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Newspaper
Horsham Times
Location
Horsham, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jun 11, 1926
Page
2
Dialogue exchanges reveal Crandpa chastising Parker over Free property rights and crime, with Hortios and Markee quibbling about walking about sneezing. The overheated talk critiques health, climate, and resilience, ending with Sturt asserting fitness prevents catching colds.
The Horsham committee of management held a monthly meeting with members including the President C. Hennison and J. Love. Correspondence and reports covered hospital funds, building progress, medical statistics, and payments totaling 778 1/2. Officers and committee changes were noted with three retiring members.
The article traces the origin of the term Tommy Atkins to a likely Rifle Brigade private from the Peninsular War. It recounts claims linking him to a hero in Wellington’s regiment and to a Royal Artillery Gunner, but emphasizes the Rifle Brigade figure as the probable source. It also notes Atkins’s death during the assault on Badajoz where he heroically tore free a sword-beamed obstruction, suffers mortal injuries, and becomes a storied symbol for enlisted soldiers.
A Victorian era advert promises a simple safe new treatment to quit tobacco in three days. It claims improved health memory and activity with no will power required. Available by private appointment from V Leyshon at 5 Victoria Avenue Victoria Australia with proof from across the country.
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