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Newspaper
Guyra Argus
Location
Guyra, New South Wales, Australia
Date
May 23, 1912
Page
2
Grif uses a mandril to cut coal while trapped by a dangerous roof and dust in a narrow seam. A blue flame from an exploding gas pocket engulfs his lamp, forcing a perilous retreat as he fights to avoid a fatal blast and protect his family.
Editor M Arthur Meyer revisits Paris drawing-room lore in Ce que je peux dire a witty portrait of salons from the Second Empire to the Third Republic. Notables such as Renan Flaubert Lemaitre and the Princesse Mathilde appear, with anecdotes including Napoleon era meetings and diplomatic misadventures.
In a portrait of Washington society, the city shines for private entertainments and refined hospitality, with grand mansions and a poised Georgian style. Yet it remains a backwater in national life, lacking trade, manufacturing, and political authority, unlike Rome or Berlin in their countries.
The Rev Hebert Church of Princes Street Peterborough is cited as the oldest living preacher in the Primitive Methodist Connexion. Born in 1803 in Tottlington Norfolk, he began as a farm laborer before joining the Primitive Methodists and entering ministry in 1841. He recalls early hardships including his father and mother losing their cottage.
A former Dartford resident now in Brazil is reported to suffer from acute leprosy. Furniture from his Dartford house, auctioned January 12, was disinfected with help from the medical officer of health. Purchasers fear infection, but Dr. Hamilton says risk appears very remote awaiting Brazil’s details.
The article cites W Moore of the Weather Bureau and others arguing that North America’s variable climate shapes character and enterprise. It credits brisk conditions for American ingenuity and New England intellectual strength, while noting controversial claims about Canada’s cold climate protecting racial purity.
Charles M Heoy describes lambing at midnight on the downs, detailing shepherds and flocks, the unique lamb characters from curiosity to sorrow, and the intimate rhythms of farm life as England awaits the season’s culmination.
A Paris correspondent profiles M. Milland, new mayor of Eyecquemont, detailing his vast influence in Paris hospitality. He controls the Cafe de la Paix, Grand Hotel, Hotel Meurice, and Restaurant Ledoyen, and owns the ice company Societe Glaciere de l'Alimentation. His rise from waiter to powerful hotel impresario is celebrated as a standout business saga.
The text discusses ash as a savory form for animals and notes hydration as essential. It mentions issues with drinking water deprivation and its impact on animals, with scattered references to various livestock and daily needs. The passage is incomplete and contains garbled terms and unclear entities.
A man named John Bull, a 50 year old plumber, caused a wild chase from Hayes Common to Bromley police court after wounding Benjamin Rossell and severing an artery with a mint stone. At the court he struggled with custodians and later faced further charges linked to attacks on Robins, Ball, and Barnes, with witnesses recounting a night of stone throws, knife threats, and revolver threats. Russell, the other injured party, was hospitalized and recovering.
Paris medical staff increasingly approve horse meat as nourishing and easily digested for consumptives, with tuberculous patients often fed minced raw. A Paris horse market official notes only fit animals are used and urges lowering import taxes to allow more slaughtered horses from England.
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