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Newspaper
Bombala Times
Location
Bombala, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 23, 1922
Page
2
Eskimo games amuse with cup and ball using ivory block and hole positions to determine strokes. They play dominoes, draughts learned from whalers, and a solitaire-like game with ivory pegs. Women enjoy a skilled string trick akin to cat's cradle weaving twenty to thirty figures.
The account recalls how Queen Victoria selected the title Strathcona and Mount Royal for Lord Strathcona Donald Smith. She asked him to choose a seat name, then granted Strathcona from Glencoe and Mount Royal from Montreal, saying the new title should connect to Canada. The scene captures royal prerogative and personal homage.
A chaotic dinner tale arose at two city restaurants with guests joking about nationalities and orders, including scrambled phrases about German Greek Hungarian and Romania. The article shifts to a note on ancient saws, tracing Bronze Age bronze knives to early iron saws used by Assyrians, noting the evolution from hints to minute-toothed blades.
A taciturn parrot in a bird dealer shop suddenly talks when a Cuban lady speaks Spanish. The parrot bursts into a jubilant volley of Spanish sounds then stops. The owner declares he does not understand Spanish and she leaves in blushes.
A mother awaits a visit from a bishop and instructs her children to be quiet and well behaved. Four year old Mary pleads with tears not to miss the chance to ask the bishop to christen the new kittens, prompting producerly comic lines.
A dated health ad claims indigestion stems from poor digestion and nervous strain. It touts Morae's Indian Root Pills as a sure remedy that aids digestion, tones the liver and kidneys, purifies bowels, and restores strength and vitality.
A Sydney reader recounts long battle with piles that ended after using Doan's Ointment. The ad praises the remedy as safe for daily work, claims worldwide popularity, and notes price 2/9 with orders through Foster-McClellan Co. 15 Hamilton Street Sydney.
A garbled note appears to reference rising property values and agricultural markets in Australia. It mentions Sydney and general optimism for farms and wheat areas, but the text is incomplete and unclear.
For sale pure-bred Minorca roosters four months old. Birds come from a pen that includes a hen that won the Grand Champion of Portland Show, beating 500 competitors and taking first and champion at Orange. The line has universal medals and gold medals, plus first at the Bolivia Show. Roosters caponized by TA per head with a guarantee. Inspection invited for these prized birds.
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