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Newspaper
Prahran Chronicle
Location
Prahran, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jun 30, 1917
Page
3
A fragment outlines how cardinals are named by the Pope in a solemn ceremony, with the College voting on actions and the new Cardinal being declared elected. It recalls historical roles, comparisons, and mentions the Jackdaw of Rheims as a related literary note.
A curious narrative describes an outbreak of a cold like illness in a city. The narrator recalls attempts to cure it with various remedies from a policeman directing traffic to a nursemaid protecting children. The tale pivots to a self styled antidote involving ammonia and quinine, with colorful misadventures and a final carnivalesque trial of germs, ending with claimed cure and pride in discovery.
A lively collection of sketches covers a wary farmer buying a luxury car and a sales pitch turning comic, a chaotic theatrical troupe storming a small town, a baby protected by antiseptic lore, a veteran’s witty war memory, a teetotaler priest tale, and a contractor’s panic at a landslide. The snippets unfold with brisk humor and eccentric local color.
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