18 Dec 1885
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Newspaper
Quappelle Progress
Location
Quappelle, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Dec 18, 1885
Page
2
Publisher's notice details advertising pace and pricing by contract. Rates include 30 6% KO you 40, business card ads 100 per month, transient ads 10 per line first insertion, six cents per line each additional insertion, yearly terms, and a right to refuse objectionable content.
The Northwest Council ends its session with decisive moves by elected members to advance settlers' rights against the Indian Department and what the paper calls a weak regime led by Lieut. Governor Dewdney. The Regina Leader faces sharp critique for its stance and editor's rebuke in the House.
At a cabinet gathering in Ottawa on Friday last officials discussed marine fisheries and a forthcoming appointment to the Finance Ministry. Hon Mr McTaln from fisheries presented remarks to Sir Leonard Tilley as Minister of Finance amid procedural reviews.
Trof Foster, MP for Kings County New Brunswick, appointed Minister of Marine and Fisheries. A noted debater and temperance lecturer, he was born in Kings County and has long stood as an educationist. At Government House he was sworn as Privy Councilor and minister before the Governor General.
Scientists inventors and capitalists unite to apply electricity to motion. Edison and Field patent electric propulsion for cars and boats, with demonstrations on rivers and canals. Electric weapons and submersible ideas emerge as progress accelerates across land water and air.
In Ark Gazette account a work crew lowers into a caisson beneath water level. Compressed air relieves head pain, heat, and weight as they descend fifty eight feet. They describe climbing through a vented chimney and the outer chamber being closed before air is released to the inner room.
An eerie desert tale describes divers in Babrin using goatskin bags to siphon fresh water from subsurface sources. A diver sits in a basket, winds a bag around his arm, and quickly releases a jet of water to reclaim scarce supply near arid settlements.
A dialogue fragment shows a woman telling Mr Mank she cannot marry him despite his wealth and status. She cites lack of trust and harsh character as reasons, mentioning his cold treatment of his dog. The scene ends with her remark about human beings and a faltering return to normal speech.
A house in disrepair stands twenty five years after its builder Van Nostrend finished only part of the rooms. The wheel has lived inside since construction and the scaffolding used for erection remains unused. Locals note the unfinished state and the odd detail of the adopted object in the parlor.
The brief item notes a singular fact from the ground case in a Boston Post brief. It mentions an event or discovery but provides no names, dates, or clear context in readable form.
A paternal note from Nye in San Francisco to his son at school urges economizing on clothes and expenses while stressing the value of education. The father discusses winters, travel, and future plans, recalling rough times and rural pasts, and signs off with best wishes.
In Dardanelle Arkansas an eccentric host called Uncle John resists the idea of a governor's title. A traveling salesman Harry Collins visits and is teased about naming him governor, leading to a tense moment as Collins is escorted outside by Uncle John.
A garbled OCR passage describes an extremely tall animal, timber quantities, and various prices and wages. The text mixes unrelated terms and places, making specifics unclear. The readable parts hint at market details but lack coherent facts to form a clear event or entity.
In Randolph a father and daughter Canadian Indian bead makers faced license demands from a magistrate. John Honeycutt confronted Big Joe Latham by quoting a fictitious Alabama code, exposing the fraud, freeing the Indians, and fleeing with them as the train departed.
In Norwich a Williams Street family planned to kill one cat and its kitten using chloroform and tainted milk. The old cat refused the milk, protecting the kitten, and hid the dish with a mat, thwarting the plan.
Fragmentary humor item notes loud felt hats to be worn this fall. Nonsense exchanges include a bank visitor and breakfast talk about a walter and mistress. Odd phrasing hints at a humorous column snippet with playful misspellings.
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