26 May 1917
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Newspaper
Camperdown Herald
Location
Camperdown, Victoria, Australia
Date
May 26, 1917
Page
1
Mrs E Hughes of Armidale writes Rexona relieved her baby Stanley from severe hives and sleepless nights after other remedies failed. She praises the product and notes local agent BW Scott handles sales with moderate terms and service details.
A damaged OCR fragment references a local notice about a sale or auction. It mentions prices, dates, and names but the text is largely unreadable. The readable elements imply a community sale with referenced individuals and a timeframe.
George Evans married by mistake in a mistaken wedding when his bride proved to be the sister Anne Stamner instead of the intended daughter of Colonel Stamer. He drank heavily at the ceremony and later found the deception, leaving Ireland and dying far from Bulgaden.
A young man faces a breach of promise case as a lawyer counsels him. The attorney’s grave tone contrasts with the man’s restlessness. The bluff line hints at a cautionary moral, suggesting caution in how one communicates while facing potential damages.
A shrewd mother urges training children to find happiness in simple things such as nature and small dramas around them. She laments the pull toward expensive, exciting entertainments and argues that a taste for simple joys would calm unrest and discontent, guiding daily pleasures.
A essay on bedtime tenderness urges forgiving a child at night and avoiding harshness. It emphasizes soothing a child with a mother's kiss and voice, balancing honesty with gentle fairy tale storytelling to foster early truth and comfort before dreams.
An Irish contractor in San Francisco travels to Ireland to bring his apprentice home. The tale sketches rural life, a Presidio visit, and a rooftop of misheard phrases. locals discuss sun setting, guard quarters, and a playful joke about a butler. The scene blends travel, culture, and comic dialogue.
A boastful American farmer visiting England claims to invent condensed fertiliser. He jokes that enough for an acre could fit in his waistcoat pocket. The seasoned East Anglian farmer replies with a witty quip about the pocket harvest.
A clever leap year prank has a girl coaxing Reginald to leap. An Irishman walking home late asks for the time and is misjudged as a criminal by a passerby who strikes him with a stick. The Irishman survives noting the lone strike and comments on the odd hour.
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