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Newspaper
Horsham Times
Location
Horsham, Victoria, Australia
Date
May 25, 1934
Page
2
A property listing shows 80 rooms for sale at 80 Victoria Street Melbourne kept by EDGAR TOZER proprietor. The fragment mentions Gladstone Palace and a Melbourne address with terse notes on lease or sale terms.
The readable text indicates a discussion of temperature and weather change with mentions of individuals such as Marta and Mr Hillute. It suggests forecasting colder conditions tomorrow and references a change in the Vilmiate area, but the fragment is incomplete and details are unclear.
A fragment discusses measles immunisation and ethical concerns about serum sales. It claims education is merged with profits and attacks vaccination as harmful. The note references the British Union and a branch at Elizabeth House on Elizabeth Street in Methourme.
A blind mother describes running a bungalow without paid help. She details techniques for cooking, cleaning, laundry, and child care, using touch, smell, and Braille to perform household tasks and teach her children independence.
The Reverend William Thomson of the Boys Employment Movement and Presbyterian Church of Victoria announces a new waiting list of boys aged 14 to 18 years ready for farm training. Farmers may send applications to 281 Colhurst Street, Melbourne.
A reflective piece questions overemphasis on formal qualifications for work and argues that practical skill, memory, and special talents can outweigh literacy barriers. It cites Archie Kililol the illiterate yet efficient postman and Jedediah Buxton the illiterate arithmetic prodigy as examples of nontraditional qualifications overcoming modern job hurdles. It also notes historical figures who succeeded despite disabilities and physical limitations, such as a blind cattle judge and John Metcalfe, a blind road builder and contractor.
New books feature Seven Men Came Back by Warwick Deeping portraying seven wartime comrades and their postwar bonds led by Captain Sherring. Ernest Raymond's Sebi of Norman's End follows Cynthia Coventry through a pivotal London childhood into adulthood amid vivid local figures and social change.
A fragmented narration discusses keen observation, a hunting expedition, and the impact of attention on life. It mentions a doctor and patient in a waiting room, herbal cure claims, and a Victorian style scene with a big game hunter ending abruptly.
A distressed aunt argues that consuming crocodile meat was a voluntary choice and not murder, insisting the poor man had a right to eat what he desired despite outside accusations.
A salesman boasts of a car that will climb any hill while a motorist recalls the model sold last year that was overambitious and tried to climb a tree, highlighting a humorous but risky claim about vehicle capability.
The renowned portrait photographer Alice Hughes, the first woman to professionalize the field, has retired. In a Strand interview titled Forts tears of Court Photography she reflects on refusing male sitters, photographing European royalty, and the influence of her painter father Edward Hughes.
In anticipation of increased demand during Centenary celebrations a short intensive waitresses course is offered by Emily McPherson College. Applications are invited from prospective students aged sixteen or over. Fees and details available at the college office. Melbourne restaurants and Victor Railways’ refreshment rooms show interest for future employment.
An array of light village anecdotes unfolds with a note of generosity as Dae Jacob sends sweets for children, a mother contemplates an editor fate for Albert, two actors boast of an ovation, and a camp lion yarn ends with wet whiskers and a laugh.
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