Newsy Notes from Far and Wide
Miscellaneous items report flour mills in St Louis closing except Anchor mill, ongoing government policies, a Naples reception for Mrs Gladstone, Utah statehood prospects, Mahdi incidents, Denver caucus naming Woolcott as Bowen successor, burglaries, ore shipping forecasts from Lake Superior, a Te Deum in Rome with expense, and various political and financial notes including railway, customs, and excise receipts for December and yearly totals.
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Lake Superior
St. Peter's
Rome
Stan
Emin
Wadelai
Stanley
Christmas tragedy on Nor quay farm led to murder arrest
A. J. Hatfield of Nor quay, drunk and enraged, attacked his wife at home after bringing freight to Holland and Pentland's store. The coroner's jury adjourned for Holland mortem as Hatfield was arrested on suspicion. The family fled to a neighbor, and the woman was found severely beaten.
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Sadgtaed
Singer
Benson
A. J. Hatfield
Norquay
Holland & Pentland
John Elder
Hafield
A. J. Hafield
Holland
Ving
Insurance papers handed for elevator grain case at Calgon
The notice reports that at 8 o clock yesterday the writer delivered papers to Mr A Halloway general agent for Glasgow and London Insurance Co and Quebec Fire Insurance Co regarding the elevator grain matter. The action was completed in full with involved parties present.
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Manitoba Ly Free Press
A. Halloway
Glasgow and London Insurance Co
Quebec Fire Insurance Co
Ape Saba
Calgon
Tade
Almanac in Eleven Tongues Reaches Broad Audience
We are in receipt of a bound copy of Ager's Almanac for 1889. It includes ten pages of pamphlets in eleven other tongues and is available to drag stores, expanding reach to the wider world.
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Ager
New York Adopts Key-Electricity Law at New Year
The new year brings a key electricity execution law in New York aimed at shaping success or failure in its operation. Stakeholders weigh how the measure will function in practice and influence energy policy.
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New York
Valuable Discovery Claims B B D as Cure and Regulator
An Ontario doctor asserts B. B. D. is not only a sure cure for a disease but also the medicine that regulates the system and digestion. He describes B. B. as a great system regulator and ingredient for wellbeing.
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SF Ane
Daan
Ontario
Snail and Horse Race Delights Paris Crowd
In Paris a curious race featured a snail racing a horse over about one to five miles. The horse spurted ahead on a billiard table supported course while the snail crawled along close behind. The snail briefly led at times, but the horse won the affair as observers watched for moments of equal pace.
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Paris
Clever sparrows and a toy that slings the wala
In New Brunswick New Jersey children play with a toy causing sparrows to snap at strings. One bird escapes with others catching the ends, a scene described with anxiety as birds are moved about by onlookers. The account mentions a small, improvised game among companions observing the incident.
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Christi
New Prunswick
N. J
Unclear Fragments Invoke Old Ballad Cadence
A garbled OCR passage presents a mix of folk ballad lines about a cow and an old man with a fiddle. The text is fragmentary, with phrases like consider good cow and tune and references to Harvaton, Berls tune, and vague origins of a queer cx. The lack of coherent context limits a precise summary.
Restyle of Chairs Using Light and Dark Cloths
Craftsman describes reupholstering old chairs with contrasting dark and light fabrics. Proposes options in moss green and apple green, gray tones, or black and violet with a lavender center. Emphasizes inexpensive covers of velvet cashmere or scrap material done in spare moments.
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Consett
Payor Bue OA Foundation
Naliae Fees and The Veiled Threats in Venezuela Text
A fragmented analysis discusses nitrate formation in the Atherinoce Basin Venezuela and broader atmospheric electricity themes. It cautions restraint in speech and action, notes reputational harm from broken laws, and reflects on guilt, responsibility, and moral admonitions amid unclear historical context.
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MM. A. Mowrs
V. Marcano
Venezuela
Atherinoce Y
Man Reports Teasing by Suspect in Street Altercation
A witness recalls a tense incident where a man taunted a child and another nearby in a street dispute. Police investigate the verbal aggression as authorities seek clues to identify the involved party.
Missing Dark Bay Broncho Listed in Qu’Appelle
A four year old dark bay broncho with a neck brand and a left shoulder brand is missing near Qu Appelle. A reward is offered for information leading to the horse’s recovery. Sent by Frank Tatar in Appelle on December 27, 1888.
Lost Chestnut Horse Branded Left Shoulder
Four year old chestnut horse with two white feet branded on left shoulder, wearing bridle halter and long rope when escaped. Reward offered by A. Lindeburgh. Respond to Touchwood Telegraph office. December 31 1888.
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Touchwood Telegraph Office
Lindeburgh
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Newsy Notes
St. Louis
Anchor
Edmonds
Utah
Denver
Republican Future Caucus
E. O. Woolcott
United States
Bowen
Bright
Set
Booata
J F. Worfel
Millersville
Privy Council
Railway Department
Agetasi
Economy and Deauty
Naliae
Wien
Ander
Vallegremocas
Ry Ae
Joan i
Reda Bey
Scientific American
Sears
Fasta Sammon Munn & CO
Patest Golliettere
Geneeat Orree
Beospwar
Quaritch
H. Rider Haggard
Colonel Quaritch
Haggard
Miranda
Ida
A. Benner
Landsdowne
Tran
J. McEwen
Ste
Tet A
Utlee
CPLR
Wtatitd
Appelle
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