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Newspaper
Horsham Times
Location
Horsham, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jun 16, 1916
Page
8
A witty cabman who relished verbal spats finds himself outmatched when a taxi driver feigns deafness to craft a quick retort. The exchange ends as the cab speeds away, leaving the boastful heckler speechless and behind.
A playful archaic tale in which Mercury, son of Jupiter, is depicted as a swift messenger, patron of commerce and thieves, who once steals cows as a baby, guides souls across Styx, defeats Argus with song, and turns Aggie into stone after wooing Hersa’s sister Agiauros.
A suspicious weight loss patent ad promises dramatic fat reduction without diet or exercise. It touts Formettes as a universal cure for obesity and related ailments, claiming quick results and free postage from a Melbourne supplier.
A damaged OCR fragment discusses Dr Wright of St Thomas Ontario and a claimed remedy with a six month guarantee. The text mentions Australian fears and refunds if cure is not achieved, noting costs borne by chemists or storekeepers.
Poem recounts a battle wounded sailor thinking of the wife at home as his ship sinks. He imagines the cruiser rigging, the submarine attack, and the feared dive toward death while prayers rise for the woman left behind. The verse honors courage, duty, and human faith in war.
A door scene unfolds with a persuasive salesman touting a washing machine as finishing clothes faster and cleaner while a housewife and a dog named Tiger react. The salesman promises universal water compatibility and low price, insisting the device is valuable and benevolent. A buyer agrees to purchase, discussing a second unit for future use as rain threatens.
Letters praise Warner's Safe Cure for gravel and bladder issues from readers in Ballarat East and Northcote Victoria. A man reports pain and sediment in urine eased by the tonic, while a six year old boy shows rapid improvement after use. The tonic is sold by chemists and stores in original sixpence and cheaper two sixpence non alcoholic concentrates.
An Anzac lieutenant warns of stiff Turkish resistance while a captain urges aggressive bombardment. The exchange captures wartime tension and differing approaches to engagement on the front.
A reflective verse by Charles Clair Taylor recalls the innocent joys of youth. It asks if readers ever return to the days when small troubles faded before Santa, chimney arrivals, and simple ambitions like a wagon or green sled. The poem cherishes memories that still burn in the mind.
Sir Watkin Williame Wynne argued with a friend over his family’s antiquity. The friend quips that a Welsh pedigree once stretched over five large parchments, with a marginal note claiming the world was created at that time.
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