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Newspaper
Horsham Times
Location
Horsham, Victoria, Australia
Date
May 21, 1940
Page
8
An ad claims Doan's Kidney Pills provide fast relief from kidney pain and weak kidney function. It asserts waste build up causes headaches swollen ankles and fatigue and urges purchasing at drugstores for help with kidney discomfort.
A London youth recounts a daring rescue of Lotta, a German woman, from a concentration camp near the Swiss border before the war. Posing as a German student, he traveled by coal boat, hired a car, and used careful deception to reach Lotta, guiding her to safety and returning to England the next day.
Fragmentary ad copy promotes health guidance for women listing Melbourne address and department of health. Text appears damaged with misspellings and stray phrases. No clear event or names besides institution.
A collection of frosting formulas and cake instructions including chocolate cream cheese and fudge frostings. Details cover ingredients like cream cheese milk icing sugar unsweetened chocolate vanilla and walnuts with steps for beating melting boiling and spreading. Some measurements and device notes describe temperature cues and storage guidance.
Fragmented OCR recalls a Melbourne scene with references to motor activity, butter quality, and public health concerns. Names, dates, and places are garbled, but mentions of Victoria standards, state reforms, and a Department of Commerce hint at regulatory discussions. The text overall is too corrupted to extract a coherent single event.
Sowing and care of pastures discuss common wheat diseases in Australia. Smut, take-all, flag smut and black rust threaten yields. pickling seeds with copper, formalin, or blue stone is praised for control, while clean seed and crop rotation are emphasized. Burning infested straw, oats as a break crop, and fallow management help limit spread.
Mr Thor old Waters, musical adjudicator at Bendigo competitions, told Bendigo Commerce Club that Australians favor racehorse performances, Bradman’s cricket scores, and football exploits over the Empire's traditions. He warned that ignorance of cathedrals and cherished arts means missing much of life.
A rustic verse by Alex S. McDonald of Cavendish describing hay making scenes. The narrator guides teamwork, gear checks, and horse handling as the binder, knife, and wagon move through springtime fields with attention to safety and steady momentum.
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