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Newspaper
Millicent Times
Location
Millicent, South Australia, Australia
Date
Sep 30, 1899
Page
3
A serialized tale recounts at Wetherley Towers how Allardyce maneuvers through social flirtations with Miss Violet Fane and Mrs. Mallory, while a tangled romance unfolds. Amid schemes and wit, a debt trap leads to a brief prison experience before release.
A narrator warns of criminal arrest for unpaid debts, describing a man facing overdue payments, a lawyer letter, and a voyage to Holloway. The tale follows a prisoner recalling his own near‑capture after neglecting warnings, emphasizing the peril of ignoring debt collection. The dramatic account includes a jail sentence and a surprising interview with two men in pursuit.
A posthumous Magdeburg volume quotes a horrifying incident at a municipal cemetery. The chief sexton allegedly dragged a seven year old girl into the deadhouse to punish her for removing a gravestone. He locked her inside as the day ended, and she died of fright, found the next morning with blood-stained lips and frozen terror.
The article describes artificial eyes as shells painted to imitate the true eye, noting historical materials and the enamel front. It explains why proper thickness matters, benefits beyond appearance, and the need for careful adjustment with the stump and eyelids to prevent irritation and contraction, advising medical guidance before use.
A visitor claims to have shot a grizzly with a twenty two caliber pistol, prompting a wary editor to press about the tale. The man jokes that it was a misread rag and clarifies the claim, noting no actual bear was killed and admitting he has not lived in the Far West.
Bronco Bill recalls a conversation about resolving local disputes through legal action rather than personal retaliation. He notes that by the time a loser pays lawyers, he often cannot afford a gun to seek revenge. Beggars plead for food amid hardship and widow and three orphans.
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