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Newspaper
Adelaide Times
Location
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Date
Sep 09, 1850
Page
4
A cluttered 19th century fare for readers, this fragment lists witty quips about Prince Louis Napoleon and society dames, reflections on love letters, suspicious meetings, and a milkmaid tale. It includes playful rhymes, domestic satire, and mock moralizing about courting and manners.
A Philadelphia invention promises precise country surveys for railroads at fifteen miles daily. Britain’s Britannia Bridge tolls a tube opening for traffic, with a frigate‑scale strength. Holbrook’s life‑boat boasts no bottom and water‑filled design for storms, shown to Lords and engineers. A Mayflower of safety, the craft carries essentials and can be righted by passengers. Austrian locomotive prizes total about 30,000 pounds for top designs. A Belfast note reports pigs fattened on dock, nettles, and beans as boasted fodder.
A patent steam plough by James Usher of Usher and Co. Edinburgh promises to plough six furrows at once, balancing with a central roller despite weight. Also described are Egyptian azure pigment production, Captain Fayrer's ship wheel safety device, Sydney Smith reflections on modern changes, and a note on Bishop North and the Guildford estate.
A gar den stroll yields a bizarre fragmentary scribe like banter about pedes and sloth. The text imitates period speech with tangled phrases and jumbled names, mentioning a Bandener and a farmer’s protection from “friends.”
A fragmentary note references Thomas Brunton and a twenty one year suffering case. Mentions Mr Davidson of Shem Beek upon Tweed and a request for continued support or consultation with a known case confidant. The legal tone hints at a formal inquiry or parliamentary petition.
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