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Newspaper
Horsham Times
Location
Horsham, Victoria, Australia
Date
Feb 13, 1925
Page
2
A long jokey piece surveys odd spellings and social scenes. It follows characters debating spelling and vanity in a rambling illustrated style with vignettes of couples, travelers and daily follies. The narrator weaves wordplay with domestic humor and light irony.
A string of humorous vignettes from a village setting describe a tense London visit with bachelor friends, a misheard medical term about syncopation, a class lesson on punctuation, and a sequence of oddities in language and marriage rituals.
Warner's Safe Cure is promoted as a remedy for kidneys and liver diseases with urinary benefit. The advertisement claims permanent improvement, soothing urinary membranes and reducing inflammation, available in several bottle forms and prices.
A woman returns from a political meeting and feigns wit with her husband about sweeping the country. An old family friend visits as a neighbor’s boy offers humor about his father’s work as an automatician and conductor. A later line hints at technical home upkeep with a quirky remedy for coffee stains.
Advertisement touts Hean’s Tonic Nerve Nuts as nerve food and tonic. Claims benefit for ailments including insomnia and nerves. Prices listed as per box or six boxes for 17/8. Available at chemists and States.
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