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Newspaper
Cobram Courier
Location
Cobram, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jan 23, 1936
Page
2
Report describes a record heat at a distant location with sizzled lands and rising temperatures. The narrative mentions near no rainfall, broken embankments, and damage to rail infrastructure as heat blankets the region. Locals recount supply fears, while engineers struggle with a damaged boiler and rail lines fraying under the heat.
A garbled item reports confusion over large denomination banknotes from Epriand and Ping banks. The notice hints at discrepancies in issued notes and circulating values while mentioning the banks and approximate totals.
Postage scales list 1d for printed papers and 2d for various parcels across Commonwealth regions including New Guinea Solomons Banks New Hebrides and New Zealand with specific rates for registered mail small packets and printed matter. Additional charges apply for overseas destinations within the British Empire and pacific islands with minimums and weight concessions noted.
The fragment discusses the ocean as a potential source of precious metals and elements through processes like distillation and chemical extraction. It mentions heat, conduction, and temperature, along with currents and depths as factors in locating valuable substances.
A garbled OCR style passage presents scattered words and phrases lacking clear narrative. It mentions fatigue indecipherable names and images, with odd repetitions and misordered lines, producing a disjointed poetic collage rather than a coherent report.
The notice outlines new trunk line telephone rates effective from a specified date in the United States for public utilizations. It lists rate changes and affected services, with details to be published by the relevant regulatory body.
A Daily Ex report discusses how workers show high energy in the morning, dip before lunch, and recover in the afternoon. Some prefer the morning burst and late afternoon push, while older workers see the lunch hour as the low point. Individual routines vary with circumstances.
The Marquis de Santacare claims a method enabling vision through stone, wood, and other opaque objects. He aims to prove with six volunteers and argues sight can penetrate any solid, with a porcelain slab intercepting the vision. He plans a book describing his discovery.
An obscured traveler mutters about missed opportunities while a companion mocks the scene outside. The window shows lofty hills, their treetops barely visible as the journey continues, leaving readers with a fragmentary impression of dialogue and movement.
Fragmentary text cites a secretary and a solicitor with unclear names and roles. The readable portions show generic official language without a clear action, date, place, or recipient.
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