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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jan 05, 1937
Page
4
In ancient Olympia the Olympic games were a national festival for the fittest. Only the greatest competed after childhood training. Officials checked physical and moral fitness, with heralds summoning candidates for public scrutiny and pledges to obey laws. Some failed or died en route to victory, rewarded by wild life.
Fragmentary report notes a watchhouse near All Hallows the Sea with inscription claiming it guarded graves from body snatchers. Description covers interior arch, dry bell, and watchman duties roaming the neighborhood to alert residents at night.
Fragmentary notes describe why young men enlist, citing peer pressure and economic distress as motivating factors. The text mentions being influenced by relatives or veterans and the appeal of adventure or patriotism amid hardship.
Keen competition at Flemington sale on 29,000 sheep and lambs with steady to higher prices. Yard quality fair, but strike delay held sales over an hour. Wethers 14 to 38 shillings, rams 13 to 19, lambs 14 to 27, cattle 45 to 13, beef 40 shillings per hundredweight. inferio 357 per 100 kilos.
Dr Mary Ormaby of Harley street warns mothers against sun-bathing children in woollen suits claiming irritation and danger. The British Journal of Physical Medicine notes adults also risk sun-bathing and stresses comfortable loose garments washed regularly. Bathing after meals or overheating is discouraged to avoid anaemia and heat illness.
The Carlisle Diocesan Council for Social and Moral Welfare led by Bishop Dr H H Williams argued against wedding finery calling it a social function that profanes the ceremony. He urged brides wear ordinary clothes rather than decorative attire to preserve inner significance.
A fragment cites a philologist noting that emotion makes speech monosyllabic and mentions Sir David Brewster. It recalls the scientist’s long words and a joking anecdote about writing to a woman with awkward phrasing.
A fragmented report notes the risk of engine overheating from a slipping fan belt caused by improper tension. It suggests adjusting belt tightness to avoid wear and recommending powders or remedies to prevent slippage, though details are unclear.
At Redfern Court today Roy Young of Mascot faced charges of cruelly ill treating Or telle’s Bow after a Rosehill race on December 12. Trainers and journalists testified blood on Young’s boot and spur marks, with the magistrate ruling there was undue use of the spur and fining Young £1 with £6 9s costs.
Bookmakers and racing officials in Queanbeyan faced heated contention over a betting dispute at a district club. Intermediaries pushed for a compromise while bookmakers claimed unanimity in their stance. A Wednesday meeting of the Coursing Committee will consider licence bids amid factions backing a course of action.
A fragment from a leaflet issued by the Ministry of Labour discusses the Unemployment Insurance Act. It states that separate departments and the same premises can be treated as separate premises for insurance purposes, noting distinct branches of work usually carried on at separate premises.
Michael Curran a 38 year old gardener was remanded on January 18 on a charge of having maliciously inflicted grievous bodily harm on William McLaughlan at Watsons Bay on January 2. Bail of £30 was allowed. The prosecution alleged Curran and McLaughlan were enraged in a brief scuffle during which McLaughlan was struck.
The article passage notes regional variations in addressing married women such as using Mistress or Mrs in parts of England near the Northumbrian Border. It cites historical practice where a wife might be called MP and Reuna or Mixtn and discusses titles like Mantet as a superior form to Mr. The piece mentions old-fashioned speech in districts where people refer to a woman as Lady Black, indicating non-literal usage of honorifics in everyday talk.
A fragment from a manuscript record describes a Provencal court case in 1392 where Durandus faced repeated appearance for housebreaking. The entry notes a theft of salt meat and lard during hours when men rest and wolves roam, illustrating medieval crime and punishment.
University of California experiments grow crops on arrow matting over water tanks. Tomn tons per tank acre for tomatoes, far above soil yields. cucumbers, tobacco, and other crops show strong results. Tanks of concrete or wood hold water with a nutrient mix enabling 70 to 80 degrees warmth. experiments focus on plants typical of market gardeners.
A girl opened her door to a man asking for change for lavender. He accepted a penny packet and then demanded more money. The man fled as the child realized she had been deceived and the man warned the shop would front him.
An elderly farmer, long indoors by rheumatism, writes of relief after using Keerman Helts. He credits return to farm tasks and sheep grazing after months of crippling pain. The note cites uric acid crystals and herbal ingredients aiding natural expulsion.
A study cited by Dr. Martin, a Sydney psychologist, finds girls aged 11 to 16 studying for exams must work about half an hour nightly and carry books weighing 1 to 12 pounds. Older students in other exams reported five hours of study per night with heavy volumes, often surpassing their fathers and brothers in time spent. Printed by Christner Sow Capital Eres in Sydney.
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