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Newspaper
Millbrook Reporter
Location
Millbrook, Ontario, Canada
Date
Dec 28, 1893
Page
3
Fragmentary narration recounts a temple scene with a magic wand and a suspect thief. The piece alternates with brutal imagery of deep sea pressure experiments, boxes, and a perilous mine episode referencing Lambert and a Buddhas-like setting. Names and clarity are inconsistent.
A 1782 visit of Lord Nelson to Quebec is recounted with focus on his infatuation with Mary Simpson, a Quebec merchant’s daughter. The piece traces Nelson’s voyage on the Albemarle, his illness, the urgent plea by Alexander Davison to avoid leaving Mary, and the later fate of Davison as a navy agent and banker.
Frederic Harrison argues rich men should give wealth to public benefactions including free arts and entertainments. He warns abolition of rich men may come if they do not spend freely. The piece critiques coercive philanthropy and questions the moral basis of compelled benevolence.
In parts of Berlin there are special public houses for women. Large quantities of oranges are sent from Jerusalem to Liverpool and the trade is rapidly increasing. He that will not reflect is a ruined man. Earnestness is enthusiasm tempered by...
A lament for a lost infant. The mother mourns a silent cradle and empty arms, while the watcher recalls the child’s sorrowing moan. The poem moves from sorrow to a fleeting memory of the baby’s gentle presence in the mother’s life.
A guide to planning simple child birthday celebrations with candle decorations, candy crackers iced in white and colored icing, and kid friendly foods like creamed potatoes and chicken in white sauce. Souvenirs include popcorn bags, lace wraps, and Japanese dolls, stressing memorable home festivities over gifts.
A columnist shares detailed steps for boiling a traditional dinner with corned beef, cabbage, and vegetables. It covers choosing meat, skimming scum, adding lemon and peppers, cooking times up to five hours for large cuts, and includes a Baked Indian Pudding dessert recipe with milk, meal, flour, eggs, molasses, and spices.
A discussion in English papers, led by Dr. Pentecost, argues long sermons better engage minds than brief notes. He cites Beecher, Spurgeon, and Anglican and American preachers, favoring longer forms yet acknowledges the need to end when the message lands. Some favor a fixed half hour as a practical limit for ordinary sermons.
A historical chronoscope, perfected from Wheatstone’s 1840 design, measures extremely brief time intervals to track a projectile’s flight from a gun. It records differences as small as a millionth of a second using electricity, enabling precise speed calculations of fired shots.
The week’s news notes rapid ice formation opposite Montreal. Royal Victoria hospital to open for patients January 2. Other items include revived plan for a Gaspe to Sault Ste. Marie railway, royal visits, by laws, and political appointments across Canada and abroad.
A Montreal rolling mills machine shop incident killed William Wilson a man over 50. He was caught in a belt and hurled upward, tearing limbs from his body. Remains were taken to the General hospital for an inquest conducted by Coroner McMahon with no clear blame assigned to the establishment.
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