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Newspaper
Cobram Courier
Location
Cobram, Victoria, Australia
Date
Mar 25, 1942
Page
2
The listing advertises various flowering and fruiting Prunus species including Prunus mume and Prunus persica with June August and September blooming notes, plus CADONTA JAPONICA and other varieties. Prices are given for large balled plants and shade trees such as Silver Birch, with multiple price points.
A fragmented narration depicts a man longing for Heaven as he confronts a crowd and old clients. He grips a chair, desires more than food, and watches the selling scene while muttering that Heaven is enough for him.
A fragment describes a trial with 42 ewes and their lambs fed Wheaten chaff oats and common salt, noting average gains of about 7 lb per ewe in 20 months, occasional mortality, and milk teeth development. It mentions diet adjustments and price-like terms per head, with references to growth stages and blood calcium observations.
A fragment discusses adding lime to ration products to offset vitamin deficiency in grains. It notes lime or liberate may improve digestibility and help balance valets of grain deficiencies through lime supplementation.
A historical report describes an impending city blackout drill, lighting restrictions, and rail safety measures. It covers temporary platform lighting changes at Finder Street and Spencer Street stations, the use of shades and gas-lit cars, and coordinated public notices to guide passengers during raid conditions. Volunteers aided railway operations and freight handling at Montague-Spring Shed and Grain Shed, with emphasis on maintaining essential movement despite limited lighting.
Shortage of charcoal affects fuel supply for Royal Automobile Club and cadets. Output lags demand as higher quality fuel charcoal remains scarce, transport limits hinder distribution, and lower quality stock reduces engine efficiency. The Radia tox issue illustrates DIY charcoal burning in an old 41 gallon drum.
The article reviews The Great Lie featuring Miss Devi and George Brent. It praises Victory as a leading man for the triangle plot with Mary Astor delivering a strong return performance.
A collage of aphorisms and misquoted lines from Shakespeare Cicero Berkeley and Stevenson, crediting Mary Baker Eddy and Jon Rusk among others, blending reflections on truth progress wisdom and education with garbled spellings and incomplete attributions. The fragmentary text reads like a page dive into inspirational quotes and obscure names without coherent narrative.
Police disrupted a gathering described as a party of poles near Felt farms leading to the internment of 25 aliens. Residents nationwide have long debated wartime measures and the presence of alien residents in the area.
David Vivian Ronald Ross oversees Rand DVR from the Cobram office on Stathun Street in Viesorte. The note credits Ross with piloting and publishing the work for the firm.
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