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Newspaper
Millicent Times
Location
Millicent, South Australia, Australia
Date
Feb 03, 1900
Page
3
Fragmentary OCR note advertises butter quality and availability at the South Australian Store W Fairweather. Text includes garbled references to plate sections, seaports, workshops, and Portland group, with unclear phrases about rolling vinegar and the word butter repeated.
A lengthy critique of British patriotism and political leadership, contrasting past heroes with modern leaders. It argues true loyalty lies in acting for country, condemns politicians who justify wars, and calls for honest courage over hollow rhetoric. References to Johnson, Wallace, Bruce, and O'Connell frame the national conscience.
War despatches describe Sir Charles Warren with 11,000 men crossing the Tugela River west of Tugela town and attacking Spion Kop. After a fierce night of fighting the British captured the hill but at heavy cost as Boer artillery and a prepared position forced a retreat. Reports tally British and Boer losses, discuss strategic implications, and note commentary from The Times and other observers.
A fragmentary account describes a boy named Jack finding items in a drawer, including a photo in fancy dress, a gold ball, buttons, ribbons, and a note of love. The scene mentions garments like gloves and a signature, with a sense of a shared past in a likely old setting.
Fragmentary OCR lists periodicals and various names such as Harper's, magazine references, and multiple stray proper nouns. The readable items indicate a publication page with editors or offices noted as D Campbell and D Major, plus scattered geographic hints and residential mentions without a coherent event or narrative.
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