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Newspaper
Manilla Express
Location
Manilla, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Nov 18, 1908
Page
3
The international radiography pioneer Dr Hall Edwards continues as Birmingham General Hospital radiographer despite losing both hands in two operations. He remains optimistic, plans to test new methods with an artificial hand, and hopes to reduce opiate use as he resumes limited work and daily activities.
At Newport, a resort for wealthy Americans, J P Mar van maintains a small wooden clubhouse used for lobster feasts. A special lobsterman catches prime lobsters away from commercial grounds. Meals are cooked by two Baltimore natives, with yearly staff costs around £400. Morgan spends few days yearly, mainly late July or early August, and relaxes by the veranda or fireplace.
An elderly couple pedaling a cart descend a hill when the horse shied momentarily. The wife cries out a wish to be free from the peril while the husband warns to guard their gold as chaos erupts. Ble Was
A feature on Parramatta Industrial School for Girls describes its humane reform approach, focusing on individualized treatment, home-like environment, and dignity. Superintendent Mr. Thompson is praised for replacing harsh discipline with compassion, with improvements to dining, sleeping areas, and daily routines that foster self respect and moral growth. The article highlights training in sewing, ironing, and kitchen work, and notes the library featuring Ethel Turner books and a strong emphasis on personal care and environment.
A report praises the Tarramatta Industrial School for girls, noting its spacious grounds with swings and Maypole, regular physical and fire drills, and government support. It highlights the superintendent Mr Thompson as a strong advocate, his humane approach, and his plan to apprentice older girls as domestics while debating final terms of service and autonomy.
The article reports Harry Lauder, touring Birmingham's Grand Theatre of Varieties, discusses his earnings from a planned American visit. He says his income will be small due to breaking an engagement with Theatre Royal Glasgow and compensating them. He aims to boost his reputation, not riches, and hints at bringing back Yankee dollars next year.
The column provides multiple Victorian era recipes including Cradied Egge, Reepberry Pudding, Lemon Sandwiches, and Baked Marmalade Pudding, with detailed ingredients and steps. It also offers sleep guidance urging regular bedtimes, quiet minds, and simple remedies like warm milk or cocoa to improve rest.
The article argues eight to nine hours of sleep are essential and stresses that quality matters more than quantity. It warns that many women undervalue rest, leading to health and beauty costs, and notes broken sleep damages health over time despite possible short-term tolerance.
A collage of humorous vignettes and misheard lines. Patrons discuss a mysterious Rox and a lack of dental work pure water is claimed. A doctor-bill joke follows as visitors arrive, minor miscommunications, a vicar on marriage, and a museum skull quip illuminate social quirks and small-town gossip.
Baroness Viertha von Suttner, author of Lay Down Your Arms, visits London for the International Peace Congress. Widowed Baron Gundacar von Buttner, she and her late husband wrote as EB. Orloff. A Nobel Peace Prize laureate, she won high praise from Tolstoy, Monaco's prince, and Pope Leo XIII. Her romantic early life included a doomed engagement and a 1876 elopement with Baron von Suttner.
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