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Newspaper
Northam Courier
Location
Northam, Western Australia, Australia
Date
May 03, 1918
Page
3
A fifteen year old Indian prodigy, illiterate and shy, computes complex numbers swiftly. He correctly identified an error in a published table where his result matched the book against the examiner’s. Physically he is described as abnormal with extra fingers and toes and possible other defects.
The article argues Europe will bar Germans long after the war and that aliens will be treated with new scrutiny. It notes cosmopolitan cities like London and Paris once hosted diverse peoples and passports were rare before the conflict. It predicts lasting anti German sentiment due to crimes against humanity and widespread hostility toward Germans.
An 18th or 19th century remedy advertisement claims Woods' Great Peppermint Cure never fails for coughs and colds. The brief notice lists a price of sixpence and two pence per dose, typical of period patent medicines.
A 20th century testimonial promotes Doan's Backache Kidney Pills as a cure for kidney pain and backache. Mrs F Benson describes years of dull kidney pain, fatigue, and sleepless nights, then reports lasting relief after a short course. Pills priced 2s 9d with mail order available from Foster McLellan Co. Perth.
Harden argues against tearing from Russia the regions of Poland Courland Lithuania Estonia and Livonia warning it would create a future foe and swell the eastern Slavic population to about 200 million by 1950. He cautions against German economic overreach and warns of a dangerous eastern Alsace Lorraine.
The manifesto urges Australian men to answer the World War call, discard indifference, and join the khaki troops in France. It recalls General Birdwood's leadership, appeals to national pride, and demands immediate resolve to go and fight for Australia’s heritage.
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