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Newspaper
Cobram Courier
Location
Cobram, Victoria, Australia
Date
Dec 22, 1927
Page
2
Fragmentary OCR text mentions a person named Wehane and a phrase about a late date, an owing matter, and a tune. The readable items include odd spellings and likely a local item or note about people and a performance or event.
American naturalist Mo oH A Bow and his photographer faced a five lion attack while collecting pictures and specimens for Oaklands Museum. The car was stamped, shots fired, and two lions charged as Bow drove, one lion leaped onto the vehicle and dragged a crew member briefly before the car swerved and escaped. Bow continued filming while the standoff ended with later shots subduing the attackers.
The piece describes a palm wood carving depicting Christ carved on a bean with detailed tears and veins. It says the carving survived attempts to destroy it and was tied to a Florida origin and a Honduran execution story. The maker’s name and message to his family are likely lost to history.
A lurid look at murder cases from a museum display, linking the Eston Square affair to Hsunah the servant girl and the deaths surrounding Belle Elmore. It recalls Crippen like crime details, including the collar base clue and a fatal misstep that sealed the guilty party, with references to Higgins and other suspects.
A garbled exchange shows Sn Tlomnis speaking of urban poverty and neighbors. Friends reply with sympathy and concern, noting the harshness of hunger and the strain on both sides.
Fragmentary ad text claims a homemade reed-based remedy will cure influenza bronchitis asthma and bronchial issues. It mentions a Sarpreat clan and alchemical elements, with references to healing mucous membranes loosening phlegm and toning the system, but the source text is garbled and lacks verifiable details.
The article explains how common fabrics and dyes acquired names from places of origin. Calicut gave salicy and calico, Mosul supplied muslin, Creton and Cambric trace to Creton, and serge derives from China via the Latin Aelicum, noting how geography shaped everyday cloth.
A Soviet era style miscellany reports 92 million rounds destroyed since the Armistice and notes Canada’s Parliament seeking to limit British titles for Canadians. It lists disparate items from Port Talbot to Calcutta child-wives estimates, and shifts in energy and global events.
A garbled OCR listing court officials clergy and lodge officers names across churches and societies. It mentions COBRA MENTE Commissionery DP, Church of Engins Ky Bomar Catholic Bar Ferra, Presbyterian-Bee WF, Methodiet-M MISCELEASES, and various secretaries and officers including J. Mary, I. Eaton, and P. Powtuaster.
Fragmented text lists names and roles from various organizations including Oddfellows Lodge Dramatic club Travis Club and others. It mentions secretaries presidents and church figures in a damaged OCR style with scattered place names and dates.
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