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Newspaper
Horsham Times
Location
Horsham, Victoria, Australia
Date
Nov 27, 1925
Page
2
A market woman enters a tram carrying a huge basket on her head, balance precarious as she squeezes through the doorway. She sits with the basket poised, and the conductor asks for fare. She boasts the basket counts as her hat and refuses the fare, insisting the basket is her hat.
A collage of humorous vignettes shows strangers and friends in casual chats. Jests about Mexico and malaria, a photographer and an angry husband, a boy arguing about schooling, a waiter and a barber, a dinner table impersonation, a tramcar scene with a boastful guest, and a conductor navigating a Blundell Road misstep. The tone is light and anecdotal, reflecting everyday life and social manners.
A humorous tale shows a vicar declining a Tuesday wedding and the groom insisting on Wednesday. Aged parishioner vows to marry again regardless, and the scene shifts to witty exchanges about wages and clothing fit, revealing rural character and local speech.
A Chinese visitor in a jeweller shop asks to see watches, but his deceit is checked when he swaps a high priced piece for the cheapest. The jeweller’s daughter presents three watches priced £5 £4 and £4 10s. The man buys a cheaper watch for £3 10s and leaves. The girl reports the ruse, but the father dismisses it as a minor loss.
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