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Newspaper
Colac Herald
Location
Colac, Victoria, Australia
Date
Dec 24, 1909
Page
4
In a December tale from London households, May quarrels with a bulky wardrobe that blocks stairs and doors. The couple relocate to a new flat, faces with mounting strain, until a dramatic move ends with May finding comfort beside a new partner while the narrator resigns to a shared life and uneasy truths.
A wartime memoir recounts Gunner Parsons of the Royal Artillery describing his long and fraught reflection on alternate life paths. He muses on potential careers, loves, and roles he might have filled, from a doctor to a lawyer, while recalling a career in the British army and a near engagement that shaped his present.
A bus driver launches into a profane monologue about women, marriage, and morality aboard a London bus. The driver brags of past crimes, mocks the New Woman, and derides propriety while a passenger sits uneasily, reflecting on duty, guilt, and a desire to intervene.
A fragmented account recounts a legal dispute over warning drivers about a trap and obstructions to police. Judges discuss the meaning of obstruction, noting police actions and potential appeals to higher courts. The dialogue includes remarks by Lord Chief Justice and Mr Justice Darling as the case progresses toward appeal.
An elderly letter tells of a provincial poet who sends verses to a publisher and receives a grand but ultimately dashed reply. The note lauds the writer yet returns the volume marked refused for insufficient postage, reflecting early 20th century literary mail quirks.
Paris witnesses a vast peaceful Ferrer memorial march guided by M. Jeunes and M. Breland, with state guards, marching bands, and a crowd near 100,000. Police control the route from Place de Clichy to Concorde as workers, families, and onlookers fill the boulevards, while occasional clashes erupt near the Tuileries.
In London news, discussion on Anglo German dispute touches African holdings and mining rights. A bitter legal argument centers on expropriation, treaty terms, and the authority of domestic law over international agreements, with concerns about dangerous precedents and regional implications.
Mre Belmont widow of Mr Belmont and former wife of MerK Vanderbilt, mother of the Duchess of Marlborough, speaks to a New York correspondent about a forthcoming book. She says the volume will detail how her children were raised, emphasizing charity and proper upbringing.
A woman petitions the Court of Session in Edinburgh to declare a marriage to a Glasgow contractor valid or grant a remedy of marriage. Evidence shows cohabitation and two children, with claims of future legalization though the partner denied the marriage. The case is adjourned for further evidence as the judge urges careful handling to resolve promptly.
Alfred Vortobel a Crown and Anchor barman died after a fall while climbing through a bedroom window to throw objects onto the street. Lloyd's Weekly News reports the inquest heard details of his fatal injury and strange conversations with family and neighbors on the morning of the incident.
Amid civil unrest in a fishing town, fishermen and fish workers unite to form a five thousand strong union confronting boatowners and buyers. Soldiers fired on strikers. casualties include wounded and at least one killed. A Mayor turned fisherman resigned over military intervention. Dealers pay twenty seven francs per hundred boxes and sell for forty five to fifty. A government envoy seeks terms, a joint committee formed, and threats of street barricades persist if talks fail. An American horticulturist introduces a new berry, the mp berry, claimed to be tastier than raspberry or strawberry.
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