Commercial fat sale high buyers wary and brisk prices
Market notes show 16 000 weighed mainly prime mutton and crossbred wethers selling with variable demand as several large buyers abstain from competing. Bulls, cows and draught horses priced up to top ranges, porkers and baconers mixed, with brisk, sometimes irregular bidding and close to prior week’s levels as outside buyers stay away.
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Tnrkeb
Mis Seoul
Panuwii
Voall
Orthos
Western District
Cippalauil
Sault Gippsland
Bilyers
Advan
Sankey
Hay AG
Jones
Avery Fir
SILL NYE BUYS A COMET IN A FOOLISH DEAL
The narrator recounts purchasing a comet after a misdirected impulse. An astronomer advisor condemns the unbranded sale as hazardous, warning of risks and high costs. A lawyer cites Monroe Doctrine issues and doubts the purchase, labeling it impractical and ill advised.
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Wiltus
Ense
Walter
The Value of Organisation in Business Power
The text argues that organization sustains success beyond materials or equipment. It compares firm leaders to commanding generals, asserting that the person behind the tools determines quantity, quality, and efficiency through physique, character, intelligence, and skill. Without strong organization, even superior mills cannot guarantee rehabilitation after loss.
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Carnegie
In a Grocer's Shop Bladder of Lard Joke
A village grocer and his wife recall a humorous mix up when a customer asks for a bladder of lard. The bald husband filling the window is mistaken for the product, and the wife protests that bladder of lard refers to her husband’s bald head, creating a comic misunderstanding.
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Tran
Walsted
In School Question and Odd Fragments from a Page
A jumble of questions and answers on topics from vacuum to climate in Bombay. Included are odd anecdotes about a Korean gardener chair, a drunken Scot man, a warder, and a puzzled exchange about tobacco in a Roman era setting. The readable pieces resemble a scattered newspaper page with brief snippets.
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Detlevya
Bombay
Nature's Emigrant Habits Across Life's Range
The article surveys emigration as a universal habit across flora and fauna. It notes butterflies crossing continents, large migrations of animals like reindeer, beetles hitching rides on birds or animals, and plant seeds traveling by wind, animal fur, or human clothing. It mentions dandelion seeds, gorse pods exploding to disperse seeds, and coconuts floating 2400 miles, illustrating diverse methods of movement and colonization.
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Tankind
Europe
France
America
Pacific
New York
Vorous
Ava
Darwin
Things Reversed in Japan and Europe
A fragmented observation notes perceived reversals in Japanese craftsmanship and tool use. The author contrasts planeing, bellows operation, ironwork, and cooking with leftward actions and opposite screw and lock directions, calling European methods backwards and noting notable differences between European and Asiatic practices.
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Peple
Japan
Fault-Finding and Woman’s Influence in Marriage
A dimmed reflection on fault finding within marriage urges women to focus on their own duties rather than railing at husbands. The text argues ongoing, conscientious self-improvement, loving kindness, and truthful womanhood are the true influence a wife wields in the home.
How to Be Happy Though Newly-Wed
A gossipy vignette on marital expectations from a cynical narrator. It contrasts courtship dreams with realities of marriage, urging not to overestimate happiness and to accept disappointments as normal while maintaining affection. The tale follows two couples, highlighting strains when ideals collide with daily life.
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Alway
Angalina
Mra Weee
Mra Holly
Photly
Phollys
Leonard
Leonard Pholly
May
Adalys
Wranta
Gartende Wyse
Tore
A Novel Rain Protector on Irish Coach Ride
In Ireland a coach ride during a wet night reveals a man who buys a gridiron and sits above the seat. Wrapped in a cloak he stays dry while others get soaked, as water drains beneath him and he reaches his destination untouched by the rain.
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Monro
Idiot Asylus
Eich
Pating Suir
Aluet
Ireland
Soadh
Seridivion
Behind the Footlights in Provencal Touring Company
A provincial touring troupe stages Broken Vow in an English town where eggs, cabbages, and potatoes rain onto the stage. The actor Dodges projectiles as a manager urges him to keep playing. A gallery outburst leads to a boot being hurled while a rich spectator jokes about capital and labor. In another scene a youth aboard a Great Western carriage annoys fellow passengers with theatrical remarks.
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England
London
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G Abbott
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Benalla
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T Hanlon
Alliance Fire Insurance Co
Sill Nye
Price
Henry Vallender
Henry Vallender Nunn
A. V. Skin
Opp, Watts, Turnbull & Co.'s
Goa
Runde
W. Fieldsend
Othe Pavone
Delacour
AL Pryoee
dooreGerovernon
Bears Pharmacy
H. T. Gregerson
M. Lats
H. Francie & Bo
Plunber
Nunn
John Clark
Henodiet
Wiedel
Dad
Athet
M'Gip
Prentice
Beuulla
Tam
W. T. Prentice
At & Co, Dalgety Jr
Newmarket Wool, Grain, & Produce Brokers
Nobels
Bourke Street
Thomas Chadwick
Samaritan
Hearne
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