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Newspaper
Laura Standard
Location
Laura, Queensland, Australia
Date
Apr 23, 1915
Page
4
A fragmented OCR reads a note about a publication titled Survived wm issued by Revom Jyunt Kong under an offer from the Newrdard Horhert elreet ler. The text is garbled with unclear names and affiliations.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions topics like Teateace Twallings contents and various crops and implements. References to natural death, accident, and fire insurance appear alongside garbled names such as H. J. ROSE and Lacra. Reading is incomplete, yielding no actionable title or clear event data.
The Australian Mutual Provident Society presents its 66th annual report noting adverse conditions yet growth in policies issued totaling 23 228 and in force 300 218 policies. Ordinary department claims by death surpassed one million pounds and matured policies exceed three quarters of a million, while Industrial department claims by death approach ten thousand pounds. Funds total 33 290 974 with revenue 4 465 137. Interest on mean funds at 4.198 percent and expenses reduced to 13.47 percent of premium receipts in Ordinary and 34.81 percent in Industrial. Substantial distributions and reforms in participating policies announced. Retiring directors J T Walker and F G Winchcombe, MCL.C., and retiring Auditor H Perry. three directors eligible for re election.
Council members including Dr W Wilcoo chair Higgin Hiveke Klemm Maywald and Clerk Campbell met to finalize maintenance work. Contractors reported progress recasting road sections and setting frame work while a road surface project near Kinett Ward moved forward. Financials showed receipts totaling 135 4 11 and payments 8176 11 1 with district account 17 123 approved. Correspondence noted a £79 rates adjustment paid, Dr L L Davey appointed Officer of Health, and a £11 donation request from Children’s Hospital. Tenders invited for 26 yards of stone for road repairs west of Livurn Bridge.
The Belgium Relief Fund luncheon and afternoon event was held to raise funds for relief efforts. The organizing committee thanked volunteers for their help and listed donors and attendees, including several named supporters and contributors. The report notes the event raised funds and acknowledges duty officers and committee members who supported the drive.
Thanks are rendered to the ladies who did voluntary service the whole day, also Mrs. Andrews and Mr. Wild for their generous help. The list names many workers including Wakeham, Wilson, Slattery, Walter, Murphy, Kennedy, and others who contributed to the event.
An old advertisement touts Doan's Backache Kidney Pills as a permanent cure for kidney trouble. It cites Mrs Kidd of George Street and a family’s health improvements over months and years. The copy urges readers to send 10 shillings for bottles via Poster Milian Co, Sydney.
A historic guide urges cleansing the scalp with a beaten egg mixed in warm water, applied like soap, then rinsed and sun-dried. It warns barbers’ tonics and greases waste money, claiming they attract dirt and may promote baldness by neglecting proper scalp care.
Fragmentary note cites global population and daily demand, mentioning uncertain terms like Yoweso and Minas chinom com. Reads as incomplete, with no clear event, date, or identifiable organizations.
A shepherd near the ships of Hek hears a dog bark and discovers a buried man in bushes beside a fenced area. The dog comforts the corpse as the shepherd contemplates the grave fate and wonders how life could endure.
Fragmented historical note recalls ancient measures for violent acts aboard ships and on shore. It mentions binding, burial, amputation, and ducking as penalties for killing or drawing blood, followed by a concluding moral about opportunity and virtue.
Fragmentary OCR lists various dates and figures across months with scattered numbers and place names, unclear context. The garbled lines mention exemption nights and multiple month references, suggesting a chaotic schedule or tariff note without coherent events or entities.
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