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Newspaper
Laura Standard
Location
Laura, Queensland, Australia
Date
Feb 11, 1916
Page
4
Recruits are urged to apply at the Recruiting Depot on Carrie Street Adeitinat for enlistment. Arrangements will be made for medical examination at the District Council Clarke bases. Suitable Parsons will receive free rail tickets to the Metropolis before embarkation and pay rates per day.
Private R, U, Bright of Be burst, invalided from Gallipoli, describes recovery in a country residence near London after a long hospital furlough. He mentions Maple Leaf Club near Piccadilly, hospitality from the Australian War Association, and plans to visit a nearby village, noting relief from the trenches compared with life at home.
A narrator writes from Perth in a rustic tone about lodging in a furnished room with oak fittings and ornate decor. The speaker mentions a gold ball on the bedside table and a decanter nearby, noting an elderly companion and abundant plans, ending with a humorous scuffle over time.
Melbourne board investigators reviewed 118 cancer cases and 573 close contacts to settle if cancer spreads between households. Only two in which the sufferer’s home was involved showed possible transmission. Johnson stated transmission by inoculation is impossible, and cancer infection by contagion remained deemed unlikely.
The Age calls out inflated trading by firms supplying the Defence Department. An army medical stores depot officer led drug recounts audits and exposed sustained treachery in pricing. Wholesale groups reportedly marked up medicines by 200 to 800 percent above normal values.
Mrs. Smith of Government Road Port Pirie shares a testimonial praising Doan's Backache Kidney Pills for curing years of kidney trouble and backache after trying many remedies. She reports lasting relief and continued use as a preventive, noting her husband also remained well five years after treatment.
The Natural History Society of Philadelphia discusses how white ants invade houses and damage furniture. Adolph Miller notes natives of Malaysia trim outer wood to reach the inner core, using the core for crafts while the outer wood becomes panelled or eaten. Cedar oils and camphor are cited as repellents and preservatives, with marks on furniture and timbers.
A fragmentary reminiscence intertwines prayers for relief with grim notes on hunger and drought. Amid wartime fear, weary mothers count blessings, while distant debates and a speech by G. M. guide thoughts on hope, angels, and resilience.
A narrator recalls a cryptic game where a judge, a crank, and others interpret a landscape as a cat. Despite initial confusion the group discovers the cat hidden in shapes and shading, a moment of comic realization as the “cat” suddenly appears in full.
Exemption nights under the Lights On Vehicles Act are listed for specific dates in November. The document, printed and published by Naveen Kamps Hom, appears from the offices of the Gave Starterd, Herbert atmeah.
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