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Newspaper
Millbrook Reporter
Location
Millbrook, Ontario, Canada
Date
Nov 23, 1893
Page
3
A fragmentary report describes Mr Shaw and partners in a Montreal business blamed for a debt and stock dealing. The tale mentions goods hidden in barrels, windows painted, and a shipment by Grand Trunk to Long Pond. Simpson is named as a broker with a prior jail term.
Poem fragments describe children as near to heaven and God, with imagery of innocence and blessing. It laments loss and sorrow, urging care for vulnerable youngsters and reflecting on homes, faith, and eternal rest.
A collection of aphorisms and reflections on virtue, judgment, drink, humanity, prayer, knowledge, and taste. Notable ideas include the hollowing of wealth by honest speech, the inner divinity sustaining motive, the value of moral character alongside intellect, and the caution against ignorance of one’s own body.
Jim asks for a dollar from Sam Sr and receives a lead counterfeit. Jim bites the coin to test reality and discovers the fake. Sam confesses he gave a useless coin to a friend and claims to be kind. A visiting wife comments on her magnetic husband and a steel hairpin seen on her coat.
A Russian contractor J J Galetzski arrives in Victoria with Koraloff and engineers Ivanoff and Alimoff to advance the vast Trans Siberian project. Officials estimate phased cost from 30 000 to 67 000 rubles per mile, with 35 000 000 to 400 000 000 rubles total, aiming to link Vladivostock with European Russia and open Siberia for colonization and new markets. The undertaking faces harsh terrain, icebound ports, and long lead times, but promises strategic and economic gains for Russia.
Exiled editor M Rochefort reflects on London as Paris upside down noting contrasts in urban layout traffic patterns and social rhythms. He recalls arriving from New Caledonia in 1874 and contrasts cafe hours street life and Whitechapel with Paris while hinting at the painter Linet's work as a backdrop.
A Montreal despatch reports vast mineral finds in the North West. Miner A. A. McRae of Edmonton displayed gold nuggets worth about $500 found in the Saskatchewan River twelve miles above Edmonton. Fortification jewellers melted the pieces, noting 24 carat fineness and a yellow hue rivaling Nova Scotia gold. Mining, quartz, and river prospects extend along the Saskatchewan, Mackenzie, and Peace rivers.
A dialogue recalls a colonel's death and the family's exclusive funeral. Relatives arrive in dowdy attire amid ceremonies. A joking exchange turns to etiquette as a nephew comments on leaving the table.
A Spokane dispute over a dime led to a fight between two expressmen. Both paid fines and costs totaling 17 dollars in police court two hours later, with no resolution on ownership of the dime. Reports also note robberies of a Sacramento policeman and various curiosities and historical notes across several regions.
Officer McGobb questions a derelict who pulls a bulging weapon from his pocket. The man retorts with a quip claiming the item is a life preserver, citing his belonging to the floating population. The officer remains unconvinced.
A brief exchange recalls a talisman horse shoe above a door and its luck on a dreary morning. Mrs. Dolan questions the keeper about the shoe while a stubborn echo of fate remains tied to a dropped trinket and a worn rite.
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