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Newspaper
Millicent Times
Location
Millicent, South Australia, Australia
Date
Jun 02, 1900
Page
4
Captured in a fragmented diary style, the scene unfolds around a cavalry outpost as officers Harney Hayne and Major Waldron navigate rival loyalties and social pressures. The narrative threads a late night confrontation, romantic entanglements, and whispers of court martial amid cold, moonlit prairie.
A garbled OCR passage describes women sewing buttons and lightening burdens at a Mayfair household, with lines about a mili-looking man and a dock crime. Names and details are unclear, but the text hints at gendered labor and a court appearance around Christmas in a city near Ulilaety.
Fragmented OCR text debates cost of peace versus war, citing France's peace bill and gold in military terms. It contrasts wartime expenses, railroad logistics, and shell purchases with the price of peace, mentioning France, Britain, America, and China Japan relations and the burden on taxpayers.
A fragmented report outlines postwar reparations and indemnities involving Prussia Austria and Greece. It notes a Trusty of Prague sanctioning a 6 million pound claim, with 2 million allocated to Austria and 1 million for the Penssine Army, totaling 28 million, and mentions England bearing costs for broader European disputes. The text also references Turkey and the United States in relation to monetary settlements and national reimbursements.
The piece recounts Professor Pepper of Pepper's Ghost fame, the rise of his ghost illusion at St James's Hall, and the shift to mirror beneath the footlights. It notes Pepper's later work in Australia and Brisbane, detailing the public fascination and the evolving stage technology.
The fragment discusses dubious claims about Biverd Bila Beans curing digestion and liver issues. It asserts a healthy liver secretes bile and notes that impaired liver function brings distressing symptoms. It mentions Beags cure as not addressing the liver’s root cause.
In a wide wartime roundup at least 300 persons were found guilty of murder, with 23 executed. The Gibraltar area reports hundreds of tunnel networks and a country mesh that intertwined law and fear as authorities pursued alleged murderers over a decade.
An advertisement testimonies a woman named Mrs Anderson of Mount Gambier praising Doan's Backache Kidney Pills as a cure for persistent back and kidney pain. The letter-launched promotion claims the pills restore strength, ease household duties, and end debilitating discomfort, with price 15/3 for 27 boxes.
The article reports a crafted German study linking accidents to days of the week. It cites 99 weekly incidents with 33 blamed on fate and lists specific counts for each weekday. It notes Friday’s unluckiness and Moulay as the day with most disasters.
A pharmacy ad touts Store's Indian Moot as a cure for constipation and related ailments. It claims positive, permanent results and urges readers to realign health with a bold promise of rapid improvement and overall vitality.
An elderly man recalls a traumatic episode of alleged assault and ensuing medical distress. The narrative traces his mental and physical deterioration, including dizzy spells, headaches, night sweats, indigestion, and a lingering sense of fear. Names, places, and exact events are obscured by garbled OCR, but the piece centers on medical symptoms, personal memory, and a plea for care.
The Library volume No 2 notes a journal titled The Bloody Journal Kept by William Davidead on board a pirate ship in 1776. It mentions printed papers at sea and rare documents from Mediterranean shipping. The piece references Walter Beott’s pursuit of copies for poetry and later maritime printed artifacts tied to Arctic exploration and 1850s expeditions.
A fragment notes that British warships are under construction with Laventern class torpedo boat destroyers. It mentions the Dowager Duchess of Abercor in her 89th year and a reference to a Whit ting tanjo context, suggesting wartime activity and high society notices.
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