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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Oct 18, 1910
Page
3
Vintage sporting goods headline notes Oswestry Grange has landed US made cricket and tennis items in Cairns. Items include polished kin cleats and durable nets, racquet presses and guards, plus tennis balls and markers. Strong emphasis on quality and value.
The article describes a peculiar ritual termed trial by rice, where suspects chew raw rice after a plantain leaf meal, with three men resisting and being pressured by fear. It notes Zarkhau near Glogan in Germany, a small village with electric lamps and late-night activity.
The Daily Telegraph reports on the Lion battleship, launched at Devonport, with aims of extreme speed and powerful armament. It notes historic growth from modest ships to leviathans, detailing engines, armament, speed projections, and the shift in naval doctrine toward faster, more capable warships.
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