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Newspaper
Cobram Courier
Location
Cobram, Victoria, Australia
Date
Mar 15, 1934
Page
2
A historical note describes early attempts at asthma therapy using various topical and systemic agents. It mentions experiments with applet extracts and antiseptics, plus cautions on timing and dosing, and references to physician oversight, patient responses, and evolving methods for relief and safety.
A garbled note outlines trunk line telephone rate changes and related actions in the city. The fragment mentions local observers and the post office perhaps coordinating adjustments, with references to rates and policy steps for telephone service.
The notice outlines updated postage charges for intra Commonwealth mail and sendsirm to Pacific territories including Lord Howe Island Norfolk Island Vapun and many Ishod colonial territories in the Bismarck Archipelago New Botan New Henover and Bouganenile areas. It specifies rates per 2d and 1d stamps for various destinations within the empire and attached territories and notes adjustments to legal and philatelic procedures in the General Post Office system.
A trade journal credits Harry Brearley of Sheffield with inventing stainless steel while studying gun barrel explosions. The erosion resistant metal, later used for cutlery and tools, gained traction in iron and steel industries, autos, ships, and mining equipment though forging blades faced early resistance. Sir Eric Geddes received a uniquely armored steel axe.
An American scientist argues that taste tests reveal brain power and could separate children into educational tracks. He cites detection thresholds for soda, sugar, salt, and quinine to claim girls may outperform boys in tasting, implying gendered cognitive differences.
A garbled OCR page references various court and civic roles including secretary positions, postmaster, and division names. It lists figures such as a state school official, electric light secretary, and mediation terms, with scattered mentions of territories and committees, all in a scattered historical context.
Fragmented OCR text references a cemetery trustee matter and local posts with scattered names and numbers. Specific details are unreadable, including dates and places, making precise summary challenging.
Fragmentary text mentions measurement and analysis actions with references to water and busy activity. Due to unreadable OCR, precise entities, dates, places, or people cannot be identified.
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