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Newspaper
Queanbeyan Observer
Location
Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Date
May 10, 1901
Page
5
A fragmentary piece presents two poems about love and loss. The first, by Frawn L. Starron, likens a child’s arms to a necklace of love linked by angels. The second, attributed to Mar Enum Sars, ponders what matters after meeting someone, noting that small gestures and words can save or break a soul.
In Buckhorn the miners debate a crackdown as Sandy Wilcox declares a plan to run for sheriff in the upcoming county election. Rival cattlemen threaten violence, while townspeople discuss railroad influence and rising unrest destabilizing Washore County.
In a rough frontier town in Montana’s Buckhorn district, Kid Wilcox campaigns for sheriff with a pledge of peace and order while resisting mob rule. He tours claims, ranches, and mining camps, argues against indiscriminate violence, and faces strong local resistance before winning the election.
A historical survey links Scottish tartans to military deeds from Culloden to Gordon Highlanders and Black Watch, then shifts to Royal Navy perils aboard Gladiator and other ships. It notes dramatic incidents from anchors and collisions to torpedo tests and hazardous magazine floods, highlighting peril across eras.
In Washer County tension rises as a store closure ends a heated debate. Sheriff Barnes faces a volatile crowd while rumors swirl about Alexander Wilcox and Kid Wilcox, noted for a distinctive dress and austere habits, shaping local intrigue.
The article announces a new serial story titled Something to This Advantage to be commenced in the journal. It claims high literary quality, original plots, and superior treatment compared with Richard Marsh. Rights for production have been purchased.
A lively column recalls an 1898 House of Commons scene where a Liberal member and Colonel Saunderson jostled for a seat, hat action, and a witty exchange about a guinea hat. It also notes cartoonists Sir John Tenniel and Linley Sambourne, Cartoon Senior and Junior, integral to Punch magazine and its satirical legacy.
The note discusses Sir John as a noted Conservative and Sambourne as Unionist in tone. It ponders who will be named Cartoon Junior and recalls a quip about Sambourne's global appeal. It praises Sambourne as eminently American in style.
The article defends strict preservation of the fox as a vermin in the Scottish Highlands while detailing a fox hunt method with beaters and gunmen. It also notes the bittern's arrival at the Zoological Gardens, describing its skulking habits and an unusual stomach contents find including a long eel, a perch, and a water beetle.
A quirky report details a Clare auctioneer finding a coal embedded toad in a lump of coal, revived in water and seen alive though blind. It also covers the Atlantic pigeon post resuming after a winter pause, reporting 36 pigeons tested with only two astray and many journeys under 24 hours.
Homemaking hints cover onions to tenderize vegetables and ironing dark fabrics, plus kitchen storage tips. Recipes include Stew of Meat and Liver, Oatmeal Pudding Tea, and a Cheese Toast dish, with household quips and a joke about ancestors at the end.
An old tale recounts a cat named Pixie that killed a neighbor's kittens after a terrier noticed the corpses. The narrative portrays ongoing suspicion and eventual acceptance as Pixie continues to guard her own litters while the terrier and cats remain in the household.
Louis Wain writes of the late Queen's affection for her felines and their journey with the Court. Cats included Persian, Manx, Angora, Maltese, tabby and others traveling in wooden boxes with straw and a silver labeled collar reading I belong to the Queen. The Queen's special favorite was a white cat, and storage details note a pine forest tree density of seventy per acre.
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