District News Dookie and Surrounds Report Local Affairs
At a Shepparton Shira Connell meeting observers noted a splendid stone body and interest in metal for a Dooku Shira station. A land claim was recognized with £22 offered after considering Suances. Elections within the V.R.U. branch chose Ay Chanter for president and Shovelton as treasurer. Comfort parcels for soldiers were sent from Glenrowan schools. Wangaratta seeks haliday change to Saturday to standardize holidays. Penalities imposed on license breaches in Wangaratta town.
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Shepparton
KORDA
Karon Shire
Cloweat
Weceatany
Shovelton
Ra Alvetod
G. Noye
Doan's Ointment Cures Eczema Says Mrs McKeddle
A Benalla reader recounts skin irritation relief after using Doan's Ointment. Mrs McKeddle reports immediate help for eczema and praises the remedy's healing properties. The advertisement notes price 2/9 per pot, six pots 15/3, with postal orders to Foster McClellan Co Sydney.
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W. J
Youn
Kezema Mun
Doan
Foster-McClellan Co
Villatreet
Sydney
Thistles on Crown Lands Conviction In Forests Case
A conviction against a Conservator of Forests for failing to destroy thistles on unoccupied Crown land was discussed in the Practice Court. The Conservator, acting under the Forests Act, argued he was not the land occupier. the court granted a returnable order for July 30.
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Foronta
Potty
Cobram
Bitton
Justis Modges
Eager
Wollestor
Conservator of
Tangamah
Peel
Murray Bande
Pungamet
Foresta
Salyjeot
Corto
Harthor
Mir
Kayur
Tiwan
Hereford
Dampness and Disease in Health Effects
The text discusses how dampness affects health and disease, questioning how damp air and soil contribute to ailments. It notes dampness lowers resistance, may aid microbes, and that dry air can be healthier. it compares dampness to insulated electrical leakage and cites observed health improvements when moving from damp to dry locales.
Durand Achille Durand the Enduring Model of Meissonier
A retired artist’s model Achille Durand, once strong enough to pose, adapted after illness. He humorously narrates his specialty, offering himself for reclining, sleeping, or wounded figures. Durand emphasizes his rare ability to convey sleep and death within Meissonier’s battle pieces.
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Meissomier
Achille Durand
Artstic
Monsieur
Durand
Monsieur Moissenier
Monsisar
Monsieur Meissonier
Monalemr
Missing link fraud shatters Berlin display claim
A long account notes that celebrated missing link exhibits in Berlin and Vienna are exposed as frauds. It describes the alleged intermediate form as a tarred ordinary negro infant, compares prior hoaxes by Barnum and Krao the monkey maid, and cites Tyndall’s verdict that the creature was merely unusual hair growth on a human child.
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Berlin
Vienna
Darwin
New York
Barnum
England
Krao
Westminster Aquaria
Tyndall
Mesa
Unity Spirit and Water Drive for Benalla Prosperity
In a fervent editorial tone the piece urges Benalla to pursue industrial growth and a robust water supply to combat drought and population drift. It lauds local volunteers for a Ponce Day pageant and calls for Melbourne’s example while highlighting Benalla’s need for irrigation, employment, and sustained civic effort to ensure future prosperity.
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Standard
Bsod
Victoria
Melbourne
Becaass
Ible
Mibourne
St. Kilda
Kay Amorfon
Wroh
Uniarto
Hattercup
Tuwna
Soraly Benalla
Australis
Broken River
Mildura
Etoods
Floorlah
Bacalls
Alos
Wedding Bond Hall Ellwood at St Bede’s Church of England
A July 10 wedding at St Bede’s Ellwood united Goo Bond of Elatarnwick and Misa Maude Hall daughter of the late Mr and Mrs Jon Hall of Orange Grove Gonrambat. The Rev F Lewin officiated with wedding hymn and Mendelssohn March. Bridesmaids Lily Hall Kathteen Hall wore colored gowns. best man Herbert Hoot and Edwin Hallado attended. Guests included gifts from St Pan’s Church of England Gooramban.
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St. , Bede's Church of England
Ellwood
Goo, L Bond
Elatarnwick
A.lf
Misa Maude Hall
Jon. Hall
Orange Grove
Mre
E. Evana
Gooramint
Lasng
Becaure
Slao
Mendelsaobo
Mise
Lily Hall
Slater
Chena
Georgette
Mien Kathteen Hall
Herbert Hoot
Edwin Hallado
Huntingdon
Mra W Hall
Kilda
Lewin
St. Pan's Church of England
Gooramban
Make Cough Mixture and Save Money
The piece promotes a homemade cough mixture using Hexxzo Hean's Resence diluted with water and sweetened per label. It argues a pint costs far less than store remedies, claiming Heen2o is cheaper and obtainable from major chemists and stores.
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Hean
Request for Australian Aboriginal references to aid ethnography
W L Gordon seeks readers to refer him to Australian and Tremplieu aboriginal papers and volumes. He has compiled area notes and wants contacts, exact titles, dates, and volumes, plus any details on death customs, totemism, marriage rites, weapons, and social customs. Contact: W L Gordon, Post Office Cambridge, England.
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Sam
Prophecy of Evil Foretold Emperor of Austria
A Tyrolean prophecy tale recounts an apparition that halted Emperor Franz Joseph and foretold a sequence of disasters. The seer, glimpsed on a perilous mountain path, vanished after delivering warnings about the emperor’s future, many of which later seemed fulfilled in personal and political tragedy. The only unfulfilled prediction was that he would be the last Austrian emperor.
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Francia Joseph of
Austria
Tyrol
Maximilian
Mexico
Pengant
The Yellow Roses and a Long Delayed Proposal
A shy French subaltern sends a note with a yellow rose bouquet to a girl he loves. She refuses to answer at the ball, and he ends up a lame general. Years later the old love reveals the note never reached her. She shows a dried bouquet and prompts a final acceptance.
Hints to Father From a Victorian Letter
A fragmentary advice note urges fathers to temper daughters presentation and avoid costly gifts or tales of extravagance. It emphasizes practical care, frugality, and order in preparing daughters for marriage, with focus on modest attire and prudent spending. The tone mirrors a domestic guidance style of old newspapers.
Roosevelt on marriage rights and duties as partnership
Theodore Roosevelt argues marriage is a partnership where partners honor each other’s rights and duties. He contends duties outweigh rights, promising greater long term reward for duty well done than for insistence on individual rights.
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Neery
Theodore Roosevelt
Mark Anthony Misjudged Recitation Mockery at Prize Day
A school prize day ends with a jab at Mark Anthony Misjudged as the head boy recites Friends Romans countrymen. A mother mocks her son, calling him Mrs Jones’ boy and accusing him of borrowing. A foreman notes workers enlisting, while the editor quips about patriotism and poor copy.
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Mark Anthony
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