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Newspaper
Millbrook Reporter
Location
Millbrook, Ontario, Canada
Date
Aug 24, 1893
Page
3
Fragmented OCR reads like a colonial era maritime piece mentioning Lloyds and seafaring life. It references merchants and stock-jobbers, duties at a custom house, and a 1692 era context with vague notes on loans, investments, and a distant ship trade scene.
A reader recalls a churchyard inscription, noting a simple grave marker that reads She Made Home Happy, praised above the famed general’s memorial. The piece contrasts the quiet life of a mourner with the pomp of fame, honoring a unnamed woman’s lasting impact.
A columnist counsels housewives to avoid fret over perfection in domestic life. She argues that health and happiness trump spotless order, urges balanced neatness, and warns against letting cleanliness obsession crowd out faith and family. Emphasizes personal methods, budget, and peace of mind.
A concise guide on selecting perfect peaches and preserving them. It describes peeling stoning cutting, simmering with sugar, and layering in the preserving kettle then warming slowly until the sugar melts and the fruit heats through.
Instructions describe peach jam without cooking and peach marmalade. Free stone peaches are peeled and packed with sugar in jars, air excluded. Marmalade uses peeled peaches cooked with sugar and lemon juice or pineapple for distinct flavor, with careful stirring and skimming to yield smooth preserves.
A collection of practical beverage recipes including chocolate drink, Russian tea with lemons, lemonade syrup, strawberry sherbet, koumiss from milk and buttermilk or yeast, and blackberry cordial. Each method outlines ingredients, steps, and storage or serving notes for home use.
A culinary guide detailing crust preparation with lard and flour, chilling water, and minimal handling. It covers Apple Blackberry Cherry Cranberry Cream Green Apple and Jerry pies with specified fillings, baking steps, and serving notes, including whipped cream and meringue toppings.
A short house recipe describes rhubarb pie with stewed rhubarb, lemon, and two beaten egg yolks, baked in one crust, topped with a meringue made from egg whites. The passage ends with a note: The Housekeeper.
Robert Case and Joseph Spanker from Saginaw were robbed of watches and money by a gang of about 10 tramps near the Chicago and Grand Trunk yards. Case escaped and notified officers. John Kavanaugh, a Kalamazoo bootblack, was held for trial. The tramps’ camp near town attracts up to 50, with Detroit thugs named by Kavanaugh said to be behind the robberies.
A tall stranger enters a famed lawyer's office claiming to seek counsel over a Putnam County aunt's estate valued at 75 009. The lawyer dismisses every product offer and orders him out, only for the man to reveal he aimed to hire as counsel for a will contest before vanishing as the elevator gates clashed.
The article notes annoy ing flies linger in summer and spread disease. It advises killing flies with a folded newspaper and suggests five minutes of daily attention to keep homes clear of pests, stressing ongoing vigilance.
Magdalene Wildhofer, living in Vienna, saw her husband vanish when she was 25. Thirty years later Austrian law allowed him to be declared dead and to remarry. She wed her long-suitor, then, after two years, her first husband returned. She separated from the second husband and supported the first husband until his death, never hearing from the second again.
A linen clad man confronts the editor about a paper's balloon story. He disputes the count of cheering eyes and claims three one eyed men were present, leaving 1,997 gazing into space. The exchange ends with the man leaving to share the correction.
Teddy Brinser and Nick Talbot flee on a harvest say, seeking island refuge in Kiester's Swamp. After planning a life of freedom, they encounter tramp Rusty Walker, lose their loot, learn a hard lesson, and return home forgiven.
A calla lily root is described as a future U S vegetable. It resembles a potato but contains fibrous roots. Florida farmers grow thick calla plants in swamps with large yields per flooded acre. Roots propagate underground bulbs and can be boiled then fried baked or roasted. Egyptians and Japanese markets already use calla bulbs as food.
A Brussels report translates an Arabic petition from Egyptian Mohammedan officials to the Sultan. They praise the Caliph then urge liberation from foreigners claiming they burden and disturb Egypt. They appeal for Mecca and Medina access, invoking Sultan Selim’s memory and the Khedive’s authority.
Captain Gjertsen and 28 crew members of the steamer Arctic survived 15 days at sea after the ship was lost near Akulgri Iceland. With six boats, limited bread, bacon, butter and no water, fog and storms tested them until Grimso sighting on June 22 led to landfall at Akugri.
A French coal mine girl rose to become the Ottoman Sultan’s wife through Paris dressmaking work and a Constantinople embassy welcome. After years hidden, an inheritance notices request led to her return as Flora Collin who renounced the legacy for her poor kin. The tale ends with a classic love at first sight between the sultan and the fashionable modiste.
An official despatch recounts a riot among Achinese passengers aboard the Dutch steamer Rajah Kongti off Acheen between Telok Semawe and Edi. Thirty four killed and fifteen wounded, including the captain and mate who were English. Two European engineers survived. Prisoners were taken and fled toward Telok Semawe. Dutch authorities investigate at the scene.
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