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Newspaper
Meekatharra Miner
Location
Meekatharra, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Aug 07, 1909
Page
1
An officer-related anecdote recalls naval lessons from the Spanish American War. A Dewey squadron action is cited, detailing a gun crew's near-marm failure and a quick improvisation by a sailor who used a knife to mend a powder sack and advance the shot. The tale asks if any non Yankee would solve the problem so swiftly.
A well known motorist takes a charming young lady for an afternoon ride in an electric car. A brake fault prevents stopping, the battery drains and the car circles the crescent. The man offers the book chocolate and roses as the vehicle passes by, until they must return home before power runs out. The crowd laughs as the train of misadventures ends with the car vanishing into the distance.
Queen Alexandra wore the leek as a moral emblem at a state function, noting the wild leek’s Welsh heritage and its long standing as the rational emblem of Wales. The article adds that St David is the patron saint of Wales. It then cites global railway passenger totals.
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