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Newspaper
Armidale Chronicle
Location
Armidale, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jan 11, 1902
Page
8
A humorous tale from a rural district recounts Pat McCann of Dallovan preparing for marriage as a chaotic wedding buildup unfolds. The narrative follows foreboding chores, a raucous celebration under a tree, a keg mishap, and neighbors, with Burke, M’Cann, and local workers joining in amid farm labor and social revelry.
A patient named George Clifton of Frances Street Wjco relates years of nervous debility headaches chest and loin pains and digestive failure. He credits Clement’s Tonic with restoring appetite sleep digestion and vitality after weeks of use, ending long illness and enabling a return to work.
An old advertisement touts Doan’s Ointment as a cure for piles with dramatic testimonials. It claims rapid relief from itching and pain, and asserts the remedy clears up hems and sores. The notice promotes the product from Clelan Co at Pitt Street Sydney.
A hazy recollection follows a trek from Coraki to Richmond across blacksoil plains and treacherous bogs. The narrator barters for food with 15 shillings, describes scarce aid from locals, odds and ends like spuds and a baked bandicoot leg, and a rough chase after wild pigs amid dusty trails and swamps.
A terse speaker insists he has no use for them and demands his cheque. Crampy angrily departs seeking a straight break to Queensland where cookies and dairies are scarce. The narrator presses on, joining a march toward the Logan River with a loaded pack and bluey.
The piece contrasts British and German light cavalry, praising British riders as hardy and khaki-clad while scorning German horses and equipment as ornate but impractical. It argues that overarmed horsemen fail, citing South African War lessons and the enduring value of disciplined, rugged British horsemen in battle.
Christmas remedy notes praise for Bile Beans as a purgative aiding bile ducts and liver function with wider health claims. The piece also recalls Fireball Bill, a Bathurst trainer, recounting a rough dining scene at a meeting with local aristocracy and judges, ending with a humorous bread-basket anecdote.
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