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Newspaper
Bacchus Marsh Express
Location
Bacchus Marsh, Victoria, Australia
Date
Feb 24, 1917
Page
4
The article explains digestion begins in the mouth, aided by saliva containing ptyalin that converts starches to grape sugar. It notes the stomach then acts on meat and body-building foods, forming peptones absorbed into the blood, while fats and sugars are not digested there, setting up digestion in the intestines. It discusses digestive glands and the role of gastric juice in processing food before intestinal absorption.
An art critic recalls numerous historical painters and later Academicians misplacing or misdating details in famous works. Examples include larks in Egyptian tombs, Roman scenes with modern tools, and ships or costumes altered for visual effect. The piece lampoons factual lapses across eras, from Durer to Turner and beyond, noting mishaps in portraits, religious scenes, and even book illustrations.
Dated notice appears as a publisher imprint with likely misspellings. Contains names or entity fragments suggesting a church related printing notice. Reads like a historical imprint line from a local newspaper page segment.
An unveiled Hall of Honor lists old pupils including J Minne and J McPherson with many others such as T J Lang W Dodemaide and Norman Lang. The note invites corrections or omissions and quotes The King vowing effort until the achievement is complete.
Mr Paul Pincus LDS Vic BD Sc a surgeon dentist practices at Beaview 73 Victoria Parade Fitzroy. Consults at ABC Tea Rooms Ryan’s Corner Bacchus Marsh Mondays and Thursdays from 0 80 to 5 90. Intending patients requested leave motion at the rooms. Railway time tables latest edition 3d obtainable from uy & Gons Church St Bacchus Marsh.
A long fragmented OCR list names numerous individuals with family connections and wartime mentions across places and organizations. The readable items include surnames like Crook, Kerr, Moore, Usher, Todd, and West, along with scattered notes of wounded or killed. The fragment hints at a memorial or roster from a war era.
A long list of forenames and surnames of military personnel, including flags like wounded and killed, with many Nordic and British names. The OCR yields a dense roster of individuals such as Jno Hoy Dorian and Thomas Cockerill, among others, indicating a roll of war service members and status notes.
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