10 May 1910
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Newspaper
Queanbeyan Observer
Location
Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Date
May 10, 1910
Page
1
The fragment lists a long roster of officials, coroner deputies, magistrates, and various local clubs and associations including police, land board, fire brigade, medical officers, railway staff, and social groups. It mentions visiting colts, licensing, and civic bodies in a historical town context with many names partially shown.
Postal information lists rates for letters to various destinations including Bulga, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. It details single cards, reply cards, and postal notes with denominations and commissions, noting sums up to one pound can be remitted by postal notes via designated rates.
A Victorian advertisement extols Frootoids for headache indigestion constipation and billousness. It claims rapid relief through liver action and improved digestion with weekly bedtime doses. The notice lists price 1 shilling and marks the proprietor WG Kemroe Chemist Geelong Victoria.
The text outlines that subscribers are bound by rules governing subscriptions and delivery, and that publishers and agents may be held liable for misdelivery or failure to deliver. Courts recognize liability for fake copies or improper notices, with subscribers potentially responsible for fees if the publisher cannot fulfill the period.
A dense, scanned calendar fragment outlines May garden tasks and field duties with numerous names, practices, and notes. The chaotic text mentions people, places, and items such as fish, tools, and crops as part of a community schedule and routines for planting and maintenance.
In Kadina South Australia a married couple Piebeh and the husband died by their own actions with the wife first taking her life and the husband following after using a purchased tool. A letter was found describing the events.
On March 24 a South Carolina merchant, John Bertha, killed two conductors on an Baltimore to Wilmington express after a dispute with a Pullman porter. He fired on police, hid in a lavatory, and was shot dead after a 16 minute standoff witnessed by thousands.
A major earthquake destroys most of Cartago Costa Rica with heavy casualties and widespread homelessness. The city, seat of the Central American supreme court, had a population around 116000 and faces urgent aid appeals.
The ad copy promotes a medicine named Cammearmeas Tiktle Taver claimed to treat stone, dizziness, liver and bowel issues. It warns against large doses and suggests a General claims note. The text lists a chemist and references Queanbeyan.
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