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Newspaper
Bathurst Daily Argus
Location
Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jan 09, 1909
Page
3
Henry Te M'Geren M P in the Westminster Gazette argues unemployment grows from weak demand and wage rigidity. He urges private enterprise stimulus and wage flexibility to sustain production, noting trade downturns risk factory closures and broader depressions unless wages adjust and output stabilizes.
A critical musing on romantic love and marriage argues that true mates may exist but many unions fail from misjudgment. It contrasts the idea of fate with practical views on provision, social expectations, and prudent family guidance shaping lasting partnerships.
A Westminster Goxette note discusses animal sagacity and truthfulness in reports. It mentions a cow that escaped a workhouse form and walked four miles to its owner, carrying milk on its horn for delivery. The piece cites cautious storytelling and notes a geological report of gold finds in Africa near the Congo.
A report on General Booth's travels across South Africa notes his view of white emigration and the impact of machinery on mines. The piece discusses rising tensions between whites and blacks, economic displacement, and Booth's call for reform through education and Christian outreach, urging authorities to act to prevent widespread disorder.
A damaged OCR fragment discusses a vast land area and mentions people, paths, and directions in a uncertain historical context. The text includes garbled names and phrases, making precise locations or actions unclear.
In a St Louis revival scene a husband named Lemmon accuses an evangelist and a man called Jett of luring his wife from home with talk of a mission. The evangelist and a policeman intervene as the wife defends her vows and choice. The couple's dispute unfolds amid the revival event.
Fragmentary obituary notes the will of a Greek merchant of Austin Wriars and Cromwell Road Haslemere detailing an estate valued around 2.11 million and duties owed to the Exchequer. It mentions heirs including a daughter and son, and lists legacies and charitable bequests to hospitals and Mrs Ada Ar Mmingon.
A fragmented note describes autumn and winter fishing habits with hints of river conditions and fishing culture. The passage mentions anglers planning, gear readiness, and the joy of October through June, quoting a piece titled "Pishlag Gazetle."
A reporter highlights a slate of youthful British MPs shaping debates in the House of Commons. Lewis Jones, first Commissioner of Works, and others display distinctive styles from tall, austere to wryly persuasive. Snowden and Me Battle draw sharp volleys, while lighter Irish talents emerge with rising promise. The piece sketches personalities, delivery, and evolving parliamentary influence.
The article portrays spirited scenes in the House as Mr Kettles humorously laments and mocks the Women’s Suffrage Bill during its second reading. It highlights a lively exchange with the Ladies Gallery engaged and Mr Frederick Edwin-Smith on the Unionist benches delivering rapid, witty arguments.
A disjointed report describes a hungry twelve year old boy living in rags in Chicago and a London appeal by a Daily Mail correspondent. The letter asks readers to fund meals for Chicago schoolchildren, citing dire hunger and a loss of parents. A plan to feed the boy with a large feast is mentioned, including turkey and desserts, to honor a recently deceased child in England.
The article surveys British paper mills, noting 217 in England, 8 in Scotland, and 7 in Wales, with Midlothian leading among Scottish counties. It discusses raw material costs, rising wood pulp prices, and global pulp consumption in the United States, Germany, Canada, Sweden, and Russia, highlighting substitutes like cotton waste pulp.
A fragment describes a syndicate forming to convert dried plant material into paper and mentions bamboo like papyrus as a potential feedstock. It notes efforts in India and Michigan where peat is used in paper making and tests of papyrus suitability.
A discussion on the primacy of literature in education argues that science, while useful, serves secondary purposes. Literature furnishes humanistic insight, ethical growth, and a universal opening to truth, with education beginning and ending in the study of human meaning.
Mr Justice Grantham spoke at the Norfolk Assizes on October 11 about marriage and insanity. Mary Chatter aged eight and a mother in Carleton Road was charged with murdering her baby girl. the child was found dead with the mother in collapse. Medical evidence showed the prisoner was of unsound mind and had a family history of asylum detention. The judge condemned marrying while mental illness is known, urging disclosure to prospective spouses. The jury found guilty but insane. the prisoner to be sent to a criminal lunatic asylum.
A fragment notes Londoners at lunch and readings with references to a proceeding and a breach. It mentions changes in letters and mentions "Belge Brusavle" as a likely proper noun, suggesting an event or title through a garbled OCR.
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