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Newspaper
Millicent Times
Location
Millicent, South Australia, Australia
Date
Jun 06, 1903
Page
4
An advertisement extols De Wolkecow Prat Pill and Williams Pink Pills as cures for sour stomach, liver issues, and digestion. It claims the pills restore blood quality, relieve belching, improve appetite, and end misery from stomach distress and bile. Potential customers are urged to visit local agents for remedies.
A fragmentary excerpt recounts a dramatic tale from wartime memory, detailing a sergeant’s graphic yet nonviolent injury, a reluctant operation, and reflections on courage, duty, and the human cost of conflict. The prose mixes satire with solemn tribute to soldiers.
An old warning on bronchial irritation links persistent coughing to mucus buildup and inflamed tubes, cautioning that neglect can lead to pneumonia. The home remedy guidance highlights Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as a quick cure, with Walter Campbell as the seller.
A Sydney reader recounts severe influenza with body aches and fever. After trying various remedies without progress, he used Mile Beans and rapidly improved, reporting full recovery and recommending the product. Available from medicine vendors, priced 1 shilling 1 penny or 2 shillings 9 pence for a larger box containing triple the quantity.
A compilation of quotes from diverse cultures on treating others as you wish to be treated. The text includes lines attributed to Hindus Egyptians Persians Chinese Greeks Romans and Muslims, plus reflections on conduct and a cryptic note about commerce in Japanese cities. It blends moral instruction with archival snippets and fragmented references.
In a tense chapter, Sybil Chase navigates a complex household with Edward Laurence and Margaret Waring. Patrick Hinchey, Ralph, and others drift through a woods expedition revealing romantic tensions, jealousies, and cautious plotting as Sybil mediates while guarding her own fragile position.
In a fragment from a chapter, Laurence argues against Margaret and Hinckley’s closeness while Sybil hints at action. A vague suspicion about Margaret grows as the group plans a trip to Sligh Gill, with Laurence wary of affecting Margaret’s reputation and the marriage risk.
A patient recalls a harrowing medical odyssey from physician to physician seeking relief from crippling symptoms. The narrative details chronic illness, failed cures, and periods of paralysis, headaches, and extreme weakness, with focus on the emotional toll and ongoing quest for treatment.
The text surveys eye defects, height differences by season and birth month, and body proportions across genders and nationalities. It notes higher short sight among fair-skinned people, eye-to-hand influence on perception, and varying finger and toe growth rates. British and American height differences and birth-season effects on stature are mentioned, with October to November births among the shortest and late-year births among the tallest.
Fragmented advertisement text describes bilious symptoms and a claimed cure with Dr More’s and Boots Pills. It touches on liver cleansing, appetite changes, and notes about unrelated items like immigration costs and a dog cartoon aside, then returns to cough remedies and a Jersey river anecdote before ending with local contact in Millicent.
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