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Newspaper
Quappelle Progress
Location
Quappelle, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Jun 14, 1889
Page
6
A 19th century column extols the Yankee race as physically developed and fit. It credits baseball clubs with promoting athleticism, notes men and especially women embracing sports from swimming to fencing, lawn tennis, rowing, and football, and laments the shift from china painting to active recreation.
The Paris centenary year celebrates Bastille Day with lavish fetes funded by 1900000 francs from municipal and state sources. Opening ceremonies set for May 6 with awards shown by Oct 6. Also noted are Parisian financial troubles and a note on New York subway electrical hazards and underground power concerns.
A long exploration of Bishop the mind reader, comparing him with Brown and Hight, detailing alleged extraordinary feats and tricks. It recounts how Bishop demonstrated uncanny influence over subjects and observers, including a famed Edinburgh room trick and other tests claimed to reveal hidden powers.
The New York General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church gathered a strong delegation of commissioners. Three candidates led the contest for moderator, with Dr. Roberts, president of Forest University, emerging as the preferred choice amid a social opening and busy first day of business.
The text traces Presbyterian origins in America from Dutch and New York beginnings to the Philadelphia 1705 establishment. It describes the evolution from presbyteries to synods and the General Assembly, noting authority and hierarchical relations between local and higher bodies.
A garbled note claims a confectioner praises Yellow Oil as a cure for rheumatism. The text mentions a Sean and H. Dickinton in Cay, with unclear context and multiple misspellings. No verifiable event or source details are evident.
An 1889-style prospectus touts four new states North Dakota South Dakota Montana and Washington as joining the Union. It promotes rail service from St Paul to Fargo Grand Forks Butte Portland and California via the Great Northern line with free sleepers and low fares.
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