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Newspaper
Millbrook Reporter
Location
Millbrook, Ontario, Canada
Date
Feb 16, 1893
Page
7
A garbled OCR passage references trains ships weather and distant places. It mentions a Queen and Chinamen and a money matter. Several scattered phrases touch on trust structure and wills, a Norwegian, and a journey past 150 miles with vague maritime notes.
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson follow a haunting clue from Miss Susan Cushing in Croydon a parcel containing two human ears shocks the pair. Lestrade suspects a student prank but Holmes argues for a double murder tying the ears to a likely couple and a wronged man.
A North-West Calgary petition to Lord Stanley asks the Imperial Government to establish a purchasing depot and training farm for Army horses in Alberta. It argues thousands of suitable horses exist locally, that climate allows most year training, and that costs would be lower by local breeding, buying and shipping, with 1,000 acres and local facilities proposed.
A Constantinople correspondent reports Turkish officials plan to revise the Bible before circulation in the Ottoman Empire removing references to the Kingdom of Heaven and omitting Old Testament promises about Jewish restoration to Palestine. The revised edition will avoid mention of Jew or Hebrew and the old dispensation, aligning with Islamic law. Hesiod is also mentioned in the piece.
A roundup of curious reports spans Denmark butter quality London electric omnibuses San Francisco hotel lights and seventy thousand cod liver oil workers. Other items note a Bangor youth's fall, a Michigan fossil-like stone, Mars climate theories, a Bethlehem dog’s enmity, and a Texas bride with severe injuries.
Alfred Jerome Weston recalls a voyage segment that transports him from nineteenth century Europe to a medieval, changing city. He notes dramatic cultural shifts as he travels far back in time, with mentions of mosques, cathedrals, and a society stagnant beside advancing Europe.
A prudent businessman should avoid fretting over minor mishaps such as a broken fixture or running faucet. Worry wastes energy and unsettles clerks, leading to more mistakes. Some merchants burn out early from stress, while others remain calm and endure with vast responsibilities intact.
A playful exchange unfolds as Little Dot shows her mother a toy tea set. The child insists the so called hair is actually a crave a childish mispronunciation that adds charm to the homespun moment.
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