Railton Bros Seeds and Supplies Advertised in Melbourne
Railton Bros. Jas Railton offers seeds and garden products at Na Bwanston St. & Fink's Buildings Melbourne. The listing promotes a collection of seeds for autumn sowing and varieties including Verevain seeds. The ad references multiple brands and garden items with promotional phrasing.
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Wales
Atc
WLWB
Railton Bros
Jas, Railton
Na Bwanston ST
Fink’s
Melbourne
Fragmentary vintage ad and prose snippet collection
A jumble of archaic English prose and an old remedy advertisement fragment. It references a character named Lee and a request from a mother, with scattered lines about cures and pills. The text also includes an advertisement outline for a Liver or Chronic Troubles remedy and mentions a Melbourne chemist and wholesale agents.
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Paris
Tor
Agena
Melbourne
Peur
Focal Chemist
Mereherntz
Tea tastes and branding in housekeeping notes
A house keeper discusses tea choices, praising Robur for its consistent mild flavor and reliable quality. She references No 2 grade twie as ideal for boarding-house use, noting no variation between packages and emphasizing steady, practical supply.
DR JOHNSON AND HIS DICTIONARY Chronicle of a Lexicographer
An OCR noisy excerpt recounts Dr Johnson and his Dictionary focusing on the lexicographer’s narration of literary style. It mentions delays, the three year effort at a cost of L167, a house in Gough Square, and reactions of a messenger and Johnson when asked what he had accomplished.
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Johnwen
Bik Pargaln
Gough- Square
Bielieh Literatura
Peitiler Jobiwon
Warner's Safe Cure Promoted for Kidney Health
An advertisement-like passage explains kidney structure and function, noting kidneys filter waste from blood and form urine. It claims various disorders arise from improper kidney action and promotes Warner's Safe Cure as effective, available in original and concentrated forms from chemists and storekeepers.
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Warner
Aimless Banter and Brokerage Echo in Town
A young Iman jokes with a widow about age and looks while the crowd observes at a social gathering. He later asks about a local brokerage firm Slammin Bang and Co, noting rumors about their status as everyone wonders if they have been caught.
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Slammin, Bang and Co
Citleen
Paris Siege Memories of 1670s Famine and Scarcity
Recalled vivid siege hardships in Paris as winter closed in and provinces failed to aid. Prices surged for dairy, butter, cheese, bread, and meat while rationing and bread fever hit the poor. Snow, frozen Seine, electricity blackouts, and 零 coal shortages worsened daily life during the blockade.
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Europe
Emenee
Paris
France
Courer
Guy
Seine
Paria
Henement
Aviat Gonait
Quersyland
Brantamon
Sonight
Cate
Fhelieve
Forte
H. M. Somer
Royal Agricultural Society
Lever Brothers Limited
Sydney
Paris Siege Hunger and Collapse in 1871
Amid the siege, fuel and food ran scarce as crowds rioted and prices spiked. Government requisitioning limited purchases while residents faced freezing conditions and shelling. January 28 1871 marked Paris capitulation, provoking anger but allowing entry of food as halls and markets reopened.
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Paris
Port Valerian
Halles
France
The Biter Bit in a Small Stop Conjuring Tale
A humor piece recounts a street conjuror who ostentatiously performs for passers by and a cabman who tries to test a half crown. The passenger regrets the coin and the cabman seeks vengeance for the alleged bad half crown amid stormy weather and domestic gossip.
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Tie
Old Style Exchange Jokes and Wit at Bridal Gathering
Text brims with clipped banter from a social gathering. Lines swap lines on sight after marriage, wedding gifts, thirst for glory, heat and cold, and polite manners. The dialogue ends with a pun about the multiplication table.
The House Comeback by a Cheerful Visitor
A dreary home brightens when a cheerful girl tends the fire and lamp. Her warm smile lifts the gloom, proving kind hearts can bring cheer in dark weather. A business couple discuss burglars and the unlikely scene of guarding a fortune.
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Tie
Disgnited Diner and Proprietor Exchange Odd Claim
A heated exchange unfolds at a small town eatery as a diner accuses the restaurant owner of pocketing an old age pension. The proprietor retorts about perceived lack of fruit and argues excess speech masks real shortages. The scene captures local tensions in a quirky dialogue.
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Phoenix
Suri Time
Bourke ST
Dalcety
Toiney
Tommy
Hankingtons Limited
Vicon
Sewanee Takei
Dean
Aledod
Tony
Sumelier
Pontine
Lee Wal
Robur
Toardine
Preces
DR. Johnson
Iman
Theo
Aid
Northcote
Toxa
Rabbit Destroyer
Felton, Grimwade , Coo
Mr. Scrappler
Mrs. Scrappler
Aga 80
Post
Herbert Adams
Colosseum
Chapel ST
Prahran
Prothsecher
Tam
Nicaragua
Sellee
RTT
Mr Alkin
Mr. Nuwed
Mr. Needs
Jenkins
Crusty Famer
Softeigh
Sunlight
Warner's
Warners Carent
Button Hoss
Widder Doodle
Josiah Allen
Union Manufacturing & Agency Coost Tree
Elizabeth Street
Ongmores
Consult
Elizabeth
Wotan
Grumpley
Galler
Altlicion
Mrs. de Trade
Myra
Trade
Hellas
Bourke Street
Collins Street
Phe
Rocke, Tompsitt and CO
Rita
W. Haughton & CO
Spencer Street
Fisons
Ae Ile
Rond Loce
EB. Coulson
Yivtad
Alstom
Brane
James Alston
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