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Newspaper
Cobram Courier
Location
Cobram, Victoria, Australia
Date
Sep 06, 1939
Page
3
Essay discusses drunkenness tests and legal difficulty in proving intoxication in drivers. It cites varying alcohol effects, constitutional tolerance, and how half a dozen drinks can affect some more than others, with notes on police interrogation and road safety risks.
Fragmented passage reviews a Readers' Union stance on a London desertion and a new book by a noted author. It mentions titles like Cream of Timber and Let Your Mind Alone, implying readers prize wit and social commentary. The text reflects debate over authorship and public reception.
Claiming to relieve rheumatism backache and lumbago by correcting kidney and liver function Warner's Safe Cure is promoted with patient letters and a six decade history. Advised to take three weeks for relief with large and concentrated bottles and a free booklet offer from H H Warner & Co Ltd Melbourne.
A vintage guide urges women to groom eyebrows to improve expression and open look. It covers plucking methods, sterilization, paste trials, and brushing with vaseline, arguing neat brows boost appearance in home and business life.
A reflective piece on parenting and the lasting impact of past experiences. It argues that neither perfect parents nor flawless children exist and urges honest self examination to avoid projecting adult emotions onto children. The text notes parental overreactions are shadow boxing with the past and highlights shared family strain.
The article discusses how cows can instantly and effectively withhold milk due to the milker's technique or irritation. It notes sensitive cows, sore teats, bad quarters, and careless handling as causes, with some cows resisting milking more than others and potential hereditary factors. A strong milker with firm, large bands may influence yield compared to a smaller, soft band.
The text warns buyers that windmills often hide faults and that price alone does not guarantee quality. It stresses the need for the mill to be of undoubted quality since buyers may encounter only occasional opportunities to purchase.
In this reflection the author notes that life’s true riches lie in devoted hearts shared with loved ones. Fame and fortune may come and go, but memories are forged through love fellowship and merriment with a child on his knee and a partner to share joys and sorrows.
Naturalists note migratory birds use high altitude winds of 15 000 to 32 000 feet to ride air streams over oceans. Observers report birds gain distance, using winds 100 mph or more that consistently blow in one direction, enabling travel with little effort.
An essay extols ants as a model of democratic cooperation with no single leader. It describes workers sharing food, cleaning comrades, aiding the injured, and adapting to challenges. It notes 2000+ species, plant interactions, mutual alliances, and varied nest-building across environments.
A kitchen page lists cinnamon biscuits with butter egg and cinnamon, orange caramel with fresh orange pieces and a sugar caramel, cheese biscuits with strong cheese, orange sponge folding in egg whites, scalloped eggs with white sauce and vegetables, orange baskets stuffed with fruit and cream, plus a note about a grateful customer.
A reflective piece extols health as the key to happiness and prosperity. It argues deeds over medicines, self discipline, and simple habits like fresh air, clean water, moderation, and sleep as the path to well being. It cautions that health depends on personal choice and adherence to natural laws, not deities or pills.
A public letter from the South Gatuur farming writer questions the Egg Board's two years of control and its impact on producers. The piece argues prices fell, overseas finance waned, and asks whether abolition would aid or harm the poultry industry, urging reader opinion.
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