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Newspaper
Millicent Times
Location
Millicent, South Australia, Australia
Date
Sep 09, 1899
Page
2
Lost and found fragment titled Lost and Found Arrogance of Cthgide s Blate Recion by Loby Whithworth presents a quirky author name and a string of book title scraps. The source shows garbled OCR with punctuation errors and mismatched author credits.
In December 1854 Jim and I endure an extreme heat season near Fiery Creek. The camp endures drought, dead creeks, and brush fires that chase residents from their huts. A jeweller named Ikey loses his supply pile and sobs in ruin while others scramble to save what they can. The fire abates with communal effort and minor losses, leaving the camp shaken but largely intact.
The narrator recalls a brutal March storm that drenched the bush, flooding a creek into a raging torrent. Cattle and travelers endured torrential rain, lightning, and thunder, with calm returning only as the night passed and water soaked the land.
A long jumble of excerpts covers science claims by Virchow on human evolution, cleaning tips with turpentine and acids, Chicago law administration woes, a folk tale catechism at a Sunday school, a memorial to Columbia for a Chicago World's Fair, Hindu wedding customs, health and longevity notes, comments on Americans as shopkeepers and publishers, a startling Westminster Aquarium stunt by Stephen Burnham, and a cautionary tale about a bread cure during an epidemic that led to a deadly panic.
An Australian goldfield community recalls a staged funeral for a slain comrade as investigators weigh motives and suspect none. A portrait, Bible, watch, and a hair lock were sent to a Boston contact, while distrust and possible grudges endure amid rumor and unsettled blame.
An account describes the great aluminum works at Neu chaucer on the Rhine. Alumina is fused then decomposed by electricity in a charcoal lined box. Negative germinal cathode and carbon rod anode run a current as bronze ingredients are added. The vessel’s capacity is enough to produce a ton of aluminum daily.
A reader remarks on the unkind reactions to a portrait of himself in an illustrated paper. He confesses discomfort and notes the sting of public scrutiny and self perception as he scans the imagery.
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