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Newspaper
Mackay Mercury
Location
Mackay, Queensland, Australia
Date
Dec 16, 1905
Page
5
An advertising notice promotes Temple Grand Concentrated Tea with a free Vatent Strainer per purchase. The ad claims a limited supply and urges customers to seek the famous Temple Brand, emphasizing strong value and lengthy history.
A dense ad-like fragment lists cash prices and weekly deals for flour and other goods, urging readers to compare with local prices. Mentions sacks, per sack costs, and various unclear item names, with multiple typographical errors and inconsistent terms.
A garbled catalog-like notice lists multiple preserved foods and prices. Items include sardines, haddocks, herrings, kippers, salmon, peppers, and candies with various unit costs. Names and brands appear obliquely, reflecting a fragmented old market listing.
A garbled 19th century ad lists various goods including Hormonal tonics and medicines, spices, and imported foods with prices per bottle or tin. It promises low market rates, guaranteed freshness, and special customer checks at purchase, claiming equal treatment for all customers and shareholders.
A historical sketch of Governor Darling’s conduct in New South Wales 1825 1831. It recounts harsh convict discipline iron collars and road labor punishments plus press clashes leading to the Gagging Acts and libel cases. It notes Darling’s ousting of civilian control and eventual knighthood.
A remnant group of American aborigines living in cliff huts in Arizona and New Mexico has been reported at Maguariche. They are small and timid, armed with bows and arrows, and avoid contact unless provoked. Their language is unique with a likely 200 word vocabulary.
London reports five plague cases in Madeira with two deaths. A thousand pounds in Emelish gold and silver was found at the grounds of the Dutch Church Kroonstad in Booth Africa, once a Heer war hospital, now claimed. Two chiefs were sentenced to death for hiring a native to kill Mr. Gealt, a Hellish official, amid claims of Swedeath caused by witchcraft.
Reports from Moscow and Warsaw indicate renewed unrest as soldiers and workers press for changes. In Trans Caucasia, 200 strike participants urge removal of fortress authorities, while Moscow sees mass arrests of Post and Telegraph strikers. A German bloc organizes a 1200 rifle regiment for defense amid growing street tensions.
State Parliament discusses amendments to the Lands Act Amendment Bill and Workers Compensation measures. The council split on impeding amendments as the Assembly approves land and firearms acts and considers income tax changes. Loan estimates show railway project costs and extensions from Thane to Cmmawin and from Jericho to Blackall.
The House of Representatives debated the Anti-Trust Bill with Sir Win urging action on the measure to curb trusts. Debates on the sugar relief bill continued as the day ended with plans to resume consideration and potential changes to immigration restrictions.
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