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Newspaper
Horsham Times
Location
Horsham, Victoria, Australia
Date
May 29, 1914
Page
8
Fragmentary text shows J Murphy altering a pie related matter with mention of west Valley area and local roads. Unable to determine full event, participants, or location due to unreadable OCR.
An OCR fragment outlines various archaic measurement methods for areas tanks stacks and volumes. It mentions circumference based area calculation, tank forms with slopes, triangular area expansion, and oblong volume estimation. It also lists several yardage conversions and sample totals, though the text is garbled and partially unreadable.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a sale listing with scattered names, locations, and dates. The readable bits reference a commission on sales, property, a window gauge, and various numeric tokens, but the overall text is garbled and hard to interpret.
A fragmentary note features remarks on ladies fashion and goods, mentioning imports by Arnott & Co of Torstlam and various mercantile items. The garbled text hints at a catalog or ad style piece referencing store offerings, prices, and seasonal goods with scattered mentions of places and people.
A church fire at Seeman’s church in Laer parish aroused strong concern among residents. Witnesses described flames spreading from a wood shed and threatening the building. Fire crews fought the blaze through the night, with volunteers assisting and the danger to nearby structures reported as evolving.
The readable parts show an unclear entry mentioning rates and a total amount. The text includes distorted names and numbers, with references to a sale or auction and a rate schedule. Specific persons or organizations cannot be reliably identified from the legible content.
Fragmentary advertisement shows Harry Davies and Co offering a sale with reduced prices on various goods. The readable text mentions a reduction, a one month period, and references to a bargaining event with a general sale tone.
The fragment outlines a Grammar School prospectus inviting applications. It mentions the school’s aim to meet public educational standards, access for boys of entering age, and alignment with church and civic expectations. Details are garbled but suggest preparations for admissions and committee oversight.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions CARLISON'S FAR WORKS and UNON HOTEL hours with scattered city names likely Ontario Tennessee Indiana and California. Unable to confirm full details but indicates local business listings and hotel timing.
Fragmentary OCR text references Fon Lee Mink Mairst Wallabat and Wat's Albion Matis with medical terms like cancer and asthma. Mentions other garbled names and phrases. overall unclear but reads as a damaged listing or advertisement style snippet from a historic paper.
An aged OCR style ad for a private hospital in Horsham offers female patient care and maternity services with "neat doctors" and accommodation. It lists solicitors and auction rooms on Wilson Street and mentions telephones and legal figures in relation to trust money, income, and retentive arrangements.
Readable parts mention Bennett, Solichur, Wilson, and Jong Bros with unclear context. No coherent event, date, or clear entities to anchor a summary card.
John A Palin advertises an insolvency auction and sales event featuring a wide variety of items such as headstones, tombs, tablets, and other designs. The notice promises latest designs at latent prices with photography and correspondence available, detailing district and legal notices.
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