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Newspaper
Horsham Times
Location
Horsham, Victoria, Australia
Date
Dec 19, 1930
Page
3
The fragment offers blunt instructions on sharpening and maintaining knives and tools for rough work. It describes using a file, wooden handle grip, steady pressure, and a hard stone for grinding, with steps to temper and polish blades and care for blades and gear.
A mixed read presents explanations of saliva glands and mumps symptoms, followed by humorous exchanges about a canary meal, a sixpence reward for medicine, a seaside rescue quip, and a carnival dancing mishap.
A critique of people who overdo being genuine and sincere in social settings. The piece argues such bluntness harms others, prolongs quarrels, and masks sensitivity, urging kindness and tact instead while noting pleasant, considerate frankness improves daily life.
A Melbourne ad offers MOR-MYLES RETREADS and cheap tyres while a curious quoted chase tale describes a mild man fleeing an escaped lunatic over fields and woods. The fragment blends commerce with a bizarre pursuit tale.
The Cornhill Magazine piece surveys British town efforts to aid devastated French villages such as Fonguivillers and Fricourt after 1916. Derby Ipswich Doncaster Huddersfield Manchester contribute funds and services for rebuilding, water, seeds, and memorials as the piece laments escalating speed culture and hints at future rapid transit and tech.
Mrs Mason asks Joseph to check if the new cook ate the tinned salmon last night without accusing her. Joseph reveals the cook has eaten it, claiming any accusation would not worsen her discomfort. Jim and Tom joke about a Jersey cow and its skin.
The document lists board members led by Chairman Hon. Donald Mackinnon and Vice Chairman Edward F. Mitchell CMG. The group includes Stephen Morell Sir, Allan Spowers Beg, and other officers in varied titles.
A Victorian era cookery note lists tested recipes using dried fruits. It includes pastry for tarts filled with apricot jam and raisin biscuits, with details on flour mixes, butter, eggs, milk, and a fruit paste. Readers may request a free Cookery Book from State Savings Bank Building Melbourne.
A family scene unfolds around dinner with delays and miscommunications. Eric arrives late and faces scolding while a mother and father express frustration. The text shifts to a discussion on motivation and new tasks, emphasizing habit, willpower, and starting routines to overcome obstacles.
An OCR damaged text fragment mentions a manager and a company near a Monday event. It includes scattered names such as Levin Hi and Pittteigne Fortney Workman and references a canine pose. The readable lines are incomplete and lack a coherent narrative or dates.
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