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Newspaper
Horsham Times
Location
Horsham, Victoria, Australia
Date
Mar 24, 1908
Page
6
A garbled OCR passage describes a tense incident in a bat shop where a bareheaded man confronts a stranger, demanding explanation and threatening the coat, with uncertain dialogue and unclear identities.
An old note recalls Andrews Geelong Stoves famed as a leading stove maker in Victoria, tied to a Victorian market reputation. A peculiar magician and a conductor’s mishap at Hanover’s View coos theatre unfold in a dramatic scene with a poet’s citation and a sudden curtsey amid a concert.
A fragment discusses leaves used in artificial tea production, noting coppery tones and varying leaf counts. It mentions color ranges from pale to bright green and suggests a method to judge quality. The text remains unclear on definitive procedures or sources.
In a rural district a hunter boasted of bagging deer and tried to dodge a fine by misrepresenting his identity. The game warden revealed his official role, prompting the hunter to declare the warden the biggest hare in the republic. The tale highlights a humorous encounter about hunting laws and pride.
A collection of short comic vignettes from a bygone era recounts a lawyer hiding a freebie fee and a sharp wife exposing neighbors, a misreading school inspector testing ghosts, two naive American travelers in France failing to order coffee with milk, and a pianiste dramatic bit about a grand piano at the Rockies.
A satirical guide advises inoculation against love at sixteen, promoting a cynical scheme of relationships with employers’ daughters, multiple partners, and constant courting as a supposed preventive measure. It mocks romantic passion with bold, humorous misdirection and ends with general reflections on using tools well.
The text asserts WAN possesses the capability to stem and develop abilities, indicating ongoing refinement and potential growth. It emphasizes capability and progress without detailing methods or contexts.
The article portrays Adam Worth as a legendary thief who amassed vast wealth, with personal estate worth £21,000 and losses from major robberies far exceeding that figure. It notes his uncatchability, one failed theft of a Gainsborough, and the Kimberley diamonds theft, highlighting his audacious methods and international schemes.
A humorous verse tale from a past era tells of a Ken woman with blue eyes who meets a charming suitor at a dance. They court through witty exchanges and formal calls, with family intrigue and a pushy plea for marriage as the humorous rhyme unfolds.
Ward, Lock and Co promote Windsor Magazine with a larger 160 page January issue. It features Fred M White novel The Lord of the Manor, illustrations by Frank Dicksee and others, short stories by Parker, Crawford, Barr, and Forman, articles on slave traders in Central Africa, windmill signaling, and a scrapbook, claiming to be the biggest brightest penny monthlies.
A vivid, humorous slice shows a dinner table tale of a large fish growing from tadpoles to a giant hook joke. Separately, Avantle Fleet anchors near a seaside town with an old man and a boy debating ship names as a telescope passes between generations.
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