The Tragedy Of Captain Penfold In A Garden Scene
In April a gathering at a garden ends with Captain Penfold dying after a night of tension and confession. Marjory Penfold, Braim, and Mrs Penfold confront love, duty, and betrayal as the scene shifts from social polish to intimate tragedy. Gilbert the dog and Alice Rowlands figure in the aftermath, with Marjory forever marked by the dreamlike memory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neste
Gilbert Fhoan
Oteole
Tojer
Lestar
Ana
Marjory
Braim
Mrs. Penfold
Araim
Lester Braim
Penfold
Gilbert
James James
Alles Rowlands
Dr Barnett
Allee
Mrs Penfold
James
Geoffrey Penfold
Mrs. Panfold
Ofd
Alice Rowlands
Joe
John Dalton
Dalton
Art of Tinycraft and the art of scale
Sir Neville Wilkinson defines Tinycraft as art of reproducing objects at scale less than nature. He traces its history from medieval armor miniatures to Renaissance and Louis XV pieces, and outlines a future plan for lending museums and schools tiny furnished rooms to educate children in industrial centers. The talk includes Titania's Palace and Lutyens Queen's Trolls House as examples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Art Workers’ Guild
Tinycraft
Neville Wilkinson
Unycraft
Solingen
Toledo
Milan
Louis XV
Boudoir
Jecturer
Titania
Edwin Lutyens
London
Tales of the Turk and wartime ironies
A folk humor piece recounts a Turkish gunboat captain who repairs to Malta but misreads charts, drifting for months through the Mediterranean and returning to report Malta Yok. It also recalls Frank Scudamore’s war correspondence during the Greco Turkish War and a Greek fortress moment where a candle in a storeroom near a powder magazine nearly caused disaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malta
Golden Horn
Dardanelles
Mediterranean
Admiralty
The
Frank Scudamore
Mr. Scudamore
Mr Scudamere
Why It Was Missing
A boy explains his lateness to his mother as the teacher kept him after class for failing to locate Moscow on a Europe map. He laments Moscow’s burning in 1812, calling the treatment an outrage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Europe
Johnny
Captured at Last in a Garden Path Scene
A slow moving couple take a theatre outing but pause when Nannie calls from the steps. She asks Reginald what the child says and the pair share a quick kiss, humor the little darling as they retreat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nannie
Reginald
Two ministers joke about small congregations in Scotland
In northeast Scotland two ministers discuss a tiny Sunday gathering. One recalls taking three parishioners from a bleak service to the manse for a Bible reading prayer and whisky. The other quips that a stormy day will bring a larger crowd, noting human nature.
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Scotland
Tramp Reminds Servant of Drowned Millionaire Tale
A tramp chatters at a kitchen doorstep while a servant watches, asking why she gapes. He jokes about resemblance to a man she once knew, who notably died by drowning while bathing, prompting a quiet exchange about fate and fortune.
A Fruitless Search In a Quiet House
A four year old girl watches a woman knit and drop a stitch. The child searches the floor on hands and knees and the knot is quickly found again. The wife jokes about packing up the stitch as the sick husband mentions an undertaker and a doctor.
Desperate Trek Across Central Australia’s Dead Heart
Two mounted police officers recount a near-fatal thirst ordeal on the gibbers of Central Australia. Afghan camel driver dies after water runs out while his mate and Alston push on. They survive after reaching a salt soak and a station water trough, an ordeal tied to local burial customs and desert endurance.
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Central
Australia
Lake Eyre
Queensland
Australian Mounted Police
Messrs
G. Horne
G. Alsaton
Mr. Alston
Alston
Afshan
Bragging Traveller Outdrunk by Barroom Bet
A commercial traveller boasting muscular feats entered a tavern and claimed great arm strength. Two strangers challenged him to keep his arm up as they bought drinks for everyone. He failed to drop his arm and paid for the round after realizing the joke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Antle
Quips and sketches from a bustling social page
A collection of short comic exchanges and domestic vignettes. A cab drive to Euston stalls for a passenger racing the clock. Jokes about wedding gifts, astronomy talk at home, and a lighthearted quarrel end with a teacher’s admonition.
Sunday and Health Focus on Rest for Body and Mind
The article argues Sunday should be a day of rest to protect health, noting the body’s need for daily and weekly breaks. It contrasts rest with laziness and overwork, advises suitable activities for both physical and mental workers, warns against overeating and over smoking, and emphasizes proper routines like moderate activities, hot baths, fresh air, and timely meals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack
Jill
The Best Way to Shoot a Wild Duck
A string of light verse and joke anecdotes about family mishaps and social miscues. A teacher asks how to shoot a wild duck, a girl answers with a misheard plea, and other vignettes involve a vase, a tiring bride, custards turned sponge rakes, a prison quip, a marriage proposal, a river rescue, and a Newfoundlander.
Don’t Have Grey Hair
A scammy home remedy advertises rejuvenation using a crude mix of rum and other ingredients to restore hair color and growth. It claims to prevent hair loss, cure baldness, and renew dull or streaked hair, inviting readers to buy from SW Henshall, chemist in South Melbourne with promises of free postage and international products.
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Henshall
Clarendon Street
South Melbourne
Victoria
Formettes promote weight loss for women in old ad copy
An advertisement touts Formettes as a safe and pleasant weight reduction remedy for women. It claims rapid restoration of the figure, relief from obesity related ailments, and suitability for delicate individuals. The ad states the product costs 57 for a fortnights supply and is sold by chemists and drapers.
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Commonwealth
Adventurers and the call for spiritual athletes in Britain
A plain talk extols Britons as adventurers and urges all to be athletes in spirit and mind. It argues perseverance beats mere strength, praises training, and questions the value of wealth without grit. Dialogues touch on childhood, growth, and a palmist lesson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everest
Cintask
Sacaeaa and herbs touted as life boosting remedy
An Australian herbal advertisement promotes Sacaeaa and other herbs as cures for digestion and stomach troubles. It claims AMS products are not medicines but digestion aids that restore health. A.M.S. is sold by A T Dickson, Chemist, Geelong, Vic, sixpence via post.
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AMS
A.M.S
T A. Dickson
Geelong
Vic
Woman's Crowning Glory Promoted Hair Care Tips
A fragment from a 19th or early 20th century ad advises on maintaining healthy hair with daily brushing and weekly water treatment. It mentions using a tonic blend including May ram mine and boranium, bay rum, and lists H. Francis & Co. a Bourke Street and Collings Street address for the supplier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Francis 4& CO
Bourke St
Collings St
Inventors Patents Granted for Appliances and Tools
Full information on applications and patents obtained, with details from Madden, patent attorney at the Fallow Institute of Patent Attorneys of Australia based in Melbourne at the Corner Coltine and William Street offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madden
Fallow Institute of Patent Attorneys of
Australia
Coltine and
William Street
Melbourne
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Viola James
Captain Penfold
Chapter
Tre
Agito
Sowie
Bram
Oilbert
Fis
Etiy Owas
Firhma
Mrs. Pen
Asia Penfold
Cape Town
Loueh
Mra. Penfold
Mia
ART OF Tinycraft
Guy
Mr. Smith
Miss Grace
Sarah
Ae Theron
Tomkins
Tales OF
Kilman
Fou
Mano
Athirst
Desert
Euston Station
Jehu
Euston Road
Derrick
Lola
Raymond
Uncle George
Papa
Slimkins
Sald
Lechmere Anderson
Lever Brothers Limited
Gerald
Bride
Mummy
Dad
Mr. Dobbs
Paddy
China
Nellie
Kitty
Sitling
Casey
Jlin Moiles
Los
DopGee Brothers
Dodge Brothers
Canada Cycle & Motor C0. (Inc.) Pty. Ltd
Latroge Staret
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