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Newspaper
Millbrook Reporter
Location
Millbrook, Ontario, Canada
Date
Feb 15, 1894
Page
7
A fragmentary report recalls a snowstorm near the Rockies involving a party from Toronto and Potter. Search efforts failed twice, with telegraphic tidings and uncertain deaths. The piece mentions a 35 year old man and diverse local names amid scattered phrases.
An American Agriculturist guide explains calculating straight lines for fences on rough terrain. It covers setting end poles, laying a nonstretch line every fifty feet, marking holes with a straight edge, and mounting boards or wire with a holder and markers. Bracing every two hundred yards ensures tension and longevity.
After every snow storm walks and paths should be cleared promptly. If exposed, throw snow away from prevailing winds to prevent fresh drifting. Use light shovels for light snow and scoops for compacted drifts. Long walks need a light scraper or two boards on edge. Remove roof snow to prevent gutter clogging and pipe freezing.
A young professor linked to the Ions Dairy School argues against salting in the churn citing weighing drawbacks and mottling risk. He favors salting by measure for creamery use while noting private dairying may benefit from churn salting for keeping butter sweet and reducing air exposure.
The article urges farmers to plan ahead, balancing current year work with long term soil health and land value. It stresses winter as ideal for drafting broad yearly plans and mapping decades ahead, allowing latitude for contingencies while seeking large yields and enduring productivity. Entities: farmers, soil, land value.
Farm husbandry guidance emphasizes stocking levels, humane horse handling, and winter care for colts and draft horses. It advises feeding strategies to prevent stall feeding, proper stable bedding, and the value of breeding stock management for profitable dairy cows and young stock development. It stresses training to stop at a word, shelter, and economical use of resources.
Aristotle, the first naturalist, states a stallion should not breed before five and offspring then will be small. Mares reach height at five, breed at six, and should have two years between foals. Horses live about eighteen to twenty years, with careful care possibly longer. Thirty years is a long life for a horse and twenty five for a mare. This is noteworthy horse talk from 2300 years ago.
An obituary style note recalls Sir Samuel Bakers second marriage to a Cairo singer who accompanied him on the Nile expedition. Upon return in Cairo the public hailed her as his wife, a claim later disputed by the queen. Baker was knighted but Windsor invitations ceased and Lady Bakers status faced social ostracism. The piece praises her character relative to Bakers garrulous conduct.
A London Daily Telegram tale describes a Westbourne Park burglary hoax. A masked stranger posed as a detective to trap burglars, sent the householder on a midnight whistle mission, but the jewel box vanished and the culprit eluded capture. The missing items were cheap fakes, though the victim was a well known diamond owner.
The piece argues that China shows weakness for expansion in the 20th century, losing adjacent territory and relying on English aid for administration and military leadership. It suggests that European governance has spurred Chinese population growth without expanding Chinese dominion, and posits that distant islands in the Eastern Archipelago may eventually be governed by whites, while a Chinese India could develop in these fertile regions.
A Newfoundland police report details the brutal killing of William McCarthy a west end junk dealer described as a miser. His body lay in a blood soaked room after a scuffle for gold with the killer fleeing at dusk. Neighbors saw a man depart McCarthy's shop but no description could be given.
A wide ranging collection notes a Dresden widowers association with rules about membership, funeral duties, and supporting widowed children. It also mentions the U S senate stationery chief titled Mender of Quill Pens, March payments to Confederate veterans and widows in Georgia, and various curiosities from Europe, postal tubes, and odd facts about animals and letters.
A Pall Mall Budget writer visits Calcutta to witness cremation practices among Hindoo families. The piece details open air funeral piles, costs, and rituals, including how bodies are prepared, the role of attendants, and the sensory impressions of fire and ash. It also contrasts commoners’ simple rites with a maharajah’s ornate burning pile and reflects on the religious meaning of cremation.
A London correspondent notes the Prince of Wales wears a bracelet on his left wrist. On a recent public appearance the golden bangle gleam drew only a few glances. The bracelet, once belonging to Maximilian of Austria, Emperor of Mexico, is a cherished souvenir.
The Omaha Indians cease wailing at a point in funerals so the departed is not distressed leaving his home. After death they lacerate the limbs to show the depth of loss. The funeral song and rite, though savage in appearance, reveal tender selflessness and belief in life beyond.
A fragment from a New York section mentions room for women in a forthcoming program. Details are sparse, with only scattered references to titles and times. No clear event, author, or venue is discernible from the readable text.
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