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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 05, 1907
Page
2
A望 stagecoach journey brings Bradley Nickerson into contact with Captain Titcomb. They trade names, family ties, and local lore as the voyage intensifies, Bradley napping briefly before a stop brings him closer to Prissy and Tempy’s home.
Bradley visits Miss Prissy and Miss Tempy Allen after arriving in Weltmouth. Cap'n Ezra Titcomb is rumored to be aboard and plans a week’s shore leave while his schooner recoups. Bradley’s awkward first night exposes a warm, orderly home full of sea motifs and gentle care.
The blue book from Canada’s Census and Statistics Bureau reports average yearly earnings by occupation. Male and female earnings are $337.16 and $181.98 respectively, with trades at $563.62 for males and professionals at $676.88. Manufacturing $403.8, agriculture $207.55, domestic service $373.46. Total wage-earners 814,930, males 81.75 percent, females 18.83 percent. Employed class shares: agriculture 8.93, domestic 25.6, fisheries 0.91, forestry 2.02, manufacturing 3.83, mining 2.93, professional 6.34, trade and transportation 19.37 percent.
The article critiques the pay for English common jurors, noting 5 shillings daily for a view in civil cases but no standard remuneration otherwise. It mentions typical fees of 1 shilling in high courts, 8 pence in counties, and higher sums for special jurors, with minor fees in various courts such as 1 shilling per case in county courts and 2 pence or 4 pence in other courts.
London journalist reports royal diet of oysters enjoyed by the Prince of Wales and Princess. meals favor plain dishes with a taste for French cuisine. The schedule shows breakfast around nine thirty, light suppers after theatre visits, and small treats for the princes and Victoria in the evening. The court also approves caviar as a favored delicacy, pending doctor’s clearance.
Statistics from the Civil Judicial Statistics for 1905 show 11 427 debtors imprisoned in England and Wales in 1905 up from 11 096 in 1904 and above the five year average of 10 218. The report notes a historical rise from about one third fewer warrants a generation earlier and mentions divorce petitions and probate wealth totals for the United Kingdom.
The ancient Maori tale describes two Taniwha guardian monsters from the east and west coasts of the North Island. A roaming Taniwha visits, is hosted, and persuades the other to return with him. On arrival the visitor is lured into a great net and killed for a feast.
The article compares world tree heights noting California sequoias reaching 300 to 325 feet with trunks over 25 feet in diameter while American redwoods exceed 400 feet. It states Victoria in Australia has the tallest trees with credible records near 258 feet, while some claimed Australian heights near 500 feet are doubted and African trees are under 100 feet.
An advance of 15 percent in coal prices hits Saskatchewan markets with Regina quotations 90 cents to $1 higher per ton. The piece notes demand and wage-driven costs, CP Railway’s large consumption, and calls on consumers to stock up before winter while optimism grows for milder weather.
Experiments with scarlet runner beans in opaque cylinders test if twist direction is innate or light influenced. Findings suggest a plant instinct to proceed in a given direction, resisting forced reversal. Honey suckle and hop twist clockwise. convolvulus and scarlet runner bean twist counterclockwise.
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