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Newspaper
Cobram Courier
Location
Cobram, Victoria, Australia
Date
Mar 26, 1936
Page
3
An OCR fragment presents a jumble of letters and partial words, lacking clear names dates places or events. No coherent event, person, or organization can be identified. The readable content does not supply actionable or verifiable facts for a meaningful summary.
A compact discussion of common bodily actions such as sneezing yawning sighing coughing winking and snoring. It explains reflex origins breathing control fatigue emotion and sleep behavior with brief physiological notes and examples. The tone resembles a popular science overview from an old era.
Practical guidance on jam preparation warns against using tips or fermented fruit, avoiding water overuse, washing and draining fruit, not cooking berry fruits slowly, and not leaving acid fruit in copper or brass pans. Do not overcool before bottling, and seal hot or cold. Store away from light and heat to preserve color and prevent mould.
A veteran whaling captain consoles his crew as his ship prepares to sail. The mate jokes that the captain’s wife is crying because he did not kiss her goodbye. The captain explains he will be away only two years, despite voyages lasting four or five.
A jumble of fruit based recipes including Finmmery-Peel and Boston Pudding with apples, lemon, spices and gelatine notes. A Shortcake recipe uses apples, pastry and candied peel. The fragment ends with a stray weekend comment about how to spend time off and a line about putting a hat on.
Franz Ebert and Frits Zink two Rhine midgets tour world and vie for Elsie Law. In New York 1914 they duel for her, fighting until Zink wins then Elsie comforts him and later marries Frans. Best man Bluk.
A tale recounted by Giles Tod recalls a Finnish four masted ship Heraegin Cecilie where 30 crew members grew beards and blamed storms on the captain's beard. In fierce weather sailors cut their beards, offered items to the wind, and sails were shredded in moments. The piece surveys various maritime superstitions from birds to cats to ministers, noting hands raised to ward off bad luck and rites sailors use to conjure wind.
The world’s largest all welded bridge spans the Rancocas River in New Jersey. A welded truss circle type features three spans 11 feet each fixed, a 166 foot swing center span, totaling 897 feet in length and 35 feet 5 inches wide. Welding saved about 1 percent in weight versus riveted designs.
A boarding house scene shows Macpherson inspecting a new room and the landlady proudly presenting it. In a separate vignette a clergyman passes two opera tickets to creditcful friends, joke about forfeited dinner, and a tourist compliments the oldest inhabitant while a villager notes his wife is older but won't admit it.
The article outlines Mongolia as a dry, harsh land facing extreme temperatures with minimal rail output and nomadic grazing. It explains Mongolia's strategic value to Russia and Japan, notes Russia’s pledge to aid if attacked, and highlights Japan’s interest in annexing the region to counter Russian influence and advance its continental empire.
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