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Newspaper
Bowral Free Press
Location
Bowral, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jul 12, 1902
Page
4
In Johnstown Wexford district councillor Mr Somers unknowingly carried a tale of a long hidden fortune. A silk handkerchief containing £3900 in gold spilled from a torn mattress forced through a laborer’s narrow doorway and was returned. Public notices and odd verses accompany the clipping’s miscellany.
Report describes a dramatic encounter off Phean Jam Point involving a thrasher and a shale, both massive sea creatures. Onlookers watched as a whale initiated the action by grabbing the accer and diving. After a lengthy frolic the whale repeatedly leaped from the sea and struck the other creature, with both sinking briefly beneath the surface. The outcome remained unclear after an hour of combat and visible spectacle.
A local tale from the North Coast recounts a frog saga where a railknife and a cow’s milk mixture spark a mill mishap. Mr. Walker Chalks ferries items to customers, a butter pat on a treetop prompts humor, and the frog declares the moral: keep your head above water by persistent effort and a strong Free Press advertisement.
A well known stock figure in New South Wales predicts a meat famine within two to three months unless the season changes. Recent imports show frozen meat shipments to Sydney from Argentina amid high prices. Obituary notes say Taylor of Bowral is dead, with tributes from Australia and a Methodist Recorder remarking on the fragility of wealth and wills.
A vivid feature on the wandering star of 1354, detailing its brilliant spectacle, its vast tail, and the celestial display surrounding Arcturus, Spica, Vega, and other stars, with moral reflections on wandering souls and righteousness.
An English letter argues public houses should be open on Sundays, condemning scenes of working men and families gathering near pubs, the sight of drunkards and the neglect of children, and warning of intemperance devouring manhood and womanhood. The author laments Sabbath drinking and calls for restraint.
A writer laments English public houses shadowing Sabbath liberty and calls into question the moral and spiritual life of the nation. He asserts many hardworking men seek true interests not found under the influence of this industry, even touching on religious ministers and commerce.
A meeting at the Rava Hotal Mone Vale on Wednesday night proposed forming a Host club locally. Attendees included Langer Owen Dry Stevenson Mitchell Beonatt 18 Ponder Row McCarthy and others. A protecmonal was arranged to guide preparation of the Hoke and a paddock offering from Mr. Waller Morrice Mindly for tanks was noted.
A damaged clipping from the ROWRAL MUNICIPAL COUNCIL shows fragmented details of a schedule or notice. The readable fragments mention places and names but lack coherent dates or actions. The item reads like an official notice with erroneous OCR errors obscuring the event, venue, and deadlines.
Jumbled text describes a dubious medical claim about coughing and bronchi, with unclear terms and names. The passage shows distorted phrases and mis-typed terms, making interpretation unreliable. It resembles a corrupted OCR segment lacking coherent facts.
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