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Newspaper
Queanbeyan Observer
Location
Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Feb 12, 1904
Page
3
Fragmented text describes a large fire in Baltimore causing destruction across a business district and homes, with firefighters battling flames despite dynamite attempts to control fumes. The damaged passage mentions vaults, casualties, and scattered mentions of goods and tools, reflecting a chaotic account of the blaze.
An unreadable OCR fragment refers to Queanbeyan fire safety and a quoted oath. It mentions unusual spellings and names, including a reference to a person or place, with unclear context and missing dates or actions.
A list of assorted stock included in a district purchase highlights boots and drapery, 450 sample pairs of boots and shoes, hats for girls and women, men s hats, stockings, gloves, shirts, undergarments, ties, vests, and textiles. The sale emphasizes deep discounts and varied assortments for a broad customer base.
We are fully stocked in hardware and ready for quick sale featuring second hand stoves No 8 in perfect condition 400 and 200 gallon tank corn shellers gas cutters and a nice line of saddie paints varnishes sheet glass fencing barb wire galvanized iron and more including axes tools and building materials from Kelly Collin Ironworks and other suppliers
Fragmentary OCR text shows garbled mention of boots and a strange lottery or listing. Several stray words suggest a catalog-like page, with unclear names or items and numbers that may indicate prices or quantities.
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