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Newspaper
Bombala Times
Location
Bombala, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 06, 1930
Page
5
Miss Custance, known as Olivia in Cambridge society, faces social tension at a ball tied to Miss King and Princess Helena comparisons. Lord Adolphus Glenrhorne arrives, recognizes Olivia, and privately questions her with curiosity about her identity and company.
The piece suggests catching earwigs with hollow broom bean stalks cut into six inch lengths placed among foliage. It also mentions using small flower pots with moss or hay as insect traps, and notes that bright pear color may fade with washing.
A mosaic of odd snippets features Jacky selling a mongrel, Joe and Bill trading horses and misadventure, a poker table full of mascots and charms, Bobby Rand’s failed cheque ruse, and a curious dogged scrim of tall Australian tales from Riverina and Gippeland with locals and travelers, all told in local tone.
The Gippeland sisters from Bante weighed 31 and 11 stones and wowed crowds in Europe and America. After a second world tour they ran the Robin Hood Hotel at Drouin West. Clara stood six feet one inch and the sisters faced transport limits in ordinary carriages, often riding in the guard's van. They loved dancing and traveled in a buggy described in their bold public life.
A northwest man sends a humorous note to Mr. J B Cramie about sheep trading in Australia. It explains price setting at Homebush with rising sales and falling purchases. An agent warns his firm that markets may rise or fall and that any action could be wrong. Entails satirical lines about sheep, seasons, and business risk.
Country Life urges better knowledge of the red back spider to cut bites in the state. Most incidents occur at night when victims sit in bush cosy-pits. adults are usually affected and even one bite could be deadly to a delicate child. Regular sweeping and braking of webs would lower risk and bitten people should scarify and seek medical aid.
Readable portions mention devices like player pianos and talking machines with garbled branding. The text shifts to culinary advice about potatoes, noting brown paper bags absorb fat when draining fried or chipped potatoes and help retain heat.
A terse note cites a maintenance man incident and mentions an upcoming appointment. The readable fragments emphasize a scheduled engagement and an ongoing issue context.
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