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Newspaper
Millicent Times
Location
Millicent, South Australia, Australia
Date
Dec 03, 1904
Page
4
A reader reflects on illness and vitality, recounting a long struggle with fatigue, appetite loss, and nervousness. The text mentions reliance on medical remedies, advice from physicians, and the difficulty of recovery, highlighting emotional strain and the search for strength.
The piece describes an improvised laundry wash using two pounds of soap in three gallons of water with turpentine and ammonia, then heating the water and repeating washing steps. It also mentions a German process, a “meteorit e” product, and Chamberlain's pills, promoting Easier to take tonics and claims of stomach cleansing.
In the CHAPTER Y continuation the coroner and Judge Astrey discuss the long mystery of Herivugh Pallory death. They deduce the victim died around ten, carried by unknown hands to a spot where his body was found, with a close range pistol shot complicating the case. The group debates suspects including a named detective Robert Jodely, and plan to locate him as a potential lead while Miss Cavendish anxiously seeks relief from the tension with Doctor Widener.
Coroner Habrouck hears a strange tale as a house party erupts in chaos. A locked door trapping a frightened guest, a hidden stair chase, and a dramatic confrontation unfold with Mrs Dyche and Miss Cavendish fragilely involved. Sydney Anstruther and Giles Cavendish rush to aid the injured, while the judge, doctors, and officers race through stairs in a tense sequence of escape and concern.
A South Australian man, David Evans of Auburn, touts Dr Williams Pink Pills as curing his rheumatism after months of pain and disability. He asserts the pills drew out the rheumatic poison from his blood, restored strength, and let him walk without a stick in about three weeks, while noting other ailments improved as a side effect.
A historical note recounts Karl Hagenbeck seeking a legendary Seychelles tortoise said to be over 160 years old with evidence suggesting it may be 260 years old. The giant turtle arrived in America for the St Louis World Fair, where a tiny palm sprouted on its back as mud and soil created a growing bed. The account claims the tortoise is among the oldest animals, with shell condition and enormous size supporting an age well over a century.
The article notes that large indemnities paid after wars show wars end costs. It cites the 1840 war between England and China ending with a compulsory payment of five million pounds to Britain, much of which compensated for property destruction by the Chinese.
A garbled account from a Northumberland Arran area piece references medical pills, a bottle, and a wife’s misused remedies. The text hints at a long ailment, failed treatments, and a desire for psychiatric or medical assistance, with scattered names and unclear events.
The passage notes Cape Town’s substantial 1805 population and the wide mix of faiths in the city. It emphasizes that many communities are represented, with public worship spaces expanding in proportion to the diverse urban population.
The most valuable feathers come from the mirnsol herd in Argentina. Each feather is valued at 2120 pounds, reflecting a high market price for this rare material.
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