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Newspaper
Millbrook And Omemee Mirror
Location
Millbrook, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jul 12, 1906
Page
1
The narrator recalls his sudden fall under Basil Jennico’s spell as he marries a mysterious, elusive girl. He confesses he sought control but became enslaved by her beauty, mood, and secretive nature. Past humiliation and revenge fade as he experiences a complex, consuming love that reshapes his sense of self.
The narrator contemplates sacrificing his Jennico pride for a planned alliance while torn between ruin and happiness with Ottilie. Rival nurse hostility grows as they travel with their wife Olfilie, who teases a hidden Princess plan amid boar hunting and mounting tension.
The narrator reflects on love, loneliness, and a planned return to the Tollendhal lodge. A promise to protect his wife and maintain the marriage is made as a new honeymoon seems possible. The scene ends with a bold resolve to sacrifice pride and keep his wife, to be continued.
Lindsay dispatch reports farmer Duncan McArthur and wife found killed at their Kirkfield area farm after a picnic day. McArthur shot his wife then took his own life. A note in his handwriting said he stabbed her at 7 40 a m and planned to shoot himself at 8 15 a m.
London reports Bradford residents debate whether to risk drinking water from a reservoir containing a decomposed body or to empty the reservoir at a loss of 3721 pounds to ratepayers. Engineers say dilution makes contamination negligible while hygienists favor emptying the reservoir to avoid potential plomains.
A Hespeler dispatch reports workmen repairing the stone tower of the Evan gelical Church released a toad found inside the wall. It had been there since the tower’s erection sixteen years ago and had blended with the mortar color while confined.
Winnipeg dispatch credits officers Griffin and Perry with saving eight occupants during an early Wednesday hotel fire. Police entered the burning building before firefighters arrived, placing a ladder to reach a upper story where eight men, still in night garments, crawled out to safety.
A St Petersburg despatch reports final Russian war losses against Japan: 31,187 killed, 115,885 wounded or confused, 37,497 missing, and 53,897 prisoners.
Leading Markets report from Toronto on July 10 lists Flour exporters bidding 3.15 for 90 percent patents with buyers bags for export and millers seeking 3.25. Manitoba patent prices 4.40 to 4.60, seconds 4.00 to 4.10, bakers 3.00 to 4.00. Bran 15.50 to 16 outside. Wheat Ontario steady with No 2 red and white 81.34 to 82, spring 80, goose 75. Manitoba quotas lower for No 1 northern 86.34 lake ports No 2 84.34 No 3 81.3. Oats No 2 white 38 to 38.34 west and 39 east. Peas nominal at 8. Corn No 2 yellow 59.34 to 60, No 3 yellow 59. Rye nominal 62 outside. Seed barley nominal 50 to 52 for No white.
Butter demand remains brisk with prices 20c to 25c for prints and 16c to 19c for solids. Cheese quoted 12c to 14c per pound for job lots. Eggs steady at 18c per dozen. Potatoes priced Ontario 1.05 to 1.10, eastern Delaware 1.25 to 1.30, Quebec 1.10 to 1.15. Baled hay steady 9.50 to 10 per ton No 1 timothy, 7.50 mixed or clover. Straw unchanged 5.50 to 6 per ton.
Grain demand in Manitoba wheat is limited and activity quiet. Oats hold steady with No.2 at 43c, No.3 at 43c, No.4 at 42?c. flour prices similarly stable with Manitoba spring wheat 4.60 to 4.70, bakers 4.10 to 4.20. Provisions show heavy pork barrels at 23 and 21.50 for short cuts, lards around 11.5c, eggs 15.34 to 16.??c, butter 20 to 21c, cheese 11.5c.
Market report lists wheat futures for July September and December with multiple basis points and percentages. Flour patent and clear prices shown, No. 1 hard and Northern varieties, No. 2 Northern and bran prices. Detroit wheat prices include No. 1 white cash No. 2 red cash and nearby futures.
In Toronto on July 10 a draggy tone prevailed in medium and inferior butchers cables while better classes held steady from Tuesday’s levels. Exporters offered few lots. trade was featureless with fair loads at 8 to 9.05 cents per cwt and higher for select animals. Predictions point to increased grass fed and inferior builders due to season.
From Cairo comes word that Major O Connell s force left El Obeid June 6 to relieve Talodi garrison. They defeated the Soudanese tribe in heavy rain and mud, killing 350 and capturing 100, then moved to Gebel Ilirf and captured the village after a sunset assault. The expedition sustained no casualties and begins returning to El Obeid.
Tribesmen growl at a government post placed amid their lands amid rising resentment. Officials urge calm as local leaders demand redress and reassessments of authority. Tensions flare over perceived encroachment and governance rights in the region.
Ottawa despatch reports Mr. Thomas Ahearn of the Ottawa Car Company saying talks with Coventry Ordnance Works about a new factory near Ottawa to produce heavy guns are well advanced. Partner Soper just returned from England where negotiations were led. The Coventry firm would set up in Canada only if the Dominion Government guarantees orders for guns for Canadian batteries.
A Montreal dispatch reports Sir Thomas Shaughnessy, CPR president, saying 900 miles of new track are under construction with plans to raise them by year end. He notes 150 miles of double track between Winnipeg and Fort William to aid rapid movement and hints at a Rocky Mountain route to Edmonton, awaiting year-end confirmation.
A Severn Bridge Ontario dispatch reports a drowning at Sparrow Lake tourist resort. Miss Mary McCulley of Toronto, with her brother and sister, canoeing down the Severn River, was overturned in rapids below the lake. Her brothers and sister were rescued. she vanished and was never found.
Quebec Provincial Treasurer Mr McCorkill said the financial year ending June 30 showed a surplus. He did not reveal exact figures but stated the surplus exceeded $150,000. Both expenditures and revenues surpassed estimates.
A Lincoln Nebraska dispatch reports Miss Anna Tompsett of 630 South 20th Street hoisted a British flag over her cottage on the Fourth. A gathering crowd threatened to haul it down until police intervened and she was forced to remove the flag.
Berlin dispatch reports the German Crown Prince’s son will be named Wilhelm at a christening on August 12. A Vienna despatch says King Edward will attend at Potsdam as godfather.
Winnipeg dispatch reports the wheat crop inspected from September 1, 1905 to June 30 in the current crop year reached 58,002 cars or 62,062,140 bushels, the highest on record, vastly above 1904 and 1903-04 totals.
Despatch from Valencia reports a massive hailstorm framing roofs and forcing residents to cellar shelters. One child was killed and fifteen injured as crops and property suffered extensive damage near the city. Severe storms also hit Southern France with a Hyeres hospital struck and local fires started. Telegraph lines between Nice and Toulon were down, and several small coast wrecks occurred.
A clay bed suitable for porcelain production is reported on the Gatineau River near Chelsea, promising material for local pottery and ceramic crafts.
London dispatch reports rising fanatical sentiment in Egypt and north Africa risking a jehad. Sir Edward Grey warns Parliament that weakening the Egyptian Government could force extreme measures as attacks on Europeans increase and security must be considered. An Alexandria dispatch notes a British soldier was attacked robbed and maimed by natives, with assailants arrested.
A special committee proposed reforms for the House of Commons including speeches only on the current topic, advance Speaker notification to move adjournment, and 20 member support to proceed. Also a weekly 1 pm to 6 pm session, longer petition and bill introduction windows, and adjusted fines tied to capital stock and borrowing power.
A Niagara Falls dispatch reports a dramatic freight wreck when eight cars derailed east of the Falls Street Station at 2 30 pm on Friday. Cars pulled into the shed tore posts and collapsed half the roof while bystanders escaped unharmed though some were bumped. A broken wheel flange is blamed. tracks were blocked but service resumed by night.
Toronto despatch reports six months ending June 30 showing a large rise over 1905. Revenue from company incorporations automobile licenses and other department sources totaled 101 478 for the first half of 1906. From Jan 1 to June 30 1905 payments amounted to 72 277, an increase of 29 221.
A Toronto despatch reports the first prosecution under the amended liquor act for fraud in liquor sales. At Haileybury the hotelkeeper pleaded guilty to refilling labeled case bottles with bulk liquor, deceiving buyers, and was fined $20 and costs.
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