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Newspaper
Cobram Courier
Location
Cobram, Victoria, Australia
Date
Dec 12, 1918
Page
3
A nineteenth century text recounts cases of remote viewing telepathy and supernatural events. It describes a bridge collapse averted by unseen help, African sorcery and prophecies, a shipboard dream visitation, and experiments on pain transfer via shadow projections and hypnotic trance.
The article depicts Birmingham as a colossal wartime arsenal, detailing how textile and metal works were repurposed to produce war materiel. It notes that about eighty of every hundred workers are women and girls, spanning generations, with English and Allied women collaborating in factories producing items such as a plant aeroplane capable of carrying four crew or twenty with overload, speeds near 70 to 80 mph, and bombs large enough to devastate towns.
A German deserter, a young miner, recounts war horrors and refugee misery. He describes Belgian refugees fleeing destroyed villages, fear upon sight of soldiers, and the moral conflict within soldiers who hoard food and flout discipline amid famine and bombardment.
A diarized description of celestial auroras seen at high latitudes, likened to a white blue celestial palace. The writer muses on magnetic poles and distant excursions, portraying the northern lights as glorious, ethereal arches and pillars of flame dancing in the night.
Sentemen reports two British planes against twenty German scouts. Despite odds, British pilots and observers fought fiercely, shooting down eight enemy machines and forcing several others to break off. The pair later engaged again, claiming five and three more German planes across subsequent battles.
A Newark stable boy, who five years earlier did chores at a hunting box, surprised a club guest when he saluted in full Guards regalia and identified himself. He has risen from stable work to a commissioned officer in the Guards, impressing peers with his poised bearing.
A damaged OCR snippet shows dialogue on troops and uniforms with garbled phrasing and a reference to 2167. The readable portion questions why ginger colored gear appeared, while another speaker claims troops were recently “wustered” or flustered, suggesting a wartime setting.
A long humorous sketch collects anecdotes about nicknames, misheard words, and social quips. It covers a priest naming his children to prevent easy nicknames, soldiers mis-speaking, a theatre quip, a medic’s joke, weapon-spotting in old villages, a judge in France asked about beauty, and a barber’s chair gag. It preserves a dated, lighthearted tone with many named characters and places, reflecting a portable humor column.
The piece surveys tax and tariff curiosities from old times, noting imposts on wigs, soap, salt, gloves, and household members, plus references to stage entertainments and religious statues. It emphasizes how taxation shaped daily life and social customs in past eras.
A Russian princess leaves £4000 to her toy terrier Gipsy, with kin opposed by fading heirs. Other tales include a Salford brewer's greyhound, a Chota man's bequest to his dog, and a Venetian setting £60,000 florins for three dogs, plus absurd legacies to pets from parrot to tortoise.
A man named Purcell argues that cheap vegetable meals sustain warmth and energy better than pricier meat-rich diets. He describes daily practices from army rations to cabbage, potatoes, turnips, and Bevo beverages, highlighting margarine and simple stews as nourishing staples.
An odd scene at Wallsend Colliery shows three rats sharing a meal and displaying apparent solidarity. One old blind rat stays behind when others flee to their hiding places, then joins the others in a calm, measured return to the grain, revealing a curious social behavior amid the pit environment.
The article notes carrots and beetroots being used as camouflage substitutes, with beetroot and other items repurposed for military needs. It mentions altered foods like spices and fruits, while English households adapt to wartime shortages.
Extraordinary strength appears in a newly described ebro species Sentisorex congieus found in Ugen fio. It features long thick fur cranial ridges and an unusually developed lower spine with a leg thickened to form a deep trough. Reported to allow a 160 pound man to bench or balance for minutes, the creature remains elusive and powerful.
The largest electric kitchen in the world sits near Berlin at the Sienona Schubert Werker i Siemenssind. From noon to two each day three thousand people are served in four relays. The facility includes cold storage and refrigerating plant driven by electric compressors.
A northern naval air service camp reports a dog of exceptional sagacity. It recognizes four stations by final sounds and helps in handling an airship by biting ropes. The dog stays asleep during performances but awakens when the National Anthem plays, signaling the concert's end.
The life preserver evolved for Italian sailors consists of two rubber bag pairs worn under the arms like a vest. Each pair contains a valve linked bag with solutions that mix when two strings are pulled, inflating the bag to keep the wearer afloat after a U-boat attack.
The article explains air resistance in the twelve and a half mile Simplon Tunnel. It notes a ventilating current of 4530 cubic feet per second from large fans at both ends and discusses braking effects of air at speeds up to thirty miles per hour.
The article traces the word humbug to Irish coins once minted with Tin Brass and pewter, valued at two pence, contrasted with genuine coins. It notes how the term spread from a fake piece to describe any appearance of value that is actually worthless, and mentions sterling as a contrasting term derived from Britain’s coinage.
A wartime report describes typhoid inoculation efforts using pure cultivars bred under strict government control. Microbes are grown in sterilized glass tubes with agar and shipped from distant sources, with scientists stressing careful handling to build immunity and prevent illness during fever outbreaks.
A discussion of evolving methods to track fugitives using wired and wireless imagery. The article cites Crippen and a New York bank robber as examples and suggests a nationwide photo alert system may supplant traditional fugitive galleries, noting privacy and security implications.
Private Sid Lawrence, noted as the dullest enlistee, has grown taller than prior tall soldiers. Enlisted at Calgary, he recently returned home after injuries in France. A doctor’s measurement showed he stands about half a head taller than former records, despite years of crouched posture in trenches.
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