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Newspaper
Millbrook Reporter
Location
Millbrook, Ontario, Canada
Date
Dec 14, 1893
Page
3
A hunter recounts a brutal grizzly encounter at an open space area. The bear charged, tearing at prey and forcing a retreat as fear spread among onlookers, with one hunter named Jacques enduring a perilous standoff before safety arrived.
Sherman Maynard a young post boy in Daleton Revier and Wano faces winter, wolves, and hunger. After a perilous night pursued by a pack in Pec an Pass, hunter Willis saves him. The rescue funds enable Sherman to buy a horse and wagon and expand his mail and freight express serving three mining towns.
The article argues Friday and the number thirteen are indelibly marked by superstition across English, Swedish, Indian, and eastern Scandinavian cultures. It notes that explanations from religious or mythological origins are unsatisfactory and asserts superstition remains instinctive and persistent despite education and anti superstition efforts. It cites New York’s Thirteen Club as an example of attempts to counteract the belief.
A Russian princess who died in Paris left 1,000,000 dollars to the man who stays alone for a year in the chapel over her Pere La Chaise tomb. No work allowed, meals brought, one hour of walking daily, prayers and newspapers allowed, dawn to early morning hours. Applicants must apply to Paris municipality.
The Queen has 57 descendants with four sovereigns among them and nine heirs apparent or consorts, names include the Prince of Wales and Duke of York. A private musicale prompts Ethel to defend attending a concert, noting one pays for it, while Mabel hints at social propriety.
A collage of humorous lines and short remarks from various characters about money, love, manners, luck, and daily life. Dialogues feature Miss Seveleaf, Maailies, Chappie, Blister, Uncle Eben, and others in a brisk crosscut of social banter with light satire and local flavor.
In Carcoar a bank manager Mr Phillips and his wife were attacked by a masked intruder while in their home with Mrs Phillips sister Miss Stoddart and Miss Kavanah. The assailant demanded bank keys, killed Miss Kavanah, mutilated the baby, and fled. Edward Hubert Glasson, arrested in Sydney, is named in connection with the crime. An inquest returned a verdict of wilful murder against Glasson and unknown others.
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