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Newspaper
Peak Hill Express
Location
Peak Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jul 26, 1907
Page
14
C F Stemens will test eyes and supply readers that relieve headaches and make reading a pleasure.
Mr Hanbury Davia representing the Crown in the Improvement Lease cases says hearings for those in the Dubbo Land District cannot occur before September next.
A man named Thousséau confessed in Chinon France to murdering his seven year old stepson by throwing him into a river alleging the child was too weak to earn a living and thus useless, a cold blooded crime reported from the scene.
A Lyttleton man, by order of the magistrate, paid five or six pounds sterling for a Wyandotte cockerel he had stolen and eaten. The owner tracked the missing bird via feathers and bone remains, confirming the culprit’s identification and conviction.
A male infant about three weeks old was found on a hotel doorstep around 6 30 p m on Monday and handed to Senior Constable Cole. The child appeared well clothed and previously well cared for. It was placed in the care of a suitable woman pending inquiries.
The Wilcannia mail coach and bags were destroyed by fire after stopping at Vanda during a heavy storm. The horses were removed and the driver W Morrison found the wreck upon returning. The incident occurred as the coach travelled from Bourke.
The Trundle Tennis Club plans a Championship Singles Tournament with a prize Cup valued at fifteen guineas. Peak Hill fields several qualified players and will likely nominate. Trundle proceeds as the club keeps pace with the times.
The Dubbo Schoolmaster repurposes discarded slates by attaching postcards of cities buildings and landscapes. The wall displays serve as affordable illustrations for lessons on cities public buildings and places, aiding teacher explanations while adding ornament.
The English Derby goes to an American, the English Golf Championship to a Frenchman, and the two Tennis Championships to an Australian. An Australian leads pigeon shooting, and an Australian with a New Zealander win English Doubles at lawn tennis. An American girl wins the Ladies Championship, while a Belgian crew takes the Grand Challenge Cup at Henley.
A Southland New Zealand report notes a sequence of fatal accidents in the Bull family. One brother died at a Colac sawmill from a tree limb strike, another in a boiler explosion at a West Coast sawmill, and a third was killed in a run by cart incident.
Mr Frepenicu Allman cites Harry Rawson and Clement Wragge’s 1904 weather prophecies on solar cycles and droughts. He warns of a peak drought around 1912 13 and urges preparedness, rail links, and humane action to protect flocks during dry seasons.
Milan reports the Marchesa Atala Ramblet Massaglia, a member of a great Italian family, goes mad at her palace. She fires from a revolver and sets furniture ablaze as crowd and police clash. Firemen fail to enter. she is captured and sent to a lunatic asylum. her nephew also succumbs to insanity. £6000 in specie found.
The Premier at a stock owners gathering urged caution on exporting stud merino rams and ewes to Argentina. Mr Arruthers warned that such exports could seed Australia’s future rivals in the East’s wool markets. Government action was not implied but the issue drew strong applause.
An advertisement touts Woods Great Peppermint Cure as a universal remedy for coughs and colds promising reliable relief. The misspelled copy highlights a single product price of 1 dollar.
Canon Boyce urges voters in New South Wales to use a second liquor ballot to vote against all licenses. He argues liquor fuels crime and social harm, urging a straight No License vote and a vote to close all pubs, with emphasis on duty to country and the eyes of the Commonwealth.
A medical advance claims to cure coughs colds and consumption with Dr Sheldon's New Discovery. Described as a safe non opiate remedy for children and effective for croup and whooping cough. Sold by Thos Hund Peak Lill.
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