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Newspaper
Cobram Courier
Location
Cobram, Victoria, Australia
Date
Aug 31, 1933
Page
2
An early 20th century warning cites rising road and train accidents in the United States. It notes about one fatality per ten thousand people in certain causes and discusses high overall deaths from accidents, with emphasis on the roles of drivers, workers, and vulnerable groups amid general safety concerns.
A long, garbled passage discusses fatness, health, and nutrition, mentioning fat people and various suggestions about body image and strength. The text references fatigue, exercise, and perceptions of nourishment, with scattered ideas about societal attitudes and potential health outcomes.
Aheamaker struggles to obtain payment for honey ant shoes and to settle accounts. He arranged men to assist, but the plan faltered and claims were not settled within expected time, with steps toward sale of goods noted.
The document lists revised rates for letters postcards and other mail within the Commonwealth and to territories such as Norfolk Island New Guinea and various Pacific islands. It details charges by class including letters 2d per oz postcard 1d second class printed matter 1d per 6 oz and rates for overseas destinations with surcharges for bulk mail and other categories.
Partial OCR summary shows rates for trunk lines provided by the local postmaster Lea D. O’Cyillie for a local plant. Details about the rate per item or period are garbled but indicate a rate schedule and supplier notes.
An article notes varying thought speed across species and conditions. It cites nervous impulse travel times in humans, whales, fish, and octopuses, plus effects of temperature and temperament on thinking pace, concluding nerves resist fatigue but may slow under strain.
The article ranks John Rockefeller as the wealthiest, with Henry Ford close behind. It notes Ford’s net income of about 23 million per year, valued at roughly 480 million pounds, and places Andrew W. Mellon, the Duke of Westminster, and others among the era’s top fortunes with figures in the hundreds of millions.
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