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Newspaper
Cobram Courier
Location
Cobram, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jun 06, 1935
Page
2
A long fragmented notice lists revised postage rates for various services, mentioning New Zealand and other destinations along with postal handling terms. The text references multiple countries, territories, and entities and notes adjustments to rates for items and parcels.
A garbled historical note discusses the next appearance of a giant comet known as Wy Maromet or the “one Winnecke” and similar comets. It ponders why comet return intervals cannot be predicted with the precision of Halley and Mus appears to reflect on astronomical thinking, implying uncertain timing and distant past ages.
A garbled passage muses on a possible second moon or celestial body influencing Earth and the Moon, noting confusion, observational doubt, and comparisons to known celestial events. The text suggests speculation about lunar phenomena and public fascination with unseen satellites.
A garbled household column gives tips on cooking lemon zest for pastry, keeping shoes supple with varnish, cleaning grime from fabrics and wood, and preserving chimney dust with salt. It also mentions curing fade on stockings, starching, and minor craft ideas, all in a dated domestic tone.
A fragment describes diverse sleeping postures among animals and birds. It notes humans sleep standing or swimming, dogs and elephants show unusual positions, long-legged birds rest on one leg, and many birds tuck heads under wings. It also mentions parrots, parrots and bats, and predators curling up nose to tail.
A Japanese newspaper the Jit Shimpo lists ten life rules said to promise long life. Emphasized practices include outdoor time, daily baths, one meal daily, cold rooms, thick wool clothing, six to seven and a half hours sleep, one rest day weekly, anger control, moderate work, and widow remarriage. A humorous exchange about a tailor ends with a quip on work and time.
O'Hanlon & Company advertise two year loans at six percent to country borrowers. The firm lists offices at Neathalia and 443 Bourke Street Melbourne and Nathalia and 448 Bourke Street Melbourne with phone contact F 2244.
Fragmentary notice mentioning Honea Dyrmannowes and a Milbangt Mrcactig. No clear event or outcome readable. Entities include Laureate and Milbangt, but details are obscured in OCR junk. Unable to discern a factual item to summarize.
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