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Newspaper
Manilla Express
Location
Manilla, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jul 10, 1912
Page
3
War correspondent Bennett Hurleigh recounts a Boer War incident near WyMall Mountain where Suensy mounted troops advance. A Boers tent is surprised. a shot misses as another Boer escapes into the veld. A later inspection finds items including a marked rifle and bandolier.
Fragmented OCR text notes individuals and units, mentions fugitives and captured material. Despite garbled wording, references three fifles, bantoliers and horses, plus other items seized. No clear names, dates, or locations are reliably identifiable.
At a tavern Mont Onn and landlord contend over a short coin. A boy interrupts with a coin claim, the beer is measured, and the boy leaves amid crowd laughter as the quarrel turns comic.
An authority on economies suggested that in Armerios more men than women reside, and urged women to emigrate there. A young man in the front rows rose in anger and left as the lecturer tried to hasten the proceedings.
The Polyclinic Institute reports that new death methods arise with inventions in travel electricity and warfare. Four basic causes death from accident, own action, murder, and antives are analyzed with examples from Rome Nero era to modern times, noting increases in accidental deaths alongside faster transport and new weapons.
A fragmentary 19th century report recounts a serial murder case where a suspect, Orrock, was tracked by a weapon inscribed with the word rock. Police narrowed to a nameless thief, but the suspect allegedly escaped detection until a later arrest unraveled ties to a famed criminal, Tropmenn, and a police inspector’s breakthrough vindicated the connection.
A historical excerpt discusses how parents may understate a child's vocabulary development. It cites studies from Pedagogical Seminary and scales from 60 to 222 words for toddlers, up to around 1800 words by age three. The piece notes varied methods for compiling vocabularies and highlights social etiquette linked to language use.
A dramatic survey of home improvement advances aimed at easing housework. Vacuum cleaners, automatic stoves, frost free refrigerators, advancing electrical washing machines, and enamelled ware redefine daily chores, promising labor and fuel savings and a brighter, dignified domestic life.
An advertisement by Cumming Electric Belt and Corset Company of Sydney touts belts and corsets that allegedly use electricity to improve nutrition, combat rheumatism and paralysis, relieve pain, and revitalize general health. It claims endorsements by eminent English doctors, offers demonstrations and a booklet titled Electricity is Life, and invites inquiries from residents to obtain a sample belt and car.
An advertisement promises a reliable wristwatch at a bargain price. It emphasizes durability and long life, urging readers to respond quickly for a long lasting timekeeping device.
A discussion on how fashion influences gardeners and florists, noting that few fully resist trends. It argues professionals must adapt to employer tastes and market demand, with some thriving by aligning skills to evolving styles while others struggle to keep pace.
A garbled account discusses vast soda lake deposits in Central Africa linked to Naturg supplies for European markets. It mentions the Toanda Railway extension from Ulu to Wales Magadi, salt and soda extraction by locals, and bizarre quoted remarks on local wildlife and society, with scattered unrelated dialogue and anecdotes.
Fragmented reminiscences recount early colonial policy on free railway passes, political intrigues, and social anecdotes from New South Wales. The piece mentions Mrs P, the Fourth Parliament concession, travel habits of MPs, and colorful local figures including King O’Malley, with vivid, period-voice sketches of life in Mingindi and Sydney.
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