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Newspaper

Colac Herald

Location

Colac, Victoria, Australia

Date

Dec 24, 1909

Page

5

Irish Eggs and Distemper in Animals and Farming Tips

Irish eggs export to Great Britain drives demand for clean, well handled produce. Distemper in dogs outlined with warning that mild cases require serious treatment and ongoing care. Advice on milk records, wet weather hazards, and seaweed as fertilizer included.

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Congo Rubber Crown and Leopold Wealth Scandal

Colac Herald reports Belgian King Leopold's Congo regime funding a vast private treasury via rubber profits. The piece accuses Leopold of orchestrating expropriation, lucre from the Congo, and a system of forced labor through concession companies with profits funneled to his private exchequer. It cites reports by Roger Casement and scholarly estimates of earnings to outline the vast, untraceable wealth accumulated.

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Hurricane memory and alleged frauds in old Westminster tale

The article recounts a 1764 windstorm in Innistown shire described as the fiercest hurricane in memory, notes briefl y on equinoctial gales and then shifts to a court case involving Miss Jeroka and a defendant accused of breaking engagement rules, with witness testimonies and a joke about a green dye experiment at a flower party.

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Rise of Kitchen Boy to Ritz Manager in New York

The Ritz Hotel directors appoint AM Kroell to succeed M Ellis as manager. Kroell, under forty, rose from apprentice waiter to head waiter and accounting roles, then to junior clerk before attaining hotel leadership. The piece outlines his ascent amid a broader push to indict smugglers linked to hotel and fashion-industry frauds in New York.

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Eldorado. as Me by F A MKenaie tr Mall

A brief fragment presents a piece labeled Eldorado. as Me attributed to F A M'Kenaie with a note of Mall. The readable text suggests a serialized or column style byline but provides limited context or full details.

Southern Alberta farmers seek fortune in new land amid budget clashes

The piece portrays Alberta settlers debating land sales and wheat profits amid shifting prices, drought risks, and American migration. It contrasts ranchers and new arrivals, notes land costs rising to 40 dollars per acre, and describes Calgary as a business hub with remittance men. An onlookers’ crossfire of budget protest and public talk blends with reflections on climate, land, and opportunity.

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Daily Telegraph on Brown’s Happiness Guide in Paris

The Daily Telegraph notes the prominence of the book Fele ny Bonheur offering happiness through mental relief and moral cures. It cites editor contact for subscriptions, previews a universal rule of life, and covers varied reader letters praising wealth versus happiness and moral reform.

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Indefatigable Man O War at Devonport Ceremony

The Indefatigable, famed Indomitable class ship, will be renamed Indefatigable at Devonport on October 28 in a ceremony led by Lady Loreburn. Details describe displacement, armament, machinery, speed prospects, and command arrangements for the latest capital ship.

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The Negro at the Pole

The Westminste Gazette notes Mathew Hensen, a companion of Peary on a polar expedition, as a much honored figure. Hensen joined in 1880s after a survey camp job, aided by his wit, inventive sled designs, and knack for logistics that helped the expedition reach the pole.

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