06 Jul 1893
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Newspaper
Millbrook Reporter
Location
Millbrook, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jul 06, 1893
Page
2
News digest notes the Knights of Pythias plan to meet at Port Arthur next year. Drownings, probate, and local finance updates follow with items from Toronto Montreal London Ontario and Quebec.
The art of bell founding is very ancient with Saxons using bells in churches by the seventh century. Crowland Abbey reportedly housed a seven bell peal before the Norman conquest, and monks were early bell founders. Inscriptions on bells range from religious to obscure jokes, often lacking dates, hindering early history.
An article criticizes the practice of treating in social drinking, arguing it drives people to excess and endorses reform efforts started in New York. It contends solitary drinking should not be stigmatized more than public excess and urges balance in any reform.
The article explains wood friction fire starting among Indigenous peoples including the Klamath Iroquois Chukchis and East Indies and Australia methods. It describes two main devices the primitive spindle and the pump with a fly wheel plus a bamboo sawing technique and a Burmese oil-tree branch example. notes the practice among North American Indians and that flame is produced by heat and smoldering dust rather than spark.
The Detroit Free Press cites a cautious view of the US economy with money tightness and wary capital. It argues that labor strikes in such a climate threaten income and job prospects, while capital slows lending and new ventures, deepening overall economic weakness.
The passage argues that unemployment erodes livelihood while employment is essential for survival. It warns that during hard times both workers and investors share the burden, and that workers cannot demand comfort or special favors as businesses struggle to sustain employment.
Reports show Gladstone’s majority shrinking with dissenters from his own side and Irish factional splits. Unionists aid the government while Nationalists revolt, threatening bill passage. Finances, Clause 9 errors, and possible October adjournment loom as discussions consider moving parliament to a later annual start.
A report from the Austrian admiralty notes feverish shipbuilding in Europe with Great Britain expanding its fleet by 21 ships totaling 141 000 tons, surpassing Austria. Other powers, especially Russia, push naval strength while commanders favor armored line ships, steel or nickel steel armor, three screw machinery, and smaller calibers amid smokeless powder trials.
In Grafton West Virginia John A McCabe recovered two missing twenty dollar bills after a mouse nest revealed them in a stogie box. A search uncovered two additional one dollar bills totaling 43 dollars plus a check.
Report claims Canada sold the Grand Cascapedia River fishing rights for 6125 ton dollars to Mr. de Forest of New York after bid competition with Americans. Henry Hogan of St. Lawrence Hall pressed the bid, and officials say the government may lose 60 000 to 70 000 dollars. The Governor General and party are currently enjoying sport on the river.
Analyzes whether Black workers can train as mechanics beyond slavery era norms. Cites North American Review support for affirmative answer while noting grave questions about apprenticeship and authority. Describes historical roles for Black mechanics under slave masters and the shift after emancipation affecting perceived work constraints.
The annual report on British Columbia mining notes vast silver prospecting potential yet minimal current yield. Major expenditures on plant and shafts hint at rising activity, with bonded claims and a new smelter planned. Gold output declined sharply while coal production grew, fueling reciprocity calls as traders eye expanded markets. President Carnot’s condition is reported as serious and uncertain.
A fragmented narrative depicts a mother and boy named Harry Hatch in a calm room. The boy seeks reassurance from his mother about a father figure, while the mother responds with cautious affection and quiet resolve as the room settles.
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