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Newspaper
Bowral Free Press
Location
Bowral, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Aug 10, 1904
Page
1
A fragmented text warns about intoxicating drinks and health risks. It mentions dangers to brain and body, generational effects, and the idea of drinking only at certain times. It references a local depot and a free press office, with unclear dates or actors.
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Readable fragments show a collection of odd notices and misprints. Items include odd job asks, a widow seeking two sons, a door to Europe request, odd sales of items like a carved-legged piece, and a furrier offering gowns made from women’s skins, revealing rustic era sensibilities.
A local note praises Chamberlain's Dougs Remedy as a quick relief for winter colds and related breathing issues. It asserts early treatment can prevent dangerous complications for both children and adults, with a small cost and broad accessibility. Sold by D. Morgan in Bowral.
From Liverpool agents Messrs J J Miller and Company Melbourne, Ella Abomah, said to be the tallest woman in the world, has left port aboard the White Star steamer Afric for a twelve month tour of Australia, starting in Melbourne about August 20. Cannibal Farmer story notes tribes near Lake Chad using armed methods. Libel in a Hoax report describes Mrs Brackenborough winning £50 damages from The Telegraph for publishing that she bore four children, prompting ridicule.
A quirky notice announces paper coffins and related paper goods selling as novelty items. Puffed promises claim buyers can craft a paper coffin, dine on paper meals, wipe with a paper handkerchief, gift a paper wife, and visit a paper grove, all paid for with paper money, amid dubious hype about their usefulness.
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