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Newspaper
Millbrook Reporter
Location
Millbrook, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jan 12, 1893
Page
3
A summary of the Week's News notes the death of Hamilton businessman William McAulay by hanging. The item lists other obituaries and regional events including a long list of international and Canadian economic, political, and social items from the period. The report mentions a fatality from a streetcar, bank charity distributions, legal verdicts, and various global affairs.
A dispatch about Lord Straithnairn famed for laziness during the Indian mutiny. He dictated few reports, while his sergeant reported rebels hanged, prompting the general to respond with polite humor. The Queen learned of the tale and nearly stripped him of his peerage.
Mr H A Massey of Toronto donates 100000 to endow a central city music hall with 3000 to 3500 seats and an organ, plus a 1000 seat secondary hall. He will fund plans and site purchase if ongoing maintenance is guaranteed, aiming to provide an elegant, modern venue for public gatherings. Toronto daily press hails the project as a needed boon.
A Montreal Witness critique claims Canada lacks courtesy among youth, favoring boorish democracy while praising Celtic roots for refinement. The piece notes Sir George Dibbs backing a New South Wales single tax provoked debate on direct land-value taxation as protection fades and taxes shift.
A sufferer describes a method to silence noises by placing a pea sized amount of spermaceti ointment in a rain limp cotton plug sealed in a bag and inserted into each ear. The author notes the ointment must be firm enough and the bag larger than its contents and claims twelve months of deafness in the sick room.
The writer describes hypnotizing a boy under fourteen who correctly identified photos among identical cards. Six photos were found, players claimed no collusion, and under hypnosis the boy again located all photos. The observer notes repeated success and asks how this is done. Toronto report, 1892.
A National Review account recounts feats from Grand Canary natives including Adargoma who wrestled for two hours and squeezed an opponent until bones cracked. It describes lifting stones, overpowering a two handed rival with wine, single handedly slaying an ox, and a priest tumbling a bull. Relics cite immense thigh bone strength despite questions of national character.
A Harper's Bazar reflection on how Good Night and Good bye carry sacred roots. The piece notes that Good night is really God night or God guard the night, linking daily goodbyes to nightly protection and vigilance. It urges keeping these gentle forms in households.
The oyster starts tiny, two million could fit on a square inch. In six months it reaches a nickel size, in a year a quarter. Each shell holds yearly growth layers or shots revealing age. Maturity at four years shows regular shots. older shells thickened. Fossil oysters reach nine inches thick and possibly centuries old. Predators like starfish and certain whelks keep their numbers low.
A second dynamite blast hits Dublin causing property damage and a detective’s death. Home Rule supporters blame enemies of Ireland while protests reveal a continued lawless mood. The piece argues for strict punishment and swift execution of ruffians, criticizing leniency.
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