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Newspaper
Saint Arnaud Mercury
Location
Saint Arnaud, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jan 22, 1916
Page
5
A bold recruitment card urges instant enlistment, signaling a large call for volunteers or service. It emphasizes urgent willingness to join now, highlighting a mass mobilization theme and the phrase harvest 18 over.
Commonwealth government urges immediate full enlistment to support Allied victory. Speech emphasizes raising 16 000 reinforcements, boosting forces, and collective sacrifice to crush enemy and defend democracy. Nation urged to answer yes and join front-line mobilization.
Fragmented OCR text shows YMCA efforts linking work abroad and social appeal funds of 425000. Mentions General College and various civic names, urging immediate public support and listing committees, locations, and appeals for funds to sustain trainee and worker exchanges.
A garbled report recalls a vicar famed for reputation and a valued parish life. A stranger visits the village, sparking talk of his past and a whispered critique of the vicar’s character within the local community.
The rector jokes that a parishioner carries an overcoat despite warm weather to keep track of belongings. Clancy and Connolly riff on miracles and photography of breath, while a nurse wonders how love and marriage arise in the care of a man.
Volunteers in Frenet Forest rally to clear land for returning soldiers with 40 five acre blocks and a plan to fence and build homes. Minister Ashford and J C Watson lead efforts while a surveyor and foreman organize tasks. A Bowral gang offers month of bush work with food and tools, promising better results than city teams.
A fragmentary exchange notes a harsh remark about mothers in law and a reply about not needing to go out, reflecting a casual winter conversation. The garbled text shows characters Blank and Tommy in a domestic dialogue with evasive, humorous undertones.
Purval, a detective, visits Miss Trevor to probe who picked up a revolver tied to Colin Jade’s murder. Violet Trevors hints at a possible second revolver and an enemy aiming to incriminate Hilda Parker. Burval plans to search the empty house next door and trace how the body moved to Sheen Street while keeping the talk with Miss Trevor secret.
Hilda returns to Cardcrescent reporting her mother Mrs Parker has improved though nerves still plague her. Her late husband’s death left a quiet life with yearly income. Hilda’s nursing supports them. Miss Trevor shows kindness to the troubled family, while Hilda laments her mother’s dull life and her mother’s ongoing minor worries.
Violet Trevor explains a secret foe accuses Nurse Hilda Parker of informing police about Lady Ban, while a letter and a hidden revolver menace loom. Mr Burval backs Hilda, believes in her innocence, and plans to involve Dr Warton to inspect the nearby empty house. Hector’s kind acts push Hilda toward possible marriage for protection and happiness.
This compact note traces the roots of common sayings such as beating a retreat and bag and baggage. It links phrases to historical practices from war signals to haversacks, cold mutton at table, feathered caps for Turk slayings, and ancient deadhead passes in Pompeii.
A humorous exchange unfolds with Charlie and Henry debating a pin-stabbing incident caused by Migs Brown and a city man at a country boarding house. The men swap jokes about married life and a punchline about a race course lunch.
The Y M C A launches the Snapshots from Home League in Australia to photograph and send free pictures of soldiers’ families to men in service. The Sydney based executive, led by Mr A B Pursell, coordinates nationwide centers with support from Defence, Postmaster General, and Customs. Relatives may request snaps via the Melbourne secretary, and photographers are urged to register with local YMCAs.
Poem urges brave enduring stance and steadfast friendship in face of hardship. It calls for bravery, perseverance, and honesty, urging the speaker and readers to meet fate with courage and not dwell on misfortune.
A long, fragmented recipe column offers facial care and cosmetic tips. It promotes preparations like Formettes and RKormetten to reduce double chins and facial dullness, claiming quick weight loss and skin tightening. The piece cites a Melbourne chemist for stocking these items and urges readers to try a cosmetic regime based on personal experience.
A writer argues whipping a boy may make him stupid, while our view suggests it could instead make him smart. The remark prompts a discussion on education methods and their impact on intelligence. Local opinion reflects mixed views amid ongoing debates about discipline.
The piece urges acts of kindness to uplift others, comparing people to flowers needing water and sunlight. It argues a kind word can prevent plenty from withering, citing artists students workers and inventors as examples of those who falter without encouragement.
Waratah Hair Tonic sold in Jara at 1/4 claims to cure Baldness and prevent greying. Ad notes the product softens and adds shine, promoting wonderful growth of hair. Wholesale and retail offered by M. I. Hilyard & Co at 602 Chapel Street corner Toorak Road, South Varra.
A cryptic, archaic sounding fragment speaks of time and destiny in Old Ave and a task to install what was built. It mentions joy or sorrow, bidding at a future, and a wall rising to touch heaven with a moral relation to endings and the afterpart of manife.
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