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Newspaper
Horsham Times
Location
Horsham, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jun 29, 1917
Page
2
A garbled recount from a London shop tale depicts a store setting with patrons and items in disarray. Fragments mention a landlord, rental talk, leftover crusts, and odd phrases about beverages, home life, and a chaotic conflict between characters.
The passage discusses the shift to a bold production principle in writing paper making, noting standardization of weights, elimination of redundant varieties, and the move toward consistent paper sizes to streamline production and distribution. It observes how manufacturers and jobbers historically avoided excessive variety, aiming for definite, established weights.
Fragmentary text discusses humidity, air circulation, sun exposure, and health effects from confined spaces near dwellings. It argues for proper distance and ventilation to prevent headaches, dyspepsia, and other ailments, stressing dangers of limited air flow and intense sun.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions an unclear subject with partial phrases about people and actions. The readable bits provide no clear event, date, or place to confirm a cohesive news item. No strong entities or concrete facts are extractable from the text.
A quirky tale links JW Abe Weller to a Moon map legend. The veteran story recalls the old man of the moon, blamed for a biblical offense, who is said to be banished to orbit with a bone of ticks from a tired leg, sharing a fate with a sunlit doom.
A fragment from a Melbourne business listing shows Ball and Welch Pty Ltd located at 80 188 Flinders Street Melbourne with an unspecified context. The snippet provides a postal street address but no additional details about the company’s activities or dates.
An old household hint column discusses cleaning washing and painting methods, including using soda water and washing procedures. It mentions how plating and furniture should be treated and imagines demonstrations with plates and molecules. The text references home experiments and paint preservation in a hypothetical room setting.
Readable parts discuss a city doctor, Seed farmer, and a tense dream reference. The text weaves disjointed phrases about birth, worry, crying baby, and a girl dream, with unclear people, places, or events. No coherent story or verifiable facts emerge.
The Melbourne meat market notes rain delays and price shifts for various beef cuts. Beef trade includes rough sorts and prime mall demand, with quotes in pence and shillings. Prices vary by grade and cut as buyers adjust to market conditions.
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