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Newspaper
Cobram Courier
Location
Cobram, Victoria, Australia
Date
Aug 10, 1933
Page
2
Fragmentary OCR recounts bizarre animal feats and strange behaviors. It notes an ostrich stomachs filled with cork, string, nails, and paper, plus another ostrich that ate broken tamp and nails. A girl reportedly swallowed items to hurt love, and a third case mentions a stomach containing nails, tacks, and other debris.
The readable text recalls old methods of recording and playback with reel tape and a parade scene. It mentions veterans, alcohol references, and engineers handling machines while noting a casual culture around early media tech and work routines.
Reported journey describes Me tuck’s party traveling 30 000 miles to a Himalayan region near Khatmandistn for an operation on the Mall saab of Neval. An express train derailment caused a brief delay but no serious injuries. The group moved by motorcar along a river bank, guarded by armed men, and by night were stopped by police and taken to a camp. Access to Khatmands remains restricted by the Maharajah.
Fragmented tips describe making cabinets puddings and cleaning methods. The text mentions leather care, lard, margarine, anis and pepper, and a pudding recipe with sponge cake layers and custard. It appears as garbled domestic guidance from a miscellaneous page.
The notice outlines revised postage charges for letters, cards, coach mail, printed papers, catalogues, samples, and merchandise to Commonwealth territories, Pacific Islands, and beyond. It specifies rates for within the Empire, New Zealand, Fiji, and other destinations, including per 2 ounce and minimum charges, with distinctions for commercial papers and parcel rates.
Trunk line rates are listed as supplied by the local postmaster L A D O'Connor for publication. A charge of one penny for use of local plant is added to the stated sum, all effective from a later date.
An old newspaper note describes simple bird feeders and baths for a home garden. Instructions include a six foot post with a square board for a birds board, a four post frame and basin bath, coconut halves hung for seed, and a coconut stake display to lure birds near a dining window.
An Englishman on a walking tour recounts overhearing a love triangle. Miss Joldfoat laments a late admirer accepted by Miss Lovebird, a shocked scream leads to a thrust as she learns of past proposals Jack faced.
Split lines show scattered names and terms. The readable items include references to organizations and people like Presby terians and various proper nouns, but the text is heavily garbled with no clear event. No actionable facts emerge from the legible fragments.
Fragmentary OCR text describes an agricultural meeting or event with names and places garbled. Readable items include references to a group of veterans and a farm or agrarian organization. No clear date, location, or outcome is established from the readable fragments.
Fragmentary text speaks of a measure or event with unclear names and dates. The readable parts mention a site and a day, but details and participants remain indiscernible.
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