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Newspaper
Hamilton Spectator
Location
Hamilton, Victoria, Australia
Date
Mar 01, 1900
Page
5
A minister in a Scottish village purchases a horse at a local fair on extended credit. Unsure of horse quality, he seeks a farmer's judgment who quips the price was "owner muckle" and calls the seller a cheat. The minister vows payment at the last day, then refrains in cautious doubt.
A clerk in Washington caused a scene by misordering at a lunch counter after repeatedly misspelling items on the bill. The cashier insisted on a pie and a sandwich cost the same, and the waiter confessed he could not spell sandwich before presenting the final cheque.
An observant couple test their canaries vanity by replacing an old cage with a fine new house. The shabby bird instantly sings more and overpowers others, illustrating a swift ascent in ‘life’s fortunes’ and the bird’s proud behavior after the upgrade.
A humorous Brooklyn mother with several grown sons living at home jokes about ruling them as she guides their meals. At dinner a duck and a pie arrive, and she playfully denies the son Bobbie the duck, insisting he must choose between the duck and the pie.
Fragmentary OCR shows names Campbell Cat terton Mr Finnigas and firms A Lesser & Co Coleraine with unclear context. Text hints at inscriptions and orders or repairs in stone and iron and references to an undertaker. Reads like a damaged classifieds or notice listing multiple names and trades.
Clear sale in Penshurst by agent for Mesilton Speedetor offering light Singhe-seat 1 ive Gagan Single Abbott first class article 1 nétte 3 nents. leather butcher’s cart convertible to family cot or cab. Also large assortment of raggy bags at reduced prices and a siigh-seated Marrni Baggy built from £20.
In the event noting a £2 entry fee, Eser Wattae Efeuien faces Foucep Haxprest in a tender contest overseen by W.RLG rules. The venue is Lake Nrallate Hen Bani Miniden Pinte, with the date set around Pony Fae on the 14th.
Nominations for Merino Handicap and related races due by March 1st. Weights to appear in the Hamilton Spectator on the 10th. Entries for Trial Stakes and Trial Hurdle must be in by April 1. Admission to course free for ladies and children.
Fragmentary text mentions names Hynes and Mev with dated reference to Pekin and a list of places and officials. The legibility is poor, limiting precise facts.
A brief note extols Wolfe's Schnippe Tu culture as powerful, praising military prowess and original ideas while stressing their vital import and significance.
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