Shy Victorian Figures Highlighted by Portraits of Contention
The excerpt surveys celebrated shy men like Albert Peinew and Sir Theodore Marit, noted for modesty yet haunted by vanity. It recalls Charles Matthaws and Garrick era scenes in London, with references to archbishop Whately and Hawthorne’s fame as benchmarks of public perception and personal presence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peinew
Albert
Victoria
Ole Ohn
Theodore Marit
Charles Matthaws
London
Aheepius
Roengolead
Mts Aloe
Garrick
Thoomala
Gariy
Orford
Nick Tyne
Bodwty
Fragmented OCR note with garbled lines and names
A garbled OCR fragment lists scattered words and names, including place and person tokens, with no clear coherent events or context. The text appears as a jumbled mix of phrases and letters, lacking an identifiable news item or outcome.
Up-to-Date Rail Appointee Meeting Incomplete Transcript
A garbled OCR fragment describes a railway meeting and a discussion about punctual arrival times. It references an appointee and efforts to coordinate a concerted schedule. No clear names, dates, or places are readable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tivehand
Ing
Nani
War Savings Movement Message Appeals for Support
A damaged wartime notice urges readers to back the War Savings Movement with increased deposits in banks and post offices. It highlights Australian soldiers’ sacrifices, calls for repatriation funding, and promotes saving schemes offered from 17/6 to 875 with 4 percent compound interest, stressing national duty and home front support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auatralia
Mn Weyer
Kronomatky
The Gibraltar Tunnel as a Grand Engineered Link
The Gibraltar Tunnel proposal revisits a 1898 French plan by Berlier to connect Europe and Africa via a 20 kilometer undersea route from Tarifa to Morocco. Advocates claim it would shorten travel from London to the Cape, boost Dakar Spain and Morocco trade, and be financed by French capitalists without British help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gibraltar
Berlier
M. Menrl Bressler
Civ Engiegrs
Dakar
Spain
Morocco
Parte
Senegal
St. Laute
London
Cape
Channel Tunnel
Carafully
Chonan
Tarifa
Morera
Warlor
Amun
South Africa
Ile Sehomé
France
Shakespeare Modernised Conidia Keeps Playful Titles
An untidy OCR fragment references Shakespeare in a modernised take with quirky phrases about conidia and a contest where pieces like Nothing Much Doing and Just as You Say appear as playful titles. The readable bits hint at a humorous or experimental theatre piece rather than a conventional review.
Domestic Diplomacy in a Quirky Village Market Scene
In a curious village setting a landlord uses humor to split a dispute about prices and identity. The scene blends domestic dodges and market chatter with old time commerce, listing various meats and goods with quirky prices and odd characters.
The Earth an Atom and Health Claims Farce
A fragmented essay argues all matter forms from atoms and molecules and speculates on celestial models. It shifts to medical advertising claiming Warner's Safe Cure treats kidney and liver ailments and removes bile poisons, touting sales through chemists and stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warnits Lafe
Warner
Chentele
Union Trustee Co of Australia Limited notice
READ OFFICE 33 COLLINS ST MELBOURNE with representation also in Sydney and Brisbane. For terms or information contact CHIEF MANAGER SAMUEL COOKS or ASSISTANT MANAGER J M CARROLL at the Melbourne address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Union Trustee Co. of Australia Limited
Collins ST
Melbourne
Sydney
Brisbane
Samuel Cooks
J. M. Carroll
Eee
Wattle Bark Trade Notes from Preston Tannery
Fragmentary OCR reports a note on wattle bark, listing W Sraithwaite of Preston Tannery in Victoria and referencing dry bark types such as Wontuli Wack or Golden Wattle Bark. It mentions consigning furs to Bell Station and covering with tarpantin, with an approximate fifty year establishment mention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bell Station
Palestine
Jordan
Kentucky
Wotty
Handkerchiefs and oddities in a bustling shop window
A garbled catalog of ladies handkerchiefs in colors and linens, listing lace edges, plain linen, and colored designs with prices. Also scattered anecdotes and moralizing jokes about soldiers, educators, and rural life fill the page, mixing product blurbs with ragged humor and a long tale about a colonial officer and a class joke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Choles Vavlolius
Vandkuretiets
Yaar Eiffort
Lyd. Ene
Also Mentioned on This Page
Pells
Ward & CO
Collins Sr
Soilers Shuck Kathuwes
Alu Ebourne
Isuee
Wires — Wan
Eachauen
Taylor
Soloman Street
Meltourne
Ame
Alll den Bavic Hyat & Suns Pry.ltd, Serpeit’s For Wars Saath Mealy
Mauile
Wichel
Rae
Chun
Pratyssnr
Dinter
Rman
Halwnie
Terry
Reo
CS Millan
Sunt Balitiniga
Wourlee
Tim Weollimad
Haan
Spencer Street Station
Avram
Stone & CO. Ford
Robert Schulte
North Melbourne
H-E-L-P
R.B. Lawrence
R. B. Lawrence
Northcote
Ecspert
Cenet
Advie
Pantene Quirks Lighting & Engineering Ltd
Sturt Street
South
Mel Angwill Bros, & DA
Executors & Agency Co, Ltd
Queen
Donald Mackinnon
MLA
Apt
M. Bruce
Pwart McArthur
Foward F, Mitchell
Fox
J. Martin
Wright
All
THE
WAR Savings Movement
Gibraltar Tunnel
Wilkie
Thor
Tracy Fee
Fevielle and Sonry] Ltd
Matrepelivan
Meier
Bo Heavy
Cuide
Adling Een
Racine
Tiewn
Estes
Atienzo
W. Sraithwaite
Preston Tannery
Preston
Ball & Welch F
Flinders Street
Bole Aoftenay
Pater
Peter
Aly
le Parsud
Mabel
Harotd
Rostie
Avery Landowners
Anelors
Cvavey
Hla
Sanker
Sultor
Cve
Tam
Sal Boy
Atonpel
Nilehe
Thebes
Coffey Bros
Commonwealth
Coffey
Queens ST
NASH
Chevrolet
Rourke ST. Dalgety & Co. Ltd
Acm
J. Bartram
Bourke ST
ANT
WM Hyndman
Harry J Henty
W. JT. Clarke Hen HS W Lawson
M.A Toa
Armytage
Arthur Grenbory Outhwaite
Adrian Akhurst
Send For Association
Bourke Street
Collins Street
Bryan Bros
Colac
Vic
ASR
Catelouse Langwil. Bros. & Davies
Stunt St
South Melbourne
Garriers
W. Reynolds & Son Pty. Ltd
Metropolitan
Deblty
Aru
Tina
Sule
Bie
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