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Newspaper
Millbrook Reporter
Location
Millbrook, Ontario, Canada
Date
Aug 24, 1893
Page
7
Fragmented notes describe expeditions near Mistassini and Grand Falls Labrador with references to explorers, coast data, and a hypothetical invention for water compression. Mentions of Canada Ireland Africa and the Coast of Britain, plus vague gear and housing details, appear.
The Ottawa despatch outlines St Andrews Society welcoming Lord Aberdeen. Reports of timber cut in lumber woods, drownings at Brampton and near Sarnia, Irish and Italian interest in Montreal, and grain shipments from Montreal. British and U S notes cover metal currency, politics, and naval affairs with various European and North American events.
Chicago plans a three month burial for William Seymour, Toronto mind reader and former Toronto phrenologist, with a barley crop planted above his grave. Guards will monitor the coffin six feet underground, and Seymour hopes to emerge alive on September 24.
The piece argues that employing young women as ushers to lure men into worship is not congruous with church aims. It traces historical attitudes to female modesty, notes the pivotal role of women in church vitality, and condemns treating beauty as a magnet. It warns such use degrades feminine piety and harms the church’s spiritual appeal.
The Tribune argues World Fair directors must cut expenses and stop nonessential spending to pay $5 million in bonds and floating debt. It urges halving deadhead attendance, trimming police costs, and reducing monthly operating costs from $600,000 to about $300,000, or bond payments may fail by November 1. It questions rail fare policies and warns of squandered gate receipts if waste continues. The piece ends with satirical quips about bath seekers and thieves.
The narrative recalls how Britain secured the southern reach of Africa and pressed claims elsewhere as the scramble for Africa unfolded. Protests from France Germany and others gave way to concessions, and Britain accumulated vast areas from the Gold Coast to Lagos, Niger lands, and East Africa, totaling about 3.37 million square miles and roughly 47 million people, Egypt included.
The International Cold Wave Company of Aberdeen, South Dakota markets a secret device to summon cooling breezes from the north. In a region battered by scorching heat and windy hardships Dakotans dream of artificial relief, hoping the new venture will temper summer’s misery and restore comfort during extreme conditions.
The article cites a 1 450 000 000 global population with Asia housing about 800 000 000, Europe 320 000 000, Africa around 210 000 000, the Americas 110 000 000, and islands 10 000 000. It notes racial color proportions and living conditions from clothing to huts, ending with a stray line about a pind season and a boy with a jews harp.
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