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Newspaper
Saint Arnaud Mercury
Location
Saint Arnaud, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jan 08, 1916
Page
5
Violet Trevor awakes to shocking claims of a gunshot next door. Dr Warton investigates as Mrs Pilgrim and Miss Trevor clash over Colin Callan and a deadly scandal rooted in gambling, forger fathers, and masked secrets in Card Crescent.
In a case linked to the gambling raid aftermath, Colin Jade is found dead in Sheen Street. The gunshot is believed to have killed him instantly, with no robbery motive found. Violet Warton clings to a belief that Jade was murdered in Lady Bane's empty house, while her husband questions evidence and recalls Nurse Parker’s earlier threats.
Jack asks if the watch stopped when dropped on the floor and Bill replies that it did. He jokes about it not going through the cracks, suggesting the fall caused the issue.
A humorous sketch portrays a blustering, nimble man dubbed the fit expert, sweeping crowds for imagined medical blockbusters. He touts quarts of remedy, roams streets for patients, and dispenses dubious first aid, while misapplying cures to a host of ailments. The tale pivots on his chaotic, comic interventions as a horse client joins the mirth.
An elderly village superintendent recalls a trio of well behaved youths from a Sunday school who turned out to be mischievous. One boy gathered truants for apples, others bet on a horse, and the quartet left with a peck of apples as the day ended, sowing lifelong suspicion of polish and propriety.
An English tourist in Washington encounters a curly-haired Black man coal in a cellar who says his name is George Washington. The exchange ends with the boastful claim of a decade of service and a playful recognition of the famous surname.
A party of soldiers waiting for a train at a Wiltshire rural station draws curious attention from onlookers, including an elderly couple who debate the soldiers' uniforms and language with puzzled remarks about their twisted trousers and foreign phrasing.
The piece notes how war reshapes industry with luxury goods shrinking while war supplies thrive. Car makers shift to military vehicles, clothing and boots demand stays high, and Northampton flourishes. Boom extends to shipbuilding and shipping freights with sharp increases in steamship prices. Some trades profit from buttons to harness parts as Britain sustains fronts.
The Army Veterinary Corps cures fifty percent of battle horses and returns them to duty. Mobile veterinary sections attach to divisions, aiding field units and connecting them with veterinary hospitals. Wounded horses receive first aid, are transported by train to advanced hospitals, then to convalescent depots for rest and rehabilitation.
Artificial fertilisers are essential for irrigated farms to sustain larger crops and counter soil exhaustion. Nitrogen, phosphoric acid, potash, and lime must be replenished. green manuring using leguminous crops is the cheapest nitrogen source, as these plants fix atmospheric nitrogen into the soil.
A Colorado surgeon faced a civil suit after aiding a crippled beggar by a skilled operation. Relatives claimed the youth’s disability earned them about a pound daily and now they must support him until he can earn his own income. The judge dismissed the case for the prosecution.
A sultry summer day sets the scene as a wedding party arrives at the church. After the register is signed the vicar asks if the bridegroom has had any hall that morning. They blush and admit they shared a glass apiece before starting.
A vintage cooking note describes Rabbit Brawn with stock simmered meat set in a round dish, enriched by bacon and parsley. It also outlines Mock Duck from rice thick steak with a stuffed filling, and a Mutton Loaf recipe with breadcrumbs butter eggs capers and decorative garnishes.
A compilation of wartime quotes from figures such as Ellis Griffiths and Lord Rosebery, praising resolve and sacrifice. It contrasts neutral caution with calls to action and emphasizes the need to endure, fight, and mobilize resources for victory against the German threat.
Reader questions about skin irritation from wind and sun and a safe, at home method to restore hair color without dye. Suggestions include a compound mix with Porval Frantane concentrate, hot water, and nightly root application, plus a non dye method for darkening hair. Also advises a weight loss remedy with Vormettion tablets and cautions about dieting and health effects.
Agricultural guidance on wheat breeding explains selecting productive varieties, matching local conditions, and timing harvest to maintain uniform, high yields. It covers steps from field marking to thinning, row separation, and testing multiple plots to identify prepotent mother plants for durable improvement.
The article lists historical prices for coal at 56 pounds per ton, firewood costs, bread, fowl, cow, and dog values. It recalls siege era scarcity, with sewer rats selling for small sums and bacon substitutes like buttered fat priced high. It mentions elephants bought for restaurant use and wartime food shortages during sieges in Paris and Ladysmith, highlighting widespread privations.
Hillyard & Co advertises Waratah Hair Tonic available in jars for 1 shilling 9 pence. The tonic promises strong growth, improved texture, softness, gloss, and protection against turning preay. Wholesale and retail offered from 692 Chapel Street South Yarra near Toorak Road.
A frightened man in a torn coat slips through dark streets avoiding onlookers. He mutters a cryptic line about a solution to the mystery, hinting at a crime connected to a woman as he hides in alleys and moves on through the night.
A dusty town bazaar features a street swindler touting a phonograph and a flute example to entice visitors. A visitor, hearing a wax cylinder play a line matching a mystery tune, resists the sales pitch, and the vendor persists, prompting a comic, chaotic scene amid the crowd.
A man telephoned a gas company to ask when autumn race entries open. The clerk said wrong number, but the caller insisted he wanted to enter his gas winner, causing a humorous mix up about the event.
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