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Newspaper

Geelong Advertiser

Location

Geelong, Victoria, Australia

Date

Aug 18, 1906

Page

8

Unmasked at Last by Headon Hill Chapter XV

In a rainbound chase toward Basingstoke a flying coach crashes after a torchlight signal on a country lane. The Reverend Mandible suspects danger as Rattray and Montibte help the wounded while a yellow car speeds away, hinting at a larger conspiracy surrounding forged bonds and a secret factory. Charlie Lomax endures captivity and plans a fragile appeal to Roddy Bassett.

Basingstoke Mdepl Jerel Rattray Joseph Mandible Rattrar Mr. Mandible L. Mandible Jasper Lowax Goles Lowon Lomax Per Clilis Drowdin Wretel Hind Renier Jasper Lomas Charlie Lopias Aluo Tine Wiich Siutall Roy Door Roddy Bassett Reddy Roddy Toyo Tom Raddy Josnt Tadie L Mr. Bassett Titoddy Coun Jaspee Lomax Iain Ellow Hein Holt Tim Beok Taauervar Tolew

Second Agate Dutton Scene Amid Hidden Escape Risks

In a tense cottage confrontation Char lie faces a perilous choice as she recalls past crimes and considers calling out to a wary ally for aid. Outside the two hounds guard the doorway while Roddy trembles nearby, raising questions of exposure and guilt in a fragile plan to flee before discovery.

Wells In Cruads Yields Sand Not Water

A corisis well in Cruads brings sand to the surface rather than water. The spurting flow resembles a fountain, and the force driving material from a depth of 100 feet has not yet been found.

Cruads Paul

Old Acquaintance on a Train Ride with Miss Scantlebury

In a lively scene on a Weston platform, Miss Scantlebury introduces her wide circle to Mr. Morton as friends debate him, while a flirtatious banter unfolds about his character, a planned excursion, and a promised future kiss after the journey.

Ahr Morton Merton Miss Scantlebury Deal Ariuls Awe Hub

Monarchs Visit Across Europe in Planned Ceremonies

The article describes coordinated royal tours across England France Germany and Austria for visiting monarchs led by the youthful King of Spain and including Kaiser Wilhelm. It notes grand welcomes, state functions, military reviews, and lavish hospitality, with examples in Paris Vincennes Lisbon and Tangier, plus informal visits by other rulers and varied official recognition.

England France Germany Austria Spain Alfonzo Enrercal Ublican Paris Alfonso Carlos Loubet the Republic Kaisen Vincennes Longchamps Berlin Kaiser Holy Land Willia Gome Crivades Kaizer Pasaise Palesne Mediterranan Lisbon Tangier Persia Greece Queen Alexandra Edward Holland Sweden

Apaches in Paris Stir Fresh Crime Fears

Report from Paris cites lively Apache activity amid heat with a young woman Francois Laborgne stabbed at a gate. Police tactics sweep the area, but magistrates and authorities dispute their authority to hold suspects without charges. Paris police seek stronger detention powers and permanent posts.

Fies Francois Laborgne Paris Saya A. Faris Lepine

Mutinies Reported Among German Troops in Africa

The Berlin socialist Vorwarts cites letters from soldiers in German South West Africa describing April mutinies. A sergeant was thrashed bloodily and a war officer stabbed. Informants say the attackers were time-expired volunteers denied return home after service. Officials allegedly persecuted these men, prompting calls for a prompt, full inquiry.

Vorwarts Berlin South-West Africa Social Democratic Ibis Bub. the. Press

Child Vampire of Gwoden Village Tale

An eerie story from a small village recounts a boy living with a clergyman who is suspected after a spate of animal killings. A bloodstained sailor hat and a shed containing dead cats and other animals lead to a grisly scene as observers confront the youth gripping a strangled black cat. Local peasants restrain him with difficulty.

Couven Gwoden Jad Sean

The Animal That Causes Cold

The article notes debate over germs causing the common cold with multiple species implicated. It cites findings from epidemics where Micrococcus catarrhalis appeared in all cases at onset, while Bern was noted in others. the organism often vanished within 2 to 48 hours, and reinfection could occur with persistent or chronic colds. Antiseptics like formalin are mentioned as useful.

Bern

Condy’s Fluid Advertised by Condy and Mitchell

Cure a sore throat with Gondy’s Fluid urged by Sir Morell Mackenzie to consult physicians. The advertisement promotes Condy’s Fluid, sold by chemists and stores across Australia, urging insistence on the authentic product made by Condy & Mitchell. Substitutes are claimed to be greatly inferior.

Vibration risks in London walls rise with traffic

Experts warn heavy street traffic and tunneling for underground railways intensify vibrations endangering walls and drains across London. Collapsing structures linked to vibration show how even solid walls can fail under continuous movement.

London

Milk safety and consumptive cows prompt urge for certificates

The piece argues that public health demands prove dairy sources are free of consumptive cattle. It urges big dairies to issue bona fide certificates for milk, tea, and butter to reassure shoppers. It notes risk from tinned meat and pure lard used in pastries sourced from Chicago and imported by English manufacturers.

Lord Salisbury Chicago

IVANTS AND CORNS Treatment By Water Dips

Dr Arthurs Evershed describes the water bath method as the most touted remedy for warts. Hands respond by skin shedding after daily sea water soakings ten minutes each session. Scalp warts resist slightly longer but improve with two cold compresses applied nightly, with continued salt water exposure until disappearance.

Arthurs Evershed Paris

The Sculptor of Character and the Model of Christ

A devotional passage likens life to a studio where one carves character by modeling after Jesus Christ. It urges choosing a worthy model, warns against frivolity in love, and extols salvation as immersion in God’s privileges. Trials refine virtue, with affliction deepening grace and spiritual fragrance.

Ui Ig Jesus Christ Wavaller

Royal relic of Charles I bone placed in chapel coffin

King Edward accepted and placed the severed fourth cervical vertebra of Charles I in a silver box on the royal coffin in St George's Chapel. The fragment, once in a gold lined case, was restored by a Henry Halford descendant and sent as a sign of disapproval toward preserving such relics.

Edward Charles I George TL Henry Halford Henry St George's

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