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Newspaper
Millicent Times
Location
Millicent, South Australia, Australia
Date
Jan 28, 1899
Page
6
A London tailor staged a publicity stunt placing a man in a window as a life sized dummy wearing an overcoat marked Our Own Make 35s. Crowds gathered on dusk as passersby debated if the figure was real, with sales staff laughing and finally guiding the man inside to satisfy a shopper who wanted the exact coat from the display.
The elder Mathews hosted famed entertainments in the early century and was sought after for social dinners. An incident at a dinner involving a cousin from Scotland, Mr Bulteel, led to awkward advances toward Mrs Mathews and a dramatic confrontation. The host demanded an apology as Bulteel behaved improperly, then knelt before her, provoking further scandal among guests.
Reports from Augusta where Mareny Washing praised a London laundry for royal linen, noting Berlin and British households ship family clothes to a distant establishment. The piece contrasts open air cleaning, court practices, and charitable distribution of worn linens across nations and churches.
A collage of gags and witticisms from multiple 19th and early 20th century papers features jokes about judges, lovers, ministers, pickpockets, and nurses. The pieces mix quips, puns, and brief anecdotes highlighting social foibles, rural curiosities, and light social commentary. Strong lines reference named papers and familiar characters, creating a mosaic of shared humor.
A critique notes the Queen can act without Parliament, from disbanding the army to pardoning offenders, highlighting royal prerogative and a comic aside about a child’s honesty. The piece includes quips about public figures and a joke line about apples and a pun on a historic name.
In a quarrel over a shaving razor, Bingley accuses his wife of hiding it while she locates it nearby. He complains about paying $5.50 for it and laments its devaluation to a mere pocketknife as she insists she has the item. The exchange reveals tension over frugality and household order.
A jumbled miscellany presents scattered facts and quotes on heat waves, education, papermaking, royal nursing, and linguistic curiosities. It notes New York women’s spending, London street accidents, a racehorse’s speed, and the mastodon tooth discovery, with brief mentions of Danish phrases and Spanish nobility.
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