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Newspaper
Nanaimo Mail
Location
Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
Date
May 09, 1896
Page
2
A collage of brief notes from Ontario reports includes Toronto hosting a Dominion exhibit in 1597, Ontario Jockey Club race on May 2, and license commissioners resisting license reductions. The items mention a cruelty case in Ottawa, lightning strike on a church in Northumberland, and various local deaths and incidents.
Horrifying disclosures in the Reading police court as Annie Dyer and Arthur Palmer face infanticide charges. Police search the river for bodies while a hostile crowd gathers. Since Christmas twenty children entrusted to Mrs Dyer’s care have vanished, with over a hundred missing infanta linked to her. The case expands to involve prominent figures and sensational premula developments expectant on further hearings.
The steamer Algerine, ten days from port, arrived at St John’s Mid with its bow sheathing torn, stem sprung, and forward area lashed with wire and anchors to reach home. It carried 400 seareking on board amid heavy ice. Also reported: Vanguard arrived at Harbor Grace with 12 000 sen ekina. Bemimaux stuck in ice with 10 000 skins. Casper Emprose from Barbadoes at Trepassey lost galley boats, deck gear and sails in recent gales.
Reported plans by Boer leaders aim to drive British from South Africa while authorities debate reinforcements. About 15,000 Matabeles reportedly mass for an assault on Bulawayo as King Lobengula’s legacy looms. British officials deny risk though fortifications rise and machine guns speed to front.
Widespread flooding in Quebec imperils rail lines and factories as St Francis and St Lawrence rivers surge. Bridges collapse near St Angeline and Lanestead. Sherbrooke Richmond and Three Rivers face evacuations and inundation. Damages run into thousands. workers evacuated by boat.
The Lenion Chronicle publishes a Rome letter claiming the pope governs his household with order despite occasional power lapses. It says diplomacy remains keen and hints at a future Baltimore pope while noting a fusion dream of Roman and Anglican churches.
A Fresno dispatch reports severe frost across central California harming fruit in orchards. Two thirds of the grape crop near Calistown was destroyed, with cherry apricot and prune losses near San Jose. Vines near Stockton were killed and vineyardmen say grape yields will fall short in neighboring counties.
At the Oval Institute in London M. Lippmann, a noted French researcher, explained a new method to reproduce all natural colors on a sensitive plate. Prominent scientists witnessed the presentation and expressed enthusiasm for the breakthrough, which was deemed marvellous by attendees. A later quip from a father about life and pace appears as a separate aside.
Freddie Beckwith of Wolfville Nova Scotia suffered severe muscle pains and illness from December 1593 to March 1594. After doctors failed, his recovery began with Williams Pink Pills, restoring appetite and strength within a month. The family credits the pills for his full return to health. Sold widely by Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
Chicago scientists Prof. I. P. Pratt and Prof. Hugh Wightman announce Roentgen rays kill diphtheria and typhoid germs. They describe exposing four colonies to rays for sixty two minutes and report chemical changes producing oxygen and acid, purporting all four germ groups will not recover.
A New York World report says a huge bicycle trust is forming in Toledo Ohio with Worcester Massachusetts roots. Key Toledo firms plan to take stock while three eastern factories back the venture. Capitalization targets five to ten million dollars as the group seeks price control over wheels and all bicycle components.
An ad claims Burdock Blood Bitters cures headaches from liver to nerve trouble by restoring organ function. A testimonial from Hartford New Brunswick in 1895 alleges the product cured a long term sick headache in three months and prevented further headaches.
Rosario Bourdon, a Montreal Richelieu and Ontario Navigation cashier, abandoned wife and family and drained thousands from an account to chase a French opera singer. He was arrested in France with Mlle Marie Legendre. Constable Bissonnette sails to bring him back. The Bourdon family is prominent locally in musical circles.
Gillie the King Charles spaniel refused entry to a New York show for being under six months was sold by Dr. Schenck of Boston to Prince Bismarck for 100 dollars. Weighing two pounds the animal impresses dog fanciers and is expected to replace the late favorite hound of the prince. A. I. Gilman of Worcester raised it. it will be shown in Boston next week and shipped to Germany afterward.
The piece laments a long cold winter ending and discusses warmth through light clothing. It mentions a drive chat intermining as a solution for warmth, wind resistance, and waterproofing. A historical aside references a Western train robber and a character named Reggie Lannurd asking to pay traveling bills.
An advertisement touts Dr Agnew's cure for organic or sympathetic heart disease claiming relief in 80 minutes and rapid cure for related symptoms. It markets catarrh and kidney remedies, touting quick results and universal druggist availability with humorous asides and dialect quotes interspersed.
An advertisement extols South American Nervine as acting directly on the nervous system to cure indigestion nervousness and debility claiming rapid consistent results. It promotes Norway Pine Syrup as a throat and lung remedy and ends with a playful dialogue about discretion and knowledge.
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