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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Dec 02, 1927
Page
8
Women and children fled into homes to escape a rabid fox in Dhamey Kent as a dog-bred cat ran through streets for twenty minutes. A Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals officer shot the cat with a tranquilizer gun to end the incident.
Fragmented OCR text discusses per inhabitant meat eaters, consumption shifts, and prewar and postwar dining or travel metrics. It references Shark, France, Britain, and various erroneous terms while noting passenger journeys and annual averages, with garbled dates and figures.
The piece blends curiosities about a London population issue and porcelain display crafts with a sensational note about a Viennese youth who smokes large cigars fused with an explosive cartridge. The account treats unusual customs alongside a startling stunt amid a fragmented historical context.
Disclosures describe a violent feud between Dbo rival Mineedtou and an opposing faction. A Macedonian Autonomist received a three and a half year sentence for attempted murder of rival members Ivano and Athennon. A Jugoslav legation report details a political murder plot with a case involving poisoned or forged weapons.
Tul Koety, a worker at a steel mill, was struck by a hot steel fragment while operating a cutting machine. The piece entered his head from the left side and exited behind the skull on the right, leaving him alive but severely injured.
The article reviews a proposed 7,000,000 Fisher Building in Detroit with a 1,000-car garage, a two-theatre complex, offices, and retail space. It notes a theater-inspired lighting system, organ-like controls, and tall future Britons per Professor Parona, predicting men at 5 ft 11 in and women at 5 ft 6 in.
A remarkable gem cut in Amsterdam is described as an unparalleled specimen. The uncut diamond weighed 184 carats and was found in the Lichtenburg mine in South Africa. its beauty defies easy valuation.
English surgeons in Chicago report a remarkable case at Atwatta Hospital. A two and a half year old boy, kept alive by oxygen and a lung tube, now breathes naturally after lung drainage and chest surgery. Doctors call it a one in a hundred chance but express optimism for recovery.
In a New York case the will of John Arm strong draws dispute over legacies to a home for the aged and to Mira Sloane. The court upholds a referee's ruling that Mrs Sloane should receive £2,000 for her twenty years of care, while executors must honor the testator's preferred bequest.
A vivid OCR fragment describes the Sargasso Sea lies between the West Indies and West Africa. It details its weed banks called sargassum that trap ships for long periods causing crew deaths from thirst and starvation. It notes floating driftwood and marine life adapting to the calm, weed-filled waters and occasional modern steamers struggling with the tangles.
A 1804 perfumer’s quarterly shows Napoleon bought large quantities of can-de-cologne and sponges, with 162 bottles of cologne and 424 frames listed. Empress Josephine favored perfumes while Napoleon distrusted musk and complained about price drops after his Kiha return. Nearby notes mention U S bathtub shortages and a crab shell’s bell, with a Loch Long Clyde shoreline mystery cryptic message.
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