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Newspaper
Colac Herald
Location
Colac, Victoria, Australia
Date
Mar 30, 1914
Page
3
A Matabele impi attacks a wagon train. Harkness's detachment loses seven Kaffirs and two survivors. Miss Churton is seized alive by a warrior and carried into the bush. Eric Dacres vows vengeance while Captain Gordon contemplates a night march to rescue her.
The column presses toward a river under heavy fire to reach women and children besieged by Kaffirs. Amid smoke and shelling, riders push forward as a mule wagon guards the rear and order a rescue, with infantry and scouts preparing to break the siege.
In the aftermath of Doris's capture, Eric vows to rescue her from the Kaffirs. Fergus Haygarth laments their delay as Phil urges hope while Captain Gordon remains quiet. Eric arms himself and rushes toward the bush, believing she may still be alive and salvageable.
A scientist reports that high frequency and low tension electric currents can supply energy to the human body similar to food. Experiments at Bordeaux College showed toning and weight gain in overworked individuals, suggesting electricity might supplement or replace digestion in the future.
A mill worker who lost his mind was sent to an asylum. A fellow laborer passing by the asylum spotted Jimmy in the grounds smoking a pipe and called out to him asking how he was faring at work and whether Ab�m erred in his belt.
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