Murdered King Spurred to Prove Continued Life
Count Mijatovich, Serbia's former ambassador to Britain, recounts a strange revelation of the living former king. He describes spiritual séances, messages from a medium, and appearances by the king's spirit via William Stead and other witnesses in London and Hungary, claiming proof of life after death.
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Mijatovich
Serbia
Great Britain
London
William F. Stead
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Dimittale
Ani
Lave
W. T. Steg
Iva
Laurie Asaster
Ameritas
W. Haukovitch
Agram
Croatia
Wijedt
Hem
Wayang
William T. Stead
Oll
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Fruit Fly Control Debate in Parliament Causes Controversy
The Bill to tax fruit growers for pest control is debated with support and opposition. Proponents cite industry growth and export potential while critics warn the levy targets a key sector unevenly. Officials say past collections could fund intensified pest campaigns despite urban spread.
Suitor Questions Father's Consent in Fiery Exchange
The girl's father confronts the young suitor who asks to marry his daughter. He reddens with anger and accuses him, pressing whether the man can provide what she has known. The youth stumbles, claiming he can handle his own violent temper.
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Hitler
Fewer Births in War Years Decline Continues Across 1940
In a Commonwealth report, 1940 shows a further drop from 1939 births, with only to be allocated claims across five mid 1940. Invalid passes in force permit a reduced division, as thousands moved to allot list, shifting totals and raising transfers from 235,206 in 1939 to 273,021 in 1940, then a rise noted this month.
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Commonwealth
Japan's Rights and Lessons of the War
A reflective piece arguing rights are earned by peaceful means, not force. It asserts Japan’s rise was too rapid, warns of lasting harm from military ambition, and foresees Japan's reentry through cooperation and mutual benefit. The Allies' victory is tied to the principle of treating others as one wishes to be treated.
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Western Australia
Western Australis
Japan
Merel
Girl's Car Converts to Raid Canteen in England Story
A letter from a girl in England describes women aiding the war effort by converting a car into a raid canteen. She details tea, honey sandwiches, and thermoses for volunteers, while noting air raids, damaged infrastructure, and casualties including relatives buried after a night shift.
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England
Which Way to Perth From a Lorry Arver Incident
A fragment describes a lorry driver turning into a house where a Wotan stood ironing. The man, nervous, asks for directions to Perth and is directed by a woman who replies with a curt, garbled instruction about a sideboard and “19 the eit past are: plana.” The text is severely garbled and unreadable in parts.
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Perth
Plana
Machine Tools in Australia From Virtually Nothing
Australia built a wartime machine-tool industry from almost nothing, producing lathes, presses, and shell lathes. By war’s peak 190 firms were supplying high grade machines with orders totaling 48 million pounds. The program showcased Australian engineers improvising to manufacture shell bombs and dual plants for arms, proving local capability and adaptability.
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Australia
Tn'hass
Vabypad
Commonwealth
Tores
Ann OL
Everal
Sumall Arms Ainmaniton
Under Control Insurance Joke About Newlywed Angus
A Scottish insurance agent jokes with newly married Angus about insuring his life. Angus dismisses the idea saying his wife isn t dangerous, delivering a light rural humor moment.
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Angus
Hitler Versus Napoleon A Portrait From a Turbulent Era
An analysis compares Hitler and Napoleon, weighing their aims, methods, and legacies. It notes Napoleon’s liberating yet costly conquests and contrasts with Hitler’s dictatorship, racial policy, and destruction of labor rights, while considering their military ambitions and ultimate fates.
Hugh Walpole Tribute In Religious Writings
The article notes the passing of Hugh Walpole and references his wartime writing in Affirmations My Religious Experiences. It cites his claim that during the first years of the 1914 war he tended the dying and pondered the value of the body, describing awareness of death beyond human form.
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Fimgn
Waldole
Ane Beet
Berane
Walpole
Iman
Camper's Cat Earns Her Keep on South Beach
In Braneweck Heads, NSW, Tabitha the camper's cat proved her worth by defending her owner from a menace. The cat's sharp claws and teeth deterred an aggressor, and the owner would not part with Tabitha for any price.
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Camper
South Beach
Braneweck Heads
Nsw
Tabitha
Sobedy
Fragmented musings on art and mortality in Walpole’s writings
An OCR fragment discusses Walpole reflecting on beauty, loss, and the struggle between spiritual meaning and material life. It references a 1913 bridge scene, his sense of vanishing delights, and notes on Blake. it hints at the tension between poetry's inner weight and external world.
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Walpole
Blake
Mixing of Fertilisers and Soil Interaction
Farmers may blend manures themselves though most rely on fertiliser firms. The article outlines chemical changes from mixing, including solubility shifts, gas formation, and potential pasty mixtures that hinder sowing. It cautions about acids, lime, and proper mixing, and favors farmyard dung for overall soil health.
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New Zealand Farmer Weekly
Printer's Folly: Sonnet Replaced with Humorous Pimple Title
A printer's error turns a love sonnet into a cheekier note as the caption on the verse shifts from To the Dimple on her Chin to To the Pimple on her Chin. The printer, distressed, calls it a sin after discovering the mix up.
Police recruit quip on dispersing mob shown
Av. applicant for 2 pass on in the police force was asked what he would do if ordered to disperse a mob. His witty reply was pass round the hat, sir.
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Passon
Half Right. They say her wedang beggeren tscription.
A fragmentary dialogue references a misinterpreted wedang dish and its impact, noting it beggared her father. The lines imply irony and social pressure surrounding a culinary matter in a historical setting.
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