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Newspaper
Millbrook Reporter
Location
Millbrook, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jan 25, 1894
Page
2
The article outlines disinfection methods using carbolic acid, corrosive sublimate and chloride of lime, advocating steam, heat and burning of contaminated items. It details room and fabric treatment, humane advice on clothing to prevent cold and guidance on home remedies for early colds and feverish symptoms.
A dental surgeon warns that gum recession and gingival tartar buildup have become common in the last decade and threaten teeth by age forty. Early stages are curable with scraping and gum medicines, but advanced cases often cannot be reversed and require ongoing care to avoid tooth loss.
An 19th or early 20th century style health column advises readers on cold prevention. It warns against staying indoors in bad weather, urges outdoor activity to balance circulation, notes that cooling after exertion and rapid transitions from heat can trigger colds, and mentions risks like bronchitis pneumonia or rheumatism from overheating and sudden draughts.
The report surveys global prison and police data noting 1300 Beijing stations, 1146 Dublin police, 316 crisis reports in Vienna, 338 attempts, 242000 New Orleans population with 274 police, 2130 Rio arrests, 217 London night patrols, and 2115 Shanghai style. It lists penal practices, officer counts, and arrest totals across nations including France, Belgium, Mexico, Germany, and Russia with varied methods and conditions.
British forces under Sir Garnet Wolseley stormed Arabi Pasha s entrenched camp at Tel-el-Kebir on September 13 1882 and entered Cairo on September 14 1882. The pursuit followed a night march from Ismailia with about 11 090 infantry 2 000 cavalry and 40 guns. Egyptian losses were heavy with around 1 500 killed or wounded while British casualties were about 52 killed and 380 wounded. The Irish and Highland regiments and the Guards distinguished themselves. Arabi Pasha fled toward Cairo as the campaign achieved its total collapse.
A nostalgic poem praising a child as a queen who rules with forgiveness and joy. The speaker cherishes the five year old daughter as the “little love of mine,” describing her trust, mischief, and the depth of affection. The verse imagines dreams for her and, time permitting, to preserve her as she is, a cherished bright presence in the home.
A haunting verse depicts a bride betrayed on her wedding day as a man proclaims faith amid frost and crowd. A hidden woman endures hunger and shame, watching him amid snow, sleet, and distant music while society applauds. The scene blends church, court, and street in a tragic moral tableau.
The poem depicts the Snowflakes as a bold confederation challenging earthbound forces. A queen leads a grand convention and vows to prove their might against human rivals. Despite fierce clashes that slow progress, the tiny flakes showcase surprising strength and persistence.
A Glasgow Mail poem set contrasts between quiet charity and spoken creed. It honors a generous man whose helping hands and daily bread spoke louder than words, urging readers to remember the value of sharing and service over grand declarations. The piece also features a dialect lyric about male longing and cautious romance, illustrating social mores of the era.
After a gale at Lake of Menteith Hotel Scotland a holly tree was uprooted leaving a soil cavity. A young woman unearthed a gold wedding ring engraved W.A.G. Three weeks later a second gale lifted the tree back into place. The ring’s owner remains unfound.
The six year old Maurice Fitzgerald becomes the marquis of Kildare and heir to the Leinster estates valued at 250000 dollars a year after the duke's death. Carton and Kilkea are noted seats with gardens, libraries, and a renowned park. The duchess, born 1864, is 39, and the line traces to the fifth baron of Odaly later earl of Kildare. A legend says a cradle fire near Woodstock Castle led to an ape crest for the earl.
The author refutes sensational beliefs about scorpions and describes their mating, maternal care, and behavior. He notes females carry and protect up to fifty young, and debunks the tale that scorpions sting themselves to death when exposed to fire. He condemns cruel handling by investigators and urges humane treatment of these creatures.
Knives with extraordinary blade counts illustrate Sheffield cutlers craftsmanship. A factory curiosity in Joseph Rogers and Sons shows a knife with 1,890 blades, receiving ten blades every ten years, with seven years more to reach 1,990. Other items include a pocket knife of 1,840 blades, a 220 blade ornamented blade set, and a one inch closed knife with 70 blades. A 100 plus blade knife was gifted to George IV and sits in Windsor Castle.
A hunter returns from a morning expedition with a boy who witnessed him shoot birds. The boy notes the birds kept a distance, and the hunter insists he never saw birds so wary. The scene ends with the hunter urging the field to press on.
A Montreal cable despatch notes a year 1893 emigration count of 307,750 from British ports, down 13,647 from 1892. British emigrants reached 209,117, with English 134,302 and Irish 52,155. Canada welcomed 24,759 emigrants, up 1,505, driven by English moves, while Canada-bound foreigners rose to 25,612.
The St. Louis Republic reports a Kansas line eighteen miles long from a Santa Fe point west of Kansas City to Olathe, once named the St Louis Lawrence and Denver. Once hoped to rival Kansas City, it changed hands from Missouri Pacific to Santa Fe to Kansas City Fort Scott and Memphis, with only the Clinton line profitable and the rest abandoned.
The Colorado snow flea is described as very small yet active, capable of leaping up to twelve to fifteen inches. It darkens the snow with numerous dead bodies in cold weather, and their presence colors foot rails on mountain slopes. Seen on sunny warm days, they cluster on south and east mountain faces and can inhabit regions above the timber line.
A description of an affluent Arab sheik's attire highlighting fine linen shirt, buttoned inside vest, loose outer coat, optional paletot, long tunic with V neck, wide bound trousers, rich scarf, European socks and embroidered slippers. It notes the calf is naked, parts of dress change with weather or habit, and remarks on the magnificence of wealth reflected in dress.
The text discusses farm feeding practices and the impact of nutritious rations on livestock. It emphasizes careful selection of feed based on digestive health, breeding considerations, and the need for judicious, well-balanced diets to improve milk production and overall farm success.
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