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Newspaper
Camperdown Herald
Location
Camperdown, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jul 14, 1917
Page
6
An overheated narrator recalls a misfired joke about a wife and tongue while friends suggest cures for the heat. A humorous aside about tasting oil and a witty line about oil and tongue ends the scene at a social gathering.
Narrator Arnold Goldsworthy recounts a perilous night in which Mrs. Gabbing struggles through fog and power outages in South Street. A mugger slips away with her bag containing bacon and eggs as a neighbor guides her past a Manor House gate. Police involvement ends with her uncertain homeward walk.
The speaker notes a plan to write to Lord George tomorrow to ask for a lamp in their street, signaling a desire for local improvements and addressing public lighting. The remark suggests a practical step toward better nighttime visibility and civic consideration.
Field Marshall Sir Evelyn Wood's new book recalls a dinner guest who refuses to believe Jonah spent three days in the whale. Another vignette has a wife scolding a man about flying plans while a doctor consoles a front-line husband. Prices from W Reynolds and Son appear with weekly figures for meat and dairy products ending July 2, 1977.
The ad argues common ailments stem from uric and biliary poisons due to weak kidney and liver function. It claims Warner's Safe Cure restores these organs, easing pain and debility, and urges readers to try the remedy with testimonials from friends. It lists prices and availability from chemists and shopkeepers.
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