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Newspaper
Millbrook Reporter
Location
Millbrook, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 19, 1895
Page
4
A first person diary fragment depicts Silvia’s altered mood after a night of pain and a longing Sabbath morning. The narrator imagines life with Paul, recalls a Christmas farewell, and grapples with shadowed love, memory, and a vow to stay strong. A later scene shows mother’s visit and social pressure at The Towers.
Nell confronts Mrs Washer as rumors of heart disease swirl around a dinner at The Towers. Paul urges forgiveness, but Nell insists she cannot reconcile with the scheming wife who once held her life in her hands. Simpkins hurries Nell to a costly, strained reunion as hidden motives surface and choices loom.
A narrator recalls a vivid room of pale-yellow silk and poppies as she visits Silvia who lies dying. An elderly nurse notes the room was meant for another, while Silvia questions forgiveness and the narrator contemplates a final, uncertain farewell as the story continues.
A nineteen month old girl named Burr died of pneumonia and was buried at Gravesend. With no minister present a phonograph delivered the funeral service, including the Lord's Prayer, a musical interlude by Amphion Quartet, scripture, and a blessing. The bier was placed in a tent while mourners listened as the voice from the machine spoke clearly and the body was laid to rest. The scene featured a speaking machine delivering the rite in a double parlor setting before mourners.
A Parkhill Ontario incident reports three young burglars tying and binding Mr Bullock while his wife fled upstairs. They burned the soles of his feet to obtain money, stole about 35 and a watch, then escaped with a horse and buggy. Mrs Bullock alerted neighbor Mr Ellis who freed Mr Bullock. The horse was a five year old, unshod, 15 hands, weight around 1000 pounds, with distinctive markings. The culprits followed the trail four miles north before losing it.
Ottawa reports Prof E Stone Wiggins predicts a major storm between the 17th and 21st of the month, based on celestial alignments, with possible volcanic and seismic activity worldwide. The piece also details Canadian wheat grading orders for Manitoba and the North West Territories, plus remarks on seizures of Newfoundland vessels and various Western land and dairy notices.
George H. McDonnell M P for Algoma lauds Dr Agnew’s Catarrhal Powder praising rapid relief from cold in the head catarrh hay fever and deafness. Sample bottle and blower offered for two 3 cent stamps from G Detchon 44 Church St Toronto. Also a Bar Harbor summer girl noted for a smart coat and clever hat.
Dr. Agnew's Cure for the Heart is touted as a heart specific giving relief within 30 minutes and claiming permanent cure. The South American Kidney Cure is promoted as a radical, targeted remedy for kidney disease. Snippets mention The White Caps mob justice and a brief social exchange between Miss Jessie and Ethel Knox.
James Kerr of Kars Ontario testifies his wife suffered rheumatism for 25 years. After trying many doctors she found relief in one day with South American Rheumatic Cure. He claims seven bottles cured her and urges others to use it, believing it can cure in every case.
Dialogues reveal a prospective tenant debating a Harlem flat as a doctor urges a cough remedy. The piece shifts to Dairy Management with Mrs. E. M. Jones urging cost reduction through better cows, feeding, and care, detailing rations, silage, and barn sanitation to boost profits while warning against procrastination with lice in poultry houses.
A fragmented dialogue shows a wife praising a subscription as worth the price and a husband reflecting on advertising literature. An elderly writer of children's tales laments sentiment in business, noting that while business sentiment exists, it is limited.
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