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Newspaper
Quappelle Progress
Location
Quappelle, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Dec 04, 1885
Page
2
Rates listed for space by contract and transient ads with per word charges. Names JAMBA WEIDMAN and Qu Appelle Station appear as the publisher's contact with Assin location.
The North West Council faces tension between elected members and appointed placemen over the scope of power and spending. Authors urge a clear policy, possible reorganization, and a fully elective council with expanded powers before any provincial-style cabinet or formal provincial government is pursued.
The Morden News reports Spain mourning King Alfonso and warns of a possible revolution. It notes King Theban of Durmah surrendering to negotiations with the Indian Government after British troops gathered before the capital.
The Selkirk Herald is replaced by the Selkirk Record a larger but underfunded newspaper lacking the old advertising patronage to sustain its finances.
Montreal reports a drop in smallpox deaths and a subsiding plague citywide. Officials note the improvement before winter and praise public health efforts and progress against the disease.
Servia's army crossed into Bulgaria and returned under Bulgarian bayonets. Alexander now seeks indemnity of 5 000 000 dollars from the Servians, who appear to have faced heavier fighting than expected.
Report describes widespread horse and cattle theft in grazing country along the Canadian Pacific line around Medicine Hat. Call for vigorous measures to bring thieves to harsh justice and to teach Indigenous violators that property rights must be respected.
Eight Indigenous men found guilty of cold blooded murders at Frog Lake and elsewhere were hanged at Battleford on Friday. The article notes harsh justice against those who incited murder and robbery and predicts peace for the North West. It also contrasts winter conditions in Manitoba and uses commentary on the Globe and Toronto World regarding the Riel affair.
Canadian papers attack the escape of Jackson formerly Kiel's secretary from the Fort Garry asylum. They allege government partiality toward an English speaking rebel. Evidence shows Jackson went mad before the rebellion and improved under confinement. he later escaped to Dakota as convalescence advanced.
A Bear confident in his own misfortune seeks retirement from the world. He hides away fearing doom but returns when a Hare reports no calamity, finding the world unchanged and his faith undone as he resumes his life. Detroit Free Press.
A reader asks about Mother Hubbards and whether they are dresses. The reply notes they are disliked by some West erners but worn in the East as well, with no visible danger or mystery implied in the exchange.
The piece surveys religious and educational topics with references to Minnesota and Nebraska church-building efforts, Bishop Clarkson’s influence in Omaha, and tuition claims. It notes Trinity Cathedral in Omaha and various bishops’ salaries. It cites the Woman’s Home Missionary Association, Utah and Southern schools for the poor, and education’s value, with anecdotes from the Boston and New Haven papers. It ends with a humorous vignette about a Brazos County, Texas incident involving a schoolmaster.
The text explains that no two hands are exactly alike and contrasts right and left hands. It argues that the left hand reflects natural emotions and physical status while the right indicates direction of development and action. Left-handed individuals reverse this rule. Astral permists claim lines similar in both hands show resemblance to parents in traits.
Fragmentary text discusses the reputation of a woman and public figures, mentioning Bee Opel and Dewbers Statesman in uncertain context. No coherent event or outcome is discernible from the readable fragments.
Robert Fhompent, a wealthy Georgian, traveled toward St Louis aboard a Baltimore & Ohio sleeper dreaming of a swimming tournament. He walked to a platform and jumped, but the moving level country train spared him serious harm. The report notes odd local color about the King’s Cock and related chatter.
A historical note surveys Alfred de la Bastie's tempered glass and its durability. It explains the heating and quenching process, how the outer shell cools faster than the interior, and the creation of Rupert's drops. It reports tests showing resistance to sudden temperature changes, impact, and weight, and mentions Paris Exposition interest.
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