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Newspaper
Guyra Argus
Location
Guyra, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jan 04, 1934
Page
2
A jumble of lines on medieval Morigs and serpent legends includes notes about the world’s longest python at thirty three feet and various cryptic remarks from scientists. The passage hints at academic skepticism and bizarre animal lore.
A lecture by Rev. E S Waterhouse, professor at Lowton University, surveys gender roles and myths around snakes and snake charming. It contrasts rival theories on snake behavior with notes on music’s effect on cobras and remarks on the “mother type” as the best example of natural charm and virtue.
A five year old boy in Pada was revived after suspected death from suffocation due to diphtheria. A tracheotomy was performed at a hospital, followed by artificial respiration, and within minutes his breathing returned to normal. The father presented a death certificate but a doctor intervened. the child then recovered and returned to his grateful parents, described as a genuine scientific marvel.
Inquest reports a doctor restarting a woman's heart eleven times after she ceased breathing during an appendicectomy at a London hospital. Mrs. Mabel Bosser of Dagenham died. coroner records death by shock with anaesthetic contributory. Doctor Heritage used oxygen, Coramine and Leobelin with direct heart massage.
National ad buyers acknowledge country papers as a key medium reaching rural communities. They note decades of consistent contracts and repeat business, proving country newspaper advertising reliably reaches residents where state wealth is produced.
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