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Newspaper
Cobram Courier
Location
Cobram, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jul 13, 1922
Page
2
Fragmented OCR style text fragment appears to reference a playful or cryptic discussion aboutBeotime era slang or attitudes with repeated phrases and scattered words. The readable bits mention show and eye, some names, and unclear cultural references.
A fragmented OCR item lists numerous street names and places around Cobram and Marian, noting a flood of damaged references to shops, roads, venues, and hospitals. The garbled text references Cob Ww 4a Tewsheim and Cobram areas with scattered mentions of roads, hotels, and addresses. The piece conveys a chaotic street scene without clear events or dates.
The text describes methods for measuring tank areas and depths with ratios and slopes, noting base and side lengths, trench excavation depth, and unit conversions. It references specific measurements such as dived depths, excavation yards, and slope ratios to determine final bottom dimensions and overall area upon completion.
Obscure notation describes measuring an oblong sack with perpendicular ends and calculating area by multiplying length by width. It references half the height to the ridge and mentions height and months in a garbled way, yielding an unclear geometric instruction.
Cobram Shire presents a rich agricultural profile including cereal crops stock raising dairy produce and fruit crops. The text outlines geography rail access water power schemes mills and a long list of local governance officers and divisions across ridings and councils.
Cobram Court of Petty Sessions and Cobram Waterworks Trust details list officials. Names include Mr C J Bognet as clerk of courts, constable R Jekiton, Dr J T Kennedy, Wadeson, Parnell, J Ryan, J Martindale, and others with roles such as treasurer Taki Bolieitor D Bruce Tunnock acting secretary Walter Trek and engineer T Kelly.
In a jumbled OCR read, multiple local organizations appear including churches, fire brigade, progress association, bowling and croquet clubs, school and cemetery committees, race club, and Liberal party. Officials, secretaries, and presidents list names such as W. Shedforth, J. Martindale, S. Maton, D. Little, Mr Tus, J. D. L. Tait, J. Ryan, and W. Tuck among others, with roles spanning secretary, president, registrar, and engineer positions.
A fragmented OCR listing details numerous local bodies and officers including churches, schools, clubs, electoral registrars, and community committees. It names Rev PC Nyw, J A Bradstreet, A Taylor, W J Dohone, N Lukies, P J Whitty, J Jones, and many others alongside roles such as president, secretary, and registrar across religious, educational, athletic, and cultural groups.
Household hints offer quirky cleaning and cooking advice. Items include using old broken ink for silver cleaning, salt and sugar with burnt milk, ammonia in leather wash water, and Epsom salt with lime for frosted glass. Tips cover broom care, fixing handles, grease removal, and shoe drying methods, reflecting dated domestic guidance.
A missionary and his wife endure isolation at a northern Territory post where few whites live, the nearest doctor is over 100 miles away, and mail arrives only yearly. A flood once buried their homestead, and during a brutal escape they and native helpers ferried the newborn baby to safety in heavy rain over 60 miles to higher ground.
A fragmented dialogue cites global salt consumption per head and tea water salinity, noting Europeans and North Scandinavians high usage. It mentions Bakimo and Din letters, then shifts to digestion woes and a doctor editor quip about jokes and money.
A concise reflection traces the chain from chewing to nourishment and health, noting that without teeth there can be no chewing, without chewing no digestion, and without digestion no nourishment or vitality.
Editor quotes from Horsham Star readers praising W E Thomas for denture work and tooth removal with less pain. Drs cited include George Wallace and S Hi Schinahal. Indigestion relief after full upper sets noted. testimonials from Kaniva and Narracoorte. Also mentions station master gratitude and claimed use of X rays by French dentists.
A small items column notes envelopes and low cost writing supplies offered at the Courter Otties shop. The entry highlights affordable paper goods and basic stationery for readers seeking economical options.
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