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Newspaper
Millicent Times
Location
Millicent, South Australia, Australia
Date
Sep 16, 1899
Page
3
The article discusses crib biting in horses, its causes, and health risks such as colic. It covers preventive methods like avoiding manger options, leather neck straps, and bar muzzles, and notes that only two cures are fully effective. It also touches on rolling and quidding, plus general handling and welfare in stables.
A home crafted bed article extols a farmer’s comfort at night, stressing quality springs and mattresses over purely decorative frames. It instructs making a hair mattress from curled horsehair, sewing a casing, and reinforcing seams, with guidance for renovation and maintenance.
The article surveys tattooing among criminals and fashionable elites, noting a police record of marks from the Lord’s Prayer on a back to sailors’ “I love” chests. It highlights elaborate designs like dragons, chrysanthemum, and memorials, plus badges of rank, family coats, and infant tattooing for identification, and mentions machines, colors, and trends in modern tattooing.
A wounded breast mark story describes a lover removed, a later arrival with a new name inked over, and a scar that can fade yet reappear with a slap. The text shifts to railway material quantities on a mile of permanent way in Britain, then a traveling Old New Woman in Fifeshire shares a smoker anecdote in a train compartment with a fishwife who prefers a pipe and stout conversation.
The article notes Japan’s national triumph prompting youthful celebrations using toys that caricature China’s defeat. It describes a paper weight depicting a Chinese soldier begging for mercy and a mechanical toy showing a Chinese ship overwhelmed by Japanese power amidst a noisy, chaotic display.
A historical note describes how steersmen once relied on eight sailors to manage rough seas. Now a light touch from a child's hand can turn the wheel, as electrical controls and tiny devices drive giant vessels with quick, simple action.
A family breakfast devolves into a playful exchange about Freddy’s curly hair. The one-year-old quips that his father’s bald head is mostly parting and no hair, prompting a humorous互reaction about appearances.
A garbled historical piece recounts Doctor Stephen serving as German Postmaster General and an 19th century telegraph incident. He reaches Dirsohan and wires his wife in Berlin, recognizing his chief amid a tangle of altered names and misread letters. The tale hints at a courtly telegram mishap and officials involved.
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