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Newspaper
Prahran Chronicle
Location
Prahran, Victoria, Australia
Date
Sep 08, 1917
Page
3
A long policy outline describes government support for incapacitated veterans including wage subsidies, medical care, and land development for settler soldiers. It envisions factories for artificial limbs, closer hospital arrangements, and new rural industries while cautioning against lay preachers replacing trained clergy.
The Prahran Council appointed inflowing committers for the next two months across Finance and Legislation with a 6 member quorum. Public Works will include all council members with a 2 member quorum. Health committee lists Heywanl Lumley Abraham Wooly and Piploc. Parks and Gardens includes Crs Fiareit Ginn Wink Wondall Melwick Heyward with a 3 member quorum. Crs Ficklord Fletti Abraham serve on the committees.
Prahran Industries council representative reports fooding applications for registration approved under provisions for factories and sheds. Premises listed include A M Tovey whitework with seven workers, A Cavell laundry with six, and E E Picksard furniture with four at Railway Arcade.
The Anance committees of the Prahran Council met Monday to recommend serving notices on owners of two marine stores at Duke Street and 201 Malvern Road to discontinue business. It urged notices on 29d Malvern Road to secure premises in sanitary condition and to act on the best offer.
Under the Prahran branch of the Political Lebor Council a crowded Town Hall gathering heard chair H. F. Smith, PLC secretary and candidate, outline opposition to soaring living costs. Speakers Tudor Finlayson West HR Me Prendergast and Mrs. Buchanan urged action as Bowden Hall seconded the motion urging a strong protest against profiteering.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions names like Jones and Sina amid disjointed phrases about eating, bags, and an old mao reference. The text appears incomprehensible as a news item, offering no clear event, date, or localized subject to summarize.
A quaint tip explains how to restore a lopsided cigar or cigarette to even burn. Moisten the farthest glowing portion with water or saliva, lightly dampening the unburned side, then light the dry portion to start fresh and enjoy a balanced smoke.
The article discusses the bayonet’s obsolescence and rising value, noting how early battlefield use demonstrated its effectiveness. It describes a historical pivot where soldiers attached long knives to muskets to break through enemy ranks, proving the bayonet’s strategic importance and prompting global adoption and production.
Fragmentary OCR item notes a legal or financial matter involving Linseed and parties including Marx, Kaye, and Ansan. Details are unclear due to garbled text but imply compensation or claim actions and a sale or seizure context. Entities include Marx, Kaye, Ansan, plus a monetary or penalty element.
A study of beliefs about odd numbers highlighting universal reverence for odd figures in rituals, superstition, and tradition. Historical references note odd numbers in warship salutations, folklore, and writings, while critics question any rational basis for preferential treatment of odd quantities.
The piece discusses pensions and compensation for injured soldiers dating back to the seventeenth century. It notes the Barbarians fixed values for limbs and cites specific costs for the thumb and forefinger as recorded in historical rates.
In a peculiar scene at a church, a sexton and a visitor exchange a cryptic dialogue as the party departs. The visitor asks a standard postvisit question, but the sexton hints at a second, hidden query. The exchange ends with a quip about pleasure becoming a habit.
A disjointed court scene shows a constable questioning bystanders about a game and a punishment. The narrator recalls a prism vision and a tense exchange, while a frightened figure pleads and a whispered warning hints at hidden danger.
An old tale describes a day when a notable figure on the way to repair was accosted by a dirty faced bootblack. The youngster, judged by a stern magistrate for his state, receives a pence and vows to earn their worth. The event leads to a shopkeeper’s clock and a stubborn insistence on honesty.
A collage of short jokes and anecdotes features a lean lawyer, a street boy asking why he follows, a consoled father, absent minded Van Smythe, and a junior clerk search. Quips touch family, work, and courtly misfires amid light, old fashioned city humor.
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