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Newspaper
Quorn Mercury
Location
Quorn, South Australia, Australia
Date
Jun 18, 1914
Page
1
A local branch held its monthly meeting Monday at the institute with large attendance. President F. Me Maria chaired. From the Central Board there was correspondence and a reference to a wage issue.
A dense, patently garbled report covers Tuesday and Thursday programs of July 7 and 9 1914 with terms for hurdles sprints and weights. It lists stewards and officials, race names such as Mortar Street Sissy and Persian, plus prize details x and penalties for handicaps, along with mentions of committees and meeting outcomes.
The program notes a series of horse races with stakes mentioned, including a £170 stake and a £3 payout to a second-placed finisher. Mentions weight for age and handicap entries, and a gold bracelet prize for a nominator. Race details appear fragmentary with references to odds, weights, and payout rules.
A garbled excerpt gives fragmented guidance on dress and appearance, mixing wrong, unsafe, and nonsensical fashion cautions. It references colors, fabrics, and accessories with many illegible phrases, offering inconsistent tips without a coherent topic or source context.
Fragmentary OCR text appears to describe uncertain events and dialogues with names and places garbled. It mentions a station and arms references but lacks clear actions or outcomes. No verifiable individuals or organizations are clearly identifiable.
An advertisement touts Warnet's Safe Cure as a kidney and liver remedy. It lists ailments from rheumatism to indigestion as conditions eased by the product, claiming widespread success and urging readers to test its healing properties.
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