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Newspaper
Hamilton Spectator
Location
Hamilton, Victoria, Australia
Date
Dec 02, 1899
Page
6
An odd tale recalls absent minded residents as a cow named from a north village and a neighbor questions a man about a missing animal. The exchange highlights forgetfulness and rural habit as a humorous moment unfolds between Mrs Hogges and Mr Hyts beside a barn door.
A disjointed reminiscence describes a long-ago New York boarding house racket involving countenfeiters and thieves. A man recounts luring laborers, the risks of theft, and a bold pickpocketing spree ending in a fatal outcome as the purse and roll vanish amid a restless crowd.
A bicycling party passes a well kept kitchen garden beside a fence. They admire decorative plants and coloring, while a gardener explains those “onions gone to seed” and the peculiar scene unfolds with humorous mispronunciations and curiosities.
A brief, obscure item notes Wallis Schnapps being served as a nightcap. The fragment references a beverage detail without broader context or names of events, places, or dates.
A London reviewer attacks Lewin Melville's Life of Thackeray as inaccurate and sensational. The piece debunks alleged conspiracies linking Dickens, Thackeray, and Millais, notes Carlyle’s academy dinner presence, and critiques Vanity Fair lore while touching on Swinburne and Kipling influences.
A long-winded old notice argues for a mysterious subterranean magnetic attraction causing compass variations around the world. It cites examples from Canada, London, Melville Island, and England’s changing needle, proposes a molten planetary core mass move ment, and ends by noting the question may never be fully solved.
Readers are offered pattern No. TQ for a sailor collar shield outfit with a deep V neck option. Meare Unenin and Co advertise coordinating fabrics and trims, listing measurements, fabric widths, and price details for ladies’ fashion patterns in Melbourne.
Specialists warn that alcohol causes five percent of disease, seventy five percent of disease burden, and poverty. public health leaders call for decisive action to curb drinking as a wartime necessity. White Ribbon women adopt the motto I am but one, but I can do something, and pledge to act.
Dalgety and Co reports no change from the previous week with steady prices for butchers greens and salted hides. The report notes improved tallow values and little bidding activity, detailing crossbred and merino skins with varied quality and price ranges.
A dispatch reports gains by British and allied forces in South Africa with Friday and Saturday actions. It notes the Boer forces faced disciplined troops, suffered defeats, and the campaign altered morale and perceptions of Boer courage and capability among both sides and their peoples. The piece emphasizes the strategic lessons learned and the need for continued adherence to original campaign plans.
A rumour-filled overview discusses alleged Continental powers intervention in South Africa, noting Paris London Washington positions, Franco-German tensions, and the potential for Britain to invade Natal. It highlights German neutrality shifts, Boer resistance, and possible British public opinion changes affecting the war’s course.
A reflective note describes morning sensations after lively evenings, recalling age old traditions of sociability and the lingering effects. It promotes Kenya Bile Beans as a helpful remedy to ease stomach upset, bad taste, and loss of appetite, suggesting one or two beans can lift the mood for the day.
An old advertisement extols Wolfe Schnapps as wholesome pure medicine suited for mariners and land travelers. It urges buyers to buy bottles intact and notes a peculiar loaf exhibit in a museum that supposedly never aged, stressing perfection of condition.
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