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Newspaper
Bowral Free Press
Location
Bowral, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Oct 19, 1904
Page
1
A newly wed couple wander amid Alpine peaks above a glacier as a perilous ice fall claims the husband. The wife, bereft and grieving, faces an austere, frozen landscape reflecting on mortality and a possible reunion beyond life. The passage ends with a moralist note about relief from pain.
A severe burning accident near Benemar enveloped a 32 year old Amay named Verom, employed as a permanent bridge worker. He woke to the fire after another man punched a test, scrambling free but suffering severe injuries to his leg from ankle to knee. He was to be treated locally and was expected to attend a medical appointment on Saturday.
Waonxe Cover reports three children severely affected by whooping cough improved after using two bottles of Chamberlinas Cough Remedy. The user claims coughs lessen and paroxysms decrease with the remedy. Sold by D. Morgan, Chemist, and Hill Bros offer Cuticura Soap and Calse.
Charles A Parsons proposes sinking a 12 mile deep borehole as head of the British Association engineering section. He cites existing shafts, costs around £5,000,000 and a 7 to 8 year timeline, with cooling and pressure challenges at extreme depths. Expert Jo Bell Simpson partially supports feasibility though capital remains doubtful.
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