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Newspaper
Rochester Express
Location
Rochester, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jun 30, 1916
Page
5
A garbled OCR style passage describes an event labeled Sheer Dipping Act with scattered names and phrases. It mentions Mr. and various unclear individuals, a Monday timing, and references to places and actions, though many words are distorted. The readable core concerns a dipping act and its unclear participants.
Carl Vrooman, assistant secretary of Agriculture, praises cooperative farming in the United States. He notes progress through county agents and federal ties, urging farmers to overcome suspicion, work together, and build a shared future for soil, stock, and steady production.
A clergyman recounts tales from his years among dignitaries and preachers. He recalls meeting Dr King and Bishop of Lincoln and shares intimate anecdotes involving humorous songs and a standout bishop, Temple, and a vicar’s ambition to preach extempore. The canon’s reminiscences blend humor and faith with vivid church scenes.
A jumble of anecdotes about a pastor Bishop or Canon Adderley and clergy figures. It recounts a preacher forgetting a cue during a blessing and quipping a remark about busting a gut. It mentions several amusing churchyard scenes including a drunken groom and a sermonist lampooning Lent preachers. The tone is light and comic with local color.
Disjointed notes on coast erosion, wartime rations, rainfall impacts, and agricultural shifts. Mentions Great Britain coastal loss, land reclamation, wartime meat observances, rainfall in western states, crop value changes, and a proposed continental railway project. Includes random anecdotes on military regiments, Canadian farm settlement for disbanded troops, and a court tribunal tip about marrying to gain exemption.
The Commonwealth announces a new War Loan Bond with deferred payment options aimed at workers and employers. Employees may permit wage deductions up to five shillings per week to fund the loan, with monthly settlement in a single payment and half yearly interest payments beginning in 1917. Employers are urged to assist by authorizing wage deductions and enabling direct applications for those preferring to subscribe individually.
Fragmentary quotation-heavy note surveys views on land ownership gender equality and political reform. Attributed voices include Lord Stracle, Dr Sibhel Sig, Professor Armstrong, Sir George Reid MP, Judge Cluer, General Sat Hughes, Lady Cowray, and a mention of a partnership sale tied to Cheeta and Jane's. The text is garbled but suggests satire and public notices from a historical period.
Fragmentary text describes self treatment with Dr Marge's Hidinn Root Pills for various pains and nervous symptoms. It references a trial, adverse effects, and attempts to ward off illness, with scattered mentions of medicines, tonics, and disease terms.
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