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Newspaper
Burra Record
Location
Burra, South Australia, Australia
Date
Sep 24, 1902
Page
3
An old advertisement touts Ayer's Hair Vigor as restoring color, promoting long heavy hair, preventing dandruff, and keeping the scalp clean. It asserts sixty years of experience and urges readers to choose the product from trusted sellers.
The tale notes a rider awake on a bicycle despite falling asleep on his machine. James Somerville led the Sydney carnival race two or three years ago, then drifted as his pedals turned with his feet. He still crossed first but lost the prize due to fatigue.
The notice promotes Wolfe's Schnapps as a remedy for illness and urges attendance at the North Eastern A H and P Society show at Victoria Park. It notes satisfactory entries, an open gates policy, and admission charges for adults and children with free entry for ticket holders. A grand dramatic performance is planned for the evening at the Testivute venue.
The Iron Mine Sunday School held its anniversary on September 4 with Rev. W. A Dunn preaching both sermons. A tea followed and a public meeting was led by Mr. Scott, with offerings noted as 20d.
Residents of Barra experienced multiple earth tremors from Thursday morning into Friday night with rattled crockery and shattered glass. A second, stronger shake caused further fright while furniture and ceilings trembled. some sought shelter outdoors as birds fled and people discussed the West Indies quake fears.
Splendid rains revived withered grass and brought strong, healthy wheat despite overall dryness. Mr. W. Tyler, long-time blacksmith, leaves for New Zealand after receiving a farewell address. Mr. A. Prosser conducts Healing by Faith lectures in Bowhill this fall.
The Gum Creek team hosted Aberdeen at Gum Creek Station on a sunny Saturday afternoon. Gum Creek led 33 at half and finished 73 to 16 in a lopsided return game, with Dempsey and O'Dea among scorers for the winners as fans enjoyed a festive postmatch gathering.
The article promotes Bile Beans as a cure for biliousness and headaches. It cites a South Australian user, Migs ML. Eldridge of Petersburg, claiming four years of bilious attacks improved after using the product. Advertises availability from Pitt Street Sydney and lists various ailments claimed to be treated.
District council notes borra and other members approving 450 yards of grael for Konpoona road and 40 yards of limestone for tale road. A general site tax of one shilling to the pound is declared on the assessment. Rangers' diary read, pound returns received, and payments recorded for main roads.
A boyish Prince of Wales plunders a beach fish basket at Osborne. A fisher lad catches him, yet the Queen learns the tale and praises the brave boy who stood up for his father’s goods. The incident ends with a guinea reward and a caveat for future mischief.
A satirical discussion contrasts the Uitlander with the Boer in South Africa. It argues the Boer with a rifle holds real political power at home, while English colonists pretend influence. The piece also notes Fiji whaling teeth form a red and white coinage and remarks on colonial dynamics.
A rifle range event on September 10 and 20 produced a 77 point winning score for No Pearer in a club match. The text also mentions odd Mexican farming practice of changing oxen color between morning and afternoon, citing ancestral reason.
A garbled 19th century style excerpt touts a patent for a wire splicing and tensioning device. The narrator claims simplicity and wide use from Western Australia to New Zealand, with dramatic claims about stock protection and fence maintenance, amid a chaotic dialogue.
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