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Newspaper
Cobram Courier
Location
Cobram, Victoria, Australia
Date
Aug 29, 1935
Page
3
Fragmentary notes describe concerns about skid resistance and braking under motor vehicles. The text mentions warning practices and actions to prevent accidents, urging careful handling and immediate corrective measures when faults are observed. The exact details are garbled but focus on public road safety and vehicle control.
A jumble of items appears: an ad for Dewitt’s Kidney and Bladder Pills for rheumatism and backache, aaside notes on rubies and the Queen’s jewel collection, and quirky vignettes including a Sunday School teacher’s motto exchange with a boxer and a park litter collector’s brief scandal.
The article analyzes Palestine under the League of Nations mandate, noting Jewish demographic growth from 175,000 to 300,000, rapid urban and industrial development, and rising land values. It highlights Arab fears, religious tensions, and social progress, including cooperative rural colonies and immigration from Germany. It concludes with cautious optimism and a call to wisdom in leadership for lasting peace.
Betty Bronson argues that daily set exercises provide real health benefits beyond regular work. She praises deep breathing on waking, deep breathing, chest expansion, and long walks to aid lungs and body contour. She urges girls to exercise through skipping, rowing, or open air walks, noting entertainers often lack sufficient true exercise.
A village woman in Hampshirs halted life in bed for twenty five years over a chill and refuses cure. Rochester native Joseph Plumer wed a girl of choice but died after forty four years in bed, unshaken in resolve. Munich resident Frits Babel held bed sixty years to avoid sickness, while a London man worth £100000 entered a learning home for a test and stayed.
AUSTRALIA: doctor responds to urgent case as parents fear overpayment for a ready made cough remedy. Aaron Bimberg swallows a shilling coin. doctor rushes to scene to treat him and reassure the family amid a dispute over boot repairs and payment. The incident centers on the perceived value of a two shilling bottle of Heenzo.
An aged item notes the ship Jervis Bay sailing from Southhampton on duty and arriving at Melbourne. It adds a curious highlight about a tiny racehorse named Wee Jamy with silver shoes and a crested head, described with夥ed details and misread fragments from a broader report.
Philip Redway runs a bustling chemist shop when a poor customer brings a rushed order. A misread prescription risks a fatal overdose, forcing him to confront the danger and reckon with his responsibilities in a struggling enterprise.
A Rodway scene centers on a shopkeeper arguing over a dangerous cosmetic powder. A worried woman fears a shaky heart while a man debates returning or selling the product. The confrontation ends with the store owner refusing to resell and a tensioned exchange about refunds.
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