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Newspaper
Saint Arnaud Mercury
Location
Saint Arnaud, Victoria, Australia
Date
Dec 11, 1915
Page
6
A chemist describes handling others troubles all day and the strain it brings. He notes tea as a comforting, pure drink, arguing boiling water preserves purity and vitality, while plain water may carry impurities. He touts No Grade tea as superior to water for meals and well being.
Fragmented account recounts Napoleon Bonaparte's courtship among European royals focusing on Josephine de Beauharnais and Desiree Clary. It traces alliances, marriages, and royal intrigues surrounding the Bonaparte rise, with references to Swedish royalty and Désirée’s later life.
A fragmented tale from a pre Restoration Wortar chronicled by a wandering correspondent. A washerwoman brews a potent drink that attracts a crowd, a neighbor’s cow tastes it, and a court case ensues over whether the cow’s drinking voided liability. The judge notes no fine, citing a mortal law and the idea of a “doehn'tovens.” The piece ends with a quirk of legal and folk belief around the cow and the brew.
A 19th to early 20th century notice outlines the Friendly Union of Soldiers' Wives organized to aid wives of front-line servicemen. Patroness Lady Walon Manvaiore Guson, president Lady Bridges, and officials list contact details for information and local gatherings, with membership fees announced for different wife categories. The group seeks to expand to country districts and provide advice on pay, housing, and other wartime concerns.
A quirky local column recounts a string of small town incidents. A girl witnesses Lot's wife reference, a boy jests at a vigil, and a neighbor reports a hanging threat to an apple tree. An old woman pleads for mercy after a drinking charge, and a servant tale reveals friction with police.
Fragmentary OCR text mentioning several garbled words and names. Content insufficient to identify people, places, or events.
In Gallipoli the Lady Mayoress Patriot ic League pleads for empty pigar bags to aid wartime needs. Only 48 000 bags have been sent, with shortages looming. Donors urged to send bags or substitutes like sacks for sugar, flour, chaff, and wheat, addressed to the Lady Mayoress Patriot ic League at its hall in Wellbourne.
An altercation erupts as a drinking soldier clashes with a preacher during a chaotic retreat. A bystander identifies the assailant as not a soldier and questions his claim of royal service. Commands are shouted to restore order as the crowd reacts and a sergeant marches the line toward the disruption.
In a grim scene, Murphy, a long time applicant, is repeatedly refused work with harsh taunts from foremen and co workers. He endures insulting remarks about his ethnicity and status while seeking employment, prompting a tense exchange about class and national stereotypes.
An advertisement extols Warner's Safe Cure as a remedy for headaches and general nervous troubles caused by kidney liver dysfunction. It claims the medicine detoxifies and supports natural elimination, detailing original and concentrated forms available at chemists and druggists.
A fragmented, phonetic style piece shows a narrator and Uncle Charion discussing a letter and a horn myth while neighbors and a hospital scene drift in. The text shifts between jumbled dialogue and stray lines about a wreck, a lawsuit, and contributory negligence, ending in unclear, dreamlike exchanges.
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