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Newspaper
Cobram Courier
Location
Cobram, Victoria, Australia
Date
Oct 01, 1936
Page
3
Fragmentary OCR text presents a garbled survey of phrases and names. Readable items mention rules, penalties, and inquiries, but most content is indecipherable. No clear event, person, or organization is extractable with reliability.
A garbled outline credits Marcel Grateau, creator of the Marcel Wave, with pioneering heat techniques that popularized waved hairstyles. It notes his 1887 emergence, key salons and patents, and influence on hairdressing in France, London, and beyond, shaping early modern styling.
Fragmentary OCR story discusses Canada’s early locomotive history and the spread of railways in the Dominion. It references Lawrence Ratty or similar names, a shed scene, and a courtroom or prison context with cryptic dialogues amid era-tinged phrasing.
A promotional outline celebrates a voyage home to Britain aboard Aberdeen and Commonwealth Line Bay class ships. It highlights Colombo Malta Suez Gibraltar and Port Said as calls with modern comforts, cultural sights, and British pride, urging Australians to join the coronation voyage. Fares and agents are listed with Dalgety & Co. Ltd. and line offices.
A fragmented reminiscence contrasts the phrase roof of the world with the ionosphere enabling radio. It includes a narrator Donovan at an observatory, a shooting star moment, and a jokey aside about a maid and her bored nephew amid Mae West reference.
The article urges drinking ample water, noting widespread underconsumption. It explains fluids dilute digestion byproducts, flush the system, aid damaged kidneys, and help high blood pressure. It recommends spreading intake between meals and avoiding drinking with meals to preserve digestion.
A compact explainer on vitamins as unseen but vital nutrients for growth and health, with sources including milk, fruits, vegetables, and certain animal products. It reassures parents that a mixed diet rich in milk and uncooked foods supports vitamin intake.
A veteran diver in the Toamotu Archipelago seeks a pearl to quit perilous work and live in ease. He finds one flawed pearl then sails to Tahiti to sell it, but becomes driven to seek another. His obsession leads him back to the dangerous lagoons where a giant conger seals his fate.
A fragmented dialogue unfolds about family roles with humorous lines on Father as captain and Mother as frat mate. A widow runs a confectioner's shop and is courted by an eligible bachelor who visits her shop, while Doris responds with cautious, flirtatious refusals.
Special investigator recounts postwar dockside crime and the organized effort by police to curb thefts from ships and passengers. Plainclothes officers patrol vessels, customs work extends beyond baggage checks, and smugglers face coordinated enforcement, reducing widespread pilferage at port.
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