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Newspaper
Hamilton Spectator
Location
Hamilton, Victoria, Australia
Date
Mar 29, 1900
Page
5
An elderly, bedridden man, visited often by a kind clergy member, mutters his deepest worry as he clutches a vest and speaks of comfort. The clergyman gently probes and urges him to reveal what troubles him before death nears. The old man struggles to articulate his burden and seeks relief.
A fragmentary account describes Pru Tingstermeier wife of Hor Hingstermeier being subjected to a hostile episode. He returns home in a distressed state after a confrontation with his wife. She questions his sleeping place and he replies he slept in a cage with a fly, prompting her to scorn him.
A Marshall P Walder attributed tale recalls a hotel corridor scene where a cigar smoking man provokes a nun and her daughter Leiige with lewd comments. The woman lashes out asking if he would poison her husband, to which he retorts he would know how to poison her.
A garbled catalog of medical claims touts Hearne Conchitis Cure and Hearne Hopretia Cure with testimonials from Queensland and Geelong. The pieces describe large sales, wholesale approvals, and endorsements by THILLIPS, COHMON GE and Co, and WG HICATIN Chemist, urging orders by mail and post.
A historic annual meeting continues with two handicap events and several weight declarations. Horses with prior wins face escalating penalties and carries for winners, while entries include Nom and Tis across multiple races as weights adjust after the first day.
Nominations and weights announced for Glenthompson and Lake Bolne races with events across pony and handicap classes. Officials listed, special trains arranged from Warrnambool and Hamilton, grand ball planned at Mechanics Institute.
Racing programme outlines weights, penalties and stakes for Merino Handicaps and related races. Nominations close March 7 with weights published April 10. trials and acceptances due by April 6. Details cover pony and horse races, jockey regulations, admission, and prize structure.
A chaotic notice outlines a death levee event labeled Revoit for Port Fairy to occur immediately upon the arrival of Hamilton warnings. The fragmentary text suggests a ceremonial or social gathering marked by urgency and formal alert.
An advertisement lists a wide stock of household requisites including furniture, fittings, and leather goods with prices in pounds. It promotes draperies, clocks, art materials, wallpaper patterns, and various office goods, inviting orders by mail. Names such as Ansonia clocks and Martin and Pheasance appear amid a general sale pitch directed to country orders.
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