Death of Ex Empress Eugenie and Edinburgh Reverie
The article recalls Marie Eugenie of France who died in Spain, detailing her life from Franco Prussian War exile to her devotion to her son and memory of Napoleon III. It blends reflections on European history with a long tribute to Edinburgh’s romantic streets and landmarks, linking royal destinies to Scotland’s past.
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Spain
Marie Eugenie
France
Parte
Napoleon
Iean
Austria
Maximilian
Paris
Empresas
Eugenie
Atrick
Ees
America
Sedan
England
Chislehurst
Rizzie
Darnley
Britain
George II
Bonnie Prince Charlie
Scotland
Derby
Stormy Main
First Great Composer in History Handel Emerges from Obscurity
The text notes Palestrina as the first great composer praised by historians for church pattern setting. It then highlights George Frideric Handel as the first great composer to move popular audiences, detailing his barber father, early talent, move to London, shift from operas to oratorios, and fame for Messiah. Handel, a naturalized Englishman, died in 1759 and rests in Westminster Abbey, with his Brook Street residence still standing.
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Palestrino
George Frederick Handel
Handel
Germany
George
Duke of
Saxe-Weisenfels
London
England
Westminster Abbey
Brook Street
Hanover Square
Burns Wins Appeal Over Circle Cattle Sale Case
The appeal by Roderick McLeay against Pat Burns was dismissed by the appellate division. The dispute centered on whether the sale of all Circle cattle included those grazing off the Circle ranch near Brooks Alberta. The court ruled the contract intended all Circle cattle and noted yearlings wintered off the Circle ranch were included in the tally.
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Roderick McLeay
P. Burns
Circle Ranch
Brooks
Alberta
Justice Beck
McLeay
A. H. Clarke
K.C
Patrick Burns
Fighting Grasshoppers in Alberta Panic and Response
H W Scott of the district agent's staff will assist in coping with the grass pest. Men will be supplied if possible and full instructions will be given by an agriculture department agent to local committees. Bait will be sold for cash and orders filled immediately. The service continues from Lethbridge with Mr Lawton in charge. The nuisance is not yet abating and grasshoppers have appeared near High Prairie with no damage reported.
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H. W. Scott
Det
Department of Agriculture
Lethbridge
Lawton
Edinburgh Poem Sparks Personal Travel Reflection
A reader shares a glowing tribute to Edinburgh inspired by a recent poem. The note reflects on how the verse captured the city’s romantic spirit and moved the writer to write about visiting Edinburgh.
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Edinburgh
Moonlit pageant around Holyrood and the fallen lion
A nocturnal, symbolic scene unfolds in Holyrood with the moon, a queenly glide through ancient halls, and a lone lion near the capital. Ghostly imagery of kings, rebels, and warriors echoes as a mournful, spectral procession passes through the storied city.
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Holyrood
First Settler in Prince Albert District Named
The Enquirer suggests James Isbister, a descendant of an Orkney man, as Prince Albert’s first settler. He worked for the Hudson's Bay Company and helped send Louis Riel to Montana before the 1885 rebellion.
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Foundling Hospital
Prince Albert
Enquirer
Melfort
James Isbister
Hudson's Bay Company
Montana
Louis Riel
A Toast to The Flag Poem Excerpt by Campbell
A short quotation notes England’s meteor flag shall burn till dangers vanish and the star of peace returns, invoking Campbell’s verse about national resilience and enduring hope.
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England
Campbell
Bad Boy and Hen Peck exchange sharp home remarks
Comic dialogue features Bad Boy admonishing his wife’s return and Hen Peck retorting that she already knows who is boss. The brief exchange highlights domestic tension with a wry punchline.
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Hen _ Peck
Why is a Summer Girl like a veteran of the Great War
A witty line notes that both have been in engagements. The quip contrasts youth and experience with playful military imagery.
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South Africa
Hortense de Beauharnais
Louis
Josephine
Hortense
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Canada
Athens
Princess Street
Europe
Holyrood Palace
Queen's Park
Arthur's Seat
James
Flodden
Randolph Murray
John Knox
Marie Stewart
Mary
Rizzio
Bothwell
Chastelard
Murray
Douglas
Hamilton
Ruthven
Huntley
St. Margaret's Loch
Scott
Effie Deans K
Tling Salisbury Crags
Dudingston
Prestonpans
Sir John Cape
Burns
Old City
Robert Louis Stev
Grenfell
Pat” Burns
West
Otland
Androki
Coe
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