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Newspaper
Cobram Courier
Location
Cobram, Victoria, Australia
Date
Apr 02, 1925
Page
2
Fragmented OCR text outlines a historical overview of quinine including its origins, trade routes, and medicinal use. Mentions Spain, Peru, The Peta, and various historical figures, with garbled names and uncertain dates. Focus remains on global journey and therapeutic role of quinine.
A ragged passage notes money in sport, with tangled fragments naming players, teams, venues, and figures. It hints at earnings from athletics and mentions varied entities like coaches, sponsors, and spectators amid a cluttered survey of sports industry fortunes.
Cobram Telephone Exchange lists rates based on radial Hishtives for members using the above exchange. Data charge applies to the use of public telephone lines. Merchandise and messenger fees are noted, with emphasis on service charges and billing particulars.
A highly garbled OCR fragment discusses tank dimensions and excavation sizing using mixed units and conversions. It mentions a tank with 60M length and 10 ft depth, slopes on three sides, and varying breadth, with numerous place names and local entities interspersed. The text reads as a jumbled calculation aimed at volume and size estimation, interwoven with street names and commissions.
A fragment from an old text explains taste location in the mouth. It notes that different parts of the tongue and mouth perceive flavors differently, with sweetness on the tip and stronger sensations toward the back. The piece emphasizes that taste varies by food and is not uniform.
Cobram Court of Petty sittings held Tuesdays and Fridays for business. The police magistrate, C. S. Rogers, sits once a month. Cobram Waterworks Trust meets every second month. Officials listed include W. Adem, Orn M. Stokes, A. Wadeeon, T. Salmon, J. Martindale, J. Grants, Engr-T. Kelly, C.8. Seavury-L, and others. Treasurers and solicitors named. church, lodge, and fraternal officers are listed along with the foot passer, progress association, and the Cobram & District Fruitgrowers Association secretary W. Tuck.
A vivid extrapolation imagines £3,000,000,004 wagered on Turf and cards over a century. It scales horses, gold, and trains to a colossal race course. The piece weighs the vast money in betting and its silent economic gravity, projecting immense sums and endless motion.
A fragmented OCR list shows multiple organizations and individuals with titles such as bank managers state savings bank agency and post office. It includes references to religious leaders and community figures like a president and secretary of a mechanics institute and a hospital demonstration committee.
The fragment outlines TUSGAMAE SHIRE governance with names such as Robert Cook MHR Echuca W C Hill and J J Carlisle MIA Goulburn Valley. It lists electoral districts North Eastern and Wilcora, and council roles including secretary tricks and engineer Kally, detailing health officers and waterworks trustees.
A garbled旧 text explains origins of sayings such as let the cat out of the bag and kicking the bucket. It mentions an old Northampton market scene with a bag containing a cat used as a bluff to a countryman and references to coins and phrases about a Jew, Kings, and a misheard dialogue.
Parfitt road Wangaratta resident Mr J W Thomson published a 1923 November weather prophecy for 13 months praised as accurate. He forecasts 1925 trends including rain in some months and drier periods in others, noting wet spells around tea times and oppressive early months. The prediction urges readers to heed caution for those who benefit from weather changes.
A fragment from the Cowt ter Gites page notes peculiar items including Geed envelopes and inexpensive writing pads. The sparse text hints at a local store display or sale event with anonymous catalog entries and scattered brand mentions.
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