31 Aug 1905
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Newspaper
Millbrook And Omemee Mirror
Location
Millbrook, Ontario, Canada
Date
Aug 31, 1905
Page
1
Fragmentary prose mentions Tr AM DYEING CO and officers in Chicago with references to excursions, cheap tickets to San Geless Portland and Canada. Scattered dialogue and odd phrases about health, disinfection, and a strike hint at a chaotic, uncertain article fragment with few clear facts or names.
Willie Macgillvray gifts Lizzie Campbell a hundred pieces of gold for her child and urges patience as she plans to sail to Canada with Robin. Lizzie agrees to accept the birthright, while John Mossknow confronts the preacher over a shipwreck that leaves Lizzie and Robin missing. A growing, secret bond forms between Mossknow and Willie as years pass and new travelers arrive at the inn.
The scene unfolds on New Year’s Eve in Linne at the Rod Roy Inn with Sampson Gardner describing a grim night. Heavy rain and wind replace past snows as the landlord recalls merrier times and laments dwindling travelers and the creaking walls. The setting emphasizes melancholy weather and fading fortunes.
A young man travels by dogcart through a storm to a remote castle. He meets a somber laird and, after a tense crossing of paths, proceeds to dinner, where a startling object halts him at the door. The scene ends with a promise of continuation.
Despatches from Manchuria report Japanese concentrations near Litzatai with 6,000 advancing northward while Gen Linevitch notes Russian detachments driving back Japanese near Tzino Valley and Tel notes. Tokyo reports ships Peresviet and Bayan reaching Sasebo after raising Port Arthur.
The Russian torpedo-boat destroyer Silny sunk in Port Arthur harbor during the siege has been refloated and is listed as no longer submerged. Harbor repairs and navigational assessments are underway to determine the vessel’s condition and potential return to service.
The market summary lists cash and bids for wheat, oats, barley, rye, corn, peas, beans, potatoes and dairy from Ontario Manitoba and Chatham ports. Notable figures include No. 1 northern wheat at 105 cents, mills and patents prices for Manitoba spring and bakers, oats at 28.4 to 29 cents, butter and cheese quotations, and hay straw prices.
The Standard's St. Petersburg correspondent reports United States Ambassador Meyer remains silent after a 15 minute interview with the Czar. Officials state Japan has not presented new proposals and the question of peace hinges on indemnity. A treasury balance and future paper issues are outlined as Russia faces wartime costs and famine relief.
Fat back and lard prices range from 10 to 20 cents per pound with varying quality. Butter and eggs show modest shifts. oats, hay, flour and wheat futures hold steady or firm. Canal freights remain steady as grain prices inch with demand.
A London Ontario despatch reports Mrs Eliza Jane Millar aged about 62 a resident at the Insane Asylum hanged herself in the morning after being left alone for five minutes she suffered melancholia and died around eight oclock on Thursday.
Toronto dispatch notes 1904 Division Courts report showing a rise in suits since 1900 with 40 630 suits last year and $1 729 572 06 in claims. Comparisons reveal 1880 peak of 71 713 suits amounting to $2 377 333 03, while 1960 had 38 686 suits and $1 202 745. The report cites settlements outside court and notes varied fee ranges for clerks and bailiffs, with $4 479 44 in clerks’ fees.
Brandon Manitoba dispatch reports 3 year old Jack McPhee, son of Daniel McPhee, fatally injured when hidden by tall wheat as he wandered from companions near Hayfield. Father nearby with binder heard a cry and rushed for aid. boy died within an hour.
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