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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jan 09, 1936
Page
3
A garbled advertisement offers quide fabrics and gloves including silk linings and taftetas. It promotes reduced prices on white gloves and mesh quantities with a Thursday to Sunday morning deadline. Names, dates, and precise items are partially obscured but indicate a local shop sale of textiles.
Vandalism accusations were raised at a Queanbeyan Municipal Council meeting regarding destruction of ornamental trees and alleged acts by council members. The Works Committee referenced duties and authority while discussions noted accountability and possible actions.
Fragmented text describes a catastrophic future where the Moon breaks up and Earth suffers. mentions Antignemes and Da Berna, with speakers warning that future events could erase humanity. The tone suggests a dramatic sci fi scenario about celestial disruption and existential risk.
A Bilhetin report to the Commonwealth Government links rising unemployment among professionals to evolving technical methods and reduced demand. It notes 3000 unemployed professionals in Midland diving 194A and 170000 in Poland in March 1985, with 7000 in Switzerland at the start of 1988. The piece cites estimates of 35000 graduates needed yearly and up to 60000 unemployed graduates in SMR, while doctors’ counts and vacancies vary across regions.
In a dimly described Bowling match series at Queanbeyan Championships, A. Y. Abraham defeated J. Fruine in a closely contested round with scores fluctuating through ends. Dunne and Esmond posting notable gains while Egmond and Johnston secured healthier leads. Final tallies show Abraham, Dunne, Esmond, and Johnston each contributing to a tense set of results amid inconsistent play across ends.
Over 300 years ago cinchona bark entered Europe after Willan Harsey’s publication spurred medical advances. Dan Lopes de Camiares, the Peru corregidor, learned of its curative powers from native Indians, leading to widespread distribution. The Countess of Chinchon funded relief efforts, and Juan de Lugo helped establish its use in Europe, giving quinine its origins in Spanish seventeenth century science.
Strange tale links misfortune to pompous kings and a cursed ring called Mephisto's Ring. The artifact radiates deadly malice, drawing doom to its owners as power shifts and battles unfold in a royal realm.
Report of odd bets during a Canadian general election causes chaos in Toronto and Ottawa. Shocking wagers included city officials in nightwear and unusual scenes as pedestrians, merchants, and bystanders observed the spectacle of political bets and urban theater across the capital.
A garbled science note claims eye manipulation may affect life expectancy. The fragment discusses vision decline with age and the uncertain future of those with long sight conditions.
Verquette unseated jockey J Coutts after a fall in the Mascot Wester Mile. Coutts was taken to casualty with abrasions but reportedly walked from the course. Stewards recommended barring a rival from future metropolitan competition amid chaotic betting and multiple race divisions including the Flying Handlers and Fourteen-one Handicap with lengthy betting divisions and race records.
Fragmented OCR text suggests a historical advertisement or health claim for Morse's Indian Root Pills. The copy appears to tout cures for bowel issues and general wellness, mentioning Dr. Morse and claims of health benefits though the wording is garbled. It reads like a late 19th or early 20th century patent medicine style pitch.
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