Buried Letters Reveal a London City Tale of Loss
In Effie Rowlands uncompleted tale, Lorimer receives a crumbling letter from a vanished lover. A decayed tenement, a desperate plea, and a late confession push him toward a grim choice as memories of Burke, Turke, and a troubled marriage haunt him. The plot centers on a long-buried liaison and the hinted fate of a woman whose absence unsettles the present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sie Claris
Amd
Grantley
Tang
Charlee
Turke
Doc Hy
Tito
Bunting
Audley
Burke
Lorrimer
Sie Chariog
Pind Lake
Lorriser
Jeter
Charles
Mr. Lorriner
Cantree
Tai
Ron Lanerimer
Ahuiderhott
Syd West
Mr. Lorrimer
Sidney
Indy
Lorimer
Enmie
Vast Siberian Railway View and Global Route Scale
An illustrated sketch extols the Great Siberian Railway hedge to Manchuria and branches, detailing total length of 6 548 miles and construction cost at £78 000 000. It lauds Biberia’s wealth including coal, metals, and gold, notes routes to Atlantic and Pacific via the Buruye head, and compares passenger and ship speeds with foreign lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bileria
Burras
Biberion Railway
Ue Athinkic
Pacific Oceans
Buruye
Avtu
Dhat
Germany
Hoo
Earien
Belgium
Passrngers
London
Eury
Shanghai
Farom
SpitserOn
Testimonial on Morse's Indian Root Pills Cure
A reader recounts a long battle with eczema and blood disorders, praising Morse's Indian Root Pills as a miracle cure after failed treatments. He credits the pills with cleansing the blood, healing eczema, and curing liver and digestive issues, urging others to try them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spencer Pavitt
Atliners Street
Sidies
Mehind
Bercousfield
Dan
O.kite
Suber Boulee
Australania
Mewebpert District Conmeli Chereday Seeks Road Repairs
March 31 meeting notes show six ratepayers asking Greenhill road repairs and widening Buckle Creek area. Residents J H Stuckey and W Lewin raise road and legal expense concerns. Rabe Council calls for road attention while A H Penske discusses commonage deputation. Dr White reports Crown Lands contact. Public Works commissioner to Millicent for council visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chereday
Cra, Sutherland
Ferguson, White and Clifford
Greenhill Road
J. H. Stuckey
W. Lewin
Rabe
Rabe Road
A. H. Penske
White
Cotamim
Crown Lands
Twe
McArthur Bros Apply for Lighting License and Rates Note
From McArthur Bros applying for a lighting license for Block 8 and Bay area granted on payment of fee. Crown Lands Officer advises payment of £172 on main roads account. Clerk's financial statement shows receipts £108 18s 0d, banked £64 1s, overdraft £5 0s 10d, cash £87 0s. Tenements opened for revelling boulders on Hatherleigh road but deemed too high. Clerk seeks 14 days leave of absence granted. Men C J Smith attended and paid rates. Clerk notes refund interest to Mrs Smith. To be avoided. Accounts passed for payment. Council then forms a Board of Health and meeting closes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McArthur Bros
Biick
Ravis ‘Bay
Crown Lands Offier
Hatherleigh Road
C.J. Smith
Leon
Bile Beans Labeled Cure for Liver Trouble and Digestion
A letter from Mrs. Mra C. Thomas of Semaphory Road Port Adelaide proclaims Bile Beans cured her digestive and liver complaints after ineffective remedies. The ad touts fast relief and lists numerous ailments linked to liver motion with prices 1/14 or 2/9 for large boxes from medicine vendors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Thomas
Port Adelaide
Tinida
Hunt for wild cattle and horses provokes clever plan
A writer recounts efforts by Torees to corral cattle and wild horses across a vast plain. He describes fencing water to lure cattle and a stockyard tactic to capture horses, noting initial success followed by later failure as mobs learned the yard’s location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew J. Ogilvie
Tamala
Shark Roy
Western
Abstealia
Joborest
Inna
Thickest Skin of Whale and Odd Archaic Claims
A fragment from a historical notice describes a whale with exceptionally thick skin, notes on acidity for restoring charred documents, and improbable Arctic talk. It mentions conversations two miles apart, claims about racial references, and a patent balm by Walter Cadpbyll as a general family liniment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arctic
Chambarlain
Walter Cadpbyll
Annual meeting notes show funds and officer changes
The Eastern District meeting reports receipts and expenditures for management and benevolent funds, balancing to a present value. Local officers are fixed or reappointed, with deputations named for the forthcoming year and measures to standardize future allowances. The report also notes district activities and a discussion on levy rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohlifellows
Manalwster
Weilnunlay
B.S
Nicholas
Secoipia
Bern
Funeral Pond
Credit Blanco
Commercial Bank of ‘Austealin
Savinge Bank
Rhowrd
Ituns
Benevolent Fund
District of Ours
Central Fund
Uicot
GAC
Alnan Fureand
Himlot
C.B. Nicholas
McLaol
Wirtoga Lodge
P.G. Bro Callander
Mont Cembier Lodge
Trosier
Bro
J. Goss
J. Lambert
Odgers
Wwiey
P.G.M Downing
Exseey
P.guml Potter
A. M. Goodall
W. E. Mattingon
PG. T. Jeffs
G.M
G.M. McLeod
Monqnie Plains
D.G.M
Nicholas Wery
D.P
A. Walker
Hagrington
P.P.G.M
Hes
P.P G
Morquito Plains Lodge
Nerracourtes
Measex Chamberlain Cough Remedy Promises Cure
W J Lee of Onttrim Vistoria reports contracting a severe cold and using Measex Chamberlain Cough Remedy to be completely cured He claims no fear of pneumonia and that the remedy prevents a dangerous illness Walter Camphill is named as local agent for sale
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Me. W. J. Lee
Onttrim
Vistoria
Measex Chamberlain Mediging Co
Asle
Walter Camphill
Fragmented Adelaide health tale and patient memories
A garbled Adelaide text recounts medical fears and anecdotal healing. A patient describes severe illness, experiments, and eventual recovery through care, diet, and medicine, with reflections on doctors, treatments, and gratitude toward a benefactor. The piece hints at personal endurance and the drama of seeking relief.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bonnie
Barbara
Effie Adelaide Rowlands
Tay
Tip Storis
Larciner
Mirren
Flint
Edley
Anawee
Loyrimer
Hidley
Tommorrow
Akeed
Anawerid
Londo - Torrinne
Lorrine
Tim
Hureiner
Mater
Lorrie
Hind Ridley
Ali Iria
Harwell
Gm Matt
Riley
Cmetain
Nba
Wiese
Kiberiae
Marveltons Proper
Mewebpert
Conmeli
Torees
Huth
He, A
Powndy
Poland
Ttig
Mia
Adelaide
Mire Gm
Jane
Maria
Blaen Hill
Atlakde
Tnus
Eutlanes
Petiching
Amie
Clements
Benadekal
Allmena
Giddons
J. Warcourt Giddons
M.S.A
George Street
Millicent
Donald Kell
George-streat
Milligans
Australing
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