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Newspaper
Manilla Express
Location
Manilla, New South Wales, Australia
Date
May 14, 1926
Page
4
Mrs. Chamberlain of Brannifer near Tingha and her four year old daughter were found exhausted but safe after getting lost while returning from a search for her shepherd son. Neighbors organized a patrol and a local party to scour the area as cold rain drenched them. The relief party found them at 1 pm, unharmed aside from exposure.
Archaeologists in Whitechapel uncover a burial pit suspected to hold plague victims from the Great Plague era. Excavations reveal numerous almost complete skeletons and a boot, with experts noting mass interment likely linked to earlier epidemics and Civil War era activity in the area.
This article surveys global moon folklore about the dark spots on the moon. It notes legends of a hare in Asia, a man and woman in Siam, animal imagery on Central American monuments, a doomed lover on the moon, a woman weaving a child in Polynesia, and Eskimo soot tricks, among others. It also mentions a North-West India view of the moon being burnt and replaced. It ends with a commercial plug for Wood's Crepepmint Cure.
A satirical bachelor voices disdain for modern flappers, arguing camouflage and cosmetics mask true beauty while preferring old fashioned women with sincere charm. He quips about barbershops and paints, hints at a future for the lipstick trade, and ends with a brief odd note about a crocodile egg shipment to a museum.
A cranky yarn recounts a misadventure on Parramatta Road involving a Royal Automobile Club member nearly struck by a tram. A cow briefly disrupts a social gathering at a private bar, causing guests to flee toward the kitchen before the animal is removed.
A fragment poem evokes a cozy cottage scene with a gate, warm stove, and shelves. Phrases about "Great Pepper mint Cure" and "Welvone Woody" hint at decorative or brand references. The voice expresses longing for home and affectionate reunion, framed by domestic imagery.
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