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Newspaper
Bathurst Daily Argus
Location
Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Apr 17, 1909
Page
4
A poem by Alexander Small narrates a late night visit and dreamy card game. The speaker adores a queenly figure who moves ivory keys and touches his hand, turning the mood to romance as hearts become trumps and the beloved is crowned queen.
In a London flat a famed singer Geoffrey Templeman confronts his fading voice and a life of public adoration. A chance encounter with a child prodigy at Lady Crane’s party rekindles hope and leads to a dramatic reconciliation with his wife Elaine aided by Sir Francis Deakin.
A survey of royal tribute from Queen Alexandra to monarchs including gifts of sprats for the king, a sunbeam island gifted to Norway, and curious natural phenomena. The article also notes medical theories of aging by Dr. Doyen, volcanic activity, and a lake whose colors shift seasonally.
The article surveys ongoing scientific interest in extending life span, noting work by Professor Metchni4 koff and the desire to lengthen the active period of existence. It highlights ongoing experiments and the aim to push the bounds of human longevity.
An era of scientific revelation follows the Italian earthquake as researchers discuss continents of danger and belt-like fault zones. The article outlines earthquake belts across the Pacific and Atlantic, plus minor belts along the Americas, with crustal thickness and subterranean pressures described in terms of high explosives.
The Paris Figaro reports four four month old dirigible balloons each carrying fifteen passengers with two mechanicians aboard. The Transaerian Company builds gas cars of 178 500 cubic feet propelled by 200 hp motors. Luxury saloon style cradles and docks at Sartrouville Meaux Vincennes Nancy Orleans Bordeaux Toulouse and Pau will serve long voyages.
A small lake in Monterey County California changes colour four times every day according to local observations mild weather and water chemistry cited as possible causes the phenomenon draws curiosity from residents and visitors alike.
A northern church school welcomed the rector famed for etiquette. He tested students on room faults, and a clever reply revealed a missing hat. A parish class on plumbing amused a vicar as a boy moved the penny meter, with a witty line about others handling coins.
A pretty girl in a hammock wakes in an orchard to confront a young man who admits to stealing apples. She counts seven apples she slept through, and the exchange ends with her taunting him about the theft.
A theatre troupe of select coloured artistes staged Othello with Desdemona's handkerchief scene. The lead actor struggled between passion and restraint as lines faltered and a patron loudly urged him to wipe his nose and continue the show.
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