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Newspaper
Horsham Times
Location
Horsham, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jun 20, 1924
Page
6
Fragmentary text depicts a violent plot with a stabbing, a corpse, and sewers. Characters Maurice Farquharnon Smiles and others are involved in a grim sequence centered on a murder and its chaotic aftermath. The narrative tone mirrors pulp era sensationalism.
In a shadowy tale a secret society contemplates killing Farquharson and hides its tracks while plotting a clean exit. Huron orders pursuit through a Palermo voyage aboard the Esperanza and mulls future moves as the conspiracy weaves toward an unseen end. Polo encape.
The text describes thief legends about luck and bad omens. Pickpockets are said to avoid harming acquaintances and to interpret stolen purses or wedding gold as signals of future fortunes. Thieves are noted to wear special boots or tokens and may share loot as luck gifts to friends.
A physician Dr. Bertilon outlines a long study on children’s nail biting linking it to nervous depletion and suggest remedies including fresh air good food and avoiding tobacco. The article notes higher prevalence among girls and calls for parental guidance and early intervention to curb the habit.
An advertisement touts Hen Dalls Tonic Tablets as a nerve remedy boosting buoyant energy and happiness. It claims to strengthen the nervous system, aid appetite, sleeplessness, irritability, and melancholy, with no teeth or stomach issues, and to be safe for men and women. The ad lists distributors in Melbourne and Prahran.
A garbled excerpt discusses fat is a burden on women and mentions medical claims about fat reduction. It references remedies and cautions, with mentions of delicate processes and alleged effects of various tonics and methods, reflecting era beliefs on corpulence and women’s health.
The text argues that wealth is tied to communal advancement and that individuals cannot prosper without serving others. It cites Soviet policy as a cautionary example of how state control under despotism can erode value and progress, urging collective improvement over solitary striving.
Hotel advertisement by Davies proprietor offering hot and cold baths and first class accommodation near the railway station with fare details and train schedule reference.
A letter from Badith HE Primrose of South Terra Park thanks Dickton Chetalst Geelong for ADS 4 6 8 claiming relief from index pain wrist knee and chronic suffering. The note notes bottles sold for 8 shillings 6 pence by chemists and country stores, manufactured by T A Dickson chemist Geelong.
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