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Newspaper
Cobram Courier
Location
Cobram, Victoria, Australia
Date
Sep 26, 1935
Page
3
Readable lines mention a game event with names like Leroi Lestat Ashlie and references to a school and players. The text is fragmented with many garbled tokens but preserves a sports game context and participant names. It notes a 5 pm timing and a local venue.
An early 20th century account notes the Norman ships crossing the Atlantic in about four days and a few hours, with the immense Queen Mary and other liners driving cost and speed. It compares speeds, horsepower, and timing between eastbound and westbound passages, highlighting clock-based travel times and the challenge of sustaining high knots on long ocean voyages.
A vintage ad fragment touts homemade cough remedies using HEENZO and ABENZO products. It claims a bottle costs two shillings and, when mixed with sweetened water, provides a potent cough and influenza treatment rivaling eight ordinary syrups. It targets families and promises large Australian usage and savings.
A report by the Imperial Economic Committee outlines global meat production and trade, noting New Zealand, Australia, and Argentina consume over £00 lb per head, while Britain, the US, and Canada average about 160 lb. It details rising lamb share in UK imports, UK handling 95% of world mutton and lamb trade, and fluctuating beef, veal, pork, and mutton/lamb per head figures across 1933 to 1934.
The article explains wood strength along grain and cross grain, then describes plywood made of many thin layers glued and pressed to form a strong, bendable material used in aviation. It notes applying layered construction to metals, forming composite metals via electrical deposition for immense strength.
A fragmented note discusses idleness as the root of many manhood vices and failed schemes, contrasting concentrated effort with dispersed focus. It quotes Brown and Jones on a windbag and a remark about wireless address terms, reflecting newspaper chatter and clipped observations.
The article notes US and Russia advancing synthetic rubber on a wide scale. It cites Father Julius Nieuwland, hailed by the American Chemical Society, claiming laboratory product surpasses natural rubber in strength and durability and could meet national needs swiftly in an emergency.
The article warns of summer flies and their health danger, noting a female lays about 600 eggs in six weeks, eggs hatch within a day, and flies reach biting maturity in eight days. It links flies to germs of enteric diseases and tuberculosis, describing how contamination spreads through excreta and vomiting during feeding. The piece ends with a street-anecdote about a taxi driver.
The article details the flight of German Jews under Nazi rule, noting 1993 refugee outflow and massive relief work. It credits the Commission for Refugees from Germany, chaired by Viscount Cecil of Chelwood with James G. MacDonald as High Commissioner, and highlights funding, aid from Allied and private groups, and relocation efforts across Holland France Palestine the United States and South America. It also discusses a proposed transfer of duties to a new body under the League of Nations as funds dwindle.
Fragmentary report mentions a League and union with references to Melbourne and names such as Gullius titrant. No coherent event or outcome is discernible from the unreadable text.
A fanciful tale recalls an aid known for foul language, corrected by a pastor. During a tense moment the aid blurts a strong oath, shocking the sheriff and others. The sheriff ponders the incident as the crowd reels from the unexpected outburst.
In this tale Edith proposes a side income by buying and selling cars. A mistaken sale yields a nearly new car, leading to a swindle, a police visit, and a reward from a famous eye specialist. The episode ends with a £100 cheque and Edith’s boastful pride fading.
Fragmentary text from a newspaper page offers tangled lines about a house, meals, and a housewife figure. The unreadable garble limits clear meaning, suggesting a damaged narrative or caption cut from a larger story. No definite events or names emerge.
Fragmentary notes recount an excavation near a town where a long buried image was found. Brick steps and ritual sites were exposed as workers cleared debris from a collapsed temple structure. Rain and neglect threatened artifacts while authorities planned restoration and religious offerings continued at scattered sites.
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