas 78c outside and milling 75c Corn US yellow 63 68c Rye nominal Flour patents 4 15 4 65 on track Manitoba flour up to 5 50 Millfeed bran 11 50 12 and Shorts 18 19 Manitoba bran 17 19 in sacks Canada Montreal oats steady at 48 18k No 3 No 2 49 4% Flour Manitoba Spring patents 5 40 5 50 Winter 5 60 straight rollers 5 15 in bags 2 40 2 50 Ontario bran 14 15 Manitoba bran 15 16 Shorts 19 Beans choice primes 1 75 1 65 Provisions pork 20 21 lard 94 93c Hams bacon 12 14c Eggs butter cheese prices firm United States markets show varied wheat rye barley prices with Sept bids and cash quotes across Milwaukee St Louis Minneapolis with mixed patent and millfeed figures for grain traders and stock feeds.
Essex dispatch reports Arthur Milne after eight Klondike years has invested in Calgary real estate and believes a hotel or gambling resort is the best pay dirt. Gambling fever grips miners who risk large sums, including a miner who lost $40,000 in a week and returned to the fields.
Despatch from Winnipeg reports the Order of Scottish Clans moving to form a Highland regiment for Winnipeg. It is coordinating with other local societies to secure joint cooperation toward the project.
Toronto dispatch reports Hon W J Hanna via Dr C A Hodgetts announces new marriage registration rules. About 18000 to 19000 marriages yearly with 600 to 800 unregistered and many delayed up to 15 months. Licenses to be endorsed and sent to the registrar general. official cards will record full details. affidavits and licenses filed. Envelopes provided to license issuers. future law changes hoped to curb objectionable border marriages.
A Montreal despatch reports a Temiskaming Railway Commission session with chairman C B Smith and D Murphy. The line will be located to its junction with the Grand Trunk Pacific, 275 miles distant, with 200 miles of road to be completed by next year. About 113 miles are currently operated, and traffic on the finished section plus tourist travel has been large.
A Montreal despatch reports 692 deaths from tuberculosis last year, 580 from consumption, with Health Officer Dr Labergne noting no year-to-year comparison possible due to recent statistics. The Tuberculosis League cites overcrowded housing as a major factor in spread, with cases showing entire families wiped out within years.
A Winnipeg despatch states Alberta cattle exports for July reached 9,000 head, with August estimated at 11,000. The export trade shows signs of expansion, yet a falling market is discouraging shippers.
A Rome despatch reports Vatican insiders say the Pope is homesick for Venice and fretful in the Vatican. The tale claims he may visit Venice with his niece Gilda Parclin, though cardinals are said to resist any departure from Rome.
Despatch from Niagara Falls New York says a Paterson New Jersey man may have fallen to death over the American Falls after noon Wednesday. State Reservation officer Thomas Wilson found a coat and vest at Prospect Park personal crisis point with a memo book bearing the name Frank Lewis and city addresses. Wilson handed the items to Superintendent Perry.
London Board of Trade publishes Prof Mavor's report on the Canadian North West with emphasis on wheat for export. It concludes that major gains in productive power and a larger effective population are needed before the North West can meet Britain's wheat needs.
Telegraphic briefs report a leather price advance in Canada and 146,266 immigrants entering the country in the year to June 30. Winnipeg sees $7.7 million in building value. liquor licenses reductions capped. Hamilton land bought for 300 workers dwellings. Michigan Central Railway allocates $100,000 for St Thomas shops. Montreal prize-fight fines. Ottawa girl Lizzie Duffield dies after hiccoughs. Montreal food inspectors confiscate a ton and a quarter of bad food. 25 percent of Canadian foods adulterated per government investigations.
There have been two hundred yellow fever cases in New Orleans since July 13 and 283 cases with two suspected in New York. A New York girl survived a three story fall by landing on a clothesline. An Indianapolis man aged ninety seven completes his own tomb. A Chicago man admits killing wife and child while asleep. John J Callahan arrested over missing money letters. Captain John M Collins named Chicago police chief succeeding Francis ONeill who retired. The new chief rose from the ranks.
Report credits Emperor William with a scheme to bar Great Britain from the Baltic Sea while other strategic moves unfold. A Russian Commission flags risk in a proposed Bering Sea tunnel as dangerous to Russia amid wider disputes. Maud Gonne sues Major McBride for divorce in Paris, hailed as the Irish Joan of Arc. Sweden arranges a 25 million dollar loan to address consequences of Norway’s separation.
A Tokio despatch reports Japanese forces chasing enemy remnants in Saghalien, with Russians retreating southward toward Patience Bay or surrender.
A Tokio despatch reports floods in Northern Korea the worst in 30 years threatening Russian communications on the Tumen River and border region. The event underscores regional disruption and potential cross border impacts amid ongoing tensions.
A compact, reflective note on strange events and odd encounters. The speaker recalls a picnic adventure where weather behaved oddly and no one suffered lasting harm, contrasting superstition with casual everyday luck. It emphasizes improbable outcomes and casual resilience.
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