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Newspaper
Horsham Times
Location
Horsham, Victoria, Australia
Date
Oct 02, 1925
Page
2
A family outing to the opera turns comic as a husband paces angrily in a hall. A hotel desk scene yields a quip about an early call to catch a train. A chatty maid notes a drawing room purchase of fruit in a vendor's window and jokes about value versus quality with a melon and peaches.
An essay notes a recurring link between leg position and mental activity. It observes men with crossed legs while reading papers, accounting, or listening. The piece suggests crossed legs signal passive reception, while uncrossed legs accompany active argument and rapid thought.
Irregular OCR fragment describes Heenzo alleged as a medicine for coughs colds and croup. A boy unwraps a parcel showing a woman's slipper and a note about making the mixture with water and sweetening. A woman Lavine bought a lane anchor at auction. several men comment on what is coming next.
A garbled, fragmented folio item collects a tale of a tramp pressuring a proprietor, a judge’s remark on a fake front man, a woman’s insistence on marriage, and a joke about a salesman claiming to be the greatest in the world. The prose blends restructured dialogue with stray phrases and abruptly shifts topics to end on a salesman’s misfortune and a quip about telegraph orders.
A farmer recounts a stubborn morning move as water, heat, and guests collide. The Weir park hosts an awkward first visit with strangers and wary locals voicing mixed hopes and looming plans.
The piece notes strong interest from small investors in the 60 percent conversion loan backed by Commonwealth resources. A veteran manager shooed aside a wandering performer, urging focus on the day's work and the new prospectus.
A disjointed newspaper fragment recounts a master testing a proverb about the early bird and the worm. A boy Tony recalls his father punished him for letting the canary out, while other snippets and stage hints show a chaotic scene with characters like Wat kind-hearted youth and a performer narrator pursuing a mismatched thriller.
A jumble of brief, rustic anecdotes features a tired man measuring for carpets, a judge in a rural court, a railway foreman with a prankish reply, and odd exchanges involving power and family roles. The murmured street humor reflects light, everyday disputes and curiosities.
A fragmented humorous column recounts misread phrases and comic misunderstandings. It features a village fire insurance exchange, a waiter’s egg joke, a dog chasing its tail, and a child’s questions, all framed in a playful, old time newspaper voice.
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