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Newspaper
Guyra Argus
Location
Guyra, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 03, 1909
Page
2
A veteran editor discusses the morality and methods of reviewing, condemning petty signings and praise driven by publisher interests. He argues genuine critique requires diligence, acknowledges exceptions, and defends harsh but needed judgments while noting a drift toward milder assessments with experience.
The death of Hugh Arnold-Forster MP at fifty four is announced with tribute from many leaders. He fell ill with a heart attack while preparing notes for a Tariff Reform League speech and died shortly after noon. The funeral was private at Wroughton and a memorial service held at St. Margaret’s Westminster with royal and political figures in attendance.
The Marquis Douro, eldest son of the Duke of Wellington, married Miss Maud Coats of Palatre thread fame at St George's, Hanover Square. The ceremony featured a frock coatless gown, diamond earrings, and a diamond and pearl jewelry display valued around 160000. The Duke and Duchess of Wellington attended with Lady Evelyn James, while Canon Jackson presided.
The piece observes March weather with open elms and budding crocus, describes elm mowers wind-fertilized flowers, notes golden coltsfoot blooms along a railway embankment, and highlights the finches in fields and hedgerows. It explains coltsfoot leaves storing next year’s mint and details greenfinch nesting and feeding behavior.
An OCR fragment notes plantains and numerous plant pears in the felde and mentions Italan destroying grubs and caterpillars in large numbers throughout the summer months. The readable text is fragmentary and lacks clear dates or places.
Alexander Edmundstone, a suspect sealed for the murder of 16 year old Michael Brown of East Wemyss, was arrested in Manchester on March 24 after a lodger spotted his photograph on a reward placard. Police traced him to Brunswick Street, Ardwick, and took him into custody at the Town Hall. The case connects to a February bank trip and a missing wage funds draw of L120.
A small frail mother seeking advice after a frightened parrot caused fears for her newborn. The magistrate and Marylebone missionary considered compensation, noting the baby’s beaklike head and webbed limbs but ruling no legal cause. The infant, born January 29 at Queen Charlotte's Hospital, prompted local nurse recollections of the parrot incident.
At Willesden Green’s Mexare J. G. Childs and Co. Ltd a wind powered stove cooks a luncheon with two chickens and a fruit tart. Childs’ wind turbine auto oriented to the wind drives a dynamo charging electrical accumulators for light and heat. A Sulamatic device limits generation to prevent overcharging the storage cells.
A fragmentary survey traces figures of French history from Montansier to Mme du Barry and Zamor, blending portraits of revolution era intrigue with hopes and horrors. It questions Napoleon’s rise as an unintended offspring of upheaval and speculates on alternate outcomes if Josephine kept Bonaparte away from power.
A 17 year old Salvation Army girl in London faced an offer of a sovereign for a kiss during Belf-Denial Week. She admitted to a reporter from the Evening News that she accepted the sovereign but hesitated on the kiss. At Broad Street Station a smartly dressed man proposed the kiss for money, prompting a Salvation Army officer to intervene and refer the matter to the girl.
The Paris newspaper L Aurore notes a preference for the German Emperor’s voice, arguing Europe grows dull since alliances prevailed. The brief reflection hints at shifting power mood and public interest in continental leadership.
Aden Selkirk recalls a chaotic social scene involving Viva and Adela as they discuss a dressmaker and a plan to fund Monte Carlo travel. Amid cheap material and emotional tension, Viva worries about finances and class, while Adela schemes to use a dress to aid her dreams, exposing frail relationships and temptation.
A garbled excerpt shows dialogue about mutual aid, a named figure Selkirk, and remarks on talents in managing daily needs. It references potential care, responsibility for rents, and a setting resembling a London or Far Eastern locale. The text is incomplete and difficult to parse.
Frede ric Harrison, famed writer and philosopher, lauded for public statecraft insight and influence on 19th century figures. The article surveys his life, travels, and notable works, and recounts his rules of life, carding hobby, and controversial ideas including toll-buses with police at intervals on main roads.
A Daily News report notes Princess Beatrice helped place remains believed to be Princess Elizabeth near her burial site at St Thomas's Church Newport. The act followed Canon Sheppard's statement about 1884 reinterments of Charles I remains and aligned with a planned Stuart relics museum at Carisbrooke Castle.
Me Oswald Crawfurd speaks on reviewing practice saying editors should screen books before sending to reviewers and that critics are usually honest and clever yet often hasty over friendly or hostile. He argues readers care more about a book’s contents than a critic’s view.
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