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Newspaper
Carcoar Chronicle
Location
Carcoar, New South Wales, Australia
Date
May 03, 1901
Page
3
A fragmented verse presents a necklace of love for a lady and child, contrasting tender affection with fragile fate. The poem asks what lasting impact a brief encounter and a single word may have on a life, pondering love, sympathy, and the worth of human connection.
In Huckhorn a townfolk debate erupts over crime and order led by Randy Wilcox who vows to become sheriff. Cattlemen and miners fear reform, while old reputations and violence color the talk as locals consider who should enforce law in Washore County.
The narrative follows Kid Wilcox’s aggressive canvass through Washore County, wearing a white shirt and black hat, promoting peace and law while threatening rough customers. He rallies miners, ranchers, and women, opposing indiscriminate killing and vowing to shut down gunplay, amid a polarized political clash that split Buckhorn into rival camps led by Bill Cooper, Jan Wareter, and Alf Olen.
Fragmentary report describes an armour piercing event near a ship at dock, a labourer injured slightly as debris fell. mentions experimental weapons aboard the Majestic and a prior target practice by the Preiterote, with live war beades and a near miss that could have sunk the Navy.
A garbled collection of observational snippets covers topics from horses and whales to river speeds and breakfasts. It mentions a six month old Shetland pony, a claim about 420 whales, India’s Satlej river, a 12 000 foot descent over 180 miles, and Italy’s timber purchases.
A new sensation novel by Richard Marsh is announced to begin in the journal in a couple of weeks. Marsh is famed for original plots and refined literary quality, promising a compelling tale titled Comlemog or similar, with typical suspenseful treatment.
The article notes that something previously available elsewhere is now seen in Australia for the first time, with all production rights purchased by the unnamed party. The move marks an international expansion and secure control over future production.
A long letter to the Standard argues new coins should feature a different monarch image to reduce mutase? tax and counting. The piece recounts nurse Miss Georgina Tallam at St Mary’s who cared for the Duke of Cornwall and York, with a large oil of the Lake and photos at Victoria Ward’s home. It recalls a 1801 royal nursing of Prince George, and notes Miss Hallam’s service at St Mary’s. It also covers House of Commons seating antics in 1803 ending with a hat betting quip. Finally it notes Sir John Tenniel’s cartoon role for Punch and Linley Sambourne succeeding as Cartoon Junior with a long studio of photographs and methodical drafts.
The text notes Sir John as a reputed Conservative while Sambourne’s politics lean Unionist. It questions who will be appointed Cartoon Junior and recalls W. Gilbert’s quip about Sambourne. It adds that Sambourne’s work remains eminently serious.
A Scottish Highlands correspondent denounces wild animals blamed for harming sport and profit, listing birds like the rook, raven, jay, hawk, and owl as nearly extinct. The piece recounts fox hunting methods, the patient beaters, and the cold, taxing vigil on the hills before the shot. It notes the bittern’s rarity and unusual stomach contents, including eels and large fish, as discussed by the Daily News.
A scrambled clipping recounts an odd tale of a toad rescued from a fire at a mine area near Baddesley Wood, revived in water, and observed alive by many. It also notes an Atlantic pigeon post suspended for winter and various long voyages, plus a true tale of a dog and a cat once close companions disrupted by a quarrel.
A long extract offers housekeeping tips on preserving color during ironing and foods like stews and oatmeals. It includes step by step directions for liver and onion stews, oatmeal puddings, chess pudding, and porridge style dishes. The piece ends with a quip about ancestry and nobility.
A narrative recounts a cat keeper who abandons several newborn kittens, drowning most but saving one, while a neighbor doggedly protects her brood. The tale highlights cruel treatment and the cat Pixie’s uneasy relationship with her owner as memories of loss linger.
A fragment from Louie Wain describes pets once belonging to the late queen, noting a front caravan setup with neat straw bedding and a prized collar inscribed with belonging to the Queen. The piece mentions a royal favorite cat breed and references Ayers Sons of Grompe in a pine yard in New Wales.
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