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Newspaper
Carcoar Chronicle
Location
Carcoar, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Apr 13, 1934
Page
3
For Young Folks anecdote about Mrs Smith scolding her son Francis who refuses to keep a hat off. He answers sharply that the hat stood for half a crown, noting he wasn’t to tell anybody. The exchange captures a playful Victorian moral tone.
A riddle recounts five men and a monkey sharing cocoanuts. Each man secretly takes a fifth of the remaining pile after leaving one nut for the monkey, then repeats through the night. In the morning the pile is evenly divisible by five with no remainder for the monkey, demonstrating the classic puzzle solution.
Parisians were shown a Martian figure drawn by Eximond Perrier of the French Natural History Museum. He argues the creature would suit Martian conditions with strong lungs, high stature, light hair, a long nose and no waist, yet would be kind and intelligent.
The article notes a rapid rise in frog legs as a diet, with Minnesota alone killing about 6,000,000 frogs annually. Western frogs are praised for delicacy while Southern bull frogs are larger but less sweet. Frogs are trapped year round, with spring and autumn being peak seasons, and winter catching hindered by ice up to nine feet thick.
A compact tour of how hands convey truth, power, peace, and submission across cultures. It notes greetings as weaponless signals, oaths on the right hand, sacred rites of laying on of hands, and the symbolism of the wedding ring on the third finger, with mention of diverse speech via hand talk.
The basis of chewing gum is chicle from tropical America. Mexico and South American countries supply the sapota tree used for gum. Over three billion pieces are made in the U.S. yearly, exporting about 1.5 million dollars of chicle. Chicle harvesting resembles maple sugar gathering, with trees tapped for decades.
A medley of curiosities: snakebite deaths in India, Siberian pygmy mice, the 630 foot spire of Uhm Cathedral, and ships sunk to port in the Fifteenth Century. Notes on etiquette, beasts of burden, Lake Superior, British rivers, London housing, sand storms, Russian beards, rust losses on rails, and grand university sizes.
A Paria physician Dr Halland suggests condemning criminals to capital punishment should be replaced by subjects for medical research. He argues the convicted would accept inoculation with disease germs to gain a chance of surviving and expiate their crime while potentially saving hundreds of lives through medical knowledge.
A novel vacuum cleaner uses the operator’s walking action to power the device. Bellows attached to the soles of special shoes convert walking effort into energy. The mechanism resembles walking emas.
A short overlooked pamphlet extols lemons for daily health and beauty. It claims lemon water cleanses the stomach, treats hair loss by lemon rub, lightens the complexion with lemon milk rubs, eases headaches, reduces insect bites, helps remove corns after a hot bath, and serves for lemonade. It presents lemons as an essential, versatile household remedy.
Frederick Krupp abandoned a successful 1811 grocery venture to establish a famed steel works at Ensen with the Von Rebhels. After failed attempts by rivals and years of effort, Krupp took over management, producing a superior metal. Under his son Alfred the business rose, and a London 1851 exhibit showcased their unmatched iron and toolmaking prowess.
An unnamed maniac enters the library of the Iron Duke, declaring he must kill Wellington as Apollyon. The duke remains unmoved, cites business, and the intruder leaves for an asylum after a terse exchange. The scene highlights the duke's stoic composure under threat.
Captain F. M Bailey reports 1715 miles covered in 111 days in South Eastern Tibet and Mishing Hills. He notes Chinese instruction in some villages, school rules and a mixed curriculum, and describes Tibetan gender roles, marriage by capture, and Mishmi customs including opium use and bamboo pipes.
A young American woman, venturing solo into the Congo basin, recounts her travels from Cape Toper to Lambarene along the Ogowe and the cannibal tribes. She describes offers of marriage from numerous cannibal kings, the humorous and perilous encounters, and her refusals amid a guarded journey with French and Malagasy escorts.
The text argues wealth comes from applying the mind to nature and arranging time properly rather than hard labor or mere saving. It emphasizes timely action and being at the right place.
A discussion on manners explains their powerful impact on daily happiness and the fate of communities. Good manners arise from common sense and social ease, while bad manners lead to friction and conflict, affecting social harmony and cooperation.
A staged scene near Kimberley shows Mr Kipling and Mr Rhodes amid fruit trees as famine signs appear on trees and a large placard on the door declares Why die when a little breakfast prolongs life Purified the mind invigorator the westem. The tale frames Kipling as a potential ad writer tempted by commerce after war.
Forty years after a famed clash between Dumas pere and Paul de Kock for a Paris arrondissement seat the duel of words unfolds. Dumas asserts vast earnings from books and plays, while De Kock tallies novels and boulevard influence, noting cocoanut vendors and omnibuses that fed the city’s appetite and finances.
The article notes habits attributed to women and men in public life such as seating on trams, reading habits, crossing streets, umbrella handling, cup lifting, elbow posture, and lighting matches. It contrasts women’s inward choices with men’s more direct, deliberate actions, attributing common patterns to gender.
A father tells his son that accepting advice avoids mistakes but real value lies in acting with courtesy. He urges the son to treat everyone politely, even those who are rude, reminding him that civility reflects on the giver, not the recipient.
The article urges photographers not to abandon the craft when tired of standard prints. It praises enlarging as a method to recover beauty from poor negatives, noting carbon and platinum processes, and claims amateurs can master enlarging with some practice to produce striking, wall worthy images.
An 1900s note details using wheat starch paste as a reliable adhesive for mounts. It cites tests for purity and outlines preparation: 20 g starch with 180 ml water, heated to a smooth paste, and warns about preservation options like boracic acid solution.
A compact survey of wedding lore tracing the ring on the left fourth finger to ancient practice, and the ritual significance of removing a shoe in Boaz and Deuteronomy events, plus a quip about Emperor Vladimir refusing a shoe to the son of a slave. The piece links customs to historical echoes and religious texts.
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