Speed the Plow Turns Country Heartbeat Love Story
A November night at a lonely Ashfield depot brings together John Ward a bashful rural farmer Miss Hattie Grant and her city suitor Mr Duval. Hattie falls for John after a country reunion at Kittys farm resulting in a plainspoken marriage proposal and a life in the country speed the plow becomes their shared tune and pledge for the future.
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Santly
John Ward
Rayther
Ashfield
Kitty
Miss Grant
Mr. Ward
O Ae
John
Hattie Grant
Valentine
Mr. Duval
Ward
Miss Kitty
Miss Hattie
Duval
Adam and Eve
Paradise
Hattie
Adolphus Duval
Brother John
Mrs. Grundy
Mamma
Betty
Grant
Monkey plague in Simla raises questions about blood shed
A Lahore paper recounts a tale of Simla monkeys after an incident where a padre fired upon them with berries. Despite injuries and fear of revenge, the family and villagers eventually resume peaceful relations, sparking outrage over mass slaughter of the Hanuman folk and Hindu sensitivities in bazaar areas.
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Simla
India
Lahore
Padre
The
Lot
Wisdom of the Crow Reveals a Cunning Thief
The piece portrays crows as highly clever and mischievous, detailing their habit of building nests quietly, raiding nests of other birds and farm fowl, and organizing daytime foraging to outsmart humans and predators. It notes an enmity with owls, crow assemblies in autumn, and the crow’s behavior around hunters and domesticated settings.
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Bat
Edgar Allen Poe
European columns clash amid Tanganyika unrest and looming massacre
The Lebaed Times reports an interview with AL A SwanD, the missionary who first shared Emin Palin's murder tale, describing Arab forces cornered at Lake Tanganyika. He warns a large massacre could erupt unless Europeans strike a decisive blow immediately, detailing Belgians, Col Jacques siege, Wissmann movements, and scattered relief efforts along the Tanganyika coast.
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Lebaed Times
Oh AL A Swand
Emin Palin
Lake ‘ Fang
Central
Tanganyika
Africa
Manyema
Lake Tanganyika
Congo
Jacques
Licensing cyclists across Europe and France’s Paris
The article notes strict licensing for cyclists in Paris and Alsace, with annual fees and license numbers required on bikes. It cites fines for mismatched numbers, caps speed to cab pace in Danish cities, and states widespread taxation of cyclists in Germany, Belgium, and France. It estimates France has about 250 000 cyclists, Britain roughly double.
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Thig
France
Paris
Alsace
Germany
Belgium
Great Britain
Anecdotes of Abernethy and a Forgetful Suitor
A famed surgeon Abernethy quips about handling a gunpowder accident with a student who offers a rash retort. The exchange ends with Abernethy threatening a kick as the student triumphantly cites arm muscles. Also noted is Jayson's joke on forgiving but not forgetting attempting to mail his wife's letters.
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Abernethy
Jayson
Hag
Buckley on the Canadian Pacific and faithful conduct
The Canadian Pacific line earns praise for its engineers, conductors, and vigilant track walkers. An earlier incident shows a man warning of track obstructions after defeating robbers, his reward only one hundred dollars, a stance the Universal outcry labels as stingy and risky for future safety. Canada’s transcontinental railway is urged as a proud enterprise for travelers seeking pleasure or knowledge.
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Canadian Pacific
Canada
Turbine Wheels at Niagara Power Station Details
Niagara Falls power plant turbines consist of two 6 foot diameter wheels stacked with a 7 foot diameter Peastock between them. A 147 foot high steel shaft drives the wheels, with cost figures $50 000 for construction and $60 000 per wheel. The shaft stands 500 feet high in total and is kept cool by balanced water flow. the framework and hoisting gear are nearing completion. Also includes a quote from a unrelated conversation.
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Niagara Falls
Canadian News Fragments and Tragic Incidents
A scattered 19th century clipping reports multiple tragedies and events. Robert McMeekin dies in a prairie disaster. a fifth five thousand dollar donation to a new library is mentioned. a Montreal man is mortally wounded by an axe. ships Hobo and Corbin incidents noted. cholera border measures and political debates appear. fires, drownings, and personal tragedies are interwoven with political and social commentary.
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Robert McMeekin
Peter Redpath
Caz
John Abbott
Henry Gi
Ing
Troit
St. Clair
New
Montreal
Toront
John McMurray
Hobo
Alexandria Bay
S. D. Sherbrooke
Carlton
Toronto
Mackenzie Bowell
John
Electric Street Railway
Frankford
Ont
Sills
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May Carleton
Deschamps
Wissmann
Kirandu
Rukwa
Ray
Dr. Buckley
C P
Niagara
Canadi
Prairie
Robert
Lord Dunraven
Cambridgeshire
Corbin
Gladon
Westminster
London
Courage
Cleveland
Senate
Sto
Windsor
Wales
Sandring
England
UNITE
Brooklyn
N.Y
Chicago
Frederick Lyent
New York
Carter Harrison
Daisy Gar
Genton
F.C. Vincent
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