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Newspaper
Millbrook Reporter
Location
Millbrook, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 28, 1893
Page
3
Lip Canal tkers at large event with ticket price of 2.50 in cents or dollars remains unclear. Readable terms point to a local listing or brief notice with limited detail and stray OCR characters.
A nostalgic verse recalls a family farm’s past joys and the visitors who greet the speaker now. The narrator notes the old place altered by time, with a missing family and a mother resting beneath ivy by the elm, while memories linger in familiar spots.
Instruction on using a blunt pointed stick to clear a cattle throat obstruction and other remedies. Also discussed are calf care, feeding, and stable cleanliness, plus the value of muck for soil improvement and as bedding and fertilizer.
The piece argues muck can aid crops but cannot replace full manures. It notes muck soils hold moisture and resist drought yet may lack potash and phosphoric acid. It advises using plenty of plant foods, including ashes and chemical fertilizers, and explains clay lands stay lumpy without muck to improve structure.
A Prairie Farmer essay argues against exclusive use of new farming tools and for balanced use of older and newer implements. It compares diamond plow and bar share cultivator, harrows, discs, rollers, and smoothing harrows, noting surface smoothness can hide deep clods, and advocates using steel toothed harrow at least twice to lift clods and improve germination conditions for wheat.
A historical note describes the Masai as once terrifying in their vast, raiding realm near Mount Kilimanjaro and Victoria Nyanza. English forts now sit in Masai land, missionaries cross safely, and Masai conduct toward Europeans has softened. Plagued by cattle disease, their herds dwindle, forcing reliance on crops and altering traditional pride. Capt. Pringle notes they seek treaties and may cooperate with Britain to leverage their disciplined martial traits.
A historic procession at the Art Institute in Chicago marked the opening of the world parliament of religions. Cardinal Gibbons led a diverse delegation including Archbishops, priests, and lay leaders from many nations, as audiences rose to sing and prayers were offered.
Reports warn that anthrax, a deadly disease affecting both humans and animals, has broken out in Northumberland and other northern counties. Experts say pasture once grazed by infected livestock cannot be safely used again. A Northumberland farm saw 33 cattle and 100 swine die within days, with a farmer and laborer in precarious condition. Odor from stomach contents was foul, though no poison or fungi were found. Government investigators struggle to identify a cause as the disease spreads rapidly. The first symptoms include intense thirst before animals droop and die.
A Metz review by Emperor William II with the Italian heir signals Germany’s aim to reclaim lost lands and stokes fears of French loss of Lorraine and the Rhine border. Metz, the keystone fortress, anchors France’s frontier. history warns that quantity cannot guarantee victory despite modern engineering.
The New Colonial Party forms in England to advance colonial interests in Parliament. It aims to improve cable links with colonies, fix postal issues, halt convict transport to New Caledonia, and reform colonial governors. The group seeks quiet action and broad colonial cooperation in London to aid Imperial Federation and common imperial goals.
A parliamentary paper outlines the salaries and allowances for legislators in various colonies. Newfoundland pays $120 per session with no travel or rail passes. Australia and the Cape grant free rail use. mail contracts may require free mail coach travel. Natal pays 11 a day during sessions. Cape Parliament members get one guinea daily plus 15s for distant members. New Zealand Legislative Council members receive 150 pounds yearly and House of Representatives 240 pounds with travel allowances but deductions for non attendance. Queensland New South Wales and Victoria offer 3004 per year. Ottawa pays about $10 a day in session. Ontario about $6. Quebec 600 per session. Nova Scotia offers 500 per session. North West Territories pay the same with travel allowances.
A Greek from Smyrna, Socrates A Seferiades, visits Toronto after touring the World's Fair shows Canada as a leading source of farming tools machinery timber and minerals. He plans to select engines from Toronto Abell works for Asia Minor and expects other merchants to follow, hoping for direct trade of Asia Minor products for Canadian goods. The article notes Smyrna’s sympathy for Turkish rule with Sultan’s cholera efforts reducing deaths to about 20 last month.
National Prison Association secretary William M F Rounds argues crime stems from training and environment rather than heredity. He defends free will and notes most criminals had motive but could have chosen virtue, urging stronger home influences. A separate Ottawa tale describes Mrs John Lahey terrified by a five foot river serpent showing odorless hiss before fleeing.
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