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Newspaper
Horsham Times
Location
Horsham, Victoria, Australia
Date
May 08, 1925
Page
6
An elderly doctor recalls a past scene of romance beneath a gum tree. A young woman Gladys and her lover, the doctor, confront secrets of marriage, betrayal, and sorrow. The tale weaves memory with present duties as Selina and other figures move through the night.
A humorous piece lampoons quick riches and self styled schemes. It mocks old get rich schemes like saving ninepence weekly, selling junk bonds, and fake charity scams while noting the folly and risks of pursuing wealth and the unsatisfying life of the rich.
A superintendent demonstrated an incubator to a group of young ladies and invited questions. One eager student asked, with earnest curiosity, where the benefit lies, causing surprising moment of astonishment.
A garbled scene from a social ball shows young people mingling and reacting with curiosity. A confident declarer speaks of a prior visit as a spectator comments on a “talky decent” suitor, while others discuss invitations and social expectations amid blurred dialogue.
A fragmentary historical note describes Aristarchus’s three treatises on celestial dimensions and distances, Hipparchus’s rough trigonometry foundations, the discovery of precession, and ancient timekeeping. It notes Greeks measuring time by water flow and observing stars as they rose and set, with zodiac signs cycling through the year.
In a civil case a witness was questioned about the defendant's habits and character. The attorney pressed about a reputation for laziness and the witness hesitated before answering, noting the defendant might starve without assistance, implying extreme neglect rather than outright laziness.
Flowers are best in simple vases with brown shawl or plain glass vases. The Japanese favor simple vases and minimal blooms. Use a few blossoms to avoid fusion and highlight the stems and colors.
Fragmentary clippings reference various media lines about modern women and technology, noting humorous quips from the Shoe and Leather Reporter and Eugene Guard. Mentions of radio sets, marjons, crosswords, and bronze alloys appear amid a collage of satirical snippets. The tone resembles a compiled clippings page.
A noted preacher on a rural walk asks a country boy the time. The boy replies that it is twelve, explaining that in those parts time never varies and it begins again at one. The tale captures rustic humor and a simple exchange about perception.
A man trapped by a fishing hook in his coat back wandered five miles downstream seeking help. After unsuccessfully rubbing and contorting to remove it, he finally met a farm hand who agreed to pull the hook free.
A gentleman sleeping in a South of Ireland inn awoke to find two boots left outside his bedroom door. He asked the landlord why the boots were there and the landlord replied with surprise, explaining the boots were placed by the guest himself after a merry night and a joke about begging the host’s pardon.
A young man escorts a debutante to supper and asks about taste in pastries. She replies politely yet firmly that she is not ready for romance tonight. Their playful exchange hints at a budding attraction with a comical twist.
A torn training camp scene shows a drill sergeant berating a recruit for failing to locate his gear. The defaulter replies meekly that his trout is at the laundry, revealing a comic misdirection amid the confusion.
A crowd at a large football game buzzes as a line of men confronts a turnstile. One man claims tickets for twelve, others slip through unseen. The ticket collector clears the gate, while a seventh man enjoys gratis entry, and a key ticket holder vanishes into the throng.
A shabby man and a thin boy walk the public way past a street organ playing Everybody's Doing It. The man, enraged, orders the boy to stop singing and to cover his face, muttering insults as they move along.
A teacher struggles to explain the word superfluous to messy pupils. A boy offers a wry reply about the magistrate and time, suggesting the magistrate can always grant more time.
An elderly mother tries to see her daughter off from a busy railway station but is blocked by a ticket collector demanding a platform ticket. She hurried to a slot machine for time, returning to be confronted with a bribe offer described as an unusual event. The scene ends with the collector denying her claim and a terse exchange about overdue bills.
A humorous piece lampoons luxury Swiss travel posters and winter leisure trends. It riffs on fake Swiss air bottles climbing hills and silly imagined cold weather stunts, contrasting pricey escapism with everyday, affordable homebound activities and social satire. The author pokes fun at passport woes and inflated jet set fantasies while praising simple, domestic warmth and comic misadventures.
An OCR filled with errors presents fragmented quotes and stray dialogue about work, schooling, and domestic life. The sparse readable items mention a mother, a child at work, a penknife, velocity, a pastry chair, and various anecdotes, but details are largely garbled and inconsistent.
An unnamed advertisement touts a herbal formula said to cure constipation and digestive trouble. It urges daily use, claims scientific backing, and lists sources and chemist contact details across multiple locations, presenting a period ad tone in a fragmented, promotional style.
An old style ad promotes Formester tablets as a quick solution for obesity in women. It claims fast weight loss with no fear of side effects and notes availability from chemists in the commonwealth for 83 currency per fortnight, though specifics are unclear and promotional in tone.
Frangig Co. advertises direct prescription sending to customers, listing locations at 280 Bourks Bt and 111 Collinm Bt NB. The notice urges readers to mail orders for Mercolized wax and skin care products and mentions various lomiatins and skin health items.
The garbled note reports a railway station stop at North Melbourne with unclear pricing and room details. It mentions a Railway Hotel and mentions terms like Single Bed and Doable bed in a faded advertisement style. The names DAVIBS and Progresor appear as likely misread entities.
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